Designer’s

Portrait

In this assignment, we were required to create a “design- orientated Self-portrait” which conveys our decision making of applying - appropriating, arranging and composing with line, shape/space (negative and positive) and more. The outcome would primarily be an A2 size artwork followed by stage 1 research sheets which consisted of our portrait artist research outcome and stage 2 experimental sheets .

Progress

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I started out by googling a wide range of portrait artists as suggested in the assignment brief. Eventually, I decided to pick Renee Magritte, Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh as the portrait artists in my design sheets. I decided to pick Pablo Picasso as he had a significant and remarkable style in his artworks, namely cubism. In addition, Vincent Van Gogh had an interesting colour palette and unique painting strokes. Rene Magritte’s thought provoking paintings left an impact in me as well. I explored each artist’s signature style and their composition methods through a series of mini paintings which was pretty interesting to make.

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Followed by, I incorporated three of the artists’ approach towards their artwork into my self portrait which was presented in the form of 2 A3 sheets

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I made a few drafts of the final painting and decided to go with the final one.

Outcome

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Stage 2

Left ( "Reflection in the sunset")

Medium : water colour & ink

Inspiration (artist) : vincent van gogh & pablo picasso

Composition : grid

Description :

1. This painting is inspired by cubism faces (different angles in one face)

2. It conveys the meaning of conducting self reflection and learning from our shortcomings

3. Flower & leaves : natural element

Right ("lost in thoughts")

Composition : grid

Medium : poster colour & collage

Inspiration : Rene Magritte (surrealism)

Description :

1. This painting represents the broken heart (shattered glass) of my "alter ego"

2. This artwork depicts ultimate sadness and sorrow

3. Natural element : withered tree , man made element : shattered glass

Stage 3

Stage 3

'Deconstruction'

Medium/technique : poster colour, ink pens, collage, origami

Inspiration (artist) : Vincent van gogh, Rene magritte, Pablo Picasso

Composition : S shape composition, Rule of thirds

Descriptions :

1. This painting is a cross section of my thoughts and personalities that I portray in real life. The text collage represents my inner thoughts (optimistic and pessimistic) meanwhile the expressions represents my personalities.

2. The origami dove (personal symbol) represents my inner peace and also my pursue towards personal freedom.

3. The koi fish (personal symbol) represents yin and yang, which depicts the balance between my emotions and thoughts

4. The black suit is a metaphor for the monotonous and repetitive life that some of us are trapped in, thus art is a form of expression for the mind and soul, through vibrant colours and bold lines.

5. The fringe is an integration of my own physical feature.

6. The mouth represents freedom of speech/expression of inner thoughts/feelings

Reflection

Through this assignment, I’ve got the opportunity to explore an abundant variety of approaches towards creating a designer’s portrait. Moreover, experimentation of several medias and materials has given me a distinct outlook towards creating impactful art that carries strong personal values. This assignment has also built my resilience towards producing consistent and quality outcomes.