Blog 18: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #3

1. How can an art best use Mexican Folk art as an inspiration for their piece?
2. Influence/ Icon, In Mexican folk art there has been many artist who have influenced each other to create the works that are done now.
Tradition, Mexican folk art has been passed down by each generation. After several years of tradition the new master of the art or technique will start developing their own skill or style to improve on or making it their own.
3.

• "WELCOME TO FRIDA KAHLO WEBSITE »." WELCOME TO FRIDA KAHLO WEBSITE ». Frida Kahlo Website, n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2012.

- Folk artist now use Frida's style which is self portraits to represent they're feelings. They use her art in mexican folk art like the ceramic doll, or necklaces.

• Agur, Dyana. "Day of the Dead Art." Day of the Dead Art. Copal, n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2013.

-Jose Guadalupe Posada was the developer of the day of he dead. His skeletons are displayed and are being re-made in their own styles. Like Nahualt painters, papier mache, wood carvings, retablos and clay. Mexican folk artist are influenced by his art that they are made every single year for day of the dead and always protrayed in mexican folk art.

• Bercovitch, Helen. "In Memory of Don Pedro- Alebrije Art from a Master Artist." : Mexico Living. N.p., 7 Sept. 2001. Web. 21 Sept. 2012

- Ever since the Alebrijes were made they have influenced other artist the create their own way of making Alebrijes. Whether its made out of ceramic or wood. They influenced and showed artist that you able to create what ever is going on it your mind, and create it into something beautiful and interesting.

Jose Guadalupe Posada and Frida Khalo are the two artist that influenced folk art. Some of Posada's basic drawing are now classics to the folk art world.

4. Mexican folk art all started based upon influence. They use the pieces of famous artist and make it into folk art like papier mache, ceramic, papel picado, or wood carvings,

5. I plan on studying how to make all the different types of folk art. I will be getting inspiration from all the different artist and possibly making my own way or technique of making it.

Blog 17: Fourth Interview

1. How can an artist best use mexican folk art as an inspiration for their piece?

2. How does technique inspire an artist? 

3. What are the qualities that mexican folk art beholds?

4. What are some inspiring styles that you know of?

5. What makes them stand out?

6. What is the best way to create your own style?

7. Do you know someone who has inspired you in mexican folk art? How?

8. What was the reason that they inspired you?

9. How is technique an important factor when creating mexican folk art?

10. How does style play an important role in mexican folk art?

11. What type of mexican folk art would you like to do? Why?

12. How does material availability affect your work?

13. How does material inspire your creativity?

14. How is presentation of your piece important?

15. What are the inspiring artist that folk artist base their pieces on?

16. What makes them so inspiring?

17. How does an artist know when their piece is complete?

18. How has history played a role in mexican folk art?

19. How can an artists piece impact the community and create change?

20. What is the best way to create your own technique?

Sermel Style of Papier Mache

First step finished.. Now we need to add the newspaper etc.. 

This papier mache takes days to dry properly.. I used a blow dryer to speed up the time...but...

 (These are the ones I used with the dryer..) I took them out of the mold a couple minutes after I was done molding it with the paper. I noticed that when I took them out quickly to dry them with the blow dryer they started to cave in a bit, and these were the ones where I didn't use a whole piece of paper to cover the whole mold. Now you are able to see lines of overlapping paper on the front of the figure...

After figuring out what I could do to make it better, I made three new figures. I used huge pieces of paper to cover the entire mold. I also decided to leave the mold to dry on it's own for a whole day. When I did that the figures where not caving in, it was as if they were popping out with really good detail. 

The majority of them are all dry making them really strong...:) 

Sermel Style of Papier Mache

Getting the hang of making them.. 

I learned that you need to add a big strip to cover the whole mold in order to have no overlapping lines. You also need to make sure the first layer is thin in order for you to get all the small details that the mold has. Make sure you apply several layers, not too thin but not too thick.  

Sermel Style of Papier Mache

Made the paste called "Engrudo" with flour and water..

My dad and I working.

You need to make sure you do not leave air bubbles.. 

Almost done.. make sure you get every single detail of the mold with the paper.

The paste should not be on the side of the paper that is going to be facing the mold. It should be on the outer part that way the paper does not stick to the mold.

Sermel Style of Papier Mache

My uncle from Tonala, Gudalajara made these molds for me. :)

Blog 16: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #2

1. How can an artist best use Mexican folk art as an inspiration for their pieces?
2. Experimenting with different styles to help you find your own style whether its the same or making up your own.
3. -Frida Khalo: Self portraits -Posada: Lithographer/printer -Sergio Bustamante: sculptures
4.

• Lucie-Smith, Edward. "Frida Kahlo." Frida Kahlo. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://www.artchive.com/artchive/K/kahlo.htm
• Sánchez, González Agustín. Posada. México, D. F.: Ediciones Planeta Mexicana, 1999. Print
• Delsol, Christine. "La Catrina: Mexico's Grande Dame of Death." SFGate. N.p., 25 Oct. 2011. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://www.sfgate.com/mexico/mexicomix/article/La-Catrina-Mexico-s-grande-dame-of-death-2318009.php>
• Sergio Bustamante

5. I plan to continue my study of answer 2 by doing my own research on the different styles there are as well as create or experiment on the styles for my independent component.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.) I am planning to create the different types of folk art with my dad. For example papel picado, wooden carvings, papier mache etc...
2.) It will meet the 30 hour requirement because I will be focusing on the different styles. Which all require different techniques that I need to learn in order to successfully make the folk art.
3.) It relates to my essential question because I will be focusing on the technique that makes different folk art and styles that inspire many artist and incorporate it in their art.