Artworks created by: Dayla K.
As an artist, I love to take unorthodox approaches to my work. I love the use of color, and vibrant splashings here and there in pieces. I see it in a way of representing myself and my personality.
I believe that every artist has or had their own signature style; razzle dazzle; when it came to making their artworks. As I have mentioned previously, the most significant part of my work is that of how representative of me it is. Like mentioned previously and repetitively, I love the addition of color and a sense of vibrancy and an optimistic youthful expression to my pieces.
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Every artist has his/her specific style; their own razzle dazzle; whether it be Van Gogh’s distinctive brushstrokes or Gustav Klimnt’s distinctive use of pattern-like-areas in artworks; I feel myself as an artist expressed personally by my constant addition of vibrant and bright colors. So my addition and utilization of a vibrant and upbeat color scheme, like my art teacher Mrs.VanCampen states, makes me the artist I am and my artworks a visual expression into my personality. I try to carry this out, however at my age, it's hard not to feel the need to change your uniqueness and stir away from your specialties sometimes. That I think is the case with my graphite self-portrait. Distinctively, it's the only one of my projects that seems to be standing out in terms of lack of color even though I had access to colored graphite. That piece in particular is special to me in that it shows a challenge for me as an artist when it comes to having courage and self-confidence. I had many doubts while beginning that project; whether I would be able to draw myself with such detail and make it realistic, or how I would do it with graphite or how I would interpret color into it. But now that I have completed it, and am happy with the way it turned out, it definitely taught me a valuable lesson as an artist. It enabled me to be more confident in the future, and stick to my signature way of expressing myself in my art. I like to think of this specific piece almost like my debut album if I was a popstar. It made me grow, and be more mature, confident and most importantly reminded me of who I was as an artist.
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Like one of my favorite artists had once said, "Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you." - Salvador Dali. Thus, overall as an artist I definitely see myself growing, maturing and becoming more confident in my art thanks to this piece specifically. The rest of my work, such as my skeleton, fruit, chicks and mug, I can for sure see myself in them. They show me as who I am, vibrant and colorful and youthful. The type of person I am - my personality generally - is expressed in these pieces.
-Dayla K. |