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Peer into Me (Thesis 2)

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Noelle Cha Peer into me Acrylic on Wood and Canvas In my private world, discomfort settles in as I sense eyes behind the keyhole. Someone is watching me, and their scrutiny is disorienting. A distorted face stares at you, but don’t forget– you are staring right back. I often dismiss the discomfort that accompanies these moments of observation. However, I can’t ignore how their judgments make me hesitate before I make a decision. These are my two idea and brainstorming sketches. I wanted to create a sculptural frame with a keyhole that has a distorted face looking at the viewer. I was inspired by the 3d paintings on unique canvases made by Elizabeth Murray. The canvas would be made out of wood, and the painting behind it would be on a normal canvas. As I've never done any woodworking before, I was quite nervous about how I would execute this. This is a piece by Murray that stood out to me. I found some wood that I would cut out and drew the outline of my keyhole. Using a jigsaw, I c...

The Chaos of Contradict (Thesis 1)

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  Noelle Cha  The Chaos of Contradiction Canvas paper, Acrylic paint  Honeycombs, carefully built by tireless bees, melt at the touch of lava. Delicate flowers bloom amidst the confusion. Chaos flows, and she consumes the grass below. In my attempt to untangle which emotions and aspects of myself are truly mine, I find myself caught in contradiction. As I try to define myself, I become even more uncertain. This is my initial idea sketch. I wasn't sure about what colors and symbols to add, but the overall composition between the couch, flower, honeycombs, and lava is similar in my final. I wanted this painting to be large and compositionally interesting– I didn't want it to realistic or illustrative, I wanted to create my own atmosphere. In my final piece, I ditched the clock because I didn't think I was symbolically significant. I also removed the large face because I felt it would be overwhelming and too story-telling esc. I had a classmate take a reference photo of me s...