Visual and Digital Arts
Artist of the week:
Princess Karibo
Princess Karibo is a self taught artist from Nigeria. Her trademark wide-eyed portraits are a blend of painting, photography, and digital illustration. Her portraits focus on women subjects and include references to movement makers in the art world like Frida Kahlo and Margaret Keane. Made famous by her huge following on instagram, Princess Karibo's work can be found adorning clothing, accessories, and even i-phone cases. Her brand is self made, self marketed, and self sustaining.
Unit: Self Portraits
Mixed-media self portraits: Vector Images
Vector artwork is art that's made up of vector graphics. These graphics are points, lines, curves and shapes that are based on mathematical formulas. They are both startingly realistic and completely stylized.
Weekly Agenda
Day One: Intro to self portraits.
Day two: Software install and using the bezier tool.
Day three: Turn your selfie into an avatar.
Day four: Revise your work and record your progress.
Day five: Class Critique