Assignment 4 - Final Project

The big idea of my final project is fantasy. In my final project, I will use a picture in which there is a little boy holding a box standing in the middle of his bedroom as the base. I will make some changes on the things in his room, such as the bookshelf and bed. All these changes can receal how a little see the world in his own eyes, and that is the fantasy of him.

Here are three pictures of fantasy that influenced me most. I think the strong conflict of fantasy and the reality can show the theme more comprehensively.

Here is the link to the technique I will use in my final project:
http://www.worth1000.com/tutorials/162627/ruining-big-ben

Assignment 3 - Big Idea

The first artist I choose is Jiri Geller, because I think the big idea under his works and the way his works are shown are all very attractive to me. He uses the sculptures to reveal his big idea of the mix of modern culture and the dark sense of humor.

I think Geller obtains a very unique thought about the pop culture, and he combines different aspects together in his works. Just like the first work I post below, there is only a hand with a glove of the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse. Most of the time, when concerning about Mickey Mouse, we always think of its cute outlook and its funny bhaviour. But in this work, I just think more about the dark side, such as the loneliness of the Mickey Mouse, since there is still some blood on the arm. And in the second picture, this idea is conveyed more clearly to me, thanks to the change of light in the picture.

As for my final project, I think Geller's works give me such an idea that I could use those elements that I'm fimiliar with in my final project. And it is important to me to think out of the box and hold a different point of view about these elements.

Link to Jiri Geller: http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/05/13/jiri-gellers-polished-pop/


The second artist I like is Richard Butler, because I really like his work series named "Masks". I think the big idea behind these works is the mask that people wear on their heart. The reason why I am so keen to his works is that I really like the idea his works convey to me. He uses his works to show the idea that in this modern world, people always tend to wear a mask, which blocks our true feelings conveying to each other.

As is shown in the first picture below, there are something like planes flying in the sky, and in the middle of the picture, there is a girl wearing black veil. I think this picture shows the background of war and death. On the girl's face, there is some make-up, but it still cannot make the sadness on her face vanish.

I think Butler's works make me understand that I can focus more on my understandings of the daily life.

Link to Richard Butler: http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/05/13/richard-butlers-masks/