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Exams: 2003 Studio Art Drawing: Concentration -- Paul Ford
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Altamonte Springs, FL
Student Work
Commentary
Student Work
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Score: 4
Student Commentary
Briefly define the nature of your concentration project.
Hip-hop and its different elements inspire my artwork. Here I focus on the primary four elements, which include emceeing, truntablism, breakdance, and graffiti. The raw energy that defines hip-hop is beautiful to me and I wish to communicate this through my art.
Briefly describe the development of your concentration project and the sources of your ideas. You may refer to specific slides as examples.
My first four pieces are representations of each element. I aimed for a unique and interesting perspective and intense lighting to bring regular objects to life. I moved on to further explore the art of breakdance next. The text in slide 6 muses on the "tao" of the B-boy; I use the same idea for the emcee in slide 8 and the DJ in slide 12. Streetdance, or funk styles as it was originally called, is not a direct element of hip-hop, but its strong integration with breakdance associates it with hip-hop in the present. Slides 9 and 10 represent the dance group that created popping and many other funk styles known today - the Electric Boogaloos. In these pieces I establish a rhythm and beat in the placement of the figures. Hip-hop is about the music; it is lively and colorful, and I represent this in my choice of colors.
What medium or media did you use?
The first pieces use colored pencil and ink. Later I also include acrylic paint, tape, acetate, torn cardboard and tracing/construction paper. In slide 11 I used a Mac and Photoshop to scan images I previously created, then layered and blended them using altered color and opacity. I enjoyed this concentration because I explored many tools that I have never utilized before and have grown as an artist.
* Important Note:
The numbers of the slides run from top left to bottom right.
- 19 x 9, mixed
- 19 x 12, colored pencil
- 18.5 x 14, mixed
- 20.5 x 13.5, mixed
- 20.5 x 13.5, mixed
- 14 x 14, mixed
- 19 x 14.5, mixed
- 18 x 24, mixed
- 18.5 x 15, mixed
- 16 x 20, paper
- 15 x 12, mixed
- 17 x 19.5, mixed
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