i am not picasso.

therefore, my cubist still life is a super pathetic attempt. when i mat it the flowers will be like, 3d and be on the outside of the mat... if that makes sense.


FAIL:

let's try this again. i have come to the conclusion that being so hard on myself isn't going to help anything. i am now going to try constructive critism vs a total smack down of myself. so, here is my cubist still life. i'm not super happy with it. when i have a spare moment i want to go through the pics and lighten or darken or try different filters on them to make everything not look so blah. i do, however, like it better matted. i think that having the flowers pop is helpful to make a focal point.

cubism is a funny thing. i did a little research and found it was defined as looking at the same thing at different angles at the same time. that's what i tried to do with this piece, however looking at other people's pieces i don't see that... someone help me understand?

(it's supposed to be) a self portrait.

i hate self portraits.... and illustrations. so, why in the world did i decide to combine the two to make this? i don't know. anyway, this is supposed to be me. trust me, i am well aware that it looks nothing like me. i tried, but i can never portray myself right. even when i take a picture of myself it doesn't look like me. oh well. i like this, i guess. i feel like it could use a lot more work, and something to take up the giants white space in the corner, suggestions?

p.s. i don't know how i am going to survive ap studio. i definitely am not a good enough artist to be in it. what was i thinking when i decided to sign up. i must be crazy.

edit: i have come to like this piece more...looking at things i have created over time and then looking at this i cans see how much my work has improved, and that has made me excited for what other things i can make. hopefully this class can teach me a thing or two, not necessarily about art, but about myself. i am way to hard on myself. i realize that what i make may not be perfect, there's room for improvement on everything. i'm going to try to look at things from a different perspective. i want to look at my work as if i were an outsider. if i saw that hanging on a wall, what would i think? and i think if i saw this... i would think it was beautiful, honestly.