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Xerox Art

Hello everyone!! This is my xerox art project. I have always been inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's art and took some of his elements and incorporated them into my latest art piece. I was required to make the entire piece out of xeroxes of my own body parts, which at first seemed to be impossible and extremely limiting. I was left feeling almost hopeless, having no idea what to create. When I was able to get a xerox machine at a friends apartment, I decided to just dive right in. Since my hair is dyed to be almost white, it came out extremely cool on the xerox and i ran with it. After seeing how my hair turned out I decided to go for a "The Starry Night" inspired piece. The dark parts of my hair I put together to form a full moon, which Van Gogh incorporates in his own piece. Then I placed other parts of my lighter colored hair throughout the sky to make a wavy night concept that Van Gogh is famous for. Next, I xeroxed my arms and fingers. The dark shadows that were casted near my arms I used to create a river. Bodies of water were commonly found in Van Gogh's art. I used the lighter xeroxes of my arm as buildings and my fingers as even tinier buildings. I was really happy with the finished product and love that I get to share it on my blog! Enjoy :)

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