1. Storytelling By: Madeline Siano Mrs. Roberts IB Art 2, Period 5

2. Candidate Statement Before IB art, I had little experience with artistic exploration past 8 th grade level assignments. Developing a theme was my first and largest obstacle I had to face. I overcame this obstacle through research and reflection. I decided upon a theme that not only interested me but is relevant to my other classes. In my body of work I make an effort to illustrate one’s meanings, methods, and approaches to storytelling through. The second obstacle I faced was finding a medium which enabled me to surpass my usual mediocrity and fully develop and utilize my artistic ability. I began my efforts through trial and error, practice, and repetition. Before this exploration I was wary of paints. Although my first attempts were not the greatest, I have now overcome my fear of painting and it has become one of my strengths. My favorite mediums are pencil and oil paint; pencil because of its precision and oil paint because of its ability to blend easily, overlap layers, create texture, and the slow drying paint allows me to revisit my work whenever desired. For each of my pieces I come up with a topic that branches off from the central theme of storytelling. I then come up with a concept sketch that incorporates not only the theme but expands to cover subjects from different cultures, aesthetic techniques, and literary features that ties the piece together. Some aesthetic influences on my work include surreal artists Sandy Skoglund and Gabriel Bá. Their depiction of a reality which borders the lines of a fantastical world and underlying dark tones in their work connects with my work. Madeline Siano – 0518-267

3. Overarching theme – Storytelling; Meanings, Conflicts, Methods, and Approach Artists Aesthetics Culture Content

4. Storytelling  Meanings  Connotation vs Denotation  Conflicts  Translations  Methods  Patterns, Structures  Approach  Word Choice

5. IB Art 1 Concept Map

6. Fixed Stare 36x56 August 2010 Tempera, Acrylic, Charcoal

7. Fixed Stare  Overlapping Media  Artist Investigation  Tim Burton Made comparisons to study techniques

8. In Progress… Fixed Stare

9. Investigations: Fixed Stare

10. In Progress… Sitting in a Crowded Room 25x20 September 2010 Acrylic on canvas

11. Investigations… Sitting in a Crowded Room

13. Adolescent Anguish 24x12x16.5 October 2010 Mixed Media – 3-D; clay, wood, acrylic, magazine clippings.

14. Adolescent Anguish  Sculpture  Realism vs Cubism  Surrealism  Sandy Skoglund  Art with a Message  Frank Owen

15. In Progress… Adolescent Anguish

16. In Progress… Adolescent Anguish

17. Investigations: Adolescent Anguish RealismCubism

18. Investigations: Adolescent Anguish

20. In Progress… Is it Truly Wise? 25x20.5 March 2011 Acrylic and oil paint on canvas; plaster

21. Pins and Needles 20x25.5 April 2011 Wood, watercolor, acrylic, oil pastel, cloth, sewing pins, buttons

22. Pins and Needles Concept drawing

23. Investigations: Pins and Needles

24. Misc. 48x42 September 2011 Pencil 56x36 September 2011 Pen Insecurity Split Second

25. Wishful Thinking 20.3x5x20.3 October 2011 3-D; acrylic on wood

26. Wishful Thinking  Narratives  Bev Milward – 3-D Narratives  Dreams - Shaminism  Poetry  Structure  Rhyme and Rhythm

27. Wishful Thinking Outside: Rain again he sighs pouring down like tears from his now dry eyes Trapped in with his fears people cry, lie, die They love like mirrors Inside: Wishing to move on and drift through the clouds, where worries are gone and there is no sound. From the world withdrawn yet forever bound.

28. In Progress… Wishful Thinking

29. Investigations: Wishful Thinking

31. Kaguya Hime’s Song 16x18 October 2011 Oil paint on canvas board.

32. Kaguya Hime’s Song  Kamishibai: Japanese Storytelling  Two sided cards- one side a painting, the other a dialogue  Margaret Atwood: Poet  Free verse  Motifs- the moon

33. In Progress… Kaguya Hime’s Song The moon shines bright and grants the thicket a gift Not Born but grown I entered your world Torn in two trapped between (the most beautiful girl in the world) Searching for truth yearning for belonging I look up at the night sky and sing this song of melancholy Maybe I will return. For now I cry.

34. Investigations: Kaguya Hime’s Song Culture and AestheticsContent

35. Veronika 14x18 December 2011 Oil paint on canvas board

36. Veronika  Collage and Overlap  Children’s Literature  Nursery Rhyme – Structure and Rhythm  Translations – Connotation vs Denotation

37. In Progress… Veronika  Nursery Rhyme

38. Investigations: Veronika

40. Things to come… December 2011

41. October 2011 Love like Mirrors

42. Things to come… October 2011