Untitled
Tung Le
Acrylic on shoe
Just another work in progress.
Tung Le
Acrylic on shoe
Just another work in progress.
Vasily Vasilyevich Kandinsky (born December 4, 1866), Russian-born artist, one of the first creators of pure Abstraction in modern painting. After successful avant-garde exhibitions, he founded the influential Munich group Der Blaue Reiter ("The Blue Rider"; 1911-14) and began completely abstract painting. His forms evolved from fluid and organic to geometric. It carries the same theme that I like to have in my work. Although his work evolves differently from mine, I like the style and feel that it would be very beneficial to me as an influence.
Just another VMFA trip
We went on a field trip to the VMFA in British Literature to gain some perspective and idea for our English project. The art in the 21st century gallery is similar to the art we've looked at thus far in Art because most of it is a direct reaction to current events, politics, and an exploration of the human condition. However, where the art of the past tended to function as propaganda or reflect commissioners' ideals, this work seems to carry many more personal themes and narratives. We've discussed a lot of work that alludes to ancient art. Much of the work in this gallery uses allusions to past work to strengthen the universality and timeless nature of their messages. This art also boasts a wider variety of media and multimedia, largely a result of the rapid emergence of and experimentation with new technologies.
I found particularly in the American Art gallery and found their furniture styles to be quite cool. They remind me a lot of the minimalism style of sculpture in the way of mimicking angular shape and seemingly simple yet still complicated style.
I found particularly in the American Art gallery and found their furniture styles to be quite cool. They remind me a lot of the minimalism style of sculpture in the way of mimicking angular shape and seemingly simple yet still complicated style.
UPDATED Artist Statement
Still I Rise
“You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.”
-Maya Angelou
This poem became an inspiration for my work. Further inspired by the work of Ayn Rand, I feel that the best work comes from those who chose to follow their passion and ideals. As an artist, I work hard to develop the work that speaks the most to me. Arguably the biggest part of my process is to understand how different ways and mediums can can be used to express my message: I don’t particularly like to adhere to the standards of everyone around me. The expectation of being a guy, being an Asian, being an immigrant, being an “Americanized” person sometimes overwhelms me.sometimes overwhelms me.. I feel that the world has too many expectations of people and that we make our lives too complicated by adhering to other people’s thinking. My preference is to make works that are simple yet still appeal to myself as important and meaningful to myself from a younger time.
I thought about a time when I didn’t have limitations forced on me by other people. Therefore, my work addresses the idea of abandonment of expectations. I view the guidelines like composition, subject, and color theory as very strict rules. I want to express in a way that no one has to adhere to anyone else’s expectations. I try to I distinctly chose to use many many colors in my work. Also in my black and white drawings drawings, I stress the geometric shapes that dominates the work to to hint at the strict expectation of the people. I wanted to produce artworks that feels as free as a feels as free as a five-year old’s drawing . The challenge is finding the right balance between overcomplicating the artwork with the expectations enforced by societal norms and working thoughtlessly . I hope to create artworks that speak to my own need but also to those who want to express their passion in creating the artwork the way that they want, not the way someone else wants.
“You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.”
-Maya Angelou
This poem became an inspiration for my work. Further inspired by the work of Ayn Rand, I feel that the best work comes from those who chose to follow their passion and ideals. As an artist, I work hard to develop the work that speaks the most to me. Arguably the biggest part of my process is to understand how different ways and mediums can can be used to express my message: I don’t particularly like to adhere to the standards of everyone around me. The expectation of being a guy, being an Asian, being an immigrant, being an “Americanized” person sometimes overwhelms me.sometimes overwhelms me.. I feel that the world has too many expectations of people and that we make our lives too complicated by adhering to other people’s thinking. My preference is to make works that are simple yet still appeal to myself as important and meaningful to myself from a younger time.
I thought about a time when I didn’t have limitations forced on me by other people. Therefore, my work addresses the idea of abandonment of expectations. I view the guidelines like composition, subject, and color theory as very strict rules. I want to express in a way that no one has to adhere to anyone else’s expectations. I try to I distinctly chose to use many many colors in my work. Also in my black and white drawings drawings, I stress the geometric shapes that dominates the work to to hint at the strict expectation of the people. I wanted to produce artworks that feels as free as a feels as free as a five-year old’s drawing . The challenge is finding the right balance between overcomplicating the artwork with the expectations enforced by societal norms and working thoughtlessly . I hope to create artworks that speak to my own need but also to those who want to express their passion in creating the artwork the way that they want, not the way someone else wants.
Awareness- Piet Mondrian and the minimalism
Would I argue that my work is in the influence of minimalism and other art movements? Yes. Is my work a minimalist work? No. For this awareness post, I decided to take a closer look back at some of the artwork that heavily influenced me and made me shift my focus to a new direction than where I once was.
Minimalism Art leading figures: Donald Judd 1928-1994, Frank Stella 1936, Robert Morris 1931, and Carl Andre 1935 - "created objects which often blurred the boundaries between painting and sculpture, and were characterized by unitary, geometric forms and industrial materials. Emphasising cool anonymity over the hot expressivism of the previous generation of painters, the Minimalists attempted to avoid metaphorical associations, symbolism and suggestions of spiritual transcendence. Minimal Hard-edge painting is characterized by large, simplified, usually geometric forms on an overall flat surface; precise, razor-sharp contours; and broad areas of bright, unmodulated colour that have been stained into unprimed canvas. It differs from other types of geometric abstraction in that it rejects both lyrical and mathematical composition because, even in this simplified field, they are a means of personal expression for the artist. Minimal hard-edge painting is the anonymous construction of a simple object. Minimal sculpture is composed of extremely simple, monumental geometric forms made of fibreglass, plastic, sheet metal, or aluminum, either left raw or solidly painted with bright industrial colours. Like the painters, minimalist sculptors attempted to make their works totally objective, unexpressive, and non-referential." Please see for more details: http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2013/03/Minimalist-Art-Movement.html From the moment I saw this piece, I was like WOW. I suppose it connects with me well in a way (How vague..). I know and understand the purpose behind the movement of the minimalism art. That being said, I have my own definition of artworks so I feel like I could still connect well with the cccc |
Connection Post
This article brought up an array of questions that were answered haphazardly by a group of artists that couldn't seem to make up their mind about anything really. Yet there were glimpses of rational thought to be found through some of the responses, primarily the ones that avoided shameless plugs.
At one point, the group began talking about the 'supercharged market' and one of them referenced video art as having 2 main issues: the necessity of projection and the necessity of exclusivity or limited runs. Neither of these claims make any sense, as in modern society everyone carries a screen in their pocket big enough to watch and understand whatever media they want; while a projector may be ideal for certain pieces there is by no means a need for one to view artwork. Furthermore, the idea that the artist needs to make limited runs or keep their video secret is completely the opposite of reality, in the modern day artists can share their works on the internet and make money off of the views that they receive by way of ad revenue, and many artists are thriving by doing this more than they would have had they planned out specific shows and museums to exhibit their work in.
What is more astonishing is that the artists then went on to talk about exactly what they ignored earlier, technology in general. Their insights here became reasonable as they identified several trends that technology is causing in the art world, a sea of monotonous content and a lack of meaning entirely. When the entire discussion is focused on sending a message through art, the realization that technology is actually making it harder for us to send our message effectively is a scary one. As artists are put in contact with more and more sources of inspiration, it all seems to blend together into one heaping mess of grey matter. There is no substance to a lot of recent work because there was not one direction for the artist, there were infinite.
I think Martinez summed the article up wonderfully with," We have experienced a big bang in the field of art wherein everything means something, and at the same time nothing means anything."
At one point, the group began talking about the 'supercharged market' and one of them referenced video art as having 2 main issues: the necessity of projection and the necessity of exclusivity or limited runs. Neither of these claims make any sense, as in modern society everyone carries a screen in their pocket big enough to watch and understand whatever media they want; while a projector may be ideal for certain pieces there is by no means a need for one to view artwork. Furthermore, the idea that the artist needs to make limited runs or keep their video secret is completely the opposite of reality, in the modern day artists can share their works on the internet and make money off of the views that they receive by way of ad revenue, and many artists are thriving by doing this more than they would have had they planned out specific shows and museums to exhibit their work in.
What is more astonishing is that the artists then went on to talk about exactly what they ignored earlier, technology in general. Their insights here became reasonable as they identified several trends that technology is causing in the art world, a sea of monotonous content and a lack of meaning entirely. When the entire discussion is focused on sending a message through art, the realization that technology is actually making it harder for us to send our message effectively is a scary one. As artists are put in contact with more and more sources of inspiration, it all seems to blend together into one heaping mess of grey matter. There is no substance to a lot of recent work because there was not one direction for the artist, there were infinite.
I think Martinez summed the article up wonderfully with," We have experienced a big bang in the field of art wherein everything means something, and at the same time nothing means anything."
Connection Post
First of all, I want to say that how frightening it would be to discover that my artworks is twisted to serve the purpose of an extremist group almost synonymous with evil. The sheer audacity that ISIS would do such a thing is unbelievable. At the same time, looking at the Socialist Realism and its history really does change your mind about how people view propaganda. Often time, propaganda has been viewed with disdain and negativity, such as ISIS's propaganda with McCarty's work. However, it was really interesting to read about what was essentially the Soviet Union's propaganda during its lifetime and how people viewed it. I think it's important to point out how one's art was turned into propaganda and how a propaganda movement is now turned into art.
Feb 1st, 2016, What now?
As I have just finished my work with the Jackson Pollock-inspired painting, I think I'll Coach's idea of combining my style of work from my portfolio with another form of Abstract artworks other than Jackson Pollock.
Since college application is done, it's time for me to find a new thing to try with my project. Coming from the inspiration for the abstract work from last year, I felt the determination to do a Jackson Pollock 2.0 with my own style.
Artist Gallery Field Trip
1/24/2016
Earlier in the quarter, we visited a gallery hosting some of Steve's work on West Main Street. As I’m sure that many of my classmates would agree, the way Steve seamlessly blended his abstract imagery with nature and man-made objects is amazing. The subtlety of how he blends these two elements together is fascinating and one of the main goals in which I’m trying to address in my work. Steve accomplishes what I haven’t been able to figure out by using specific compositions and reflections and often odd yet somehow still fits shapes throughout his painting. I hope that I can take something from the lessons of his works and blend it with my own.
Atelier Olschinsky
1/14/2016
"Atelier Olschinsky founded in 2002 is a small creative studio based in Vienna, Austria. Peter Olschinsky and Verena Weiss are operating in various fields such as graphic design, illustration, photography and art direction. In addition to their jobs for clients they also run several independent projects, always trying to develop and refine their work. " Honestly, they don't have a lot of descriptions and fame yet for their work but I find it really interesting. As I'm trying to find inspiration to work on my Jackson Pollock 2.0 artwork, I found their work to be quite interesting. |
Malevich
1/9/2016
Malevich contributed Geometric Abstract Art.
"Malevich worked in a variety of styles, but he is mostly known for his contribution to the formation of a true Russian avant-garde post-World War I through his own unique philosophy of perception and painting, which he termed Suprematism. He invented this term because, ultimately, he believed that art should transcend subject matter -- the truth of shape and color should reign 'supreme' over the image or narrative.
More radical than the Cubists or Futurists, at the same time that his Suprematistcompositions proclaimed that paintings were composed of flat, abstract areas of paint, they also served up powerful and multi-layered symbols and mystical feelings of time and space.
Malevich was also a prolific writer. His treatises on the philosophy of art addressed a broad spectrum of theoretical problems conceiving of a comprehensive abstract art and its ability to lead us to our feelings and even to a new spirituality."
"Malevich worked in a variety of styles, but he is mostly known for his contribution to the formation of a true Russian avant-garde post-World War I through his own unique philosophy of perception and painting, which he termed Suprematism. He invented this term because, ultimately, he believed that art should transcend subject matter -- the truth of shape and color should reign 'supreme' over the image or narrative.
More radical than the Cubists or Futurists, at the same time that his Suprematistcompositions proclaimed that paintings were composed of flat, abstract areas of paint, they also served up powerful and multi-layered symbols and mystical feelings of time and space.
Malevich was also a prolific writer. His treatises on the philosophy of art addressed a broad spectrum of theoretical problems conceiving of a comprehensive abstract art and its ability to lead us to our feelings and even to a new spirituality."
Awareness: Splatter/Jackson Pollock 2.0
1/4/2016
One thing that I try to do in my own work is combining the artistic forms of realistic painting/drawings and the works of the Abstract artists, such as Jackson Pollock. I believe that by breaking up the image into different odd shapes, it transforms into a very different piece of work. Although I understand that it is cliche, I can’t help but feel connected with Jackson Pollock’s style of work with splatter paint. While not to say that I will embrace his methods entirely, I hope to draw inspirations from him. I would rather do something that connects with both my love for splatter paint but also for those realistic drawings I’m so fond of. So far, I have found quite a few artists who have approached abstract work differently and I hope to do the same.
Connection Post 12/11
The readings this week dealt with artist response to pain and suffering as a result of war. "The best work looks and draws on nature in an effort to resonate with the human condition," I agree with this quote wholeheartedly. Art gives people the ability to show the emotions but also ideas that cannot be shown through words. After all “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Just as Ai Wei Wei used his artworks as a form of showing the pain and suffering of the people, especially after the earthquake, art is also used as a platform for commentary on issues within society.
In "When Modern Art Met Modern Warfare" the artist used art as a way to show the loss and devastation around them, focusing on the aftermath of World War 1. The art carries the theme that suffering didn’t just exist recently but throughout time and it’s not something that goes away easily. I immediately thought of Guernica by Pablo Picasso when I read this article. Probably one of the most well known showcase for the suffering of the people by wars, it is no surprised that then that the similarities between the aftermath of WW1 and its art with Guernica and its influences from the bombing of Spain by the Nazis. I think it is also interesting that they debated between explicitly expressing their ideas of violence and suffering or alluding to it.
"Horror Is a Constant, as Artist Depict War" by Alissa Rubin took a different approach, instead focusing on civilian sufferings but also shows that humans lives are more than just numbers and more of the effect of suffering on people. I liken it to the fact that Ai Wei Wei documented all of the victim’s names who died in the earthquake as a way to show the suffering that the people of the village continues to go through while the world carries on. I found it interesting that although during wartime people tend to look towards the positives yet the way they just carry on after the war without fully understanding the horror of it.
In "When Modern Art Met Modern Warfare" the artist used art as a way to show the loss and devastation around them, focusing on the aftermath of World War 1. The art carries the theme that suffering didn’t just exist recently but throughout time and it’s not something that goes away easily. I immediately thought of Guernica by Pablo Picasso when I read this article. Probably one of the most well known showcase for the suffering of the people by wars, it is no surprised that then that the similarities between the aftermath of WW1 and its art with Guernica and its influences from the bombing of Spain by the Nazis. I think it is also interesting that they debated between explicitly expressing their ideas of violence and suffering or alluding to it.
"Horror Is a Constant, as Artist Depict War" by Alissa Rubin took a different approach, instead focusing on civilian sufferings but also shows that humans lives are more than just numbers and more of the effect of suffering on people. I liken it to the fact that Ai Wei Wei documented all of the victim’s names who died in the earthquake as a way to show the suffering that the people of the village continues to go through while the world carries on. I found it interesting that although during wartime people tend to look towards the positives yet the way they just carry on after the war without fully understanding the horror of it.
Protest Art Curiosity
12/1/2015
We often associate oppression with the Middle East region. Arab Spring, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or 1991 Desert Storm are all common example of events in the Middle East where we tend to associate oppression. But in the oppressive nations throughout the world, there are people who are willing to go against those regimes and voice their opinion through their art works.
This picture, for example, is a great representation of a typical protest art. It doesn’t limit itself to anything nor does people label it in a certain way. It’s just simply art that people chose the message to voice their ideas. |
Another really cool example I found is in Art War, a movie made in 2014:
“Art War is the story of young, creative Egyptian Artists of the Arab Spring who, through the means of graffiti murals, rebellious music, art, and enlightenment, try to salvage their revolution from going under. The film follows revolutionary artists through 2 and a half years of post-revolutionary anarchy, from the 2011 Arab Spring to the downfall of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. It describes the proliferation of creativity after Mubarak’s fall, showing how these artists learn to use art in new ways -- as a weapon to fight for their unfinished revolution.Marco Wilms: „In 2011, the images of the Egyptian uprising touched me very much. As an East German, they reminded me of my “own revolution” and the fall of the Berlin Wall 1989. So I went to Cairo to film the young revolutionary artists, who were like me 20 years ago. But in 2013 it became a burning inferno. Martyrs of the revolution dominate our heroes' graffiti. They salvage the spirit of the revolution, sailing on Noah's Ark through the downfall of the Islamic world to the shores of a new life..." -Nashville Film Festival Probably one of the oddest things I have seen in a wild but I believe that it’s still considered protest art. What’s your idea of protest art. |
Experience (Japanese Tattoo: Horimono)
November 3rd, 2015
Over the weekend of Halloween, I went to the VMFA and visited the exhibits of the Japanese tattoo called horimono. It wasn't a surprise to me as I have seen horimono in the past when I lived in Japan. However, I never thought of them as more than anything but gang signs and I tended to avoid horimono as much as I could. However, the summer reading assignment for AP Literature, The Garden of Evening Mists, allowed me to see deeper into the history and culture of Horimono. So when I came to the VMFA with an open mind, it was quite a different experience than in the past. Unfortunately, I was unable to take any pictures of the exhibits but I have the link to the VMFA website in case anyone wants to go see it. I definitely recommend going to see it. Aside from the history lesson, seeing living people with horimono against remembering it from your mind is different. With a rather conservative background, I used to approach horimono with a caution. But now seeing it makes me wonder what the artist is thinking when he or she is creating the piece of work. It makes me curious as to how the association of tattoos with gang signs came to be. Why parents teach their children to avoid strangers with tattoos? It's quite interesting to think about and definitely one of the topics that I wanted to bring up in class.
November 1st, 2015
This is going to be a summary of what happened since the beginning of October. My portfolio is coming along pretty well. This is a picture of my cousin when we went to a castle in Vietnam. Yeah, I know. I didn't know there were any castles in Vietnam but this is a former ruin of a French estate that was later restored and renovated into a tourist attraction. My cousin and I went to visit and this was one of the picture I took of her.
Project #3
To continue with the idea of figure drawing, I have also started my new project #3. This is a drawing of Elinor based on a picture I took of her. So I do more drawing, I begin to feel the tie of emotions have with my works. As Chloe's drawing was based on boredom(An almost Queeny-like theme), this drawing is one of tiredness, probably of school work. I identify very much with this theme and felt it was only right to show this. With Elinor's drawing, I felt a connection with tiredness and struggle of life.
Finished Project #2
This is my second finished project so far this quarter. I felt quite satisfied by my progress of improvement with figure drawing. I feel that with this drawing, I can begin to construct my portfolio and begin to build my body of work. My overall theme is to continue with drawing figure and work on my body of work. I worked with Chloe in order to get a decent composition and from that, I drew a background drawing with white pastel on black paper. I took a lot of influences from my sketchbook work into consideration of doing this project. I would like to create my own unique style to doing future projects.
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Artist of the Day Part 2 (Car Designer 2.0)
While his career didn't take off until the introduction of the Tesla Model S, Franz von Holzhausen's work contributed to the one of the most successful electric car ever made and also one of the most award winning car since its inception in 2013. Von Holzhausen's work created the overall design tone for the young automotive company, which is trying to carve out a market for electric cars and convince the public that gasoline powered cars are bad for their health and environment.
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Artist of the Day (Car Designer...)
After decades of copycat design as such the Nissan 240z, which took heavily cues from the Jaguar E-type, Shiro Nakamura was the godsend that put Japanese car design back on the map. When Renault boss, Carlos Ghosn, took over Nissan, he radically revised everything about Nissan as part of his revival plan. Since 1999, Ghosn put Nakamura to work, overseeing numerous radical concepts and high-selling production cars. These included the Cube, the 350Z, the Murano, the Juke, and, in Europe, various Micras and the Qashqai, as well as the FX45 and the Essence concept for Infiniti. His arguably greatest product, the Nissan GTR R-35, broke countless records as well as setting the bar for sport car designs for efficiency.
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October 11th, 2015
Finished Project #1
- Hi, so I finished my spray painting project and I must say that it went well. I designed how I wanted to do my project and planned it on my sketchbook. I took a lot of influence from my summer assignment projects and created this project based on emotions. I feel emotions drive my work throughout this year and this is no exception. I feel the struggle of senior year hit me and I wanted to get it down all on paper. I felt that this tiredness was the perfect theme so I created my project around this idea.
October 2nd, 2015
Hi everyone, it's been a while since I've updated this blog. To start things off, connection posts!
I will be honest in saying that I don't know much about protest art. Other than Ai Wei Wei and a couple of other mainstream artists, generally protest art works aren't my thing. But reading these two articles does make me question a lot of things about our society. "female artists had solo shows at major museums, and powerful women worked as gallerists, curators, journalists, and tastemakers.".
I felt that article: "CRAFTIVISM: THE DO-IT-YOURSELF PRACTICE OF PROTEST DESIGN" could be worked to include a little bit more details. I think that the article was more like a blog than an actually article for the reader to learn more about the artworks.
One of the fact that I found interesting looking at the Guerrilla Girl website is the fact in the Senate, 14% are female whereas Hollywood only has 4% female directors. I find that shocking and then I realized that I actually don't know any female directors, only actresses. Also this, too: "As detailed in the article, a 2014 report by the Association of Art Museum Directors found that only 24% of institutions with budgets over $15 million have female directors, and these women make 29% less than their male counterparts. In addition, just five of the thirty-three museums with budgets over $20 million have female directors." We haven't been able to discuss a lot about protest artworks, particularly artworks that deals with feminism, a lot lately but I think that's something we should get into a little more. Lastly, I know that gender inequality is a major issue that still plagues the world very much but I think it would be suitable since we are the future generations to discuss what we could do to fix these problems.
I will be honest in saying that I don't know much about protest art. Other than Ai Wei Wei and a couple of other mainstream artists, generally protest art works aren't my thing. But reading these two articles does make me question a lot of things about our society. "female artists had solo shows at major museums, and powerful women worked as gallerists, curators, journalists, and tastemakers.".
I felt that article: "CRAFTIVISM: THE DO-IT-YOURSELF PRACTICE OF PROTEST DESIGN" could be worked to include a little bit more details. I think that the article was more like a blog than an actually article for the reader to learn more about the artworks.
One of the fact that I found interesting looking at the Guerrilla Girl website is the fact in the Senate, 14% are female whereas Hollywood only has 4% female directors. I find that shocking and then I realized that I actually don't know any female directors, only actresses. Also this, too: "As detailed in the article, a 2014 report by the Association of Art Museum Directors found that only 24% of institutions with budgets over $15 million have female directors, and these women make 29% less than their male counterparts. In addition, just five of the thirty-three museums with budgets over $20 million have female directors." We haven't been able to discuss a lot about protest artworks, particularly artworks that deals with feminism, a lot lately but I think that's something we should get into a little more. Lastly, I know that gender inequality is a major issue that still plagues the world very much but I think it would be suitable since we are the future generations to discuss what we could do to fix these problems.
September 18th
These are the finished summer assignments that I have done over August. They were both very unique from one another, which I quite like. After the critique from my team, I feel that the spray paint work is the most prominent work and will probably the one that I will follow more closely as I start my project.
Well, here it is. The great ending to this amazing adventure of Art III. I'm sure everyone has learned a lot over the last couple of months, I sure as hell did. But it's time to get down to the nitty gritty for one last time for this year. Based on the work in my art skill inventory and work in my online portfolio, I feel that there has been a massive change since then. Now, naturally, it's more than just, oh I did a lot better now give me my grade. It's more like woohhh, this is cool, this doesn't look like it's been thought out by a nine year old on acid and then poorly drawn.
For example, look at my art skill inventory since the first week of school. The first drawing of the year was my drawing of the couple doing tango. The mustache, Mortdecai Mustache, was a really nice touch but other than that, the composition was horrible, the lines were horrible, in general, everything was really bad. I believe that the mid term drawing was a bit better but overall the trend with the last nine weeks is a lot better than I expected. I feel that my color theory stuff has improved quite a bit. I found a desire to use complementary colors a lot in my work. Especially with the Fantastic Four Project, I feel that the spray painting is certainly one favorite of them all. The way the black and the red go together but yet the yellow against the purple looks really cool. (Ok, so I know that black and red isn't really complementary color but whatever but purple and yellow IS). Furthermore, I feel that my composition has improved considerably. But overall, I still think that my color theory stuff is the most improved? of them. However, I feel that my lines need to improve a lot more than before. I feel that what I have learned so far will help me a lot with next year. One thing for certain, i will NOT do oil painting next year. I am tired and done with oil painting. It's WWAY too time consuming but I don't really get anywhere with it. Not that I'm whining of course. I'd never whine. However, I think that 3D sculptures will be the main thing for next year. I feel that I connect the most with either Jack Pollock style Abstract paintings or 3D sculpture. WITH MY THEMES. I feel that limitless freedom should be more of a trend for art work. It's sure as hell a lot easier if it was. Not only that but I don't feel the limitations bearing down on me.
April 21st.
Hey guys, so I haven't have the time to document the rest of the works yet. People have been using the dressing room for various reasons but should I be able to document them, here is where they would be.
Hey guys, so I haven't have the time to document the rest of the works yet. People have been using the dressing room for various reasons but should I be able to document them, here is where they would be.
April 20th.
VMFA
Yes, I didn't make it to the artist lecture one or two weeks ago. Can you honestly blame me? They didn't even bother to announce it before hand and they kinda skimmed over it so I can't exactly hear the details. But long story short, I didn't get to hear the architects. Shame really. Any who, I decided to do something about that so I went to the Virginia Architecture Museum on Monument Avenue. I haven't been there in a while (actually since 4th grade) so it was interesting to see it again and more of course. The building is obviously a lot bigger and a lot more different than what I remember it to be (Honestly though, I was in 4th grade, what did you expect). Lot's of cool things there, no spoilers here but really awesome exhibits. Believe or not, I actually had to do a history research "paper" for US History for this very museum. Awesome history, awesome exhibits, what else do you want?"
VMFA
Yes, I didn't make it to the artist lecture one or two weeks ago. Can you honestly blame me? They didn't even bother to announce it before hand and they kinda skimmed over it so I can't exactly hear the details. But long story short, I didn't get to hear the architects. Shame really. Any who, I decided to do something about that so I went to the Virginia Architecture Museum on Monument Avenue. I haven't been there in a while (actually since 4th grade) so it was interesting to see it again and more of course. The building is obviously a lot bigger and a lot more different than what I remember it to be (Honestly though, I was in 4th grade, what did you expect). Lot's of cool things there, no spoilers here but really awesome exhibits. Believe or not, I actually had to do a history research "paper" for US History for this very museum. Awesome history, awesome exhibits, what else do you want?"
April 19th
BMW Welt.
Is it about cars? Yes. Is it about architecture? Yes. Is it awesome? Most definitely. To think that I'm a car enthusiast and having to never hear about this is a little bit saddening. However, I love this. I really feel that this and the whole design is just like awesome. I'm a bit disappointed that I didn't get to go see the artist lecture for the architects I believe it was. Honestly though, they should make a more obvious announcement than "Hey, there 's an artist lecture today, btw, Frissbee club is also meeting..." Yeah....Oh well I guess.
BMW Welt.
Is it about cars? Yes. Is it about architecture? Yes. Is it awesome? Most definitely. To think that I'm a car enthusiast and having to never hear about this is a little bit saddening. However, I love this. I really feel that this and the whole design is just like awesome. I'm a bit disappointed that I didn't get to go see the artist lecture for the architects I believe it was. Honestly though, they should make a more obvious announcement than "Hey, there 's an artist lecture today, btw, Frissbee club is also meeting..." Yeah....Oh well I guess.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
April 18th
Wow, wow, wow. I saw this building when I was looking through the pictures of contemporary arts. Now, usually architecture isn't my special expertise nor does it interest me like other arts. This strikes me with similarities with the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Naturally, this is in Spain and not Australia but the similarities are still there. I really like that awesome spider sculpture in the front. It really adds to the quirki-ness of the building. I'm not sure if anyone sees it too but from the angle in this picture, if you use your minds a bit, you can see a silhouette of a ship. Like the corners could be the bow of the ship, etc. Overall a very complete look and well designed job, I must say.
April 18th
Wow, wow, wow. I saw this building when I was looking through the pictures of contemporary arts. Now, usually architecture isn't my special expertise nor does it interest me like other arts. This strikes me with similarities with the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Naturally, this is in Spain and not Australia but the similarities are still there. I really like that awesome spider sculpture in the front. It really adds to the quirki-ness of the building. I'm not sure if anyone sees it too but from the angle in this picture, if you use your minds a bit, you can see a silhouette of a ship. Like the corners could be the bow of the ship, etc. Overall a very complete look and well designed job, I must say.
April 17th, 2015
I have just almost completed my sculpture. It's so close I can almost taste it. Weird huh? Ah, well, I'll work on it. Anyways, the art class is going well, we didn't have the model come in this week to do the sketching so that gave us sometime to do the critiques and writing up our artist statement. A bit boring but meh. Any who, I got my stuff done so whatever.
P.S.: What do you think of my artist statement:
Tung Le
Apollo
The concept of sculpture is nothing new to art students of this day and age. After all, most of those who have taken art have at least worked with clay in some forms or another. However, with the new introduction of materials like plaster, tape casting, the limit has risen by quite a few paces. My idea originate from the fact that in my opinion, you will have to eventually risk your help for your career or goal, in this case, money. Some people say that I have a one track mind about money. I feel the same. To me, money and success brings me happiness. No longer can anyone complain about how incompetent I am or how much of a loser I am.
Not only that but I won’t have to worry so much about the future. Honestly, how many times have your parents argued about money. Whether it’s about how much they spent or how high the bills were, the problems still stem back to money. I feel that being successful and having money will ensure me the future that I desire, hence the dollar sign and the diploma. However, I recognize that it’s also taxing on my health and time with the effort I put into my work. After all, if you stay up late to do work, you tend to get better. However, chances are it won’t be your first time staying up late or your first time working and skipping meals. If you do it so many times to try to be more successful, you risk damaging your health, hence the pill. Essentially what I’m saying is that your success rests on your health so take care of it.
I have just almost completed my sculpture. It's so close I can almost taste it. Weird huh? Ah, well, I'll work on it. Anyways, the art class is going well, we didn't have the model come in this week to do the sketching so that gave us sometime to do the critiques and writing up our artist statement. A bit boring but meh. Any who, I got my stuff done so whatever.
P.S.: What do you think of my artist statement:
Tung Le
Apollo
The concept of sculpture is nothing new to art students of this day and age. After all, most of those who have taken art have at least worked with clay in some forms or another. However, with the new introduction of materials like plaster, tape casting, the limit has risen by quite a few paces. My idea originate from the fact that in my opinion, you will have to eventually risk your help for your career or goal, in this case, money. Some people say that I have a one track mind about money. I feel the same. To me, money and success brings me happiness. No longer can anyone complain about how incompetent I am or how much of a loser I am.
Not only that but I won’t have to worry so much about the future. Honestly, how many times have your parents argued about money. Whether it’s about how much they spent or how high the bills were, the problems still stem back to money. I feel that being successful and having money will ensure me the future that I desire, hence the dollar sign and the diploma. However, I recognize that it’s also taxing on my health and time with the effort I put into my work. After all, if you stay up late to do work, you tend to get better. However, chances are it won’t be your first time staying up late or your first time working and skipping meals. If you do it so many times to try to be more successful, you risk damaging your health, hence the pill. Essentially what I’m saying is that your success rests on your health so take care of it.
SPRING BREAK!!!
April 2nd
Sculptures by contemporary art stars fill Shanghai park
Now normally I just circle around the contemporary arts of American artists or European artists. Not sure why but I do. So when this article came out of Chinese contemporary arts, I had to give it a try. While I do find the arts of Ai Wei Wei interesting, it's most certainly not something that I find that I could do or that it's in my scope. However, upon reading this article and seeing their artworks, I was very impressed by their creativity. I like to find something new to see everyday. I think that's how artists get their inspirations. While I do find Ai Wei Wei's work admirable, it still carries a political agenda. Art, in my opinion, shouldn't carry any political agenda but the artist's wishes and desires. So that's why I find the contemporary art in Shanghai park quite refreshing.
http://en.artintern.net/index.php/news/main/html/1/2128
Sculptures by contemporary art stars fill Shanghai park
Now normally I just circle around the contemporary arts of American artists or European artists. Not sure why but I do. So when this article came out of Chinese contemporary arts, I had to give it a try. While I do find the arts of Ai Wei Wei interesting, it's most certainly not something that I find that I could do or that it's in my scope. However, upon reading this article and seeing their artworks, I was very impressed by their creativity. I like to find something new to see everyday. I think that's how artists get their inspirations. While I do find Ai Wei Wei's work admirable, it still carries a political agenda. Art, in my opinion, shouldn't carry any political agenda but the artist's wishes and desires. So that's why I find the contemporary art in Shanghai park quite refreshing.
http://en.artintern.net/index.php/news/main/html/1/2128
April 1st, I have just came up with this brillant idea for my sculpture project. It's going to be epic.
March 25, I got my project about half way done. I think that's pretty good. I hope to see the same success next week.
March 22nd,
I had some free time today so I decided to visit the local VMFA on Boulevard. Strangely though, I never been to some of these parts despite being at the museum for quite a few times. Like what I always do at any museum, I get lost. It's actually deliberate this time. What I have come to realize with museums is that if you follow the order that they have laid out, it's no fun. Life's about unpredictability and awesomeness that if you're just sticking to what ever you have, you're as stiff as a stick. So I got lost. What struck me the most was a sort of old picture, I'm not sure how they did it but it's not paint, it's really strange and I didn't get a chance to read the description. It was a circle picture, depicting a equivalent of hell and heaven sort of for what I am assuming a Asian culture, probably Chinese. It shows the stages of how if you're bad, you reborn as an animal, then you get torture in hell, etc...Gruesome if I do say so myself. But likewise, with heaven, you get to reborn as a human again, then you get to ascend into "higher beings", which was what I was assuming. I find it really interesting how similar many cultures are around the world despite being pretty isolated. This ideology and the idea of Heaven and Hell in Christianity is quite similar. I think it's also cool to note that in every culture and country, there is at least one derivations of the story Cinderella. Who Knew?
I had some free time today so I decided to visit the local VMFA on Boulevard. Strangely though, I never been to some of these parts despite being at the museum for quite a few times. Like what I always do at any museum, I get lost. It's actually deliberate this time. What I have come to realize with museums is that if you follow the order that they have laid out, it's no fun. Life's about unpredictability and awesomeness that if you're just sticking to what ever you have, you're as stiff as a stick. So I got lost. What struck me the most was a sort of old picture, I'm not sure how they did it but it's not paint, it's really strange and I didn't get a chance to read the description. It was a circle picture, depicting a equivalent of hell and heaven sort of for what I am assuming a Asian culture, probably Chinese. It shows the stages of how if you're bad, you reborn as an animal, then you get torture in hell, etc...Gruesome if I do say so myself. But likewise, with heaven, you get to reborn as a human again, then you get to ascend into "higher beings", which was what I was assuming. I find it really interesting how similar many cultures are around the world despite being pretty isolated. This ideology and the idea of Heaven and Hell in Christianity is quite similar. I think it's also cool to note that in every culture and country, there is at least one derivations of the story Cinderella. Who Knew?
March 20th
Connection post
Well, one key theme that both of these articles share is their description of artistic intellects in terms of design. John Russell Pope and Daniel Chester French had no doubt amazing minds to come up with such amazing and intricate designs. But perhaps most important of our is how much details are being considered when they are designing their work. For example, Daniel Chester French used his own hands instead of Lincoln’s actual hands. When French studied hands casts made of Lincoln,
"The hands are clenched, and French thought that wasn't appropriate for this particular monument," Hassler says. "So [French] ended up casting his own hands in the position where he felt they would rest on the chair." So in the Lincoln sculpture, you can literally see the hands of the artist. Marks from French's chisels humanized Abraham Lincoln, transforming what is viewed as a hero, but almost mythic figure into something more “human”.
With Pope, a legendary architect today for the Jefferson Memorial, the National Archives, and the West building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, was commissioned to design the new Lincoln Memorial. There was so many designs that he went through, and I find that really fascinating. I think it’s also cool to bring up the fact that my history photography project was the Virginia Museum of Archiecture, formerly the Branch House, designed by Pope as well, so it’s certainly very interesting to see certain design cues from such a familiar man.
I feel though that both of these lacked the artist’s comment/interpretation of their work. Because believe it or not, it’s often the artists themselves that are the most critical of their work. I feel that only the artists could tell that the smallest details was off and should be changed to something else. However, I like French’s article because it has many specific details about French’s work, such as use of his own hand to replace that of Abraham Lincoln. On the other hand, Pope’s article provided a much more “broad” history, providing some details on his other works as well as his brainstorms as he went through the designs.
What I find most interesting about both is how much details they have put into their work. Not to say that other artists don’t put effort into their work but I could see that both of these two men put a lot of thinking into their creations. Pope even considered multi-designs of pyramids for the memorial and decided not even to go with that. That’s dedication in my opinion.
Connection post
Well, one key theme that both of these articles share is their description of artistic intellects in terms of design. John Russell Pope and Daniel Chester French had no doubt amazing minds to come up with such amazing and intricate designs. But perhaps most important of our is how much details are being considered when they are designing their work. For example, Daniel Chester French used his own hands instead of Lincoln’s actual hands. When French studied hands casts made of Lincoln,
"The hands are clenched, and French thought that wasn't appropriate for this particular monument," Hassler says. "So [French] ended up casting his own hands in the position where he felt they would rest on the chair." So in the Lincoln sculpture, you can literally see the hands of the artist. Marks from French's chisels humanized Abraham Lincoln, transforming what is viewed as a hero, but almost mythic figure into something more “human”.
With Pope, a legendary architect today for the Jefferson Memorial, the National Archives, and the West building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, was commissioned to design the new Lincoln Memorial. There was so many designs that he went through, and I find that really fascinating. I think it’s also cool to bring up the fact that my history photography project was the Virginia Museum of Archiecture, formerly the Branch House, designed by Pope as well, so it’s certainly very interesting to see certain design cues from such a familiar man.
I feel though that both of these lacked the artist’s comment/interpretation of their work. Because believe it or not, it’s often the artists themselves that are the most critical of their work. I feel that only the artists could tell that the smallest details was off and should be changed to something else. However, I like French’s article because it has many specific details about French’s work, such as use of his own hand to replace that of Abraham Lincoln. On the other hand, Pope’s article provided a much more “broad” history, providing some details on his other works as well as his brainstorms as he went through the designs.
What I find most interesting about both is how much details they have put into their work. Not to say that other artists don’t put effort into their work but I could see that both of these two men put a lot of thinking into their creations. Pope even considered multi-designs of pyramids for the memorial and decided not even to go with that. That’s dedication in my opinion.
March 18th
This is JUST COOOLL!! I don't know about you but the first thing that came to mine when I saw this was the Trojan Horse. He took an idea that seems very mundane and made it into something extremely awesome. There are other exhibits that he does as well but this particular one, I just love. I guess one thing that I love about it is that it reminds me of the crayon drawings you do as a kid that you never outgrown and then you super size it and make it 3-D. This is just cool.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/gabor-miklos-szoke-wooden-slat-sculptures
This is JUST COOOLL!! I don't know about you but the first thing that came to mine when I saw this was the Trojan Horse. He took an idea that seems very mundane and made it into something extremely awesome. There are other exhibits that he does as well but this particular one, I just love. I guess one thing that I love about it is that it reminds me of the crayon drawings you do as a kid that you never outgrown and then you super size it and make it 3-D. This is just cool.
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/gabor-miklos-szoke-wooden-slat-sculptures
March 18, 2015
I told you didn't I. Coach made the topic of our sculpture: Lost and Desire. Pretty vague but condense enough I guess.
I told you didn't I. Coach made the topic of our sculpture: Lost and Desire. Pretty vague but condense enough I guess.
March 10, 2015
Coach showed us the methods of how to create a sculpture, which is pretty cool. I just hope that his topic for the thing isn't as crazy as I think it will be.
Coach showed us the methods of how to create a sculpture, which is pretty cool. I just hope that his topic for the thing isn't as crazy as I think it will be.
March 2, 2015
SNOW DAY WORK
February 26, 2015
SNOW DAY< YES
February 10,
We're hanging our stuff up and starting to ge
SNOW DAY WORK
February 26, 2015
SNOW DAY< YES
February 10,
We're hanging our stuff up and starting to ge
Feb 4, 2015
So I turned in my drawing already. Hope to see it and my self-portrait soon but in the mean time, Here's my past projects.
So I turned in my drawing already. Hope to see it and my self-portrait soon but in the mean time, Here's my past projects.
January 27, 2015
I"M DONE, YOU FOOLS (For anyone who got that reference, kudos). Anyways, I'm done with this amazing project. I love it. I love it. I LOVEEEE !!!! Anime,too but close second.
I"M DONE, YOU FOOLS (For anyone who got that reference, kudos). Anyways, I'm done with this amazing project. I love it. I love it. I LOVEEEE !!!! Anime,too but close second.
January 19, 2015
So I thought that I was relatively done with the abstract painting. BUUUUTt, I wasn't. The painting that I had now looked too much like Jackson Pollock's. Actually, if you compare it side by side, you could almost say that mine is just a junior version of it. As of right now, I'm not sure how to fix yet but I will. Rest assured I will.
So I thought that I was relatively done with the abstract painting. BUUUUTt, I wasn't. The painting that I had now looked too much like Jackson Pollock's. Actually, if you compare it side by side, you could almost say that mine is just a junior version of it. As of right now, I'm not sure how to fix yet but I will. Rest assured I will.
January 11, 2015
Happy New Years everyone. We just started our abstract painting project last week. I got my first coat of pain down for the count and I personally think it looks fabulous. I'm unclear of how I want to show my ideas. I wanted to go with Jackson Pollock's style of splatter paint but we'll see. |
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December 12,
I didn't get the chance to go to the DC field trip this year. Last year was fun and all but honestly, with the bad weather like it had, I probably wouldn't look forward to it. Anyways, I'll post what I have researched about regarding the museums there. Honestly though, it's fun and all to look at all the artworks in the museums but I think I would rather see an artist at work making his stuff. I think Mr. Curley said something about progress or process art. Who knows, hey, this is my blog, I get to say what I want....okay, not really but still.
I didn't get the chance to go to the DC field trip this year. Last year was fun and all but honestly, with the bad weather like it had, I probably wouldn't look forward to it. Anyways, I'll post what I have researched about regarding the museums there. Honestly though, it's fun and all to look at all the artworks in the museums but I think I would rather see an artist at work making his stuff. I think Mr. Curley said something about progress or process art. Who knows, hey, this is my blog, I get to say what I want....okay, not really but still.
December 10,
So yeah, about the Old Master drawing, I'm honestly not sure what I'm going to do about it. I just don't have enough time to balance everything and work out all the details for myself.
December 2,
Again with what I said about monoprint. It's fantastic in that it's so different. I think that's what makes art interesting for me. I like to keep things different. I am limited to what skills I have though, ie drawing, designing, etc. Like with my sketchbook, I try my hardest to keep things different for each series. It may not always work but if it's different and I enjoy it, I think that's what actually matters the most.
November 28,
So we have been doing these mono printing with Mr. Curley? Curly? Mr. Curley, I hope you're not reading this but I'm sorry that I can't spell your name right. Really sorry. Anyways, I thought it was really interesting to try something new. Alright, before, everyone goes ballistic, let me explain. In most art classes, the process of art revolves around 3 basic activities, drawing, painting, and clay modeling. Yeah, it's all fun and stuff to do but can people honestly tell me that they're stuff is so original and yet still it revolves around the three things mentioned above. I honestly don't doubt the work of any artists but after a while, it's hard to find artists who breaks the boundaries set forth previously. Therefore, the monoprint was a nice change, it was very fun, messy (Loved it) and most importantly, different. And so for just being different, I applaud Mr. Curley for this opportunity.
November 15,
So this week, it mainly consisted of Mr. Curley teaching about color theory and basically choosing between different colors and how it looks. I think it was really cool that we get this lesson in our head before the monoprinting. Personally I think that with this knowledge, we would be better off when we are choosing our colors.
So yeah, about the Old Master drawing, I'm honestly not sure what I'm going to do about it. I just don't have enough time to balance everything and work out all the details for myself.
December 2,
Again with what I said about monoprint. It's fantastic in that it's so different. I think that's what makes art interesting for me. I like to keep things different. I am limited to what skills I have though, ie drawing, designing, etc. Like with my sketchbook, I try my hardest to keep things different for each series. It may not always work but if it's different and I enjoy it, I think that's what actually matters the most.
November 28,
So we have been doing these mono printing with Mr. Curley? Curly? Mr. Curley, I hope you're not reading this but I'm sorry that I can't spell your name right. Really sorry. Anyways, I thought it was really interesting to try something new. Alright, before, everyone goes ballistic, let me explain. In most art classes, the process of art revolves around 3 basic activities, drawing, painting, and clay modeling. Yeah, it's all fun and stuff to do but can people honestly tell me that they're stuff is so original and yet still it revolves around the three things mentioned above. I honestly don't doubt the work of any artists but after a while, it's hard to find artists who breaks the boundaries set forth previously. Therefore, the monoprint was a nice change, it was very fun, messy (Loved it) and most importantly, different. And so for just being different, I applaud Mr. Curley for this opportunity.
November 15,
So this week, it mainly consisted of Mr. Curley teaching about color theory and basically choosing between different colors and how it looks. I think it was really cool that we get this lesson in our head before the monoprinting. Personally I think that with this knowledge, we would be better off when we are choosing our colors.
November 13,
THE CHINESE ART EXPLOSION
I find that the development in Chinese complementary art very interesting. With the combination of new modern artists and the lessening restriction on art by the Chinese government, the boom is quite successful. Especially in the 60s and 70s where most artworks were limited to propaganda to support the Chinese government, the new artworks are certainly a breath of fresh air.
THE CHINESE ART EXPLOSION
I find that the development in Chinese complementary art very interesting. With the combination of new modern artists and the lessening restriction on art by the Chinese government, the boom is quite successful. Especially in the 60s and 70s where most artworks were limited to propaganda to support the Chinese government, the new artworks are certainly a breath of fresh air.
November 9,
Michelangelo
Like Leonardo, I also think Michelangelo is pretty awesome. Especially David, I mean I don’t really support nudity and all that but honestly, creating such a lifelike sculpture out of marble is just amazing. Also, his drawings and paintings are really amazing though in my opinion is not as awesome as Leonardo but it’s still a good second.
Michelangelo
Like Leonardo, I also think Michelangelo is pretty awesome. Especially David, I mean I don’t really support nudity and all that but honestly, creating such a lifelike sculpture out of marble is just amazing. Also, his drawings and paintings are really amazing though in my opinion is not as awesome as Leonardo but it’s still a good second.
November 5,
Leonardo da Vinci
I just really think Leonardo da Vinci is awesome artist. I find that his work is pretty cool and very interesting. That being said, some it is kinda creepy. Like digging up corpses to study is not exactly what I had in mind when I want to spend my evening.
Leonardo da Vinci
I just really think Leonardo da Vinci is awesome artist. I find that his work is pretty cool and very interesting. That being said, some it is kinda creepy. Like digging up corpses to study is not exactly what I had in mind when I want to spend my evening.
November 1,
Visual Art Walking Field Trip
I honestly think it was quite interesting how intriguing these designs are. I honestly at first thought that his sculptures didn’t need any planning or design. Hey, at least, I’m honest, right? Still, after looking over how intricately and patiently he designed each of his works, I felt kinda bad how I nearly never plan for most of my projects. But honestly, I think my style is more of winging it and go with the flow more than down to the ground designing.
October 13, 2014
The Old Master Drawing of Cleopatra is currently in the process of redrawing and proceeding to duplicate the mark of the Old Master. Picture of update status will come soon.
The Old Master Drawing of Cleopatra is currently in the process of redrawing and proceeding to duplicate the mark of the Old Master. Picture of update status will come soon.
October 7, 2014,
Old Master Drawing of Cleopatra is currently in the process of water colored. By mixing a bit of paint and water, painting it on the surface of the paper will give the paper a old tan-ish looking color that will give it more realistic effect. Stay tune for pictures and status update.
Old Master Drawing of Cleopatra is currently in the process of water colored. By mixing a bit of paint and water, painting it on the surface of the paper will give the paper a old tan-ish looking color that will give it more realistic effect. Stay tune for pictures and status update.
This drawing by Michelangelo will be used for my old master drawing. Currently, it is still undergoing preparation process but expect more results soon, Cheers- Tung Le