Museo De Vida - Math (Geometric Cubism)
Artist Statement
The purpose of the Geometric Cubism Project was to incorporate what our class learned about math and cubist art into a complex, intricate art piece that represented each individual student. Over the course of this project, we learned about geometric cubism and spent several weeks studying geometry, shapes, and certain theorems and relationships. We learned about how math is incorporated into art, specifically in geometric cubism. We studied some famous artists from the 1930s and how they spoke out against their government or voiced their opinions and passions through their artwork.
The most significant information that I learned during this project was how important math is to art. It is fascinating to me how something that is so complicated and sometimes difficult to understand can be used to create beautiful pieces of art. I did not know how much math was involved in the making of art, but I think it was very interesting to discover then apply to my own art piece.
Next, we created our own pieces of cubist art. We chose something that represented us and sketched it out. After a few weeks of critique and drafts, we finalized our sketch so that it included certain shapes with different areas, perimeters, and volumes. Once we had finished our sketch, we painted it onto a recycled canvas. Most of the pieces were monochromatic, which is very common in geometric cubism.
My piece is a painting of pink ballet shoes tied together and painted onto a pair of old black roller skates. I have been dancing for about three years now, and I have been playing roller derby for a little over a year. The pink ballet shoes symbolize the elegance and gracefulness of dance, and it is contrasted with the intense, adventurous side of me that plays roller derby. Half of the ballet shoes are painted in the style of geometric cubism, while the other half is painted traditionally. The parts that are painted in the cubist style are multiple shades of pink, which makes it look similar to a paint-by-numbers piece, and the different colors accentuate the shapes in the shoes.
Overall, this project taught me many things about art, geometry, and how to convey my passion in a simple art piece through color and symbolism. I was able to connect the art that I saw from the 1930s with the research I conducted about the Spanish Civil War to see how the artists were displaying their emotion in their art. I will walk away from this project understanding the importance of math in art, as well as the significance of an artist incorporating their own circumstances into their creations.
The most significant information that I learned during this project was how important math is to art. It is fascinating to me how something that is so complicated and sometimes difficult to understand can be used to create beautiful pieces of art. I did not know how much math was involved in the making of art, but I think it was very interesting to discover then apply to my own art piece.
Next, we created our own pieces of cubist art. We chose something that represented us and sketched it out. After a few weeks of critique and drafts, we finalized our sketch so that it included certain shapes with different areas, perimeters, and volumes. Once we had finished our sketch, we painted it onto a recycled canvas. Most of the pieces were monochromatic, which is very common in geometric cubism.
My piece is a painting of pink ballet shoes tied together and painted onto a pair of old black roller skates. I have been dancing for about three years now, and I have been playing roller derby for a little over a year. The pink ballet shoes symbolize the elegance and gracefulness of dance, and it is contrasted with the intense, adventurous side of me that plays roller derby. Half of the ballet shoes are painted in the style of geometric cubism, while the other half is painted traditionally. The parts that are painted in the cubist style are multiple shades of pink, which makes it look similar to a paint-by-numbers piece, and the different colors accentuate the shapes in the shoes.
Overall, this project taught me many things about art, geometry, and how to convey my passion in a simple art piece through color and symbolism. I was able to connect the art that I saw from the 1930s with the research I conducted about the Spanish Civil War to see how the artists were displaying their emotion in their art. I will walk away from this project understanding the importance of math in art, as well as the significance of an artist incorporating their own circumstances into their creations.