drawing final

drawing final project -- face unfinished in this photo

3D final project

3D final project -- research based on sarah sze

more research!

Looked at some work by Frida Kahlo..

• The Broken Column
• b/c of her physical injuries -- fracturing of her spinal cord
• damage to her self confidence -- traumatic childhood and her husbands frequent affairs
• body -- outwardly proud in order to cover inside pain
• shows anguish, distress, torture, pain
• "I paint my own reality"
• highlights her unattractive qualities

• The Two Fridas
• around time of divorce from her husband
• her very separate entities
• somehow linked together -- connecting cords
• LEFT - woman Diego no longer loves, exposed heart damaged, shows feelings of desolation, white European dress
• RIGHT - traditional Mexican attire, openly displaying healthy heart, holds pic of Diego, cord attached because she is a lover to Diego and also serves as a mother
• background -- turbulent sky shows conflicting emotions

• Self-Portrait with Monkeys
• attention drawn to her thick dark eyebrows
• traditional Mexican necklace
• hair elegantly tied up
• jungle behind her shows her love for the garden
• animals show fondness for animals -- filled her loneliness

I really liked the idea that Frida used the backgrounds to convey her emotions and often used split scenes. Each aspect of her pieces carry a certain association with her emotions and what is occurring in her life both internally and externally.

also looked at work from Diego Rivera -- found the movement in the figures and the composition especially interesting in his piece "Apollo & Marsyas"

more books to research & look through for composition ideas...more to come!