Let it be known that I went to a Collaborative High School, so I've pretty much met my group work quota for the next ten years. That being said, I think this actually went pretty well. We struggled to come up with a cohesive idea, but what we came up with was visually interesting and fun. I thought it portrayed the concept well, too.
The grid method for drawing worked out a hundred times better than I thought it would. When Ken was like "hey, we're gonna grid this up" I was kind of just like "can we not". But it made it a lot easier to draw and really helped with getting everything together. Plus the snap line thing, it's the best invention since grilled cheese. Super fun.
I'm proud of what we came up with, honestly. I think it's colorful, and each piece is really well done. Props to my group members who did that crazy specialized work-- the heads, the knight, the dream stuff. I posted some pictures earlier, I can add some more later. My favorite part is the stairs. I just think they're pretty, geometric, and cool.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Animaaaaation
Relfecty-Part:
I feel pretty good about this, considering the pictures I took are all over the place. It has a sort of homemade look to it, which can float some people's boats. I like the cat, I'm excited that his legs move, because I was very nervous about it working. Note to self: no staying up late drawing crazy amounts of animation frames. Not fun.
I probably went about this in a pretty horrible way, because I just sat down and drew each frame on tracing paper one after another, totally ignoring all that stuff about key frames and whatnot. Tedious. Whatever. It walks, doesn't it? I'm gonna call it a success.
BTW, the cat's name is Frank. He's a nice kitty.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Mural Progress
I also want to apologize for the god-awful non-order this blog is in. Bear with me. Here's some pictures of the progress on our mural. Yay grids!
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Das Homework
Who, What, Where: My mural was in Brooklyn, in the neighborhood of Bushwick. Specifically, it is on Waterbury Street between Scholes and Meserole. This area is full of murals, particularly concentrated around these couple of blocks, and new art is added to the walls every couple of months. The artists are a pair, "Icy And Sot", and their online bio says they are brothers. They are from Tabriz, Iran, and their stencilwork, according to their website, has been featured on the streets of Turkey, Paris, San Francisco, and other major cities. The mural I chose is not even their only piece in a two-block radius. Both the work I chose and most of their other work confronts social and economic issues in a striking, graphic way.
What It Is: The piece I chose caught my eye probably several months ago, and I've passed it many times. Basically, in the foreground, there is the black and white stencil of a policeman, smiling and looking friendly, but behind him there is a grey-scale shadow of him that depicts him holding his nightstick menacingly, and frowning. Visually, it is very striking, because although the grey-scale shadow is more subdued, the expression on his face and even his clothing have become more frightening. I believe, from the website, the image is called "Fake Smile".
Why It's Cool:
The NYPD is a controversial subject, especially right now. A couple months ago, there was that Twitter thing where the NYPD posted something like "share your photos with an NYPD officer" hoping it would foster a connection between the people and the police force, but instead they were met with staggering amounts of images of police brutality. As a New York City teenager, this theme hits close to home, because I've had firsthand experience with both good cops and bad cops. It's interesting to address the problems within the police department in such a simple illustration, but I think that this piece really carries it's message powerfully, despite it's simplicity and relatively small wall space. It caught my eye when it was first put up on the wall months ago, and when this assignment was given it was the first piece that popped into my mind, which says a lot about how striking it is.
Here it is: "Fake Smile" by Icy And Sot. Waterbury Street between Scholes and Meserole, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City.
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