Above is a link to a website I used while making my project. It helped me focus on how to lay out my work using positive and negative space affectively.
This class has finally come to an end. I have dedicated several hours of time to work on these assignments throughout the semester, and some of them like the coding was very confusing and took a lot of time. The caligram is one of my favorite projects I did and I probably spent over 10 hours on it. I have learned a lot from this class and am glad to have learned how to use several of these applications and learn different techniques.
Kara Walker is the artist I chose to blog about. Kara Walker is an African American artist that is one of the most prolific artists of her generation. She has gained national and international recognition for her cut-paper silhouettes that depict historical narratives that are preyed upon by sexuality and violence. Kara Walker uses color in her pieces very vaguely. She works with more of a grey scale and blacks and whites which I find really interesting. Walker's art seems pretty simple, yet at the same time conveys a deep, powerful meaning behind it. Since she focuses her work on such serious events, I think using the black silhouette cut-outs is the best way to show off. Walker is very passionate about her work and wants the viewer to truly dig deep and try to understand the meaning behind each individual piece of art. Walker says, " I think really the whole problem with racism and its continuing legacy in this country is that we simply love it. Who would we be without...
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