The assignment for this project was to reflect display
conflict within the print. Before I started on this art project, I had to
carefully think of what I was passionate about; my decision had to also include
something that had conflict but it had to be something that I wanted to carve
as well. I came up with my idea by looking through my old sketches and watching
TV. I was watching a documentary about ocean pollution while turning through
the pages of my sketchbook. Then i saw my old koi fish that i had drawn. I
looked at the sketch for a while and i noticed that it had good texture and it
could perfectly fit the assignment. The steps in making this work of that was
the most important thing to me was expressing my conflict through a slab of
linoleum and a carving tool. One part of the process that was a little
difficult for me was actually deciding what I wanted to carve. I had many ideas
but I just wanted to do something simple and stick with what i’m passionate
about.
My conflict is the destruction of marine life. Many marine creatures are being killed by the toxic things humans dump into the river and ocean. This important to me because many living things are being killed because people are too ignorant. I used texture, contrast, balance, line thickness, and shape to emphasize koi. I focused on the koi because it was obviously symbolizing marine life. The significance for the meaning of my work is that beautiful creatures need to be preserved and respected. I really just wanted to show the beauty of a marine creature.
When i was doing my carving, I made sure that my line thickness and space was correct; as well as including texture and balancing the black and white. I also wanted to give the piece a direction or a rhythm by making the lines close together and directional. The use of these element and principles helped me create visual emphasis by showing value and the main focuses in my piece.
I both did and did not enjoy this project. This medium was absolutely painful. I had to carve hundreds of little lines close together which made my arm cry out. I also got a sore neck and back from it too. But i loved how the product turned out and believe it or not a little bit of fun came out of all that pain. I want to improve my carving technique and enhance my line quality. The best part of my piece is definitely the directional rhythm of my piece from all the lines.
My conflict is the destruction of marine life. Many marine creatures are being killed by the toxic things humans dump into the river and ocean. This important to me because many living things are being killed because people are too ignorant. I used texture, contrast, balance, line thickness, and shape to emphasize koi. I focused on the koi because it was obviously symbolizing marine life. The significance for the meaning of my work is that beautiful creatures need to be preserved and respected. I really just wanted to show the beauty of a marine creature.
When i was doing my carving, I made sure that my line thickness and space was correct; as well as including texture and balancing the black and white. I also wanted to give the piece a direction or a rhythm by making the lines close together and directional. The use of these element and principles helped me create visual emphasis by showing value and the main focuses in my piece.
I both did and did not enjoy this project. This medium was absolutely painful. I had to carve hundreds of little lines close together which made my arm cry out. I also got a sore neck and back from it too. But i loved how the product turned out and believe it or not a little bit of fun came out of all that pain. I want to improve my carving technique and enhance my line quality. The best part of my piece is definitely the directional rhythm of my piece from all the lines.
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