Here’s some art

  • On May 12, 2014 ·
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Hi everybody 😀 I recently finished an online art history course and I thought I’d share some of the pieces I put together for it.

Pew! Pew Pew! – Self Portrait with Alien Invasion

Pew! Pew Pew! - Self Portrait with Alien Invasion

I cut out and propped up some of my drawings and dangled pieces of foil on strings in a bit of an homage to Ed Wood. It was fun but setting up a physical set was nerve-racking. The slightest little bump would send things into chaos.

Up, Up, and Away!

Up, Up, and Away!

We were asked to do a piece based on time so I figured an animated gif would do nicely. I thought about how best to depict the scene and decided a static shot of a wall with a cast shadow would be interesting.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hare

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hare

The assignment was to transform one thing into another and back again. I went with a spoof of Jekyll and Hyde. Most of the posters I looked up for reference turned Hyde green so I thought I’d use that to tie the piece together.

Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

Diego Velázquez's original

Diego Velázquez’s original

My animated interpretation

My animated interpretation

My favorite assignment was to do a work based on Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez. I took the opportunity to recreate it in a drawn style and to animate the figures. I enjoy the little ticks in this loop, like Velázquez’s hand holding his brush or the figure who blink.