Working With Aboriginal Art

In my IB Visual Arts class, we have to create concepts behind our art that is suppose to have a unique style.  Throughout the two years, we are suppose to come up with a theme so that our IB Art Shows have something that connects the different pieces in the show.  Since I have worked with horses since I was very young, I have developed a love for them and I have also drawn them for a while.  My drawings were never very realistic.  In the fall of my junior year, when IB Visual Arts started, I started working on improving my drawing skills and working on the horses.  Since my dad is Australian and all of his family lives in Australia, we travel there every other year.  In my traveling, I have developed an interest in Aboriginal Dot Paintings.  I think that the techniques are very interesting, especially with all of the symbolism.  When I began thinking about what kind of theme that I wanted for my IB Art Show, I thought that I wanted something that represented me and things that I was interested in.  I decided to try and create a new form of art and combine my love of horses with my interest in Aboriginal Art.  In doing this, I came up with a unique theme.  I spent two years trying to improve my skills in this new, unique form of art, and I am happy with the way my IB Art Show turned out, even though it was incredibly exhausting to put together.