Curatorial Rationale
Through my artworks, there are different purposes and ideas for each individual artwork in which is intended to express. Even so, through the process of creating more artworks, I began to notice an overarching theme of “change” within my artwork. Some artworks have a more obvious connection between one another to emphasizes the use of change and others it is more hidden. After discovering the theme of change, it forced me to create connections that I didn’t know where there.
My artworks express how natural systems change over time. The use of processes based on one’s lifetime and their surroundings alter to affect people. I chose to express these natural systems through people and the environment.
One of my artworks expresses the natural process of seasonal changes that occur in Wisconsin. Many of my other artworks have to do with natural human processes, specifically to one’s body such as changes during puberty and for women, pregnancy, and menopause.
When beginning the thought process of creating the ideas and purposes behind my artworks, I had initially intended to create connections with all my artworks through the use of personal experiences. Many of my artworks also connect with the theme from the use of non-traditional materials to create art, ranging from post-it notes, menstrual pads, and candy. For each of my artworks, before I began to create my final artwork, I had to create an outline of my final sketch on the canvases that were always drawn very lightly so that I was able to erase later.
Two artists that had a great influence on many of my artworks were Jason Mecier, a pop artist that is commonly known for his mosaic portraits made from trash, candy, pills, etc. and Hannah HochHis use of different mediums to create art had inspired my use of various mediums within my own work. Specifically, my project called “Maternity,” Jason Mecier was my chosen artist and inspiration to use candy to create a depiction of a pregnant women’s figure. After creating this piece of art, I realized and learned that I was not restricted to simple and traditional art mediums.
I specifically chose to hang my work up next to the biology classroom because many of my artworks relate to the biological and natural processes.
Through my artworks, there are different purposes and ideas for each individual artwork in which is intended to express. Even so, through the process of creating more artworks, I began to notice an overarching theme of “change” within my artwork. Some artworks have a more obvious connection between one another to emphasizes the use of change and others it is more hidden. After discovering the theme of change, it forced me to create connections that I didn’t know where there.
My artworks express how natural systems change over time. The use of processes based on one’s lifetime and their surroundings alter to affect people. I chose to express these natural systems through people and the environment.
One of my artworks expresses the natural process of seasonal changes that occur in Wisconsin. Many of my other artworks have to do with natural human processes, specifically to one’s body such as changes during puberty and for women, pregnancy, and menopause.
When beginning the thought process of creating the ideas and purposes behind my artworks, I had initially intended to create connections with all my artworks through the use of personal experiences. Many of my artworks also connect with the theme from the use of non-traditional materials to create art, ranging from post-it notes, menstrual pads, and candy. For each of my artworks, before I began to create my final artwork, I had to create an outline of my final sketch on the canvases that were always drawn very lightly so that I was able to erase later.
Two artists that had a great influence on many of my artworks were Jason Mecier, a pop artist that is commonly known for his mosaic portraits made from trash, candy, pills, etc. and Hannah HochHis use of different mediums to create art had inspired my use of various mediums within my own work. Specifically, my project called “Maternity,” Jason Mecier was my chosen artist and inspiration to use candy to create a depiction of a pregnant women’s figure. After creating this piece of art, I realized and learned that I was not restricted to simple and traditional art mediums.
I specifically chose to hang my work up next to the biology classroom because many of my artworks relate to the biological and natural processes.