October 22, 2023 At the start of this project, we had gone through about seven topics and cultures within art history. Taking what we’ve learned about contextualizing an artwork, we were tasked to choose one object from the units we’ve gone through and from what was available to view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art…Continue Reading Guide for the Perplexed: A Visual Narrative of the Past
October 19, 2023 This project was meant to pull our figure drawing practice into a more dynamic concept. Using our figure drawings, we were tasked to create a space, or landscape, in which the figure would be. In order to create a sense of depth, we would take from our previous modules, such as mark…Continue Reading Landscape Collage
September 28, 2023 This project had many layers. We started with figure drawing, where we were to choose from different figures and sketch them out, first practicing to get the anatomy and gesture correct, and then with a focus on the negative shapes that the angles of our figures made. Above are the 5 figure…Continue Reading Abstract Figure & Stool Drawings
September 12, 2023 For this project, we were asked to design and illustrate a sequential piece of art that depicts an event or experience that shifted our life’s direction. I brainstormed my idea and composition in my sketchbook before starting on the final project. I thought of two ideas, both revolving around pets. One was…Continue Reading Out of Time: Time on the Page
August 29 & 31, 2023 During our first Drawing/Imaging class, we were introduced to this mark-making project. Essentially, we were assigned to experiment with different mediums, such as pencil, charcoal, and ink, by using different application techniques to explore how patterns, textures, and shapes, can be used in future visualization and development. There were three…Continue Reading Mark-Making
August 30, 2023 In our first studio class of the year, we were asked to create a shared drawing with a peer depicting a vivid moment or memory from our first couple of weeks here in New York City at Parsons. My partner Angel and I both shared the same experience of being slightly anxious…Continue Reading Shared Memory