https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa Artist for Level 2 VRT en-us 2018-09-18 01:28:32 UTC 2020-04-16 02:30:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480034205 Born in New Orleans
Lives in New Jersey 
Brought up by his grand parents]]> 2020-03-29 00:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480034205 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480035915 Lines used to create geometrical shapes
some shapes are lined up to create a frame for his artworks as in

]]> 2020-03-29 00:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480035915 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480035949 Flat geometrical shapes
Repeated to form patterns]]> 2020-03-29 00:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480035949 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480035999 Collage of images, overlapping each other gives illusion of form in space of front and back]]> 2020-03-29 00:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480035999 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480036015 Monochromatic - shades of grays
Strong contrast of black and white
Limited colour palette in some
Colourful, tropical brightness in others (depending which artworks you choose)
In the artwork below - the black and white boarders on the right and left side of the artwork, framed the artwork, drawing attention to the tropical floral pattern.
There is also a contrast of colours used; a contrast of shapes 
Geometrical, black and white lines that formed shapes and the middle portion, where he has coloured organic shapes of plant life.

]]> 2020-03-29 00:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480036015 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480037213 Overlapping of images shows front and back space
Light and dark shapes gives the illusions of form.]]> 2020-03-29 01:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480037213 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480037779 Bright, colourful floral patterns that symbolizes his cultural heritage

]]> 2020-03-29 01:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480037779 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480038975 All the shapes are linked and they depend on each other to make his artwork complete. - taking away one piece would create an imbalance in his work.

]]> 2020-03-29 01:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480038975 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480039723 Pieces of drawings are sewn together using a sewing machine - way of collage / putting together images]]> 2020-03-29 01:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480039723 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480040018 Ink, gouache, charcoal
acrylic when he is doing installation works - big pieces, that would cover the whole wall (I maybe doing one of these, when I am bored staying home during this lockdown)

The following artwork is in paint.]]> 2020-03-29 01:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480040018 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480040840 Collage of stacking patterned artworks on top of each other.]]> 2020-03-29 01:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480040840 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480043467 2020-03-29 01:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480043467 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480043573 Most of his artworks are untitiled]]> 2020-03-29 01:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480043573 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480043877 What you don't?
What have you copied from him?
colours / layout / collages
What inspired you when yiu were creating your own Saa's artwork (artwork #4)?]]> 2020-03-29 01:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480043877 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480045043 Only parts of plant life is seen in his artworks
No realistic plant life
Shape of plant life, representing his cultural background

]]> 2020-03-29 01:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480045043 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480045504 2020-03-29 01:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480045504 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480045880 Represent his struggle as a first generation of immigrant in a new country, America ]]> 2020-03-29 01:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480045880 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480046399 Blakc and white - struggles
Colourful - happy memories, tropical, Caribbean heritage]]> 2020-03-29 01:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480046399 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480046805 Henri Matisse - strong hard-edged shapes used in his painting.]]> 2020-03-29 01:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480046805 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480047394 Balance of bold shapes - positive images and cut-outs as negative shapes
Asymmetrically balance - no two sides the same
Bigger shapes are balanced with the use of a number of smaller shapes.

]]> 2020-03-29 01:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480047394 elsielclau https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480048400 ...I can now recognize and accept; primarily ‘myself ‘and my ‘work’ are one and the same.....]]> 2020-03-29 01:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/480048400 https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/509748727 2020-04-16 02:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elsielclau/Saa/wish/509748727