Christina+Beckham*

Christina Beckham~ Studio Art Major. I have a little (self-taught) experience with Photoshop Elements 8 and plenty with Microsoft Word processors. I have been creating art all my life. I'm not sure what field I want to go into when I graduate but I have always known it would be in the art realm.


 * __Gestalt Principles__**



















This work is very interesting because the artist used many components of three dimensionality. Not only does it have the obvious 3-D effects from being mounted sideways, rather than as canvases are traditionally flush along a wall, but it also incorporates several layers and sides. This way it has multiple viewpoints that the viewer can move around to observe, and each side has a different feel to it. It also has implied depth by the different layers of material. The layers of canvas allow for light and shadows to create further colors within the piece depending on the angle in which it is viewed too. On both sides there are blocks of color that are asymmetrical, but on the right there is symmetry in the central shape that is created by the meeting of the colors. Another implied shape is further created within this outer by the combination of the colors coming together and the shape that is created with the canvas. The color scheme is analogous using purple, blue, and green. There is also an accent color of pale yellow that makes the center appear to be lit and a shadow moving outward. One side combines the less intense ranges of the colors while the “back” uses more intense versions to highlight the indirect shape created. To contrast the mostly muted colors used, there is strong distinction between the textures of the two sides of this work. The left side is covered in canvas that is pulled fairly taught over the border, while the back consists of torn and formed canvas that appears to have more movement. This work of art is interesting because the artist used many different elements to convey a message rather than directly expressing it; instead it is felt.

__**Gesture Drawings**__



__**Contour Drawings**__