Term 1
This week during art we have worked on developing themes for our art folio. I have decided to head towards the idea of how humans are destroying nature and the effect it is having not just on the environment but on the animals (Marine life mainly).Ideas:
- Humans destroying nature
- Whaling
- Deep sea drilling-Pollution
- Animals, marine life- turtles
- Rubbish, plastic
- Color palette- warm tones-blue, green, yellow
- Acrylic and oil paints (oil because its easier to layer and create texture)
- Realism
Artist Models:
- Joanna Braithwaite
- Franz Marc
- Serophine Pick
- Frieda Kahlo
Joanna Braithwaite
Joanna Braithwaite is a surreal artist who focuses on the issues with objects, animals and humans. She was born in the United Kingdom and moved to New Zealand in 1965 and studied at the University of Canterbury School Of Fine Arts, and graduated in 1984.
I have chosen Joanna as an artist model as her type of painting related to my theme of humans destroying the environment (mainly focusing on marine life e.g. rubbish , whaling, and deep sea drilling). It is also due to her painting style that she has, it shows more realistic detail in her artwork.
I have chosen Joanna as an artist model as her type of painting related to my theme of humans destroying the environment (mainly focusing on marine life e.g. rubbish , whaling, and deep sea drilling). It is also due to her painting style that she has, it shows more realistic detail in her artwork.
This is one of her pieces from her catch of the day exhibition in Queenstown, New Zealand from May the 13th to the 7th of June 2017. It is an Oil on Canvas that focuses on the issue of climate change and how its effecting the animals in Antarctica (In this case Polar Bears).
