"My Passions" by Mónica Acón
"Panorama" by Mónica Acón
"Pollution" by Mónica Acón
Mixed Media
"Prayer" by Mónica Acón
Ink and watercolor
"Self Identity" by Mónica Acón
Mixed Media
"Sex Tourism" by Mónica Acón
Acrylics on canvas
"Social Darwinism" by Monica Acón
Wax carving
"Social Darwinism" by Monica Acón
Wax carving
"Sonia" by Monica Acon
Oil on canvas
"Wave" by Mónica Acón
"We can Do It!" by Mónica Acón
The artist Statement
Monica Acon
I choose IB Art, to discover my
artistry and expand my creativity. I had never had a chance to express myself
artistically before and I was rather curious. Also, I was looking for the IB
Diploma that would be most challenging and versatile and I decided that Visual
Arts would grant me that opportunity.
I remember that I was infatuated
with the idea of scenery. I could not care less about people or sculptures. I
imagined myself doing only scenery. Obviously I had never gone to an art
exhibition or else I would never have considered this class, but I’m glad,
because art has allowed me to grow as an artist and how I approach and perceive
the world.
I first started with a combination
of color pencils and granite pencil to create texture, but as I began to experiment
I began to use acrylics and oil paints and to explore other opportunities. My
fist challenge was changing the way I see the world. To understand that the sun
is not yellow and that the mountains are not green. I really had and still have
a long way to go. As I changed the way I thought, the world around me changed,
suddenly everything was art.
As I began to research about
various artists and media, I began to discover new art techniques. From Caravaggio, Kimon Nicolaides and Sir
Stanly Spencer and Neo Romanticism, to more current artists like Erika Stanley,
Mary Ellen Croteau, Anatol Knotek and Chuck Close. I began to research and
explore media like Oil Pastels, Acrylics, Oils, Impasto, Sculpture on Candles,
Contour Line Drawing, photography, Bottle Cap Art, Written Portraits, Pointillism,
and Collage Making. They all proved to be its own set of challenging but
enjoyable and different.
In general, I have encountered
complications in every single project I have done, which I love, because it
teaches me how to problem solve and experiment further. In conclusion, I feel
that this course has allowed me to understand myself better, because now when
I’m emotionally overcome or exhausted I just work on art, and it gets better. I
still have a lot to learn and I am very excited for elements like printing,
ceramics, and watercolors, as well as larger scale projects.
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