Year 11 Art - 3

Wednesday 22 February

So far, I have completed a few idea pages, and two pages with of drawing to help me get a fair idea of what I'm heading towards. I've decided that I want my artwork to be along the lines of ambition, optimism, positivity, and looking forward into the future, because I feel that there isn't enough of that happening.
For me, I'm ambitious in the way that I'm determined to do well in the things which I enjoy doing the most. I like being able to build on the things which I enjoy doing, and trying to make it something which I'm good at. I've found that keeping an open and positive mind helps, therefore, I will be holding onto that when it comes to working on my portfolio.

Year 11 Art - 2

8 February 2017

This year in art, I am wanting to produce more work than last year. I also want to put a lot more effort into my work and I feel that I need to come up with more detailed ideas to gain a stronger idea of exactly I want to produce. Last year, I found myself not knowing exactly what I wanted to do, so I just added to my work as I went along. Doing my work that way, usually ended in me not really liking the finish as much as I had hoped. So, this year, I want to ensure that I have a stronger idea as to what I'm actually doing, and taking more care of the ideas I have by writing them down more often.

So far, I still haven't completely decided what I want my overall theme to be this year as I have come up with a few which I quite like. At the moment, I'm still looking through books on some artwork from different artists. I'm looking more in depth on the work which catches my eye and I'm trying to find out how they got the ideas shown in their work.

I'm leaning towards something along the lines of being an individual and showing strength in my own opinion. But, I am also considering going ahead with a topic which I personally am not involved in, but more to show my awareness of any crisis going on around the world. I am interested in making people more aware of things like refugees not being allowed into safer countries - in particular, the United States. Also, something which concerns me, is that there are supposed leaders who are trying to run the world to their preference rather than what they're actually meant to be doing - leading.

I have also considered basing my art on something which I enjoy in general, and that is softball. Although the sport is something which I am passionate about, I'm not really sure how I would develop artwork from that source.

Year 11 Art - 1

7 February 2017

Starting this year, I have begun with finding some ideas on what to produce. Firstly, thinking of things I care about or have a strong opinion about. I started off with family, human rights, and the environment. I have managed to come up with a few ideas under the area of human rights. So far, I am heading along the lines of equality in our society - or the lack of.

With a broad idea of inequality within our society, I am beginning to branch off into more detail. Some ideas I have come along are gender, ethnicity, or religion. These ideas also made me think about the topic of discrimination and stereotyping. I feel that I could tie that topic in with the idea of inequality in our society.

I feel strong about being your own person and not trying to be like everyone else. I have found that this topic feels natural because of the way that I'm trying to find an idea which no one else in the classes would think of. Although there is still the chance of someone else having this idea, I feel as though it could be interpreted in many different ways. I just depends on their own understanding of individuality.

For me, showing yourself as an individual, even in a group, means that you're okay with making a point of being where you are. Standing by your own decisions and believing in what you feel is right. There are some people who I feel get individuality - making a point - and attention seeking mixed up. The difference is that seeking for attention usually involves doing the wrong thing and you knowing, whereas showing individuality means that you are making a point which you believe is correct. It may not be right in the end, but you understand why it isn't. All that really matters is that you stood for what you thought.