Modern Language Day 2021

amount of time: two weeks

La libertad de México

Amount of time: a week

Una mascarilla multicultural

My idea connects to the Spanish culture because the artist I chose to model my art after is famous in Spain and other Hispanic countries for his art and art style. (Artist: Fernando Botero)

Fernando Botero was a Spanish artist that created paintings with objects in them that were not to scale. Often times things were blown out of proportion in the paintings or even misshapen. I intend on creating mine on Botero-Like creation.

Amanecer desproporcionado en España
(Disproportionate Sunrise In Spain)

San Miguel de Allende

For my craft, I made earrings in the shape of the Huichol Flower using beads. The Huichol people are indigenous people of Mexico that live in central northwest states of Navarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango. I spent 2 hours making each earring. I spent roughly 50 dollars on all of the materials to make the earrings.

Huichol Flower Earrings

On this piece, I spent three weeks doing around ten portraits, with each being different sizes. Each reflect personal interest, along with references to paintings by Diego Velazquez.The concept of this art was derived from a song by the Beatles- one of my favorite bands- titled ‘Lovely Rita’. This made for a play on words, as the main subject of the art was Enfanta Margarita, of Velazquez’s ’Las Meninas’. The primary tool I used was a wooden palette and acrylics.

“Lovely Margarita” (“La Margarita Bella”)

For my craft I decided to make Seed Bead Bracelets. I'm not a very crafty person nor am I any good at crafting but these bracelets only took me about ten minutes to make. To make these I used seed beads and string called wildfire.

Seed Bead Braclet

This project was completed over a cumulative three days of painting, completed on canvas. Acrylics were used, and elements of the painting derived lots of inspiration from Salvador Dali’s work. Concepts and setting were taken largely from many of Dal’s art, including butterflies, a windmill, a forties car, and desert setting.

“La mariposa torre” (“The Butterfly Tower”)

La Belleza de la Cultura Mexicana

This painting was created over the course of a week, and took several hours to complete (approximate ten). The primary inspiration behind this piece was Salvador Dali’s work, and I attempted to use aspects of his painting to create a surrealist piece. In the piece, an easel is visible, holding a head with blank eyes and a birdcage for a head. A snail and gulls are present, along with an octopus slightly obscured in the corner. There is a beach, and a key in the ocean behind it. This key symbolizes imagination, which can unlock endless possibilities through the mind. Acrylics and canvas were used to construct this piece.

“La llave de la mente” (“The Key to the Mind”)

It is a paper mache mask, made out of newspaper, cornstarch, and paint. I spent 5 hours working on it over quarantine and learned about it through my Spanish teacher.

Vejiguante Mask

These are paper quilled earrings, quilling is the art of rolling and glueing strips of paper into different shapes. These two pieces: a hair clip and pair of earrings took about 1 to 2 hours a piece.

Quilled Earrings

I spent 1 month on my project and I based the dresses off of four of Frida Kahlo's paintings. The dresses are, respectively, inspired from My Dress Hangs There; Memory, the Heart; Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky; and Marxism Will Give Health to the Sick.

The Four Fridas

To sculpt and paint the alebrije, it took roughly 9 hours to complete.

Un Oso Alebrije

Justicia para las Mujeres

Dial de la muertos

This is a self portrait. It pictures me wearing a beret out of which come various French symbols in the form of monuments and iconic items. It represents my love for the French language, art, and culture. I spent 8 hours on drawing and coloring my project.

France on my mind

Un edredón de España

Selena(Portrait)

Posavasos de los dioses aztecas

El Campo español

Los Mariachis

Around 5 hours and I worked on it on and off. Im proud of what i made even if its looking a little rough.

I'll help you find your way

'A Burst of France' is a colorful mixed media piece showcasing the culture of France, both modern and traditional such as food, music, art, and fashion. It took four days in total to work on the lineart, coloring, and research. The piece includes what I learned during French class and other information I saw often online and researched.

A Burst of France

For this project I wanted to express France differently. I chose to do something within art. I could've done the Eiffel Tower something really big in France but I thought to myself of how basic that was and that's something people use to interpret France usually. I wanted to do something more culture wise so I chose to do a carnival. This painting took me 5 hours to make.

Modern Language Day 2021

Items in this collection

La libertad de México

Una mascarilla multicultural

Amanecer desproporcionado en España (Disproportionate Sunrise In Spain)

San Miguel de Allende

Huichol Flower Earrings

“Lovely Margarita” (“La Margarita Bella”)

Seed Bead Braclet

“La mariposa torre” (“The Butterfly Tower”)

La Belleza de la Cultura Mexicana

“La llave de la mente” (“The Key to the Mind”)

Vejiguante Mask

Quilled Earrings

The Four Fridas

Un Oso Alebrije

Justicia para las Mujeres

Dial de la muertos

France on my mind

Un edredón de España

Selena(Portrait)

Posavasos de los dioses aztecas

El Campo español

Los Mariachis

I'll help you find your way

A Burst of France

Carnaval

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