One for Good Luck

A final color blog, just incase.



Pointillism came about in the 1880’s as part of the Post-Impressionism movement. This technique consisted of carefully plotting out and creating images composed of dots of only primary colors. A wide spectrum of colors is then created through the use of optical illusions. Impressionists really cracked down to the core of color, realizing that simple placing to primaries together in close range will cause the viewer to see a secondary from a distance. The artist to really make this famous was Georges-Pierre Seurat. His famous work, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, is the perfect example of pointillism. One could look for hours at the all the color work/theory and planning he applied in his work.

Image from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Georges_Seurat_-_Un_dimanche_apr%C3%A8s-midi_%C3%A0_l%27%C3%8Ele_de_la_Grande_Jatte_v2.jpeg

Finished

My project is finished, and as in most cases, it is a bit different from what I had originally intended. I became less specific in my subject matter. Instead of picking specific countries and their colors (with the exception of ‘Uncle Sam’), I went with ethnicities and chose to leave them black and white. After gluing it all down I went to add the color to the children and realized that if I did so then I would lose an important aspect of my piece.
The concept is that the United States views itself above all other peoples and nations in the world. Uncle Sam’s red, white, and blues shine out brightly, making a nice contrast with the black and white children following behind. Our mindset is that we are better; therefore we get to have color. To make the black and white stand out, I stained the collage of images in the back and text with watered down, brown acrylic paints. This makes it look worn and batter, matching the devastation that is rampant in the background. Over all I am very satisfied with how my project turned out.