Application Artwork

oil on canvas

11"x14"

oil on canvas

11"x14"

oil on canvas

11"x14"

Watercolor

11"x15"

 

Oil paint

6"x9"

Stoneware clay

6"x8"



Charcoal

18"x24"

ARTIST STATEMENT

      My artwork represents an exploration of the unknown. In that exploration I hope to open the minds of the viewer and have them draw different conclusions about what the piece means to them. I try to experiment with new techniques and medias as much as possible. Every artwork I create is close to my heart. I am especially interested in conveying emotions. Among many; the emotion could be sadness, joy, excitement,lust or grief. I strive to have my audience feel those emotions along with me.As an artist many times I will gain inspiration from the people and places around me. It could be something as simple as the sun shining through the trees or a child laughing. Whats most important to me is that that experience of viewing creates a powerful feeling. If something in my environment leaves a lasting impression on me, I will then be motivated to expand upon that idea and create an artwork from my inspirations.  The human body has always fascinated me. I enjoy studding various body positions and recognizing how this  and the location of the subject can convey a certain emotion or state of mind. For example a woman with her head down,sitting with her arms clenched tightly around her legs in the corner of a dark room would most likely convey a feeling of claustrophobia, sadness and instability. In my artwork I aspire to create a connection with the viewer and relate to them personally. I want the viewer to walk away with a smile on their face and a sense of comfort.
                                                                                                                               Rebecca Trosa

Group Activity #1

Post #1: reflect on the work you and your group did in class today. Write about the things that you took away from the discussion that you understand as important to contemporary approaches to art education. Write enough that we get a good idea of what contemporary approaches seem to be concerned with, what you see as valuable in these concerns, and any questions or insights you have right now that come up for you as you think about today's work.

    In class this past Thursday our group shared the ideas and approaches to teaching that we had gathered from our articles read on blackboard. My author was Pamela Geiger Stephens and the main point of her article was that community based learning and public art expands student’s imaginations and helps them turn curiosity into knowledge. Our group organized ideas of who impacts students learning.. Is it the students themselves? The teachers? The community? ext... We attempted to place our ideas into five different categories. One problem we faced was that our poster got a little complicated and unorganized, with arrows going all over the place the overall look was chaotic! We decided that next time in class we would organize our poster better therefor making it easier to read. I think our main problem was that so many ideas fit into multiple categories and maybe we needed a different approach. We thought of making a circle of categories and all ideas would be placed inside the circle because they are all intertwined and all impact the other in some way. Our group worked well together in solving the problem we had but one thing I wish we had done a little different was read out what we were writing. I think we put too much concern into the organization and getting the ideas on paper that we didn’t talk out our ideas enough. I only know about one other group members article, but that was partially because of the time restrictions. I believe next time in class we will have more time to share our ideas and go into discussion about them.