Nakeil Reid's AAA Art Blog: 2014

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Surprise Group Project on Form

This week my group and I created something for Liam - a TIC TAC TOE game. Instead of X's and O's we created brains and knives out of paper. I believe that the art form we used was Economy. The concept of our game was simple yet quite abstract. Liam will have a fun time playing this with another person.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Favorite Daily Object Sketches

Out of all the daily object sketches I have done, these are by far my favorites.
When you have to draw the same thing for more then 9 weeks, it can get really hard to come up with something new. I'm really proud of how these turned out in the face of "artist's block".

“Who am I?” Final Project Artist Statement

ARTIST STATEMENT

From the time I was a young boy, I was told I was of Indian heritage.

My great grandmother and grandfather were full Indian, and my mother is half Indian.

The name 'Nakeil' is actually an Indian name. I was also told I have plenty of family living over there too. Many aunts, uncles, and cousins. The reason I decided to go into the direction of making a mask for this project is because I am very proud of my Indian culture. Their style of art is very unique and different from the rest of the world. There's a very interesting cultural flare to their art that I can't put my fingers on. I made this mask by applying paper mache to a plastic face mold. After the paper dried, I outlined the designs I wanted on it. Then I painted over the mask and there you have it! The Element I used was 3 dimensional, I picked this because alot more can be achieved in 3D.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

#1 Art Critique

Derick Mendez recreated a character called Vaporeon from the popular TV show Pokemon. This piece was made using pastels, colored pencils, and crayons. The part that stands out to me the most was the small scribbles here and there. It gives this picture a very strong sense of childhood innocence. All the different lines and colors keep my eyes moving all over the picture.
All the different colors lead my eye from place to place. I think the color in this pieces was used perfectly. It feels like the artist used any spare color pencil they found lying around. Much how like a kid would do it. I believe the colors symbolize innocence and youth. If I could give any name to this piece, I would just simply name it childhood, because it reminds me of the kind of 'masterpieces' I would make as a child. The picture gives me a very nostalgic feeling. Not many pictures can do that for me.

Friday, October 17, 2014

Color Project Artist Statement

Original Sunday Afternoon by Vincent Van Gogh

6 Object Idea Sketch

Draft by Me

Finished Version

The art piece I decided to recreate was A Sunday Afternoon, by Vincent van Gogh.
It is arguably one of his greatest masterpieces. Every detail was carefully planned. The work required sketches on panel, 25 drawings and three important preliminary studies. But final product was one of the greatest renaissance paintings of all time.
This project initially started off as a joke between friends. The idea of replacing the people in the orignal painting with chickens sounded hilarious. But gradually it began to take root in my mind. The chickens are on the shore of life, waiting to be taken out and eaten.
I was initially unsure on how to approach this project but I thought coloring pencils would be the best idea. Pressing hard on the cardboard gave the illusion of fresh cut grass in the picture. And also it made the water look rough. It also helped with the tree's making it look like a windy day. I'm pleased with how this turned out.