Art Quilt
Metaphoric Self-portrait
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Art is like a quilt that is made with patches of culture, people, experiences and nature. As artists, everything we create is formed from an impression of something we did or saw in our past. As we go through life we are building our collection of “patches”. When we enter the art classroom we are putting together the patches we have collected over the years through our experiences with nature, people and culture to create a beautiful quilt for everyone to see. In the art classroom we can work together and draw from each other's experiences in order to build upon our quilt. At the end of the day the art classroom should be a place where students can build display their unique and beautiful quilts for everyone to see!
Brain Storming
Rough Drafts
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You have a lovely metaphor; I've actually used this idea to start the year with one some of my art classes. I like that you used several different quilt patterns in your image. I also like that the "patches" of culture and experiences are sort of hidden in the quilt. I don't notice them at first glance, I had to take a closer look at the quilt to see them. This reinforces what you mentioned in your statement. When you meet someone for the first time, his or her "patches" aren't necessarily obvious, you have to take to time to look at them--get to know him or her to see the bits of experiences, people, culture, etc. that make him or her unique. I would like to see more of these patches in the image. Also, I'm not sure about including the two lovers in your image, I don't think this augments your metaphor. Is there a way you could show a person or persons making the quilt, or displaying a finished quilt? I think those images would better convey piecing together the patches a person collects.
ReplyDeleteThe use of a Klimt piece really lends itself to the idea of a quilt, with its repeated shapes and motifs. I especially like how you swapped out some of the shapes with various kinds artwork - I didn't even notice the Chinese dragon the first time I looked at it! It really drives home the idea of piecing together all of our cultural experiences into one unified piece. Unified, and yet diverse!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why you changed the color scheme of The Kiss to make the figures blue. It adds a touch of sadness to the image, probably just because it reminds me of Picasso's Blue Period. Who knows, maybe I'm overthinking it, but in an art context, blue figures carry a connotation that might counteract your intentions.
I like the idea that art is like a quilt. I strongly agree that art brings together culture, people, experiences, and nature. Therefore, art education is able to create a very unique individual as an outcome. There are many art techniques to create art, so art education also brings many techniques to put art together like a quilt. However, I did not understand how the man and the woman kissing relate to art education. Maybe this is to show how an art teacher should be caring for students and their development? The background and bottom of this work seems to have too much repetition. I think that this quilt should have more different pieces to put more power into the story that is being told by the artist.
ReplyDeleteInteresting metaphor. Using the patches in the quilt to relate to the collection of ideas that students would bring to class is a different take on creativity.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is very cool, how did you do that? Its very original and it actually looks like a real blanket. I didn't know that art could relate to so many different things. This is a real eye catcher.
ReplyDeleteWhat program did u use?? Thats cool , art can be manipulated n so many ways.. I draw sketches..but this picture actually makes me want to enter a art class so I can express myself artistic type of manner.. good luck to u n the future. cool pic!!
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful, it has nice colors. In the center it almost looks like a sculpture up close.
ReplyDeleteBut as you lean back it makes a blanket.
It's almost like you turned the word "unification" into a picture.