Senior Thesis #3 (Development)

So far in this project, I'm slightly behind as since this is a 1/3 project grade I should have 1 of the three pieces I am doing finished. I've only completed drawing the middle piece ( Creation of Adam hands) and an outline of the top piece. Size and technicality it certainly an obstacle in finishing this project. I am not used to creating large works, and I tend to work really slow when I draw realistically.

When my work is finished, there will be two 18x24 pieces and one 14x24 piece. These will be shown as a set stacked on top of each other. The colors I am using are blue, green, and purple. I know I have to be careful with the placement of the flash-drive as my group members did not like it always being in the center of each piece. I also know that I have to do something unexpected with the portraits and composition because I know it feels as if I have done something like this before. Therefore, I plan on giving the drawings a glitched effect, warping them as I draw each one. If not, I can always cut them so it looks glitched. At the moment, there are no difficulties in the design elements of my work (probably because it's too early to have problems). I am concerned with the sturdiness of my paper though; I am using 18x24 mixed media paper and I feel that it's too flimsy and not flat enough. With my independent project last year with the three pieces, I felt placing papercut on sturdy, flat surfaces worked better than with regular paper. I can attest to that since I did a papercut project in Ap Studio Art on flimsy poster board and it did not yield the results I was hoping for.

The only real issue I'm having is having the blue lines become more noticeable but I can always use oil pastels to push those colors.

-How should I approach the "glitching" effect with my drawings? Cut it or draw it?

-Should I switch to something sturdier to put my papercut drawings on? (I used acrylic paper for Culture Shop last year but it is unbelievably expensive) What surfaces do you recommend?

Artistic References and Research

John Baldessari: My favorite conceptual artist. He uses art as a vehicle to push ideas. His work is more concept based than technical based but he has inspired me to make my art look a certain way.

Caleb Hahne: Colorado based artist, style very much embodies John Baldessari but is more technical and design based. His works reveal human perceptions throughout society and tackles a minimalist/contemporary feat.

Technology Enhanced Formative Assessment. (x)

The Role Of Communication Technology in Adolescent Relationships And Identity Development. (x)