I wish to draw the head of a whale shark, the third part of my project three. This includes making it out of oil pastels and loosely using a picture of a whale shark as a reference. Using this piece of art, I hope to raise awareness for the endangerment of whale sharks based on my thinking skill, which will be synthesizing.
Monday, April 23, 2018
"big problems": artist statement
Title: “big problems”
Thinking Skill(s): Synthesizing
For this project, I’m going to make a large drawing of a whale shark. This is the 2nd part of it that I’ve done fingerpainting in goache. Whale sharks are the largest animals in the sea and are entirely harmless, as they’re filter feeders. Quite unfortunately, these gentle giants are endangered and most of it is due to humans. Whale sharks are considered to be very desirable in Asian countries. This includes China and Oman. Often they are used for shark fin soup, meaning only the fins are consumed and the rest of the fish goes uneaten. They are also wanted for their oil, which can be used to waterproof fishing boats. Their biggest threat is humans.
They can sometimes be caught in propellers, run into fishing boats, get caught accidentally as a byproduct, or sometimes get tangled in unused fishing gear. They’ve recently been moved from “Vulnerable” to “Endangered” by the IUCN. Whale sharks are extremely susceptible to intentional fishing because their size, slowness, docile nature, and long development time, they’re easy to catch and are easily overwhelmed by the poaching. I want to raise awareness for the whale sharks in hopes of one day bringing them back to what they were. I’ve decided to make a large drawing of a whale shark using multiple mediums. This ties into the synthesizing. I also did it because of the way whale sharks are used. Most of the time, whole parts of them go unused and wasted, and so I wanted to imitate the process of putting them back together with the different parts of the whole drawing. This cause is very important because the whale shark is an important part of its ecosystem. They are an indicator of water quality, as they feed on plankton, and will often lead to the attraction of more desirable fish such as tuna.
Whale sharks are essentially gentle giants of the ocean, and because humans are the cause of the decline in their population, we are responsible for fixing it. When I’m done with this project, I hope that it might help raise some more awareness for the whale sharks and ensure the safety of their species in the future.
Sources:
https://www.nature.org/newsfeatures/specialfeatures/animals/fish/whale-shark.xml
THE FULL PIECE IS SPLIT UP INTO PARTS AND LABELLED AS DIFFERENT PROJECTS
Thursday, April 19, 2018
project four: "big problems"
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| original base finger painting without the patterns |
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| with patterns |
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| slight close-up |
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| close-up 1 |
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| close-up 2 |
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| full project |
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
"unfinished": artist statement
Title: "unfinished"
Thinking Skill(s): contextualisation, contrast
Time Taken: 5 days
Artist Statement:
the rosy fiddler crab is a subspecies of the fiddler crab. it lives mostly in singapore and prefers to be hidden away under vegetation. it is fairly small and entirely harmless to humans. even though it likes to stay hidden, the rosy fiddler crab has been listed as endangered in singapore. this is because of the loss of the mangroves that are home to the crabs and other various forms of wildlife. this is due to an increase in development within the areas that used to belong to the mangroves. this project relates back to contextualisation in two ways. the first one is relating to the displacement of the rosy fiddler crab due to loss of their habitat. theyre forced to make sense of surroundings theyre unfamiliar with and often perish. that and the lack of colouring in the claw. this is arguably the most interesting part of the crab, and yet i purposely left it blank, forcing whoever sees it to imagine what could possibly fill that area. it also relates to contrast for obvious reasons. the body of the crab itself is very dark, and the one large claw is normally a very vibrant red. leaving it blank makes the white stand out against it even more. this cause is important because it shows how development and other factors affect not only the animals, but the plant life as well. the rosy fiddler crab isnt very well known, so it isnt likely that many people will care. thats why i felt it was so important to make an art piece of this species of fiddler crab in particular.
i hope that im able to raise some more concern for this facinating crab before its too late.
Sources:
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/crustacea/crab/ocypodoidea/rosea.htm
http://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/text/2053.htm
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/plants/mangrove/mangroves.htm
project three: "big problems"
Thinking Skill: Synthesis
Media Used: White charcoal on black paper
artist statement: full artist statement will be posted when all parts of this project are completed.
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| small practice |
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| beginning stages |
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| final product for part 1 |
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| final product for part 1 |
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| close up |
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