Week 8 – Develop Final Outcome
This week, I continued with clay model and oil pastel.
For clay model, I did another model which relates to my major.
I planned to make mountain city by clay, It have 3 layers to depict stratification of the mountain. Because of having some problem with connecting 2 different parts of clay together, this model I did with more sticks and glue the loose parts.
I used acrylic colors to paint the model, because I can paint many layers and it is easy to peal the old layers that has dried. I paint the white color first to make sure that acrylic colors work well with the model. After the white color had dried, I painted the green ( use dried brush or less color on the brush is easier to make the texture of the grass ). Then I paint houses and drew the details of the houses by using a very small brush ( it is hard to control ).
For using oil pastels, I made 2 piece of work inspired by Vangogh, I really love Vangogh’s style.
The first one was made with pretty similar colors to Starry Night, but the second one because I wanted to see a purple sky.
I think blue sky makes me feel more profound and like I’m drawn into a chaotic feeling, while purple sky makes me feel more romantic and light.
- Vincent Vangogh (1853–1890)
For my final outcome, I choose Vangogh (artist research in week 5) , because I really like his abstract work.
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter, considered to be the pioneer of modern art, especially the Expressionism and Abstract Art trends.
The Starry Night (1889) is often considered the most abstract work in Van Gogh’s work. Although the painting is based on a real scene seen from a window in Saint-Rémy asylum, Van Gogh did not attempt to paint a realistic night sky. Instead, he transformed the sky into a spiritual and emotional space where reality and fantasy merged.
Reference: Zelazko, A. (2019). Vincent van Gogh | Biography, Art, & Facts. In: Encyclopædia Britannica. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vincent-van-Gogh.
Phuong Vi Nguyen 