Diptych Illustration
Hot vs Cold
38.1 cm x 25.4 cm (2) Diptych Illustration November 2019 Exhibition text: The purpose of my pieces were to show the opposite of two Greek mythological Gods. Hephaestus who represents fire and is a blacksmith vs Boreas who represents the cold by being "the north wind", the God who controls winter and things related to it. |
Inspiration:
Hephaistos / Vulcan ( by Jastrow (2006)), public domain)
Hephaistos riding a mule by Zde (CC BY-SA)
Boreas Abducting Orithyia (by Giovanni Maria Morandi, 1640)
Hephaistos riding a mule by Zde (CC BY-SA)
Boreas Abducting Orithyia (by Giovanni Maria Morandi, 1640)
I took my inspiration from three pieces: Hephaistos / Vulcan ( by Jastrow (2006)), public domain), Boreas Abducting Orithyia (by Giovanni Maria Morandi, 1640), Hephaistos riding a mule (by Zoe (CC BY- SA). The pieces I used as inspiration for my depiction of Hephaestus were Hephaistos / Vulcan ( by Jastrow (2006)), public domain) and Hephaistos riding a mule (by Zoe (CC BY- SA). Vulcan was a sculpture made of marble and Hephaistos riding a mule was a piece of clay pottery.
Planning:
During this stage I looked for images that interested me then I thought of how we needed to have the opposite for each piece. After a while of thinking of opposites I decided that I wanted to use hot and cold as the opposites. So I thought of Greek Gods because I know that some of the Greek Gods represent elements. I then began to research and look for some pieces that would turn out to be my inspirations.
During this stage I looked for images that interested me then I thought of how we needed to have the opposite for each piece. After a while of thinking of opposites I decided that I wanted to use hot and cold as the opposites. So I thought of Greek Gods because I know that some of the Greek Gods represent elements. I then began to research and look for some pieces that would turn out to be my inspirations.
Process:
During the process I sketched a position I thought would be accurate for a God I placed him in a thrown and made a fabric made of fire which crossed over his body. Then I got colored pencils in many colors like peach, red, yellow, black, etc and incorporated them into my piece. I first colored the skin color. What I had to do to make sure the graphite didn't show up was get an eraser and every time I wanted to color in I had to erase all the line work and color everything in the former lines. After I colored the areas in small moderation I was able to erase all of the grid lining on the background. For the cold representation I did the same thing but without the grid lines and a different design. I then used a light brown to color in the skin and black and gray to color the clouds and wings.
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Experimentation:
During my process somethings I could've improved on were coloring and proportion of the piece. Generally speaking proportion is not my strong suit but one thing I did in the hot representation to make the piece more proportionally accurate was to draw grid lines. They helped a lot but I didn't do them on my cold representation. I believe this was because I focused mainly on the Hephaestus colored pencil work than on the Boreas art piece. This is something that I wish I could've changed while working on this project. The time management during this project is something I experiences trouble with but I had too much priority over one rather than the other.
During my process somethings I could've improved on were coloring and proportion of the piece. Generally speaking proportion is not my strong suit but one thing I did in the hot representation to make the piece more proportionally accurate was to draw grid lines. They helped a lot but I didn't do them on my cold representation. I believe this was because I focused mainly on the Hephaestus colored pencil work than on the Boreas art piece. This is something that I wish I could've changed while working on this project. The time management during this project is something I experiences trouble with but I had too much priority over one rather than the other.
Reflection:
During this project I had fun but I was also a bit stressed because it was the first project that required two larger pieces of work. At first I was really worried about what I would not finish on time since there were two of them but then I decided to take on one at a time. I think at the time that was the right choice but looking back at it I realized that I used up a lot more time for the first one, Hephaestus, rather than the second one, Boreas. I think this is something I could learn from because I know for the next time that dividing up the time for each project is very necessary for quality work. One thing I think was the more successful during this project was the research I learned a lot from that part which excited me since it was a topic of my interest.
During this project I had fun but I was also a bit stressed because it was the first project that required two larger pieces of work. At first I was really worried about what I would not finish on time since there were two of them but then I decided to take on one at a time. I think at the time that was the right choice but looking back at it I realized that I used up a lot more time for the first one, Hephaestus, rather than the second one, Boreas. I think this is something I could learn from because I know for the next time that dividing up the time for each project is very necessary for quality work. One thing I think was the more successful during this project was the research I learned a lot from that part which excited me since it was a topic of my interest.
ACT questions
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its affect on your artwork?
- My art pieces were made to look as if they were real people in a modern era rather than one that would have been depicted as an elder God with white hair and long beards.
What is the overall approach of the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
- The overall approach I think was to depict the Gods as close to the stories as possible.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
- I have discovered that there was a major difference between cultures and the way the people dresses and looked.
What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
- The central idea for these pieces were the modernization of the looks of the Gods. Rather than a older looking hairstyle I made it look as if it were something someone my age would have.
What kind of inferences (conclusions reached on the basis if evidence and reasoning) did you make while reading your research?
- One of the inferences that I made were that Boreas and Hephaestus would be opposites based off of the elements they represent in a way.
Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause effect relationship between your inspiration and its affect on your artwork?
- My art pieces were made to look as if they were real people in a modern era rather than one that would have been depicted as an elder God with white hair and long beards.
What is the overall approach of the author has regarding the topic of your inspiration?
- The overall approach I think was to depict the Gods as close to the stories as possible.
What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration?
- I have discovered that there was a major difference between cultures and the way the people dresses and looked.
What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research?
- The central idea for these pieces were the modernization of the looks of the Gods. Rather than a older looking hairstyle I made it look as if it were something someone my age would have.
What kind of inferences (conclusions reached on the basis if evidence and reasoning) did you make while reading your research?
- One of the inferences that I made were that Boreas and Hephaestus would be opposites based off of the elements they represent in a way.
Bibliography:
Cartwright, Mark. “Hephaistos.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 8 Dec. 2019, https://www.ancient.eu/Hephaistos/.
“Boreas Abducting Orithyia - Giovanni Maria Morandi - Google Arts & Culture.” Google, Google, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/boreas-abducting-orithyia/UAG6dj3GaKK5oA.
Cartwright, Mark. “Hephaistos.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 8 Dec. 2019, https://www.ancient.eu/Hephaistos/.
“Boreas Abducting Orithyia - Giovanni Maria Morandi - Google Arts & Culture.” Google, Google, https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/boreas-abducting-orithyia/UAG6dj3GaKK5oA.