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Figurative Sculptures

 

Brooke Rhonemus

"Animal Testing"

Air-dry clay, wood, paint, colored ink.

 Left sculpture 4" x 4". Right sculpture 4" x 4". 

I wanted to show the animal cruelty that takes place with animal testing in labs. I included a scientist in a lab coat along with a rabbit placed inside a cage. I put blood on the scientist and as well on the pedestal that she rests on to symbolize all the bloodshed with animal testing over the years. The bunny is supposed to be in rough shape to represent the gruesome mistreatment of animals. I included a clipboard to show that scientists perform various harmful tests on these animals just to gather research information. I wanted to bring more attention to the negative implications of animal testing through my sculptures.

Gregor's Room

 

                                                                     Brooke Rhonemus

                                                                               Gregor's Room

"A visual response to the short story The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka."

   White Copy Paper, Colored Ink (No Adhesives Material)

     Largest sculpture measures 8" x 6" x 3"

From reading this story we had to design Gregor's room based on how we interpreted it ourselves. I wanted to make the room look dreary and depressing, just as it is described in the book. This is how I pictured it to look and I am happy with the end result. I chose to make Gregor a figure on the bed to show how depressed he was. I made a chair, headboard, box spring, mattress, blanket, pillows, and a nightstand with a lamp on it. Every item that I created followed the theme of dark colors and rugged edges to represent what Gregor's room looked like to me. 

Dinner and a Movie Assignment

 

The Hårga Facade

Inspired by the film Midsommar (2019)

The Hårga Facade

Inspired by the film Midsommar (2019)

100 Objects Assignment

 

                                                     100 pieces of popcorn on a stove-top.

                                                  100 pieces of popcorn falling from a plant.

                                                   100 pieces of popcorn on a silver platter.

100 Objects In Process

 

Touch Assignment

 Brooke Rhonemus 

                                 EYES IN SKIN                                                                                                                                             5.5x8.5                                                                                                                                             Paper and Pencil 

“Touch allows us to find our way in the world in the darkness or in other

circumstances where we can’t fully use our other senses.By combining eyesight and touch,

primates excel at locating objects in space”(Diane Ackerman, A Natural History of the Senses, p.70.)

Artist's Statement:

Ackerman states “skin has eyes”, this stuck out to me because I had never thought about this concept before. I wanted to create a drawing that shows a woman staring at herself through a mirror. Her reflection features her and many eyes staring back at her and through this, she is able to truly see herself. This alludes to Achermans main point of this section that “By combining eyesight and touch, primates excel at locating objects in space,” and one is truly able to see. 

                                 INTERNAL PAIN

                                    5.5x8.5

                               Paper and Pencil 

“Pain has plagued us throughout the history of our species.  We spend our lives trying to avoid it, and, from one point of view, what we call “happiness” may be just the absence of

pain.  Yet  it  is  difficult  to  define  pain,  which  may  be  sharp,  dull,  shooting,  throbbing,

imaginary, or referred to.”

Artist's Statement: 

Ackerman explains that throughout human existence we have always tried to avoid pain, whether it be physical or emotional pain. I attempted to draw a woman who is in her own world or her own bubble. While outside factors cannot reach her. She is guarded in a safe place, in isolation where she is at peace. Like Ackerman states happiness may just be the absence of pain, in my drawing I wanted to showcase this. The point in which Ackerman states that it is difficult to define pain, made me think of the many people who put on a happy face when in actuality outside pressures can cause internal distress that others can not see. In some cases, people have to shut out the rest of the world in order to feel at peace.

Elements & Principles of Art

                                      Element/Principal: PATTERN (and REPETITION)                                 

                                                      PATTERN (and REPETITION)

                         Personal Photograph

ART 21 Response

 ART 21 Response

         Artist: Carrie Mae Weems

       Phrases:

    “The domestic body”  “Race in America”

  Artwork:

                          "The Kitchen Table Series"

                                

                                Photography

                     Black and White Photography 

        When looking at this collection of photographs, they evoke a            feeling of comfort and vulnerability. Each photo has a               different narrative that draws you in and a general sense                   of familiarity that captivates the viewer.  

 

A Few Of My Favorite Things

                                                                 Brooke Rhonemus

            1.    My tote bag: I bought it in a little bookshop in Paris, and it's            easily my favorite. It doubles as my art supply bag and my                   everyday bag. 

      2.    My headphones: To help me block out the outside world and listen       to my favorite podcast or album. 

      3.    My ring: My grandmother bought me this ring, that I wear every       day. I wear it in memory of her. 

     4.    My oatmeal: An essential item of my everyday breakfast. 

    

     5.    Definitely Coffee: Because it is what keeps me going. 

     6.    A book: I love to read. This book is my current favorite. I am           currently reading it for the second time. 

     7.    My bracelet: My mother's bracelet that she gave me that I wear               every day to remember her while I am away at college.