Title: Show-Bear For this project, I decided to focus on the Polar Bear found in the Musee de la Chasse et de la Nature. As I read on the museum’s website, this Polar Bear is one of the most iconic pieces of their collection because of its impressive size (3 meters) but also because…
CURIOSITY JOURNAL:
Day 1: A hanger. A metro ticket. A lip balm. Day 2: Lebanese cheese. A piece of textile. A bedside lamp. Day 3: Colors. Geometrical shapes. Light. Day 4: Human fingerprints on a wall of glass. Glass art. Repairing things using art. Day 5: Thick paint on canvas. Mixed media on…
DRAWING IMAGING FINAL PROJECT
Title: Femmes d’aujourd’hui – What was your initial proposal idea? My initial proposal idea also consisted of working with Adobe Illustrator. Therefore, the first idea was very different than what I ended up doing. My initial idea was to complete several one-line drawings on Illustrator to create figures out of this one-path technique. It…
BRIDGE – REMAKE – PROJECT 4:
Remake of James Turrell’s Meeting installation: Introspective. Meeting by James Turrell (left) Introspective by Youmna Barakat (right) Introspective Mirrored papers, tape. 4x length 50cm, width 58cm 2018 – How to look at it/interact with it? How to experience it? For this project, I worked on an installation. Basically, my whole project is based…
Adobe Programs
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR: Working with illustrator was very interesting and I really enjoyed manipulating the different tools and effects. What I particularly found practical about this adobe program is the fact that it allows you to control and tweak the objects freely. In class trials. Creating 3 patterns as a homework (respectively “Coffee Spiders”, “Exotic…
BRIDGE – HETEROTOPIAS – PROJECT 3:
“Plateau de 50 centimes” Individual presentation. _________________________________________ – How to look at it/interact with it? How to experience it? My coin tray is a satisfying surface to stare at because of its color degradation. I arranged the coins according to their neatness condition in order to create this nuance. I would invite people…
GOUACHE
Using only the 3 primaries, black and white, we were able to create a color wheel. By only mixing these colors, we learned control hues and saturation. I enjoyed using gouache paint because it is workable, and easily manipulated using just water. Color wheel ____________________________________ Cold. Hot. Serious. Beauty.
FIGURE DRAWING
Observational drawings from live models were very helpful in comprehending the anatomy of the human face and body. I was able to to find geometrical connections within the figure. During these classes, we explored different drawing mediums like charcoal and ink, which helped me get familiarized with these varied techniques. First 3mins sketches. _____________________________________…
OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING
During these classes, I was able to improve my observation skills and to really examine the object/landscape that I was looking at. These classes were very beneficial considering that we were also introduced to the notion of perspective. We were working on various drawing techniques (like cross hatching, shadowing…) that allowed us explore the scope…
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS – CREATIVE WORK 2 (MATERIALS)
THE TOTE BAG: Naya Madi and I worked together for the CW#2. We decided to create a tote bag out of an old black shirt that I owned. This work required very few materials: Old shirt Needle – thread Leftovers of colored threads from previous art projects. The craft process was very easy. We went…