The artists statement
by Daniel Rothe
Violence has been a huge impact in today’s
society. This affects many artists around the globe every day problematic.
Being a member of the IB program has opened my eyes into bigger and broader
ideas. As someone who lives in a society where this issue is present, I believe
that it is important to takes violence very seriously. For this reason I
decided to create a body of work that expresses such idea. For example, the
piece, “The girl behind the wires.”, I decided to use vibrant colors such as
red, orange and yellow that can be connected easily with violence. I strongly support the idea that it is my
duty as an artist to call for a change.
My
body of work connect with each other in many ways, first of all every each of
them contain different types of warm colors such as red, orange and yellow.
These colors were chosen because it is taken as an example for violence.
Violence throughout the world has existed since many decades ago and red Works
as a symbol for all of the human blood that is lost in battles around the
world. “Behind the wires” is a sculpture on top of a blank canvas, this works
as a great example for this, I decided to use the female body because now a
days women are discriminated because of the way they are, the way in which they
dress, how they look, if they are fat or skinny and more. All of this comes
together to how society has changed through these recent years and women are
each day affected by this “war”. “Nature metropolis” is a series of 4 prints
that emphasizes how human beings have destroyed planet earths nature because of
the need of infrastructure expansion but people have not realized that we only
got one planet earth and it has to be protected to all costs and behind of this
they’re always conflicts that result to death and violence.
The
body of work is exhibited in a way that helps the theme stand out. It goes from
the biggest artworks to the smallest ones, this was made like this because
violence always happens because bigger things, people or other affect the
smallest ones, I surely know that my artworks will make the viewer change the
way in which he observes the world.
Studio Work
Behind the wires by Daniel Rothe
Paper pulp and wire 11 x 14 x 2 in
Being behind the wires is a very delicate and tough moment for someone. This happens because of the way human beings resolve things through the use of violence intsead of peace.
Duality by Daniel Rothe
Acrylics on canvas 16 x 20 in
This artwork represents violence through duality. Rather than using a classic black and white duality, I used an improvisation of brushtrokes juxtaposed with a clean, white canvas. This represents how violence has changed recently because of the new conflicts around the globe.
Nature metropolis by Dnaiel Rothe
Linocut print on paper 11.5 x 17.5 in
As an 18-year-old boy who’s interested in planet earth’s daily news I’ve realized different events that overcome to conflicts, negative externalities and more. I take into deep consideration of how human beings have affected global nature. Many people don’t realize how plants, trees, animals and more are starting to die and it’s time for them to take action and resolve this problem.
Fallen leaf by Daniel Rothe
Water color markers on water color paper 11.5 x 19.5 in
Flowers are commonly known for their authentic beauty. However, in this watercolor artwork I portray flowers with dull colors and disturbed stains to represent the constant violence in the world that destroys the beauty of tranquility.
Exhibition setting
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