Final Project

Rosie the Riveter "We Can Do It!" by J. Howard Miller

• What is the subject of your image?

The subject of the image/structure is myself.

• What is the content of your image?

The content of my art piece is a resolution for my mid-term project about social anxiety.

• Why did you make the choices that led to the composition?

I’ve had it in my mind to make a follow up piece for my mid-term and that’s what led to this final project. My idea at first was to build some structural object, which is done somewhat, but I wanted a more personal feel to it instead of “just an object”

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• Explain the process and steps you went through and why you made those decisions.

The decision to have a hand rising from the bottom made from the beginning as it was made. The structures around it were thought of as the project came along. The materials used were from around my house and I wanted an idea of “building up” and also the weaker materials such as wood were on the bottom while the stronger materials such as metals were close to the top. The chain around the hand was an idea I came up with as a supporting piece which will be explained in presentation.

• How you would categorize your work (ex. collage, graphic print, mixed media, etc).

I would categorize my work as abstract structural art, if that’s a thing. The reason for abstract was because it represents more of an idea than can be physically built.

• What artists or works are appropriate to compare your work to?

Rosie the Riveter We Can Do It by J. Howard Miller poster gave me the idea of strength for my project. Although it doesn’t exactly compare to my project, the idea of having the strength to do something is very similar.

• What do you think this image conveys to the audience?

This image can convey hope, strength, perseverance, or even support.

• What are the differences between the first self-portrait and your last self-portrait?

This final project is a physical art piece as opposed to something 2-D on a poster which was my midterm. It is also a resolution to my midterm and how I got on with my life.

• What influenced these changes?

As mentioned, I had this idea on my mind for a while and wanted to make something more 3-D as opposed to the midterm.