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Finished. Used old sheet music to collage/mache the figure.

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Detail

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Progress

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Detail

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First outline

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Sketch

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Acrylic on canvas

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More practice

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More practice

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More practice

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Day 1

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Day 2

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Form practice, day 1 & day 2

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1. Explain you concept. What is the evidence within the artwork that supports this overall idea?

The concept of this piece is "save the records". I meant this in two ways. The first way is to physically save record culture; with the coming of the digital age, vinyl records have become somewhat of a novelty and aren't used on a daily basis, except by devoted vinyl collectors. Vinyl culture needs to be revived! The second way I meant this was to save the music of classic artists. I featured some of my favorite artists in this piece; the Eagles, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Seger and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Music created by these rock and roll groups of the 60s and 70s will always be considered classic, but it isn't appreciated for the art that it truly is. Young people these days are so enveloped in the electronic music styles and are so infatuated by artists who may not even be able to sound half decent when they sing live. The age of the singer-songwriter is dead and gone, but its memory can still be saved.

To support my theme, I included images of many classic rock artists, along with various images of 45s and 33s. I used a somewhat psychedelic and colorful background in an attempt to capture the culture of the late 60s/ early 70s and the carefree nature of rock music.

2. What did you find most successful?

After about the second or third time, I was happy with the way my transfers began turning out. The first two transfers I put on my piece were those of the Eagles and S&G, and those turned out a bit dark and unclear. I lightened them up somewhat with black and white colored pencils.

I also love the way my background turned out! I used the tissue paper technique and will definitely be using it again in the future. I love the loose and organic shapes this technique creates.

I like the way the rigid triangles contrast against the free-flowing background.

3. What did you find challenging when creating this project? How did you solve the issue(s)?

When I applied the S&G transfer, I was unhappy with the large dark space that had been created between them. I decided to fill the space with triangles. This not only adds dimension to the piece, but also symbolizes the divide that eventually came between the two, each moving in their own musical direction.

4. How did feedback from peer and teacher help during this process whole creating the artwork? What was some of the advice given? Why or why not did you act on the advice?

Some advice I received was to add larger triangles as well as smaller triangles to help break up the same-looking small triangles. I'm glad I decided to act on this advice, because it draws the eye around the piece instead of just focusing on one specific point.

5. In the next project, what would you like to focus on artistically?

I would like to improve my skills with acrylic and oil paints. I've never done a complete piece with these materials and think it's time I learned how to use them.

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for "Save The Records"

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James Taylor

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Bob Seger

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Simon & Garfunkel

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Eagles

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Linda Ronstadt

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Crosby, Stills & Nash