IB Visual Arts LINCOLN SCHOOL Costa Rica: ANDRÉS OCHOA Ib Visual Arts Lincoln School Costa Rica

The Artist Statement
Andrés Ochoa

I have always have loved sports and muscles. Sports and exercise for me is an escape from stress and unwanted anger. I chose IB art because I new I wanted to learn human anatomy to include sports in my projects. My main purpose in my work is to illustrate and show the power, and energy created from sports and exercise. One of my main concerns is how sports and exercise are used wrong and not practiced with the same intense as before. There no longer is that energy in them that I portray in my art. I discovered my strength working in 3D while molding with clay. I later on used paper mâché and cast plaster. I faced difficulties in drawling and painting. However I was able to overcome this by using different materials to create rich texture and surface qualities. Some of the artists who have inspired and influence me the most are Dan Reeder, who make amazing 3D monsters normally dragons and Burn Hogarth who has amazing books on the anatomy of the human body and hands. Some medias I have practiced are: graphite, pen, watercolor, collagraph, lino prints, acrylics, oil paint, transparent, photography, cast and transfers. Out of all of these the ones I have been able to master the most are; paper mâché, clay, cast, and transfers are my favorite due to me being able to touch and mold my art with my own two hands. Overall I enjoyed the IB art course as it made me open my eyes and see society from a deeper perspective, and has helped me improve my techniques in different mediums.