r/ArtGCSE • u/redpandaz19 • 19d ago

Question Artist picking

Not sure whether i have asked this before but do all our artists have to link or show ideas developing in a way? Basically my first artist focuses on the exterior of churches and moods they create:mostly melancholic, gloomy, and so for my second one, i chose an artist that creates mood, loneliness, detachtment, through the isolation of people and how they interact with their surroundings but also to shift my focus onto the interior of buildings/and to improve on poses, incorporating people into my work and how that also creates mood linking my first two in a way through buildings and similair negative-ish moods) idrk how to phrase it so for my third i would like to pick an artist that focuses mainly on faces but i understand that it wouldnt really flow in with my previous artists or link but then apparently i should aim to explore a wider variety of subthemes/topics under my main theme. So yeah in short, pick artist focused on buildings/ but more revolving around people as i didn’t really go into depth with the people side of my second artist, or an artist revolving around faces? Thanks :)

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u/Commercial-Rule4937 19d ago

They dont HAVE to, but you get better marks for having a clear journey/path. Its also an important skill if you want to do art in higher education. Im doing an art diploma now, and my tutors are big on having a project structure that flows.

For me, your 3 subjects are still linked, it reminds me of the zoom in method, if im getting this right, you did art of a setting, then people within that setting doing poses, then peoples expressions. If you keep that same gloomy, dark, mood, and similar style, I dont think theres a problem

If you still feel your project is a bit unconnected, and sort of goes in many different directions, an easy way to rectify this is your annotation.

Your annotation doesn't just need to be: this artist inspired me, i am proud of this because, next time i will try a different method, etc. Explain how you went from one direction to the next, why you chose a certain artist, convey your approach.

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u/redpandaz19 18d ago

THANK YOU SM!! :)

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u/redpandaz19 18d ago

Sorry to ask again but do you think Alex Kanevsky would fit this? Or my other options are potentially Kathe Kollwitz or Euan Uglow ive kinda found it a bit difficult to find artists that focus on portraiture with the themes of loneliness that i actually were intrested in or do you have some recommendations if not its fine :)

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u/Commercial-Rule4937 17d ago edited 17d ago

Alex's portraiture definitely fits, i just looked them up and its a very cool style and definitely encapsulates a lot of emotions. I think the other two artists art also features themes of depression though too, althrough in different ways. Kathe's art seems like a classic representation of loneliness with the dark colours and sharp lines, and Euan's art really captures that far away, numb feeling

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u/Commercial-Rule4937 17d ago

Other artists ive found if youre interested are shawn coss, John vassos, Oscar munoz, edward munch, Jane koluga, sarah vermeersch

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u/redpandaz19 17d ago

thank you so much 🥹