New Work March 20th

                                                     

Recently Done Artwork (Mixed Media) @lifeoftroll

Hi everyone, this is a collection of work I have done over the course of the last few months. 

I've been experimenting with different styles, using different types of media, and researching

many different artists. I've been very motivated to create art based off scenery and experiences

I've encountered in the past few months. Hope you all enjoy my work and keep coming back to check out new posts. 

Surfboard Paintings @lifeoftroll

                Hi everyone, I have been busy traveling lately and haven't had much time to update 

                my blog. I've recently moved to Huntington Beach, California and am looking for art based 

                work. The photos below are a collection of surfboard paintings I have accomplished

                in the last eight months. I hope you enjoy them and if you ever want your own custom

                art surfboard contact me at surfartbyjulian@gmail.com 

                

                 Also please follow me on Instagram---> @lifeoftroll

Final Portfolio

Mom

Oil on Wood

13''x 17''

                                                                    

Pop

Oil on Wood

12''x 17''

                                                                 
                                                                       

 Party Time

Oil on Wood

15''x 24''

 Nose Out

Oil on Wood

13.5'' x 14.5''

Recycled Bench

Wooden Pallets

54''x 16.5" 

Recycled Table

Wooden Pallets

24''x 16''

Light Box

Mirrors, Lights, Wood

24''x23''x6''

Materials List

2 sheets of wood- $6.95 each

Everything else I recycled, or previously obtained

End of year Questions

1. What work have you made that seems most yours? Why?
-I feel that all the work I make seems to be mine. In art, technically nothing is original, every artist seeks
 inspiration from other artists and go from there. My light box, wood furniture, and paintings are all
special to me in different ways and portray my enjoyment for creating a creative process in route to the
finished product.

2.Who are artists that are making work that relates to you? Are there other influences? 
    How are these other influences connected to your work?
-There are several different artists who create wooden pallet furniture and with my portraits, it is
influenced by technological software such as illustrator and photoshop. These influences are connected
to my work because they give me inspiration and ideas and allow me to gain my own ideas and put them towards my own artwork.

3. Discuss, in your own words, why you think this is so.
-No one can survive without art because art is a way to express yourself. There are so many different forms of art in everyday life and everyone needs a creative outlet. Creating art, performing it, or doing whatever you feel is art is fulfilling to the mind and makes people feel good.

4. Which of these ideas resonates most with you? Why? If they all resonate, how do they differ?
-Art is something that I do for the world. Why I say that is because I love for people to see my work and be intrigued and think it is exciting. I do artwork not only for myself, but to spark creativeness within another person. This semester, I feel I have accomplished that. I created a light box with different materials and that piece of art sparked the interest of another classmate of mine to create his own form of light art.

5.What do you notice about yourself? What are your methods? Subject Matter? The answers do 
not have to be limited to art related topics.
- I noticed that I enjoy working with my hands more than anything. If a piece of art that I am working on does not involve me to build or create a process to complete it than I am not enjoying myself. I love the qualities of wood and what you can create with it. Wood in my opinion is limitless and there are so many artistic possibilities with the material.

6. What do you care about? The answers do not have to be limited to art related topics.
- I care about being happy and enjoying what I am doing. My outlook is that if I am happy and enjoying what I am doing the success and money will come. Art to me isn't based off being super successful or being famous and having shows all over the world. Art to me is about having fun with what I am doing and creating things that blow peoples minds. I find that making other people happy by seeing my art is the most success I could ever ask for. People take life to seriously and get upset when they don't obtain their goals. I wish that people would take life one day at a time and really enjoy each moment.

Reading #13

Yukinori Yanagi
Pg. 236-243

Yukinori's take on art is interesting to me and attention grabbing. I enjoy how he includes animals in his artwork and doesn't take dominance over an animal like we tend to do in our society. He includes metaphors on how animals resemble art and portray wonderful traits. One example he gives is how contemporary media associates themselves with animals, such as how cars are associated with mustangs, thunderbirds, and impalas. Also, sports teams such as the Denver Broncos, or Seattle Seahawks, he says that human behaviors are explained in accordance to animal traits. I completely agree with him saying that because as humans we definitely do associate ourselves with animals, but always tend to overlook it. His artistic piece involving the ant in my opinion takes a ton of patience and determination, but the concept is extremely creative. I enjoy how most of the marks are around the edges leaving the middle somewhat empty showing the movement of the ant and its intentions. Overall, I find Yukinori to be interesting and intelligent, I enjoy how he takes a lot of time to think about his artwork and have a different mindset than most of us do when it comes to animals.

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