TREATI
YAZDANI
Product Design PORTFOLIO
Table of Contents
Concentrations
p. 2-5
Drawings from Life
p. 6-11
Projects
p. 12-16
3-D Work:
Birds/ Pattern
Urban Zebra
Leopard/ Pattern
Chameleon
Doodles
Fruit Still Life 1
Fruit Still Life 2
Still Life 1
Still life 2
Figure Drawing
Self-Portrait
Linoleum Carving
Sketches
Whale Train
Photography
Text Head
Dress Project
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Index / Explanations:
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Concentration: Bird
Concentration: Zebra
ACRYLIC AND COLOR PENCIL ON PAPER
2011
17” X 22”
GOUACHE AND COLOR PENCIL ON PAPER
2011
20.5” x 18”
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Concentration: Leopard
Concentration: Chameleon
GOUACHE AND COLOR PENCIL ON ILLUSTRATION BOARD
15” x 14”
2011
COLOR PENCIL ON PAPER
15” x 14”
2012
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Doodles
Still Life from Observation
PEN ON PAPER
11” x 8.5”
2011
COLOR PENCIL ON PAPER
17” x 14”
2011
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Still Life from Observation
Drawings from Observation
COLOR PENCIL ON PAPER
17” x 14”
2011
GRAPHITE PENCIL ON PAPER
18.5” x 22.5”; 15” x 12”; 8.5” x 11”
2010 ; 2011 ; 2011
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Figure Drawing from Life
Self-Portrait
COLOR PENCIL ON PAPER
18” x 15”
2010
CHARCOAL ON PAPER
14.5” x 18”
2010
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Linoleum Block Carving
Biomorphic Drawing: Whale Train
LINOLEUM BLOCK CARVING:
INK PRINT ON PAPER
17” x 14”
2011
GRAPHITE ON PAPER
17” x 14”
2012
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Photography
Photography- Miracle
DIGITAL IMAGE
1224 x 819 PIXELS
2011
DIGITAL IMAGE
1935 X 1296 PIXELS
2011
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Cardboard & Newspaper Self
Portrait
3-Dimensional Project
BLACK PAPER AND NEWSPAPER ON CARDBOARD
9.5” X 9”
2010
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SILK, LACE, COTTON, PAPER, ACRYLIC, RIBBON, NEWSPAPER, FEATHER, and SATIN
4 FEET TALL, SIZE 12
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Concentrations
Concentrations (cont.)
Birds Concentration
Acrylic and Color Pencil on Bristol
2011
This school assignment was to make a work inspired by two artists, and I created this piece before coming up with my concentration idea. I really enjoyed the patterns and designs created by Bridget Riley, and MC Escher’s ability to create geometric pattern and blend it with a setting. As a result, I created this piece. I took the natural
setting of the birds depicted realistically, and blended it with a surrealistic hexagonal
pattern, using color pencil for the pattern and acrylic paint for the bird scene. This
piece was the inspiration for my AP Studio Art 2-D Design class: for my concentration I
decided upon the idea of “the juxtaposition of pattern and realism”, because I am able
to take my love for geometry and mathematical patterns, and blend it with my love for
the visual arts in a meaningful way.
Urban Zebra Concentration
Gouache and Color Pencil on Watercolor Paper
2011
As a development of my concentration, I wanted to juxtapose and balance the
natural patterns of nature with the patterns we see in man-made objects. I positioned
two zebras in front of an office building, which I drew from observation. I also placed
a safari-like sky in the background to tie in the theme of the zebras and their environment. I wanted to tell the story of natural patterns and put it in a more artificial perspective, but in a way where it would work in harmony. The zebras were drawn in
color pencil and the background was painted with gouache.
Leopard Concentration
Gouache and Color Pencil on Paper
2011
In this concentration, I combined the natural pattern that appears on a leopard’s
fur with a geometrical pattern I created. I began by realistically drawing a leopard from
a photo observation, but only decided to model half of it in color. I wanted to show
how, without color and shades, the skin on mammals like the leopard is simply patterns. For this piece I wanted to challenge myself by creating a mathematical pattern
to repeat throughout the scene. I formed a small template for one instance of this vector pattern on adobe illustrator, and using only a pencil and ruler, drew out the rest of
the pattern. I painted the pattern with gouache in different shades. The paint strokes
are not as linear as the pattern itself and its small imperfections emphasize a more
natural look. I also varied the colors of the pattern to create an actual background,
such as creating a green color for the hill and a lighter blue for the sky. This piece was
time- consuming and challenging because it involved me creating a tessellation, which
I had not done before (at least not accurately), but the end product was very rewarding because I feel I learned a lot throughout the process of creating it. Though I have
only created a few concentrations, I feel as if I have already developed my idea and
gained a lot of knowledge through it, and it has turned from a school assignment to
something I really enjoy.
Chameleon Concentration
Color Pencil on Paper
2012
For this concentration, I decided to focus on chameleons, and I researched their biology and instincts to discover the way they move and live. I also wanted to create different planes of a checkerboard pattern, and in a three-dimensional manner. I used a
vector pattern I created digitally, and altered it in my artwork. By making this piece, I
discovered more about creating a composition by manipulating patterns to create geometric shapes and forms. It also helped me learn more about how patterns and nature
are connected.
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Doodles
Drawings From Life
Still Life From Observation 1
Color Pencil on Paper
2011
Doodles
Pen on Paper
2011
These doodles reflect the types of drawings I do every day. Whether it is on homework, on a placemat at a restaurant, or on a sketchbook on the go, most of the drawings I do explore shapes and three-dimensional objects. I usually take whatever I
see, such as a glass, a potato chip, or any product, draw a realistic drawing of it, and
an outline. These help me explore its shape and function; I then build off of that. My
thought process usually develops from these sketches and I learn a lot from them.
Most of these unfinished sketches do evolve into ideas, concentrations, or finished
products. My daily doodles help me learn more about my environment, and how people relate to objects, and to environments. For example, my sketches on the top and
bottom left ensued from my exploration of the movement of dice. My love of natural
shapes and forms is evident from sketches like these. They inspire me to pursue the
art of design.
I began drawing still lives to gain experience in realistically depicting objects from
direct observation. In this still life, I placed objects such as fruit, cloth, and glass on my
dining table and drew it in one sitting. I was interested in the frontal angle, and began
with a few preliminary sketches in different directions and positions before I began. I
did not draw a background or shadows because I was more interested in the shapes
of the objects, their folds and configurations themselves rather than their relationship
to a setting. Isolating the object from a background made it become more abstract,
and gave me flexibility to depict them how I wanted.
Still Life From Observation 2
Color Pencil on Paper
2011
In this still life, I wanted to explore the relationships between horizontal and vertical
objects in a subject matter. This still life is a continuation of the series of still lives I
have done in my free time, and is educational and experimental. I took three objects,
a bell pepper, a banana, and a vase, and positioned them differently—diagonal, horizontal, and vertical, on a maple table. I chose objects and a setting with warmer colors
and vibrant hues to compliment the objects. Though two of the objects are organic
and one man-made, they all have curves and there is harmony in their colors and
forms. I also placed them in a setting and added light and shadow. By observing and
drawing this composition, I was able to see the objects in a different way. I see these
every day, but placing them next to each other enabled me to understand their relationships to each other, the space, and the way the light touches them.
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Drawings From Life (cont.)
Projects
Linoleum Carving
Ink on Paper
2011
Figure Drawing from life
Charcoal on Paper
2010
I drew this figure drawing in a figure drawing class I took over the summer at Crossroads School. I was taking ceramics and figure drawing for two months over the summer in 2010. In the class I learned to draw human figures in many different techniques. I
learned about the proportions of the human body and the techniques to use when drawing
them, but was also given the freedom to explore what I wanted to about art in a studio
environment.
This drawing was done in a series of twenty-minute drawings from a live model. In each
sitting, a student in the class was able to position the model and add any object from the
classroom to the composition, and then draw it. I chose the lamp because I felt it worked
with her position and wanted to explore light and the human body. I began with preliminary abstract contour drawings to simply capture the shape of the form, and decided on
this angle because it depicted her body as a combination of shapes. By not entirely shading her face and arm, I captured the sensuality, mystery and meaning of her expression.
I was able to draw her facial expression accurately but focused more on her expression’s
meaning rather than making her simply an object of a drawing. Out of many drawings I
created in this class, this one was my favorite not because of its depiction of the human
body, but because it harmonized her expression with position, and I felt it was a good vehicle for capturing the essence of my idea.
This project was to take a building or scene from the past, the present, and the future, from
three different views. I used a classical building (front) from the past, an ice scene from the present,
and a building my father designed as the future (back). This was a challenge to carve, and it was my
first carving. I was inspired to show the evolution of architecture and how old and new work together
in harmony. When I finished the carving, I rolled on ink and stamped it on paper.
Biomorphic Drawing- Whale Train
Graphite Pencil on Paper
2012
This project was an assignment in which we had to morph a living object with a nonliving ob
ject. I decided to morph a whale with a bullet train, because they have similar movements, yet different functions. I also was inspired to do an underwater scene because I wanted to place train tracks
underwater in the whale’s habitat. This project enabled me to explore the functions of transportation
and movement.
Photography
Digital Photograph
2011
I was inspired to take this photograph at a visit to the Getty Center museum. I did not want
there to be any focus, and some of the sticks are focused while others are not. This was meant to
show nature in its simplest form, and show depth.
Photography- Miracle
Digital Photograph
2011
Self-Portrait
Color Pencil on Paper
2010
I decided to do a portrait of myself in realistic yet fun colors. I also wanted to add a
handheld object to challenge myself. This was my first color pencil project, and I depicted
myself with a playful expression, holding a glass.
In a mall near the beach in Santa Monica, California, I glanced down at the marble bench
I was sitting on and noticed a rainbow connecting the planter to the bench right beside me. I was
touched by this experience, and took this picture of it. I call it “miracle” because it was an unexpected experience, yet affected me in a positive way. I loved how something as ordinary and utilitarian as
a bench and planter could be so beautiful. It reminded me of how nature is connected to man made
objects. I later submitted it to a contest in my school called “beauty culture” with the prompt “what
you find beautiful”, and it became part of its permanent exhibit.
Cardboard and Newspaper Text Head
Newspaper, gold paint, construction paper on Cardboard
2010
I created this based off a photograph of myself, and pieced together my clothes and face
based on a flat, almost cutout version of myself.
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3-Dimensional Project
Pride, Prejudice and Dresses
Lace, Satin, Cotton, ribbon, paper, feathers, acrylic paint, and newspaper
2011
For my Pop/Philosophy Culture and Literature class this year, we had to choose
a book we have read, and compare it to a modern story, in any medium we choose. I
partnered up with my friend Marylou and we chose the novel Pride and Prejudice, by
Jane Austen, to compare to 27 Dresses, a 2008 film. We chose to construct a wedding dress. A wedding dress emphasizes the unification of the two ideas, and the final
resolution of the wedding despite all the previous conflict in both stories. We bought
all our materials, and began using a dress form my mother provided us with. We took
measurements and pinned down the material. It took us about three days just to make
the dress alone. The pinning, stitching, sewing, lifting, and cutting was a challenge at
first, because we were not professionals at sewing. In our process, we made the painting area and the entire bottom of the dress messy and disorganized to not only give it
an artistic effect but also to illustrate the messiness of love and the love triangles that
occur between the two stories. Through the construction of one single dress, I learned
how to sew, how to make clothing, how to tie in two stories and make them appear
united in the medium of three-dimensional artwork, how to collaborate, and how to
modernize “something old, [into] something new”.
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