MICHELANGELO

BACKGROUND AND BIO

• Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, Tuscany.
• Michelangelo was rasied in Florence.
• In his early adulthood, he moved to Venice then to Bologna
• On June 25, 1496 Michelangelo arrived in Rome.
• He started working on the statue of the Roman wine god, Bacchus

PERSONALITY

• Michelangelo was often arrogant with others.
• He was constantly dissatisfied with himself.
• He saw art as inspiration from culture.
• He often created work that was forceful and dynamic
• Michelangelo was self-denying.

FACTS

• Michelangelo’s mother died when he was only six.
• Michelangelo was created the greatest living artist of his time.
• He was known for his sharp, critical, volatile temperament.
• Michelangelo was also a poet.
• Michelangelo did not marry and had no children.

Example art 1: David
Michelangelo created David between 1501-04, David is made of marble. David is nearly 17 feet tall.

Example art 2: Pieta
Pieta was created between 1498-1499. It was created out of marble. Located in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. 174 centimeters tall and 195 centimeters wide.

Example art 3:
The Creation on Adam was created between 1511-1512.
It is a fresco painting. It's 280 cm X 570 cm

Artist Statement:
My favorite type of art work is painting. I also like using oil pastels. I usually draw from observation. I normally don't draw from imagination. I also like doing clay projects.

Personal Best Artwork
I used paint and a small canvas. I wrote a story about a girl that was kicked out of the family and she went to the woods to escape. I don't remember when I made this.

Artistic Growth Reflection:
Outside of art, I am creative when I do projects for other classes. I like to make t-shirts and decorate.

The area I am
working to improve is my sketching.

My favorite project was the oil pastels because I was good at it. And my art work was actually good for once.

My least favorite project was the Mexican yarn paintings. I thought it took to long and it was boring:)

As an artist, I have improved my creativity and my sketching has got better. I also don't complain about art as much as I use to.

List of references:
http://www.michelangelo-gallery.com/fun-facts.aspx

http://www.michelangelo-gallery.org/biography.html

I used google for the images.