Blog 21: Independent Component

Literal:
(a) "I, Gohan Quiroz, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work."

(b) Esau Quiroz 

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(c) Independent Component 2

(d) Portfolio for future art college

Interpretive:

All the art work that I made for my independent component represents my senior project. I picked art piece that are very popular in Mexico, for instance the Posada skeletons. Posada's art pieces are a part of Mexico's history as well as the true meaning of the day of the dead. In Mexico they use a lot of paper mache figures and a lot of those pieces require wire frames to make figures. 

Applied:

My independent component helped me answer on of my questions from my EQ because in Mexico, all their art pieces have history in them. For instance pinatas, they have been around for decades. They are made simply with wire and paper. When I decided to make the Skeleton with Monarch Wings I thought how pretty similar they are to pinatas. They both require you to make a figure with wire then apply all the paper and decorate. It was also very helpful because with this component I was able to somewhat master the Sermel paper mache technique that is used in Tonala, Mexico. I was able to learn from the mistakes in the beginning and correct them by making a better papier mache figure. 

Skeleton with Monarch wings

Finished product.

 

Pablo took several hours to create but in the end it was all worth it. I imitated this style which helped me in my first answers for my 2 hour presentation. He was sold in an auction for ifest, which is pretty cool. 

Making the skeleton

After making the figure with wire, I applied paper mache on the skeleton.

I then painted it white and finished the detail on the monarch wings.

Added more detail on the the skeleton "Pablo" :)

Independent Component 2

Made another one of the famous Posada painting and will make a papel picado art piece out of it.

Amate birds are drawn on amate paper, bark from trees.

Making the monarch wings for the skeleton, First I had to cut out all the left overs of the paper mache then I need to paint it white for the base color.

After painting it white for better showing of the colors I outlined it with black for more detail of the wing.

Making a skeleton with monarch wings

First I will need to make the frame of the body with wire.

I made extra paper mache butterflies for better quality than the first time I tried. 

Making the figure

Blog 19: Senior Project ESLR's

1. Effective Learner, Effective Communicator
2. For effective learner I create my own folk art. For example I create my own paper mache figures based off of what I learned from my research. When creating the Sermel method of making papier mache figures I go step by step of what I learned from the article in order to get a good qualtiy folk art. I also research other ways to create different types of folk art for example papel picado, wooden carving or even pinatas. I learn how other artist create their art and try to experiment with it and learn from them.
    For effective communicator, when I volunteer with my mentor I'm always surrounded by artists and other interns, its my job to communicate with them to place their art piece in the appropriate place or simply get along with the interns and my mentor to create a good enviornment. I also need to communicate with other people when we hold new exhibits for new artist, this requires me to pass out flyers, welcome them and ask if the want to register to be apart of the LAM family.
3.

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.