Project 1_Savannah Brewer

 

The artist I chose is Frank Luna. I was really drawn to his art because my favorite type of art is portraits. Frank first gained experience in production, video editing, and motion graphics. He later moved to New York City to build his foundation and to collaborate with many artists. He ended up working on video installations for several museums and later teamed up with JVP Productions where he learned different artistic concepts. Luna's images would be described as mysterious and provocative, and his images suggest characters, stories, and hidden messages. His work is very pleasing to the eye and it is very smooth but with great detail. Although he has said some of his work has intentional messages, most of it is up for interpretation which I thoroughly enjoy in art. I really enjoy the natural color scheme in his work and the focus on certain characteristics, rather than the whole thing. 

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Final:

For my project my idea/theme was the circle of life. Each piece in my project symbolizes life or death. I wanted to keep a peaceful feeling to my piece and not overwhelm it with lots of bright colors. The hand on the left represents life and the one on the right represents death, they are reaching for each other while the tree of life is placed between them. The hands included are my own and there are butterflies on the left hand which symbolize life, and moths on the right hand which symbolize death. There is also a blooming flower on the left and a dandelion on the right which has reached its final stage and will eventually blow away. I wanted to keep this piece beautiful and happy to look at so it shows there is nothing to be afraid of, as dying is a part of life.