creative revival
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This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
~Thoreau
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Alyssa
[email protected] [email protected]
Education
01.11-Present
Saint Xavier UniversityBachelors in ArtHonors Student
08.09-01.11Moraine Valley Community CollegeAssociates in ArtsMagna Cum LaudePhi Theta Kapa
Exhibitions
05.11Student Juried Art ExhibitionMoraine Valley Community College
04.13Scholarship Recipients ExhibitionSaint Xavier University
Experience
2013EditorOpus Magazine Vol. 53
08.07-PresentJewel OscoFront End Assistant/ Scan Coordinator
Creative Profciency
PaintingPhotographyDigital ArtSculpturePrintmakingStory BoardDigital DesignLayouts
Technological Profcien
Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignMac/ Windows
Awards
Art and Design Scholarship Recip08.12 - 05.1308.13-05.14
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MyCassicalWorkAtrwork and Design
by: Alyssa Dunn
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PoeticIntellect
Art, as I see it is an integration ofbody and mind, something that evolves
over time and is constantly changing.With the world we live in art must adaptbeyond the classical principles that haveremained the shell of its existence
through centuries.
The work that I create speaks to me in a very in-
timate way. A lot of my inspiration as an artist comes from
my life experiences and interactions with other people. With
that, my artwork becomes something more than just a print
or a painting, it becomes a piece of who I am, a piece of me
that I want to show others so I can better understand them.Up until now my work has been very straight-
forward and fairly classical in a sense. I have not pushed
many boundaries with my artwork and have been sort
of stuck in a box, which I created for myself many years
ago. I grew up not being able to see things beyond my
own conditions in life and at the current moment I am in-
terested in expanding my perception through my artwork.
With this self-exploration I have begun to work with other
mediums such as computer graphics and illustration.
This magazine is an integration of both my clas-
sical and new exploratory work. Although I am aimingto demonstrate my growth as an artist and my abilities,
I feel this magazine also tells a story about my growth
as an individual and is quite reective of my life expe -
riences over the past few years. I welcome all with an
open mind and receptive attitude and hope my view-
ers experience this content with the same principals as I.
Days of The AgesAcrylic on Rives
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Beau
tiful
Life
Acrylic on R
Sometimes I lay in bed
As I sense the crisp gentle wind from my fan
Oh so slightly passing over my warm skin
I stare at the ceiling glittering with the dim light
Reecting delicately off my television
Hearing slight whispers of the actors who are embedded
within
Blissful Memories My eyes swell gradually like a movie in slow motionUntil the tiny water droplets fall gracefully down my soft
cheeks
Sometimes I time travel
To the fast curvy abandoned roads of that small town
The loud resonance of Savoy radiating though our souls
Windows dropped inviting in the clean tepid summer air
My hair blew wildly in the breezeI glanced at you and time stopped
Nothing else mattered
Just that signal second in time
In the company of you
my comrade
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JournePhotograph : Burn
A dark night
Waves crashing ashore
The release of something beautifully disintegrated
Starting a culture through one instance
onlooking with interest
It Burns
From the ocean to the desert
it has begun
Creativity in its purest form
a PEOPLE united
She stands gracefully in the desert
admired by many
creating commonality through innovation
We stand as ONE
Traveling
Home
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Unexpected
Inspiration In October 2011 the college I was attending fea-tured one of Chicagos very own, Fraser Taylor, in their pro-
fessional gallery. After his opening reception my class was
able to spend some time with him discussing his featured
series. The time conversing with him about his work was
incredibly inspirational as was his series. A few weeks af-
ter Frasers opening reception he visited my class to do a
workshop with us printmaking and that is how and when thispiece was created. I was very inspired by Asian culture at
the time and wanted to transform the classical principles I
was studying into a more modern print. Fraser taught us a
very basic, but essential, technique to making paper stencils
for silk screen printmaking. Through this technique rose this
modern Asian inspired print. Being able to work with some-
one like Fraser gave me incredible insight into how inuen-
tial my teachers were and future teachers would be during
my creative journey.
BreatheSilck Screan Print
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Throughout the summer months I spend most of my
time shooting photography of nature. The area where I live
is home to many different terrains; all in a day you can see
everything from forests to some of the last natural parries inthe midwest. This particular photo was taken on a hiking trip
in Utica Illinois on ancient Indian refuge land. Indians inhab-
ited this land durring tribal wars, all wars were lost with no
survivors.
Utica inhabits 3 state parks that have been culti-
vated since the 19th century. Matthiessen State Park ,the
exact area in the photograph, is the oldest of all parks in
Utica. When bought by Frederick William Matthiessen in the
late 19th century the park consisted of 176-acres and 50
workers. Today the park is 1,938 acres and is home to manydiverse terrains. Ever since i was rst introduced to the area
i have wanted to digitally capture its natural beauty.
Among theNative Spirits
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By: Alyssa Dunn Photograph 12
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Delirium
ansformationalk Pastel on Rives
Im crazy
That I know, and think you know.
Yet, in reality no one knows.
Sometimes not even us.
Like covert operations.
Awaken with laughter
Our very own sitcom,
Which is most always a high time.But, on occasion
It can all be very hermetic.
Many thoughts,
A awless circuit.
Conversing in complete darkness,
Voiceless.
Twilight seems to be my favorite time
The afterglow of the aurora,
Brings me delirium.
But, since
things are the way they are
There is a spectrum of contingencies.
Not one I like
But one that needs to be.
An animus
Predicament
If only we lived
in a defectless world.
With out such delicate situations.
My thoughts
Could be turned
Into a blissful discussion.
Day in and day out.
The unknown makes me moreInquisitive.
But
only the riddler can see the future
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AnatomyCopper Etching onRives
Vintage BoothDry Point Etching on Rives
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GRADUAL
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Inspiration can be found in the strangest places.As a naturally aware person I strive to seek out in-
spiration in unconventional places places. Snails,
to most, are not seen as beautiful creatures. They
are seen as high class food by some and disgust-
ing by many, but to me they are incredible. Snails
posses something that I admire, grace. If just for
one moment someone took time out to examine the
movement of these creatures maybe others would
see what i see. The way in which they glide oversurfaces is so remarkable. My journey exploring
this snail started in Melbourne Florida with a Sony
Cyber-shot and ended in Chicago with an iMac.
In plain Sight
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Facinating Formation
As an artist i see the world in
a much different light than most.
When I look at a beautiful sunset I
see sorganic shapes, cool or warm
color sombinations, and atmoshiric
effects. When i look at a magazine Isee typography, lead spreads, and
Pull Quotes.
Most of the work I create begins with something I see
in real life. When I see things I nd inspiring I dont draw quick
sketches, I write little notes about the elements or principals of
design in which they poses. I precive things in this type of way
with out even trying almost as if I was hardwired to think this way.
When I originally took the photography of this snail all I could
see was curved lines and soft shapes. In order to convey that same
type of soft reality I had to start with very stagnat geomentric color
blockS, to lay a solid foundation for the detail.
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Conveying Details
The small details are what convey reality. A l
shape can dene 3 dimensional surfaces. To take a at
and transform it into something more authentic, simi
its original state, can be done by focusing your eye on
characteristics. Being able to convey such features can
big things happen.
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CreativitySequencing
Troughout my educationI have continuously heard thatthe rst idea or a piece o workis usually an immature idea. Temajority o my work develops
into series because o this imma-ture notion . With the originalsnail illustration I just didnt eelas satised as I was hoping to eel,but aer I started to move intomy series work a new conceptemerged, and each piece began tobuild of one another.
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My
Self
Functioning
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I Am
More
Than A Snail
IB
eautyAm
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BamBoo
Seeing
What
Beore working with all o the adobe products Iwas very apprehensive about moving my artwork intothe digital world in ear o loosing its authenticity. I eltthat i I wasnt physically mixing colors on a palette or
drawing with graphite I was in some way cheating mywork. All o my assumptions about the digital worldwere completely wrong. Aer my rst day using Bam-Boo I realized that using a computer doesnt make myartwork less authentic it just makes it diferent and insome ways better.
Can Do
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Finding
Digital
Reality
One o my biggest concerns working on acomputer was not being able to show re-ality. As an artist who secretly admires theability to recreate something that is basi-cally identical to real lie, I was surprisedto see how my work developed into morerealistic objects as my knowledge o thetools grew. Even when working in a greyscale or in mono chromatics I was shockedhow dimensional my work could be.
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What Color
CAN
Can CONVEY
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Thats How ILearned How To
SURVIVE
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Thank you for checking Out my Workand sharing the Creative Energy
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