Hsin Ying Lin

Artist Statement

The assignment for this project was to experience different type of art style. We usually use simple thing to do an art work, this time, we used carving and printing to achieve our assignment. Before I started on this art project I had to be sure what I want imagine I want to present. All I think about is jungle. I thought it will look nice with all then the texture on the plants. The steps in making this work of art that were most important to me are carving. You have to be really confident on where you are going to carve, because once you mess up, you can’t get back any more.  One part of the process that was a little difficult for me was also carving. It is really hard to carve when the block is hard. You have to carve really hard, and once you are careless for a bit, you will hurt yourself.

  My print represents people who are eager for ‘’freedom’’. The main theme is in the jungle. When talking about freedom, all I think about is the animals and giant plants in the jungle. That’s where my idea came from. I used a lot of different texture on my print. The part I carved out emphasis my main idea. The peeking eyes show how people are eager about the freedom. They are thirst for it, but afraid.  Also the hand which is trying to hold the flower significance how they want to reach and get their liberty.

  When I was doing my printing, I made sure that I feel confident of every step I made. I also think carefully which part I want to carve and emphasize. I make sure that I used all different size of tool, which I can make my print look more attractive and interesting.

  I really enjoyed doing this project. It is really different from the old work we did. The most interesting part is that every print you print it out is different. You will also feel exciting about what is coming out. It is really hard to make a prefect print, almost impossible. But every print is unique. You can never print the exactly same thing. I think the best part about my piece is I actually carved out what I want tell. I enjoyed it!