SW12

** Lost In The Crowd 2 ** ** November 2012 ** ** Guache+Spray Paint on Wood **

** This is the second piece of a diptych, it looks very similar to the previous piece, like a motif, however instead of the celebrities, old people take their spot. The message that's supposed to be seen is that these old people want to be the celebrities in the previous piece. That's why they're dressed the same and are positioned in the same spots as the celebrities. ** **What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.** Artistic influences in this piece were Chant Avedissian and Andy Warhol. They both use celebrities as main subjects in their pieces. The backgrounds of Avedissian's work would show patterns and images that relate to the subject creating a harmony. The spray paint was influence by Banksy and Keizer which were also my artistic influences in the last piece. **What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?** Many trials were done before carrying out the actual piece, my first trial was painting one of the old subjects in gouache to see what it's like painting old people. They have many wrinkles on their face which makes shading an important method when it comes to painting them. I also took photographs of my grandparents in order to have a variety of primary sources. After these trials i started the actual process, first i spray painted the stencil used in the past stencil onto the board. After the spraypainting, i painted in the subjects with the same colors used in the past piece.

**How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?** I think i responded well to advice and criticism, however i was more dependent on myself in this piece since i had a better idea of what i was doing because of the similar process i went through in the past project. I seeked advice when it came to drawing the subjects, i needed help making them look similar to what they look like.

** Weaknesses and Strengths of the Piece **



** For my next project i plan on making a collage and a drawing made up of either ink or pencil drawing, ill still be showing the same idea of the different identities. **
 * What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme. **