The research I did for both my artworks not only brought me closer to the spiritual side that wood offers, but taught me a lot about the creation of realism. Through researching different artists, I learned the different techniques they use in order to create their master pieces in a realistic manner. Due to wood burning being a nearly forgotten medium, it was difficult to find artists but I managed to find some artists who have made some incredible works.
Eric Battaglia represent, in his art work Birdcage (see Image 1), a human ribcage done using wood burning and a bird done in color. This artwork taught me about the way Battaglia created space using the simple technique of making what he wanted to be pushed back in a darker shade or burned …show more content…
This artwork represents a happy man who had just caught a fish, and there is a body of water in the background. O’Shields did the shading of the man’s jacket very well. He burned the folds in the clothing just like someone would if they were drawing and image using graphite or charcoal. He represented the different tones by making areas lighter or darker which in turn created form and depth. I was able to recreate this effect in my artwork (see Image 2b) with the folds in the pants as well as the shirts worn by the different figures. O’Shields also used small spots on the fish to contribute to the look of the fish’s skin just like I used to shade the cloths on all the figures. The wave in the background of O’Shields’ work was done the same way he did the rest of his artwork. By not having a background in any of the images represented in my artwork I had to use other means in which to make my artwork seem as realistic as I possible could with the amount of time that was …show more content…
Ron Ramsey is a wood carving artist that does commissioned artworks, therefore many of his works do not have titles or names. In Ramsey’s untitled 2014 work (see Image 4), he represented a woman holding a basket in her hand picking grapes from the vines growing around pillars or columns. Due to it being a carving, it already has the sense of space and depth. Another contributing factor to the creation of depth is the use of stain on the wood. By using a stain, Ramsey has made the folds in the woman’s skirt or dress darker than other sections of the clothing to push it back. The figure is also very smooth which is not what I wanted to use in my artworks because it would not add to the meaning behind of the artwork (see Image 5). By keeping the marks left by the carving tools both on the figure and in the background, the marks add to the hurt the figure felt physically and feels emotionally after been beaten by another person. Leaving the marks on the background also contributes to the textural
Eric Battaglia represent, in his art work Birdcage (see Image 1), a human ribcage done using wood burning and a bird done in color. This artwork taught me about the way Battaglia created space using the simple technique of making what he wanted to be pushed back in a darker shade or burned …show more content…
This artwork represents a happy man who had just caught a fish, and there is a body of water in the background. O’Shields did the shading of the man’s jacket very well. He burned the folds in the clothing just like someone would if they were drawing and image using graphite or charcoal. He represented the different tones by making areas lighter or darker which in turn created form and depth. I was able to recreate this effect in my artwork (see Image 2b) with the folds in the pants as well as the shirts worn by the different figures. O’Shields also used small spots on the fish to contribute to the look of the fish’s skin just like I used to shade the cloths on all the figures. The wave in the background of O’Shields’ work was done the same way he did the rest of his artwork. By not having a background in any of the images represented in my artwork I had to use other means in which to make my artwork seem as realistic as I possible could with the amount of time that was …show more content…
Ron Ramsey is a wood carving artist that does commissioned artworks, therefore many of his works do not have titles or names. In Ramsey’s untitled 2014 work (see Image 4), he represented a woman holding a basket in her hand picking grapes from the vines growing around pillars or columns. Due to it being a carving, it already has the sense of space and depth. Another contributing factor to the creation of depth is the use of stain on the wood. By using a stain, Ramsey has made the folds in the woman’s skirt or dress darker than other sections of the clothing to push it back. The figure is also very smooth which is not what I wanted to use in my artworks because it would not add to the meaning behind of the artwork (see Image 5). By keeping the marks left by the carving tools both on the figure and in the background, the marks add to the hurt the figure felt physically and feels emotionally after been beaten by another person. Leaving the marks on the background also contributes to the textural