"Deep Blue" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Acrylics on canvas
"Consumed" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Mixed Media
"Consumed" (Standing position) by Maria Pia Ortuño
Mixed Media
"Collagraphy" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Collagraph print
"Mermaid Me" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Oils on canvas
"Out of the Blue" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Mixed Media
"Manipulated" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Mixed Media
"Triton" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Acrylics on press cardboard
"Self-Critique" by Maria Pia Ortuño
Mixed Media
The Artist Statement
Maria Pia Ortuño Rojas
Whenever I imagined myself twenty years from
now I thought I would become a business or medical women, I never thought I had
the chance or ability to become an artist. My only creative escape was my
passion for photography, so when we were asked to choose our IB courses I took
the risk to encourage myself to take IB art in order to pursue my creative
dream instead of my convinced career. As
the year started I began to experiment with new media that I had little
knowledge of like Das and oil paints. I realized that my skills were not limited
for photography, but that I could enjoy creating artworks with acrylics and oil
paints. At first my techniques were shy and unbalanced, like on the egg
exercise, but as the course continued I began to loosen up and realized that I
was able to do good things like my self-portrait. I researched different media techniques that I
had always found interesting and impossible to do, and I learned from the
processes and failures, but from all of the experimentations I got interesting
and superb results that encouraged me to continue developing my abilities. Every
time I got to go to class I was excited to experiment with color, different
media like rollers, brushes, cardboards and many other media that interested me
but that I was never before in contact with. I have always wanted my art to
encourage other people to take a leap of faith like I did, and if I can to
represent my inner self in my art works. I got inspiration from things that
moved me: my dreams, my failures, my passions, and concerns. Destiny Womack’s
technique started of as my inspiration to capture the techniques and movement
of water and acrylics and Oswaldo Guayasamin’s lack of fear to experiment with
terror itself. I believe that I have found not only an escape from the daily
routines, but also a lifestyle that conquers my emotions and perception of the
world as an artist.
Investigation Workbook Pages
Maria Pia Ortuño Rojas
