The Idea.

Fire Native by Arianna Hall
30" x 40"

 "i carry your heart, 

i carry it in my heart." 

- e.e. cummings

Hello everyone! Back from vacation :) 
Here's the newest entry... 

The advanced art class at my school is based around a full year assignment called "concentration pieces". It's made up of 12 or more different pieces that all include the same concept. So for my concentration concept I want to include literature into my art, like the clip of e.e. cumming's poem above. When you create something of your own and add a touch of someone else's genius work, it makes yours that much better. Plus you expose the viewer to literature (or other artist styles) that you appreciate and the viewer gets a new understanding about the meaning behind your art. 

No piece of art is truly original or has never been seen before. Of course the whole piece can look like a new creation but certain aspects of the piece are always borrowed from something the artist admires in another artist's work. This might be viewed as a bad thing or seen as "copying" but the truth is that it's far from lazily replicating and ripping off another artist's work. 

Learning by observing is a crucial skill to have when you're an artist, or anyone really. It's good  to notice certain things about another artist that benefits them and see if you can't apply that to your own style or art market. Andy Warhol is actually a pretty good example of this. Even if you don't like him or his art, let's be honest, he had some amazing marketing strategies that we can all learn from. His poster designs are simple and recognizable. Human's recognize repetition, so if you suddenly see an image everywhere you go it's likely to catch on with society. Andy's posters were everywhere when he started creating Obey Propaganda in response to government dictators. Soon, everyone wanted a t-shirt with his art on it. 

Mask (Sketch) by Arianna Hall

Hense, this blog. The more people see your art, like it, and share it, the more people will be interested in your story and want to make you more known to society. Pretty soon you have a popular artist who's getting their message/story/art out there! And that's the story of success. 

When I'm an art teacher I think it would be a really good idea for my art students to keep a blog. Then they can share their art with one another and with other people out there too to get comments and feedback from the real world about their work. 

A little about the art in this entry - Up top is "Fire Native" and I drew him for extra credit for English 11 last year. If you want to know the concept behind it just leave a comment saying so and I'll answer any questions about it. The Mask sketch was a doodle I did while camping last week. Word to the wise (bloggers/writers/artists).. Never go anywhere without your notebook or sketchbook! When a good idea hits you, always be sure to record it and act on it when you get back home. Inspiration comes at the most unexpected times. 

Up Next: I've been thinking about recording a small video! Some idea's I've been throwing around are making a tutorial on how to use rocksalt while watercoloring, or sharing a piece of music with everyone. I've been playing piano for 7 years so that might be a fun thing for people to see. Let me know what you think! 

Thanks for listening :) Any comments or questions are always welcome and appreciated! ~ Enjoy, Arianna