FRAMED TRAVELS

FRAMED TRAVELS LINO PRINT
This piece reflects the 2010 Ontario Curriculum Grade 9 Visual Arts document in the following specific expectations:
A1.1 Students will use a variety of strategies, individually and/or collaboratively, to generate ideas and to develop plans for the creation of art works (eg. use research, synetic charts.......use notes and/or thumbnail sketches to develope their plans...) pg. 120
A3.2 Students will use appropriate practices to prepare their art works for presentation (eg. complete all aspects of their art works; sign and date and/or number their works and prepare appropriate labels for them...) pg. 121
C1.2 Students will use appropriate vocabulary to describe techniques, materials, and tools when creating and presenting visual art works (eg. brayers....) pg. 124
B2.3 Students will identify ways in which creating and/or analysing art works has affected their personal identity and values (eg. with reference to their self-perception.....)

For this lino I started with a mind map to determine who I consider myself to be.  I began with words and then added small sketches to represent who I am. 

From there I created thumbnail sketches using the words that I felt represented me.  I decided to draw an abstract map to represent my love of travel as well as an abstract partial frame for my love of art and galleries.  I then combined the sketches to create an abstract drawing which was transfered to a piece of lino.  By experimenting with colour on my sketches I was able to decide on a warm, analogous colour scheme. 

I then used the proper tools to produce a series of abstract prints that represent myself.  Finally I properly signed and titled my edition.  This piece is self reflective as well as process based. It allows one to think about who they are and how they would like to be represented and is an interesting way to begin an abstract piece of art.