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The Final Exam

Title: Mario Kaleidoscope

Artist: Jacqueline Mattila-Dellapenna

Media: Colored pencil and acrylic paint on canvas

Date: December 2023

Documentation- I knew instantly I wanted to incorporate my dog, Mario, into my final project but I wasn't sure how. I spent a few days thinking of my favorite art styles and how I could convey it. Eventually it came to my mind that I should try to use an art style I struggled with instead so I could further try to comprehend it. Abstract art was a very hard concept for me to grasp this semester, personally for me the divergence from recognizable representation and absence of easily identifiable objects/colors is what makes it hard to understand for me. I figured this final project would be the perfect way for me to branch out and try something I am not comfortable with in an effort to become comfortable with it. I started with drawing the outline of my dog and using colors I felt represented him best. Those colors were blue for loyalty, yellow for the happiness he brings me, green for peacefulness, pink for compassion, and orange for warmth. I referenced many different phots of colorful abstract art to get my ideas and then went to painting. I did not have a game plan, I just let the colors start flowing onto the paper however my hand put them down.

Explanation- Mario is of high importance in my life, providing me happiness, companionship, loyalty, and emotional support. As I get to the end of my degree journey I reflect back and remember all the times I turned to Mario for support and comfort and I don't know if I could've done it all without him. I dedicated my final project to my best friend, Mario.

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Virtual Sketchbook Four - 2. Art Project

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Virtual Sketchbook Four - 1. Writing, Thinking, and Looking Critically.

An artist whose chosen style of art is expressionism generally creates art that emphasizes their inner feelings and emotions over objective depiction. Abstract expressionism developed in the context of diverse, overlapping sources and inspirations from Fauvism, expressionism, and surrealism. Jackson Pollock was a very talented and groundbreaking artist who was a major figure of the abstract expressionist movement. Nonetheless, Jackson Pollock eventually went from studying under Thomas Hart Benton and using abstract imagery in his paintings to erasing all imagery in his famous drip paintings. I believe there were many contributing factors to his "change" in art style such as alcoholism, artistic experimentation, and artist influence he surrounded himself with. After learning about Pollock's disturbing alcoholism, I believe this issue influenced his change in art style, it affected his mental stability, spontaneous behavior, and carefree techniques of drip painting. I believe artistic experimentation was another reason why Pollock's style transformed into dripping. He started exploring new techniques like dripping, pouring, flinging paint onto a canvas on the ground which allowed him to create energy and movement in his art. Artist must experiment in order to discover their own practice, or what other possibilities might be out there. Another influence on the changes in Pollock's artistic style were the artists around him. David Alfaro Siqueiros, for example, introduced Pollock to working with large canvases and unconventional materials. Another example is Janet Sobel, whose drip art left a lasting impression on his work.

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Virtual Sketchbook Three - Visual Analysis

Peter Paul Rubens was one of the greatest artists of the 17th century, and he was an important diplomat in European politics. In 1609 he was appointed as the court painter to the rulers of the Netherlands, the Archduke Albert, and his wife Isabella, who commissioned one his most famous paintings, The Triumph of Divine Love.” While visiting the Ringling Museum I had the honor of seeing this painting in person and have chosen it for my research. 

 Rubens chosen medium for the painting The Triumph of Divine Love was oil on canvas. The painting is 518.2cm x 386.1 cm, and compared to the rest of the museum, this was a monumentally sized piece of art that took up a whole museum wall by itself. The size of this painting is typical for this artist, and it was a part of a series Rubens created. Peter Paul Rubens was known for his use of vibrant and rich colors. In this painting, he uses a variety of colors including warm, glowing tones on the people and deep rich shades surrounding the subject. The subject of this painting is three dimensional, you can see she has volume, height, and depth. Rubens used chiaroscuro to create depth and volume in the figures throughout this piece. This painting represents the defeat of evil in the world by religious or divine love. This divine love is represented by Charity who is the personified theological virtue also resembling the Virgin Mary in this painting. Rubens placed charity on a chariot that is drawn by two lions. She is holding one of the children in her arms while twelve others fly above her. One child is sitting on the lions back, one is burning snakes on the ground, and another is holding a heart on fire. This represents the motifs of love. Rubens has a distinct process of organizing visual elements and the product of this process. There is both unity and variety in this painting, the unity can be seen in the children throughout and the recurring theme of love, snakes, and fire. The variety is seen in the contrast of colors between warm, glowing skin tones and the deep, rich colors surrounding the people figures like the chariot, lions, clothing, and shadows. Rubens painting is balanced asymmetrically, the left and the right side of this painting are not the same. The composition is balanced because Virgin Mary is at the center and focus of the painting and above Virgin Mary is the angel children in the sky which anchor the composition. The lions are towards the bottom of the painting but do not disturb the equilibrium because they are balanced out by the other children above and to the right of them. In this painting the emphasis is placed on Mary the Virgin because she is the focal point. She is positioned closest to the viewer and stands out the most. Also, she is the tallest in this painting, emphasizing her. To help place emphasis on Mary the Virgin, Rubens uses directional forces to help guide the viewers' attention to her. The focus of Mary and the children below her create a triangle of attention. The viewer can see a repetition of putti, snakes, fire, and hearts throughout the painting. Rubens plays on scale and proportion in this painting. Proportionally speaking, Mary the Virgin is larger than anything else in this painting. All of the figures in this painting are not to scale, the putti and Mary are larger than the lions and chariot, whereas in real life and human and child would be much smaller than those things. At first glance I felt admiration and contemplation from this painting. This is a beautiful piece of work, something I have never experienced in person before. The attention to details, the monumental size of this painting, and the deeper meaning behind it had me in awe. The celestial figures and vibrant colors left me gazing for more than ten minutes. The longer I stared at this painting the more I contemplated the true meaning of this art. The allegorical aspects made me think deeply of the meaning and symbolism being portrayed on the canvas. After a deeper look at this painting, I began to experience a sense of spiritual inspiration. The theme of this painting is divine love conquering evil in the world, this uplifts spirits and inspires them to think deeply about religious or divine love. 

This painting was made during the baroque era and was commissioned by the Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia, Governor of the Southern Netherlands. The Triumph of Divine Love reflects that the artist is a genius of the baroque style. He incorporates drama and emotion into his paintings. As well as this, the painting reflects that he can create grand, spiritual messages in his artwork. Rubens frequently used allegorical themes in his paintings, but this painting highlights his talent to convey moral messages through art. From this painting we can also gather that Rubens was a highly influential artist, both during the 17th century and today. His work continues to awe other artists and viewers hundreds of years later. This painting serves as a visual sermon on The Triumph of Divine Love and the enduring spiritual power over evil in the world. Peter Paul Rubens clearly gets his message across in his painting, The Triumph of Divine Love. Peter Paul Rubens created this painting during the counter reformation, during this time religion was highly prominent and catholic reform has a heavy influence on society. In Ruben’s painting, the religious influence can be seen through the putti, Mary the Virgin, and overall message within. This painting was created during the thirty years' war and could signify the need for divine intervention and guidance during this conflict. 

The Triumph of Divine Love was created during the Baroque period when religious themes were central to art. Rubens' work is in keeping with the Baroque tradition of dramatic, emotionally charged depictions of religious subjects. The central figure of The Triumph of Divine Love is depicted with a flaming heart and a crown of flowers, symbolizing her divine nature and love's transformative power. The surrounding figures and allegorical elements contribute to the narrative and add layers of meaning to the painting The warm colors of The Triumph of Divine Love contrast with the cooler hues of the heavenly realm, emphasizing the central figures and their importance in the narrative. Rubens' composition in The Triumph of Divine Love is intricate and well-balanced. 

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Virtual Sketchbook Two

4. Art Project - Comic

I have always known that I wanted to become a doctor since I was little. I would go into doctors and dentist offices knowing that one day I would be as successful as they are. Right now I am in my cocoon stage, on my way to becoming a doctor.

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Virtual Sketchbook Two

3. Connecting Art to Your World

The use of certain colors can alter the emotions and moods of those who view these color palettes. As a newborn my mother chose "my color," this meant everything around me was blue. My clothes were blue, my crib was blue, my bedding was blue. As I grew up this remained as "my color." Without realizing it until this class, the color blue has affected a lot of my choices from fashion to foods to my home. I prefer blue flavors, like blue raspberry and blueberry, my house is painted blue, a large portion of my wardrobe is blue, and my car is blue. A big factor for my first car purchase was color, the car I chose is my favorite color , it has a pure blue hue, that is an intense shade with high saturation.

If I had to choose a color scheme for my life it would consist of the colors electric blue, faded pink and pure white. Pink for femininity and softness, blue for confidence and tranquility, and white for simplicity.

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Virtual Sketchbook Two

2. Writing and Looking

Chapter 4 page 1.

Charles Demuth's artwork, I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, uses bold number fives to bring unity throughout and balances the composition, the number five is also seen in numerous sizes and proportions creating movement, the black background contrasts with the red and gold which adds emphasis, the dark diagonal lines through the piece add directional force, the fives being placed in this piece create rhythm between the foreground and background.

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Virtual Sketchbook Two

1. Journaling

Charles Demuth concluded that there are six principles of design

Balance. This is how the parts in artwork are arranged to create a state of equilibrium. The perfect real life example of balance being used in real life is in architecture, specifically the White House.

Unity and variety. Unity is the appearance of consistency in a piece of art, where variety is the diverse elements in a piece of art. The principal of unity can be seen in this artwork:

emphasis and subordination. emphasis is how the artist chooses to draw attention to an area in their art. subordination is the way an artist neutralizes certain aspects of their art to lessen the attention in that area. In this piece the artist emphasizes the figures by placing them directly into the center of the painting.

directional forces. Pathways created within artwork that lead the viewers eyes through out the composition. In this piece the man and the bull are isolated in front darker than the rest of the image, this drawing is an example of direction force.

repetition and rhythm. This is the reoccurring visual elements of artwork. Rhythm is the visual pattern created through repetition. This rug has reoccurring images throughout it creating harmony.

Scale and proportion. Scale is the relative size of one object compared to another. Proportion is the relationship of the different sized objects as a whole. Typically art is created with scale relative to human body, in this sculpture the scale is proportionally off since this shuttlecock is the size of the building.

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Discussion: Layout - Group 1 Logos

Looking around me I am surrounded by so many logos. Dell computer, Aquaphor ointment, Apple phone, bath & body works lotion, Kleenex tissues, Nike shoes, Healing Hands scrubs, Pandora bracelet, Tiffany & Co. necklace, Keurig coffee machine, Dunkin Donuts coffee pods, Paper mate pen, Sharpie highlighters, Purell hand sanitizer, and Stanley water bottle.

Logos are a symbol created to easily identify a brand. looking at the logos within my surroundings, I know about these logos because I use them on a daily basis and majority I recognize because I see advertisements daily for them. Logos are a valuable identifying marks, corporations spend time calibrating them to be as memorable and distinctive appearance. Logos help consumers recognize the brand, who they are and what they stand for.

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Virtual Sketchbook One

4. Art Project (Self-Portrait)

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Virtual Sketchbook One

3. Writing a Self-Portrait

Hello,

My name is Jacqueline, but I prefer to be called Jackie. I am a 25-year-old female who was born and raised in Port Charlotte, Florida. I am white, my mother's side of the family is from Italy and my father's side of the family is from Hungary. When I am not doing schoolwork or working, I love taking my dogs to new trails to walk through. I have an Australian Shepherd and Staffordshire Terrier. I am a member of the American Chemical Society here at SCF. I work at a dental office in Lakewood Ranch as a patient care coordinator. One thing that I believe makes me unique is the fact that growing up I moved around ALOT. This included me attending 7 different high schools, because of moving around so much I quickly learned to take initiative and how to have confidence. I feel these were vital qualities to take into my adult life.

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Virtual Sketchbook One

2. Art and Writing

This is a painting I created that is currently hung up in my room next to my bed. To create this, I used different paints and a sponge brush. This painting serves as a reminder of my creative expression and helps to relieve my stress. I do believe this painting is beautiful, sunsets and sunrises are my favorite thing to watch. Sunsets are a form of meditation to me, after watching a sunset I feel instantly more relaxed and positive. Since I love sunsets and sunrises so much, I decided to make a permanent sunset for my wall.

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Virtual Sketchbook One

1. WRITING AND RESEARCH

Diane Arbus 1962 Child with Toy Hand Grenade. Gelatin silver print, 15 ½” x 15 1/16”.

When I first saw this art piece, I felt worried that a child was playing with a toy grenade.

Five facts I found out about my artwork are:

The child in the photograph, Colin Wood, is the son of a professional tennis player Sidney Wood.

Colin stated during an interview this photo was taken during a dark period of time for him and he was unhappy in the photo.

This piece of art was commonly used in anti-war propaganda during the Vietnam War era.

Diane Arbus once stated that her field of interest in photography was marginalized people

Diane grew up with her mother who suffered from clinical depression and an absent father, this is likely the cause of her feeling a connection to her outsider subjects.

The way I felt about the art did not change from the first time I looked at it after learning more about this art and the artist. My feeling of concern was validated, I learned that the child in the photo felt scared and angry and that the artist herself felt like an outsider. After looking at the art, I visually notice more details than I did at first. I noticed how the child’s left hand is empty yet clenching possibly expressing the anger he might’ve been feeling, and the face the child is making expresses his innocence.