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Exams: 2003 Studio Art Drawing: Concentration -- Anthony Miserendino
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Baltimore, Maryland
Student Work
Commentary
Student Work
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Score: 4
Student Commentary
Briefly define the nature of your concentration project.
My concentration consists of fruits and vegetables. I began doing realistic representations of only fruit and related objects and then incorporated other objects into the picture. Next I distorted the fruits and vegetables and put them into environments in which they normally are not.
Briefly describe the development of your concentration project and the sources of your ideas. You may refer to specific slides as examples.
I began this concentration by emulating the American still-life painters. In slide two, I took a closer look at the fruit magnifying an orange and an apple to capture extreme detail. In slides 3-5, an apple is placed in a strange environment with shapes unlike the round shape of the apple. I then began incorporating fruit in with unrelated objects that did complement the interesting shapes and vibrant colors of the fruit. In slide 8, I started enlarging the fruits and vegetables to personify them. In doing this, I also put them into environments that complemented their natural shapes. For example, in slide 10, the long carrot lies in bed, and in slide 11, the curved banana looks as if it is sitting upright in the tub. Finally, in slide 12, the pear becomes the environment, acting as shelter.
What medium or media did you use?
I used oil on canvas, charcoal, and pencil to develop my concentration.
* Important Note:
The numbers of the slides run from top left to bottom right.
- 24 x 36, oil on canvas
- 18 x 24, charcoal
- 18 x 12, charcoal
- 18 x 12, charcoal
- 18 x 12, charcoal
- 28 x 45, oil on canvas
- 60 x 36, oil on canvas
- 18 x 24, pencil
- 37.5 x 25.25, oil on canvas
- 18 x 24, pencil
- 18 x 24, charcoal
- 18 x 24, colored pencil
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