Art Introspection
Presentation Type
Poster
Keywords
Portraiture
Department
Art and Art History
Major
Fine Arts
Abstract
In my initial research, my focus was the study of the formal qualities of portraiture. I found that there was much to be learned technically. I engaged with the study of color theory, facial proportions, the means of rendering different facial features, and the methods for blending skin tone colors. I drew upon the lessons I learned from my grandfather, Sebastian Capella, who also painted in the Impressionistic style with emphasis on the rendering of the human form. While working through the basics of how to paint portraits, I came to an impasse, realizing I had yet to uncover how to capture the likeness of the individual; their personality, what makes them unique and distinct as human beings. In my process I wanted to learn how to not only capture the form of my subject, but to go further and capture their essence.
From then on, I began to look past the familiarity of the human figure, and engage more deeply with personality and soul of the individual. I strove to tell a story of who an individual is, has been, and is becoming through a physical representation of their countenance. In telling the story of another, I unraveled truth behind my own journey. My goal was for the physical representation of each subject to not represent just how they look, but rather to represent who they are as individuals. I am fascinated by what makes people who they are and how individuals are the sum of all of their experiences. I am passionate about human connection and bettering the world through everyday interactions.
Faculty Mentor
Gretchen Batcheller
Funding Source or Research Program
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Location
Waves Cafeteria
Start Date
23-3-2018 2:00 PM
End Date
23-3-2018 3:30 PM
Art Introspection
Waves Cafeteria
In my initial research, my focus was the study of the formal qualities of portraiture. I found that there was much to be learned technically. I engaged with the study of color theory, facial proportions, the means of rendering different facial features, and the methods for blending skin tone colors. I drew upon the lessons I learned from my grandfather, Sebastian Capella, who also painted in the Impressionistic style with emphasis on the rendering of the human form. While working through the basics of how to paint portraits, I came to an impasse, realizing I had yet to uncover how to capture the likeness of the individual; their personality, what makes them unique and distinct as human beings. In my process I wanted to learn how to not only capture the form of my subject, but to go further and capture their essence.
From then on, I began to look past the familiarity of the human figure, and engage more deeply with personality and soul of the individual. I strove to tell a story of who an individual is, has been, and is becoming through a physical representation of their countenance. In telling the story of another, I unraveled truth behind my own journey. My goal was for the physical representation of each subject to not represent just how they look, but rather to represent who they are as individuals. I am fascinated by what makes people who they are and how individuals are the sum of all of their experiences. I am passionate about human connection and bettering the world through everyday interactions.