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Storytelling By: Madeline Siano Mrs. Roberts IB Art 2, Period 5

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Candidate Statement Before IB art, I had little experience with artistic exploration past 8 th grade level assignments. Developing a theme was my first and largest obstacle I had to face. I overcame this obstacle through research and reflection. I decided upon a theme that not only interested me but is relevant to my other classes. In my body of work I make an effort to illustrate ones meanings, methods, and approaches to storytelling through. The second obstacle I faced was finding a medium which enabled me to surpass my usual mediocrity and fully develop and utilize my artistic ability. I began my efforts through trial and error, practice, and repetition. Before this exploration I was wary of paints. Although my first attempts were not the greatest, I have now overcome my fear of painting and it has become one of my strengths. My favorite mediums are pencil and oil paint; pencil because of its precision and oil paint because of its ability to blend easily, overlap layers, create texture, and the slow drying paint allows me to revisit my work whenever desired. For each of my pieces I come up with a topic that branches off from the central theme of storytelling. I then come up with a concept sketch that incorporates not only the theme but expands to cover subjects from different cultures, aesthetic techniques, and literary features that ties the piece together. Some aesthetic influences on my work include surreal artists Sandy Skoglund and Gabriel B. Their depiction of a reality which borders the lines of a fantastical world and underlying dark tones in their work connects with my work. Madeline Siano 0518-267

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Overarching theme Storytelling; Meanings, Conflicts, Methods, and Approach Artists Aesthetics Culture Content

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Storytelling Meanings Connotation vs Denotation Conflicts Translations Methods Patterns, Structures Approach Word Choice

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IB Art 1 Concept Map

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Fixed Stare 36x56 August 2010 Tempera, Acrylic, Charcoal

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Fixed Stare Overlapping Media Artist Investigation Tim Burton Made comparisons to study techniques

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In Progress Fixed Stare

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Investigations: Fixed Stare

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In Progress Sitting in a Crowded Room 25x20 September 2010 Acrylic on canvas

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Investigations Sitting in a Crowded Room

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Adolescent Anguish 24x12x16.5 October 2010 Mixed Media 3-D; clay, wood, acrylic, magazine clippings.

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Adolescent Anguish Sculpture Realism vs Cubism Surrealism Sandy Skoglund Art with a Message Frank Owen

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In Progress Adolescent Anguish

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In Progress Adolescent Anguish

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Investigations: Adolescent Anguish RealismCubism

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Investigations: Adolescent Anguish

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In Progress Is it Truly Wise? 25x20.5 March 2011 Acrylic and oil paint on canvas; plaster

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Pins and Needles 20x25.5 April 2011 Wood, watercolor, acrylic, oil pastel, cloth, sewing pins, buttons

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Pins and Needles Concept drawing

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Investigations: Pins and Needles

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Misc. 48x42 September 2011 Pencil 56x36 September 2011 Pen Insecurity Split Second

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Wishful Thinking 20.3x5x20.3 October 2011 3-D; acrylic on wood

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Wishful Thinking Narratives Bev Milward 3-D Narratives Dreams - Shaminism Poetry Structure Rhyme and Rhythm

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Wishful Thinking Outside: Rain again he sighs pouring down like tears from his now dry eyes Trapped in with his fears people cry, lie, die They love like mirrors Inside: Wishing to move on and drift through the clouds, where worries are gone and there is no sound. From the world withdrawn yet forever bound.

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In Progress Wishful Thinking

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Investigations: Wishful Thinking

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Kaguya Himes Song 16x18 October 2011 Oil paint on canvas board.

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Kaguya Himes Song Kamishibai: Japanese Storytelling Two sided cards- one side a painting, the other a dialogue Margaret Atwood: Poet Free verse Motifs- the moon

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In Progress Kaguya Himes Song The moon shines bright and grants the thicket a gift Not Born but grown I entered your world Torn in two trapped between (the most beautiful girl in the world) Searching for truth yearning for belonging I look up at the night sky and sing this song of melancholy Maybe I will return. For now I cry.

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Investigations: Kaguya Himes Song Culture and AestheticsContent

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Veronika 14x18 December 2011 Oil paint on canvas board

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Veronika Collage and Overlap Childrens Literature Nursery Rhyme Structure and Rhythm Translations Connotation vs Denotation

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In Progress Veronika Nursery Rhyme

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Investigations: Veronika

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Things to come December 2011

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October 2011 Love like Mirrors

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Things to come October 2011