Practice 1A: Evaluation on Rotations

I liked 3D Volume most out of all the rotations, I enjoyed using plaster and combining it with different textures I felt It worked well and made the pieces very tactile. I became interested in taking soft, fragile materials and making them hard and solid changing our perception of them. I felt the pocket and tight piece worked best and had the most potential.

For gesture/paint I enjoyed layering colours, observing how they dried. I produced quick gestural drawings which I felt worked best, setting myself a time limit and working from different angles. I also liked the task where we had to produce a painting using only three lines, I liked the fact that it was challenging and required to be more thoughtful when placing the paintbrush on the page 

For Duration I used photography to document my walk to uni, I experimented with Photoshop, focusing on light and capturing it from street lights/cars (see sketchbook) I also used video to record the city hall which is the view from the window, I liked using video as a way of documenting and capturing daily routines.

Drawing/Print I attended life drawing every week and produce a lot of observational drawings, often timed and instructed to use different mediums, my drawings progressed over time. I also drew from my surroundings, a lot of quick sketches; I used different mediums and combined them to develop initial drawing further, which I felt worked well, especially the paint/pastel chalk as it adds textural qualities. I experimented with Printmaking, but it did not inspire me, although I am glad I became familiar with the studio and how to print.

Studio 1A: Archive and Contain

Aug-Nov 2013

Studio 1A: Archive

This archive is based on routine, specifically dinner and what is had throughout the week. Dating from April 2012 till November 14, meals have been written every day.

There is an obsessive element to routines and a dedication. Throughout the years the paper has aged and stained.

July-Oct 2012

This archive shows an insight into real lives, an ordinary subject taken note of for a long period of time, which in result, the acumination of meals, small, compressed writing and blemishes to the aged paper combined with the more recent notes creates something very unique and individual to the household.

Studio 1A: Contain

My starting point for this was to look around a charity shop. I found a small box which I saw had potential. I experimented with changing the boxes aesthetic qualities, inside and outside. I destroyed the sides of it and kept the pieces and glued them back together.

I kept a record of receipts I had collected throughout one week and used the box to contain them, the receipts represent money spent, the box was protecting them, I destroyed parts of the box to represent how easily it is to spend, our w destroy our bank accounts the more money we spend, by taking the element of protection away from the box it questions is purpose, the box becomes more fragile.

3D Volume: Experimenting with textures

This work sparks from my interest in textures.
using a gift pouch and burlap, both having very different but interesting textural qualities.

I enjoyed using plaster, filling a soft material with a hard substance created an interesting outcome. The visible creases formed add realism, a reminder of what the material is and its original purpose, which has now been altered

The burlap adds another texture, it's frayed edges give the piece a sense of aged aesthetic.

In this piece (Left) this was done with left overs I had, preserving the materials.

The materials overlap and merge into one well, what once was fragile has been turned hard through the plaster.

Experimenting on canvas

 I made my own canvas, I found it intimidating to start with, it was large, white, untouched and clean. Whilst working on other pieces I decided to just add to it,





















I was inspired by the materials I was using and decided to recycle them into the painting, I used the remains from green chalk pastels and let them fall on, which created an aged effect resembling mold. I allowed ink to spill on, I reworked the piece rendering it with paint to add more depth.
I added broken pieces of wood, which gave a hard texture, I used stuffing from a cushion, giving a soft texture, creating contrast and also making the piece very tactile.

This way of working allowed me to not be to precious over the canvas, I found once I had made a mark, even if my accident, I was able to make more marks and begin to experiment, which in result helped me get the most out of it  I believe.

I am pleased the progression of the piece, it is something I can keep adding to over time.