Final Reflection

       Looking back on my work, I am glad I chose to do a independent study relating to world art because doing the research about each of the cultures was just as interesting as creating an actual piece. I started off with the Turkish-Aboriginal Ceramic plate which was one of the more successful projects I have done. I enjoyed this project a lot because it gave me a chance to do something different involving a mixture of two cultures. Also, I enjoyed doing ceramic painting because I haven't had much experience with it, and the result turned out to be really well.
     My Caribbean mixed media painting was not as successful and took a much shorter process. What I could have done differently was to use a different perspective when painting the piece; rather than making the art be a more "primitive" type of piece that reflected traditional island culture, I could have done something more elaborate to show how the mixture of influences played out in Caribbean art. Although there are some aspects of this piece that I did like, such as the color palette, I thought it wasn't my best work.I felt like for this piece, I had a better understanding of the culture through research, rather than the artwork itself.
     The Huichol Yarn art was my best piece in my opinion, and took me the longest to create. I felt like I did my research equally as well as my art piece. I enjoyed making this piece too because while the basic guidelines were there, it gave me a lot of freedom to choose colors, patterns, and design, which was beneficial to help me understand the culture behind the artwork.
     Overall, I thought my independent study was interesting and enjoyable; the art pieces that weren't the most successful have taught me that mistakes are a natural part of the process. I am really glad I chose to do this independent study about world art because I wouldn't get a chance to research and create art pieces with my own freedom in many other places.

     

           

Aborigines (Australia) Art- (ceramic)

Started with plain ceramic plate                                            

Started design 

Final

Used aborigines patterns

Painted plate completely blue

Added flower in middle (introduced bright color- traditional red/orange)

Final

Peruvian Fabric

Caribbean Art (Paper mosaic)

         My Caribbean art project started off with a water color base and light brush strokes. I wanted to use the traditional bright colors that Caribbean culture integrates in their art, so I chose vibrant reds, oranges, as well as calm blues and greens. I used a combination of materials, so I think I could call this piece a mixed media type of collage; I used gouache paint, water color, and shredded paper to create this piece. I personally preferred my other ceramic painting piece because I like working with different medias, rather than just paper and paint. However, I thought that the paper and paint would be the most suitable for this project because I wanted to keep the media basic, but emphasize the strong colors. I enjoyed the color scheme of my project and I decided to keep the design simple because a mixed media piece can become messy if there is too much going on. Also, I was inspired by the Caribbean art paintings (shown at the top of the post), and used the traditional palm tree and sunset look, which captures the Caribbean setting. 

Traditional Turkish Design Ceramic Plate

Turkish Design

Turkish Tile art 

Turkish Ceramic Art