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Unit 3

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The focus of my work in Unit 3 was the human body and the physical toll the environment takes on it. I refined my ideas by focusing on the internal and external qualities that are altered by ones environment and personal attributes. In one case, the concept of addiction has taken place where raw materials are used. While in the other, internal factors of the human body has been altered at the hand of nature. By following these two directions, it has allowed me to practice and establish the relationship between a person and their environment. Throughout my entire design process, I focused on the human body. In particular, I have focused on the female form and the natural femininity that it represents. By focusing on the female form and the …show more content…

In death, the earth still has control. Our bodies disintegrate and our bones remain, covered in the world's greenery. Due to the main focus and subject matter revolving around the female form and its relationship with the world, I have been allowed numerous directions that intertwine with one another in one way or another. I selected potential direction number 3 from Unit 3 for my folio. This potential pathway accurately portrayed the relationship between a person and their environment, and the minor form of addiction that becomes a developed characteristic. The series of self-portraits painted in instant coffee (Nescafe) were refined further. Instead of painting my hands and lower face, I focused on painting portrait images rather than a cluster of meaningless figures. I focused on painting three different angles of my face; full portrait, side-on angled portrait and an extreme close up of my eye. These three features of myself are characteristics that are easily affected by the addiction, and consumption of caffeine. The dark circles under my eyes and discolouration of my skin, alongside the sullen look that has so often be told that plagues my …show more content…

This potential pathway also accurately portrayed the correlation and dependent relationship between a person's body during death, and how nature still takes control over the human body even after life. In the original pieces, I had painted a rib cage and the bones of a hand, using Baroque watercolour pencils. For my developed potential pathways, I had created larger and more detailed versions. Two out of the three paintings had become potential final pieces, the third not being developed enough to my standards. Refining this further, I had decided to use the Eraldo watercolour set, creating more vibrancy and tone in the plants that are entwined with the skeleton. I refrained from focusing on organs, but rather the bones that remain after death. I had woven numerous plants and flowers throughout the cracks and creases of the skeletal hand, exploring the concept further in depth. I had altered my original theme by using warm colours in comparison to the cool; instead of the harsh blue and purple hues, the definite plan for my final piece was refined with blossoming flowers and warm coloured bone structure. This had given the overall painting a vibrant hue, exploring the beauty in physical alterations from life to death, and the environmental factors contributing to its physical

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