Project – Experimental Folio ‘Art As Lens’ Amalia L
Artist Statement The focus of my folio is to incorporate people, places, and objects into the focus concept of ‘Art as Lens’. I explored how artists apply different lenses and viewpoints, to create new ways of meaning and representation within their work. Within my folio, I choose to include the experiments that were most successful at demonstrating my use of mix media, the development of my ideas and the divergent thinking that went with it. This includes two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and digital works. I used the QCAA example and the set experimental activities in class to guide me to completion. My works concern personal and environmental concepts which surround my own personal viewpoints and how I see the world around us. The concepts within my work and my style have been influenced by various contemporary artists who explore a range of mix media and similar ideas. Martin Creed’s work includes objects that he has manipulated and re-presented as something new and unusual. I keep this concept, that art can be made from anything and everything, prevalent in mind and aimed to connect it to my work. I want my work to tell stories about me and suggest to the viewer an abstract depiction of an event that has happened in my own life. All my works are unique in their processes and media however they all connect through the concept of ‘Art as Lens.’
Folio of Experimental Works – Viewfinder
View Finder A series of experimental works using the same viewpoint Texters, water colours, art line pen, charcoal and oil pastels 15cm X 10cm (Times by 4)
Folio of Experimental Works – Old Photographs
Pattern Photographs of Family Members A series of black and white photographs of family members Black and White photographs, art line pen 4cm X 6cm
Folio of Experimental Works – Mix Media Collage
Mix Media Collage A pair of collage images, in response to experimenting with mix media Inspired by Rosana Jones Driftwood, rocks, sticks, vine and printed out image 21.0cm X 29.7cm
Folio of Experimental Works – Connected by The Rope
Connected by the Rope A part of a rope with pieces of driftwood intertwine throughout Inspired by Martin Creed Rope, driftwood Sculpture work
Folio of Experimental Works – Each Bit Of Plastic Counts
Each Bit Of Plastic counts A series of plastic bottles lined from smallest to largest Inspired by Martin Creed Plastic bottles, containers and carton Sculpture work
Folio of Experimental Works – Piled Together
Piled Together Stop-motion video incorporate natural objects, moving into a pile Inspired by William Kentridge Driftwood, leaves, seedpods and sticks Stop-motion video
Supporting Evidence – Viewfinder and Photographs
Supporting Evidence – Mix Media Collage
Supporting Evidence – Sculpture Work
Supporting Evidence – Piled Together