Jamie

=Emotions=

During the two year IB program I chose the theme of Emotions. There are several reasons why I decided to focus on Emotions; I love drawing people, trying to catch their true expression, furthermore, I have always been interested in the human mind and how for example people are moved by sudden impulse into a smile, slightly lifting the lips. In today’s context Internet has become the number one communication tool and as we are slowly drawn into this web, we forget how desperate the need of emotions is. The emails and messages we receive only appear as plain typed words, failing to embrace true emotional values. I explored within political means, how emotions are expressed universally, and based my ideas also on personal experiences. My main media are acrylic and oil paint, pencil, and collage. I have been influenced by Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Elaine de Kooning, and Lissie Habie. Each of these artists helped me develop my concepts – Dali especially helped with my “The Process of Thought” with his “Exploding Clock”, which prompted me to tear off all the skin of the man, in this piece, with the purpose of relieving all possible links to culture, gender, or ethnicity and thus enabling me to experiment a new technique through the use of larger, loose brushstrokes, which reminded me of Jackson Pollock. My technical skills with acrylic paint have improved since I have focused particularly on that type of paint. I have also experimented with larger scaled canvas, allowing myself to act more freely with the brush. My main concerns has been to be the recording of the process from start to completion of the piece. The sources of my planning for my pieces were done using the internet or through the inspiration after an art exhibition.

Self Portrait - Oil on flat canvas

Boy with Mask - Acrylic on flat canvas Internet Browsing - Acrylic on flat canvas/ collage on canvas My Own World - Mechanical Pencil on paper Calm - Acrylic on Canvas

Rage - Acrylic on canvas