Art Portfolio: Exploring Practices, Materials, and Creative Responses

This art portfolio showcases a student's exploration of various artistic practices, materials, and techniques. It begins with a conceptual framework, including mind maps and statements, followed by creative responses using pencil, pen, paint, collage, and photography. The portfolio demonstrates creative and analytical thinking through different exercises, such as continuous line drawings, hatching, color mixing, and digital filters. Artist research is conducted on Pablo Picasso, Caravaggio, Vincent Van Gough and Claude Monet, analyzing their techniques and influences. The portfolio culminates in final artwork pieces, demonstrating the student's understanding and application of the explored concepts and techniques. Desklib provides access to similar assignments and study tools for students.

Exploring Practices:
Process, Materials and
Techniques

Part 1: What is Concept

What is Research

Personal Statement

Mind Map 1

Mind Map 2

Mind Map 3

Final Concept Mood Board
Creative Thinking
Analytical thinking
Positive and negative thinking Creativity and Originality
Learning and understanding

2 x pencil (continuous line, hatching) WEEK 4
• 2 x pen, (hatching) WEEK 4 / 5
• 2 x paint (mixing colors) WEEK 5
• 2 x collage (found materials, color paper) WEEK 6
• 2 x camera phone (photography and digital filters) WEEK 7
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Part 2: Creative Responses
Exploring Practices

Pencil 1
In the first continuous line drawing the artwork is used to show the
inner workings of the mind. It appropriately depicts the way
human mind understand and stores information.

Pencil 2
In the second image hatching technique is used to make the image more lifelike. Here the image is created in response to
idea that understanding and creating information is complex activity and individuals use the information from outside to
complete their self-identity and complete themselves. Absence of complete information leads to incomprehension and
meaninglessness through which divided identity is formed as shown in the pencil sketch.

Pen 1
The first pen drawing is completed trough hatching and depicts the ways in which human
understanding can reach beyond universe to visualize outer space concepts. This is an accurate
display of human mind's limitless understanding and retention.

Pen 2
The seconded image is based on the idea that human mind usually understands and retains
positive thoughts and information for longer time. This is depicted by the flowers and
greenery drawn on the place of human mind. It is inspired from similar kind of digital
art.

The first collage is used to represent the ways in which mind interprets the outside world and constructs meaning. Here sketch of a mind
is created and after which the collage is formed about constructing meaning. I was inspired to draw this image through the digital image
of individual thinking about their cleaning work.
Collage 1

The second collage focuses on the concept of creativity and the way or mind is able
to develop original and creative ideas by understanding and retaining information. It
is in response to the image from the concept of imagination.
Collage 2

Photography 1
The first photograph depicts an individual thinking and I
have used the old image filter to make the image look
vintage. This photography trick is used in response to the
concept of analytical thinking

Photography 2
The seconded photography used in this portfolio is created in order to showcases learning and understanding of
individuals. Here black and white and colour version are used as a symbol for different stages of learning. It is
made in response to the concept of using technology such as laptop to learn and understand new areas.

Painting 1
The first painting created is based on the idea of individuals using mind to comprehend
meaning and understand information on own. It in response to the image from concept of
brain processing information.

Painting 2
The first painting created is based on the idea of individuals using mind to
comprehend meaning and understand information on own. It in response to the
image from concept of brain processing information.

Part Three:
Artist Research
Research 2-3 x artists and their art pieces.
Favorite art piece and artist research- to be
described and do direct creative responses
with collage, drawing, painting, etc.

Artist Research 1
• Tete d'une Femme Lisant which is translated to head of a woman reading is
one of my favourite art pieces, It was created by Pablo Picasso in the year
1953 and depicts different ideas which have been interpreted by art
researchers.
• I was attracted to this specific painting because it has multiple meanings.
For example the division between the face of the subject and usage of
contrasting colours can depict the idea of individuals being two faced. It is
also interpreted that the painting can be related to the characters of Macbeth
because it showcases sinister nature.
• It was also a part of the cubism art moment. In this art moment flat two
dimensional pictures were created rejecting traditional ideas about art and
perspective.
TETE D'UNE FEMME LISANT, 1953
Pablo Picasso

Artist Research 2
• The seconded artist I have selected for this project is the painting of Saint
Jerome created by Caravaggio. It depicts Saint Jerome writing and was
created in the year 1605-1606.
• I was attracted to this painting because of its illusionistic representation of
still life. Caravaggio depicts Saint Jerome as a scholar which was
unconventional at the time. It is my favourite artwork because of its strong
subject of depicting a saint as a scholar. I also like the painting because of
its usage of shadow to make the painting more realistic.
• The art moments which are associated with the painting are Chiaroscuro
and Renaissance. I believe that among the Renaissance artists Caravaggio
effectively utilized Chiaroscuro technique.
• Naturalism, Classical Humanism, perspective drawing, and the
development of oil painting were key elements in the art of the Italian
Renaissance.
Saint Jerome Writing, 1605-1606
Caravaggio.

Favorite Artists piece
Kingfisher by the Waterside, 1887
Vincent Van Gough

Favorite Artists piece
Le Bassin aux nymphéas, 1897-1899
Claude Monet,

Part 4:
Final
Artwork

Final Artwork 1

Final Artwork 2

References
TETE D'UNE FEMME LISANT - HAND PAINTED PABLO PICASSO OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, 2022. Online Available
through https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/tete-une-femme-lisant-hand-painted-1938812608
Saint Jerome Writing 1607, 2020. Online Available through https://www.caravaggio.net/saint-jerome-writing-1607/
Kingfisher by the Waterside, 2022. Online Available through https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0100V1962
The major works by Claude Monet, 2022. Online Available through https://
www.pariscityvision.com/en/giverny/claude-monet-major-works
Ames-Lewis, F. and Rogers, M. eds., 2019. Concepts of beauty in Renaissance art. Routledge.
Rogers, M. ed., 2019. Fashioning identities in renaissance art. Routledge.
Van Gogh-Bonger, J. and Gayford, M., 2018. A Memoir of Vincent Van Gogh. Getty Publications.
Bailey, M., 2021. Studio of the south: Van Gogh in Provence. Frances Lincoln Children's Books.
Thagard, P., 2019. Brain-mind: From neurons to consciousness and creativity (Treatise on mind and society). Oxford University
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