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** Universally Anonymous ** Acryling on Canvas   July 2012

**What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.**

For this project the artist who influenced my work was Douglas Coupland, his technique where he uses dripping on top of the person's face. i thought i would do that as in idea to hide the person's identification to make it seem like something universal that can apply to everybody. His face is not exploding!!

**What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?**

The majority of the piece was made from acrylic paint. I experimented with different shades of gray on the subjects body to get different shades. Another thing i experimented with was with the ink dripping i made go through the whole canvas. I wanted the ink to drop all the way down the three parts of the canvas.

**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?**

For this project i didnt ask for any advice because i had my mind set for a while on what i wanted to do. I wasn't hesitant and i didn't think i needed help.

**C****learly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement**

The weaknesses i kept going through in this piece is that the grey tones weren't easy to get them right the first time. I had to go over it a few times and i also thought the ink would be brigher than they are now, now it looks like his head is exploding. Also because hulk doesn't have a symbol the guy in the middle looks like the original person that wants to be both superman and batman, i though i could change that by painting the outlines of hulk behind him.

** Clearly explain the strengths of the piece **

The strengths of this piece is that theres something about how the ink thats dripping makes it look good and adds some sort of effect. Its like even though theyre not perfect they still look right the way they're dripping seems "natural". I also think the contrast of colors in the background adds emphasis on each section along with the bright colors of the symbols.