Intention Statement

I'm intrigued by Jean-Michel Basquiat's child-like drawings since they seem like something I would be able to do. I'm planning on my making my hand known by making very visible brushstrokes throughout the page. I'm also attracted by his use of black backgrounds, therefore I'm planning to paint colorful strokes over a black canvas. Considering that Basquiat made comments on society in most of his pieces, I deemed it appropriate to relate my final project to the presidential debate. As a Bernie Sanders supporter, I resenate with his message on how "big money" controls this country and there needs to be a change. I decided to paint a 1 billion dollar bill on the middle of my bristol with a distorted face in the middle of it. I wanted this to be a comment on the corruption that this country faces. Once I draw that I'm planning on free drawing around it.

Kubler/Byrne

Unlike the other readings, Limitations of Biography was easier to read but it was still confusing to understand. I'm not very sure what the over all meaning or purpose of the reading is since he jumped to different topics. One part that did resonate with me, was the section where he wrote about how it is meaningless to debate wether Leonardo is more talented than Raphael. They are both talented in their own way and it is unjust to criticize one as being less talented than the other considering that the idea of talent is subjective.

I was not very sure about what the writer was trying to convey in the biology section. He wrote about biological perspectives and "genius" before the actual section about biology, which made me more confused. While reading it, I continuously asked myself what this specific section had to do with art.

The Byrne piece was interesting to look at. It was intriguing how each page related to the next in a peculiar way. I thought that everyone who looked through the book could relate to at least one word or phrase he used throughout since it seemed as though they were a response to society. Even though it was entertaining to look at, I'm not sure what Byrne's overall purpose for the book is. The concept of using only power point is interesting but I don't understand why he used it or what message he was trying to convey.