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    Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 24, 1927. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and then Cooper Union Art School in 1946. Many of his paintings were based off of the people in his life. His son, wife and grandchildren all served as models for his painting.

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    Alex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 24, 1927. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and then Cooper Union Art School in 1946. Many of his paintings were based off of the people in his life. His son, wife and grandchildren all served as models for his painting.

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    Marsh1

    MelissaMarsh
    Mr.Frampton
    ExploratoryArtsCE
    May24,2016
    RedCoatRecreation
    FormyfinalprojectIdecidedto
    recreatethePictureRedCoatbyAlex
    Katz.{AlexKatzleft}uredontheright
    AlexKatzwasborninBrooklyn,New
    YorkonJuly24,1927.In1928his
    familymovedto
    St.Albans,Queens.
    He
    wasbornintoaJewishfamilythathad
    immigratedfromRussiaafterthefamily
    hadlosttheirfactorytotheSovietrevolution.Heattended
    WoodrowWilsonHigh
    School
    andthen
    CooperUnionArtSchoolin1946.
    Hemethiswifeatthe
    openingatanartgalleryin1957.Hernamewas
    AdaDelMoro
    andtheyhadone
    sontogether.Manyofhispaintingwerebasedoffofthepeopleinhislife.His
    son,wifeandgrandchildrenallservedasmodelsforhispainting.

    Marsh2

    RedCoatwascreatedin1984.ItisanoversizedportraitofAlexKatzs
    wifeAdaDelMoro.Themediumusedtocreateitwasgraphite,charcoal,and
    drypigmentlaidontowovenpaper.
    Ichosetodothisartworkbecausethestriking
    colorsreallystoodouttome.Iwaslooking
    throughanartbookandassoonasIsawthe
    pictureIwasimmediatelyattractedtoit.The
    pictureissoboldandIthoughtitwouldbefun
    torecreateapieceofartworkwithsucha
    strikingdesign.
    Idecidedtochangethecolorschemeofthe
    artwork.TheredinRedCoatisprobablythe
    mostimportantaspectofthepictureandby
    changingthecolorIchangeitfromRedCoatto
    BlueCoat.Ialsoaddedrealbuttonstothecoat
    toaddmoredimensiontothepicture.Iusedpagesoutofbooksasherskinto
    showthatyoucantjustbasesomeoneonwhattheylooklikebecausethereis
    alwaysastorybehindaprettyface.Iwastoldthatitmadeherseemabitcreepy
    butIwantedtocreatemoreinterest.Iwantedthefacetorepresentanideaand
    maketheviewerthink.IbelieveIaccomplishedthistask.Itriedtomakethe

    Marsh3

    eyesappearveryrealisticbecauseIwantedtheviewertobeimmediately
    attractedtoentrappedbyherbrightblueeyes.Idecidedtomatchtheeyesto
    thejacketinsteadofthelipsbecauseIthoughtblueeyeswouldlooknicerthan
    bluelipstick.
    TocreatemyartpieceIfirstdrewouttheoriginalpictureaswellasIcould
    ontoawhitepieceofdrawingpaper.AfterIdrewitoutIusedalighttableto
    tracetheoutlineofthefaceandneckonpagesfromabook.Tocreatethe
    shadowsseenintheoriginalartworkIuseddarkershadedpagesonthebottom
    andcutoutthelighterpieces
    tofitontop.IusedPrisma
    coloredpencilstodrawthe
    eyesinandthenIgluedthe
    pagesfromthebookontop.
    Ialsousedcoloredpencilto
    colorthebackgrounda
    darkershadeofblueandto
    colorthelipspink.Iusedafinetipmarkertotracetheeyes,nose,andlips.To
    createthestreaksofwhiteonherjacketthatareintheoriginalartworkIcolored
    overitwithwhitecoloredpencilandlightenedthemarkingsbyerasingthemabit.

    Marsh4

    Tocreatethejacket,hair,hat,andeyebrowsIusedconstructionpaper.
    Theconstructionpaperwastoothickandopaqueformetotraceusingthelight
    tablesoIhadtofirsttracethedetailsontoapieceofdrawingpaperusingthe
    lighttable,cutthemout,placethecutoutpiecesofdrawingpaperontothe
    constructionpaper,tracetheoutlinefromthedrawingpaperontothe
    constructionpaperandthencuttheconstructionpaper.Itwasamuchmore
    lengthyprocessandoneofthebiggestproblemsIranintowhilerecreatingthis
    artpiece.
    AlongwiththeproblemwiththeconstructionpaperIalsoencountereda
    problemwithhowthepaperswereliningup.Itriedtotracethemallperfectlyto
    fittogetherbutitwasinevitablethattherewouldbesomeerrorssoIendedup
    havingtocutoffaboutaneighthofaninchoffofthebottombecauseitwasthe
    whitepapershowingthrough.Thepagesfromthebooksforthefacedidntline
    upperfectlyeitherbecauseIhadtotracetheentirefaceontothreepiecesof
    paper.IntheendIlefta
    smallspacebetween
    twoofthepiecesof
    papers.Ibelievethat
    theflawsinmyartwork
    willcreatemoreinterest

    Marsh5

    soevenifitdidntturnoutperfectlythewayIwantedtoitmakesitunique.
    MyfinishedproductcameoutdifferentlythanwhatIhadimagedbutIstill
    thinkitturnedoutwell.Ithinkrecreatedafamousartworkandmadeitinto
    somethingthatIcancallmyown.

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