Studio Art: Exam Writing

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Studio Art: Exam Writing

What is the relevance of self-portrait to the artist and to the viewer? Cite examples from the exhibit.
The relevance in self-portraits in to understand how the artist views themselves using different techniques of art to show it. During this semester a self-portrait that I made was the, This Is The Real Me, where we used an Andy Warhol effect using pictures of ourselves created using silkscreens and having inc pass through the gaps. Having many images of myself I used it to create a poster of many self-portraits. The viewer might see an image of a person and wonder, what it he trying to say? And the relevance of a self-portrait is to show what the real you are really all about.

What is the significance of studying images from other cultures? Cite examples from the exhibit.
The significance of studying images from other cultures is to better understand their culture. Knowing their form of art will help you really understand the importance of different things about their culture. For example the African clay masks that we created during our class was a significant replication of African tribal art. The masked helped us understand the importance of the masks and maybe understand different concepts they may mean.

How does color effect the viewer’s perception, mood interpretation? Cite examples from the exhibit.
The color of the artwork have a great effect on the viewers, it will have a great effect in the perception and the opinion about the artwork. Different colors have different psychological effects to the brain; some colors may seem perfect in creating a joyful mood, which most people enjoy seeing in an image. This being the case, warm colors will persuade you toward a positive perception while dark and hash colors will do the opposite. Most dark images will create a gloomy and maybe even depressing mood, however some people

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