Concentration #1

1.) I (tried) to use the suggestion to do a citra-solv transfer for the background of my first concentration piece. The transfer didn't work out but I used the photos I had printed off to create a collage. 

2.) I tried to create a more engaging design through three things in particular, 

-the movement of the color dripping down the photograph 

-the contrast of the inks and photograph 

-rhythm of the puzzle piece. 

3.) I feel like my work demonstrates my idea. I think the concept is clear and the mixed media I used involve many elements and principles of art. 

4.) I cut up my photograph into puzzle pieces. It was very stressful knowing I could have ruined the entire piece right then with just wrong snip of the scissors. 

5.)The piece represents my life in many ways. For the first time in my life everything is simple and everything is going right. The color dripping down into the black and white represents that. The complicated colors and being simplified into black and white and the puzzle pieces are finally coming together. "Everything Fits". 

AP Art Concentration Statement

I am not an average person. I've always thought of myself as free form, unable to be classified under any stereotype or generalization. For example, I go to a private school but I have grown up and live in the country. Another example of the unique aspects of my life is that I prefer rain to the sun, unlike the average person. I've always loved the rain, its so free form and different--like me. To demonstrate my unique personality and lifestyle, I choose to use the rain as the subject of my AP Art concentration. In my concentration I will investigate twelve different ways to view rain- through windows, puddles, droplets on tree branches and car windshields. I will I hope to represent not only the unique diversity of the rain but also my own diversity as an individual in my AP Art concentration.