Art 21Ashley Scott

"Clearcut, Humbug Mountain, Clatsop County, Oregon" (1999-2003) Robert AdamsRobert Adams sought out to document physical traces of human life and it’s effects on the environment in the “West”. He used various landscapes that had been altered or destroyed from it’s natural beauty. Robert Adams wanted to show people the bad that was being done in hopes of them wanting to make a change.

“4 My Trees” Ashley Scott Jan 21,2015… 4128x2322(4.13mm) 90

At first I was a little saddened by Robert Adam’s pictures. Seeing the images of the half empty forest had me thinking about the tree’s around Me. I actually envisioned what the tree’s would look like standing there in the empty area. I created this piece as a reflection to show my idea of what the “East” looks like. I wanted to bring awareness of the beauty that tree’s bring to our environment.

I,I,I,I, Etc….(2002) Trenton Doyle Hancock

Trenton Doyle Hancock creates pieces of art that come together to tell a story. Each piece created tells just a portion of the story of the “Mounds” in a whole. The “Mounds” are mythical creators that are half human and half plant mutants. Through the “Mounds” Trenton conveys messages pertaining to birth, life, death and after death. Most often times he will use what he considers to be garbage or reused material from a previous piece.

“Me, Me, Me, Ashley…. “ Ashley Scott 1/20/2015

I found myself in awe when I saw Trenton Doyle Hancock’s “I, I, I, Etc…”. The colors automatically drew me in but it was the eye balls that held my attention. Instead of flowers Trenton used eyes that sprouted from a mound surrounded by beautiful flowers. I thought the idea of a half human and half mutant plant was very interesting. So interesting that I wanted to create my own but more humanized than mutant. I used scraps from a project I completed at work and just let my creativity flow. I also used four pictures of myself, each one contained a different me in which I saw as the “mutation” of this piece. The title of the piece is “I,I,I, Etc….” and I instantly thought to myself “Me, Me, Me, Me” so that creation of my title.

“Kachina” 1985by: Mary Heilmann, Glazed ceramic, 16 1/2 X 11 1/2 x 2 3/4 inchesMary Heilmann consist of abstract paintings and ceramic pieces. These pieces are formed from her own imagination with the world’s contribution or inspiration. This piece depicts a time when Mary Heilman stated that she would paint straight up and down, and then straight sideways covering the other lines.

“Tic-Tac-Toe” Ashley Scott 1/20/2015

After viewing multiple pieces, I found myself going back to this one in particular. Mary Heilmann’s piece “Kachina” took me back to my childhood for some reason and all I could see was tic-tac-toe. So I recreated three games by painting them. I used multiple symbols versus the typical X and O. I decided to make it black and white to give the piece a little more exaggeration.

THE END Thank You, I hope you enjoyed the pieces I choose and the ones I created.

Sincerely, Ashley Scott