Triptych Essay

Artist statement: Triptych Piece #2
The theme of my triptych is about illustrating how ambiguous the perception of one’s appearance can have about an individual’s moral standpoint of being a good or bad person as ultimately, there is no definite answer as they coexist in each person regardless of appearance. The second part of my triptych depicts a portrait of an individual that embodies several roses. Like my initial piece, this composition continues to use a generic human figure to help the triptych idea to be communicated to all types of viewers. In relation to my overall triptych, this composition illustrates the perception of the moral standpoint of being a “good” person as its appearance is identified as more welcoming due to the feeling of warmth and comfort that is achieved from the use of warm tones. Additionally, the figure is covered in roses to beautify the individual as “good” people are associated with being aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
The key elements and principles of the second piece is texture and movement. In this piece, texture can be found along the white background and the roses themselves. The overall texture in the roses is much more spontaneous and rough
Initially, when I first began using the acrylic paint, I started by creating the roses; however, when I began to add greens to the figure to cover small areas, I found the flower petals to be an interference that got easily. If I were to re-do the piece, I would fill a green background on the figure before starting to do the roses. This could have helped me avoid wasting time on fixing the roses every time. Furthermore, another difficulty that I had while painting was the size of the roses. As I painted, I spontaneously placed each rose and as a result, the sizes of the flowers differed greatly. I wished that I was less rushed with my work and planned a blueprint with a pencil