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Employability day
Working as a community artist Jan-Bert Van Der Berg – Studied at Royal College of Art Education,Formative experience in how he views art and how confident he his in understanding and engaging with art – Initially trained as a glass designer– Then Became a community artist from thinking about his practice and how it related… Read more
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Distorted – Evaluation
I began this final stage of my course wanting to explore human nature, and our ability to be disgusted by the human form in its natural state, alongside the role society has played in warping the public’s perception. One of the first anecdotes that I found during my early research for this, was the Gillette… Read more
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Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville is a British painter, who studied just a half hours train journey west in the Glasgow College of Art. I only recently became confronted with her work (the only fitting verb to describe experiencing Saville’s art) at the ‘NOW’ exhibition in the Modern art Gallery in Edinburgh. The very first painting I saw… Read more
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Progress
Here are examples of my explorations of my photoshop work using acrylic paint. I have experimented with different techniques, such as increasing the opacity of the paint ( using vegetable glycerol) and layering different layers of colour to create a glowing effect. Another technique demonstrated in the second and third slide was only using a… Read more
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Tracy Emin
In the slideshow above is a selection of Tracy Emin’s work shown at the The white cube that I visited during my college trip to London. They all seem to evoke the anguish experienced in traumatic times. In Emin’s case, the pain and confusion of having an abortion or finding out you have cancer. In… Read more
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Final composition
I am in the process of drawing from the Photoshop images using different mediums, the first image is using charcoal and the second is acrylic and oil pastel. With the charcoal drawing I had difficulty showing the points of contact, arguably the most important element of the picture. The drawing was on a small scale… Read more
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Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an Irish born artist, he was untrained and only became an artist in his late 20’s. Bacon said that the delayed beginning of his career was because he hadn’t found subject matter to sustain his interest. When he finally did find the right subject matter he quickly made his name in the… Read more
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Andrej Dubravsky
Andrej Dubravsky is a Slovakian artist born in 1987. After graduating from the Academy of fine arts and Design in Bratislava, Dubravsky has exhibited his work internationally. Most recently were exhibitions titled ‘Friendly Slav’, and ‘Aggressive Slav’ at the Launch F18 Gallery in New York. I was initially drawn to Dubravsky’s work due to his… Read more
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Too many hands
developing on my acrylic/oil pastel drawing of the three hands grasping at flesh, I wanted to create some source material that would aid in composition and lighting. The Monochrome four hands drawing being less effective as it lacked a light source to bring all the drawings into the same space. I discovered recently that as… Read more
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Truue
Truue is the the alias of a Russian graffiti and oil painting artist. I first discovered his graffiti but quickly found his dark expressionist portraits. The depictions of ghost like individuals are painted with distorted expressiveness, with a free use of black (often the main paint used within his works), as seen in the first… Read more
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Final Crit
NOTES -Concentrate on composition-expanded quite well with colour palette and media-What atmosphere and feeling? colours feel grotesque, black and white feels disconnected-Could benefit from concentrating on contact of hands with flesh-Positive feedback considering ability, but need to push myself and painting more, loads of potential to respond in two weeks.-Need to work on multiple pieces… Read more
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hands and feet
A mainly monochromatic exploration of subject matter in line with theme. I am finding it hard to find the right subject matter that will inspire my final works. Experimenting with wax pastels and water, but I am finding it difficult to create realistic or even aesthetically effective works using this medium. I am having difficulty… Read more
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Mid-project crit
NOTES -Branch out by exploring different materials e.g. disgusting things, high fat content or mouldy materials. -Explore scale moving forwards-start working on one big piece or several smaller pieces-Concentrate of compositional/background elements-Splice elements of work to create new compositions and new body parts – creating new creatures-Try to mix up approach for the rest of… Read more
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Oil Pastel and Ink
Since my last post I have concentrated on capturing some new source imagery. I know have a plethora of new images of myself to explore through drawing and painting. The compositions of my hands and feet, hands grasping and distorting fatty flesh, hold the most meaning to me. the foetal position nudes however I find… Read more
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Distorted
I’m beginning to find my work stale and believe it is due to my source imagery. The next step for this project is experiment further with source material. This could be through photographic manipulation, or finding a model comfortable enough with the theme. I would like to explore manipulation the human form, possible with rope… Read more
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Orifices
Taking the advice given to me by my lecturers during the group tutorials, I have taken a step back from painting and began exploring drawing. I plan to take these drawings forward to inspire future paintings. The aim in this project is to convey my theme through disturbing drawing and paintings, in these more recent… Read more
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Teeth
I’ve been exploring grotesque imagery, and experimenting with the how the colour palette effects the atmosphere of the image. I have found more success in muted and realistic colour palette’s. The acrylic paintings of flask photographs of my mouth have had the most dramatic effect. I would like to experiment further using broader brushstrokes, trying… Read more
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Distortion
Distorted is an exploration of our views of our bodies. This could be looking in the mirror and seeing something that isn’t there or having phobias of body parts. I am also interested in how capitalist society has profited and created our misguided relationships with our bodies. Through this project I would like to explore… Read more
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WAWWA – evaluation
After experimentation with conceptual work, collage and painting/drawing, I have concluded my project with what approach had the strongest outcome. Drawing is where I feel comfortable and I have tried to push myself to experiment with alternative methods but in the end found myself coming back to my roots. Even in my explorations with combining… Read more
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WAWWA Artist
Marlene Dumas Marlene Dumas’ work spans various subject matter, from death, to relationships and politics. The element of her work that captures me however is her interest in ambiguity. Dumas mentions in a YouTube video about her 2015 show that she is fascinated by things that look the same but aren’t the same. An example… Read more
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WAWWA ARTIST’S
Kurt Schwitters Kurt Schwitters was an artist working in the 1900’s in a range of medium’s, from painting and sculpture, to poetry and typography. I however, am most interested in his collages, the art form he gained the most fame for. After searching for a means to capture the chaos of my living space, I… Read more
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WAWWA
Here are a couple explorations of stretching fabric across boards inspired by the work of Lee Lozano. the self portrait has a naïve and amateur aesthetic. The blue fabric (an attempted depiction of my bed) drawing with cigarette ends painted on it lacks clarity and is not visually stimulating. I think I’m going to explore… Read more
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WAWWA
Coming to the later stages of this project, I am trying to find a way to develop the work I have been creating so that I can convey my theme in a more accessible way. After spilling an ashtray, I began to create forms in the ash and matches. After drawing a spine like depiction,… Read more
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WAWWA ARTIST
Tracy Emin ‘My Bed’ Working with very similar subject matter, Tracy Emin’s simple yet impactful piece ‘My Bed’ perfectly embodies the feelings and atmosphere I am trying to provoke through my own work. The powerful imagery of an overflowing ashtray or a bare and stained mattress can be seen reflected in my own subject matter,… Read more
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WAWWA
Developing my subject matter, I attempted to create a collage out of the dirty clothes in my washing basket. Possibly inspired by one too many horror films at Halloween, I tried to create the feeling of the dirty washing reaching out to the viewer. I then reacted to the imagery with more collages. Created at… Read more
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WAWWA
I have begun focusing on the way I have treated my immediate environment rather than how the human race has treated the planet earth. searching for different ways to capture my state of mind reflected in the source material. below and above you can see a combination of oil pastel and collage reactions to the… Read more
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WAWWA
I began this project hesitantly from a conceptual starting point. With a 3 or 4 ideas I found myself thinking more than creating. After my crit I started to think more about responding to the brief more practically. I’ve decided to follow my concept about the way in which the human race has known about… Read more
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Developmental drawing – Artists
Käthe Kollwitz Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist primarily working with drawing, printmaking and sculpture. The main bulk of her work contains the constant theme of sorrow and loss, possibly intigated by the loss of her son and grandson during WWII. Kollwitz was the first woman ever to be allected to the Prussian Academy, and… Read more
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Developmental Drawing – Week 3
combining ink with my previous biro sketches, I have developed into the final image below. Pillow Bondage series developed from my my previous pillow drawings from weeks 2. Using ink, pencil and then charcoal .
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Developmental Drawing – week 2
Working from one of my drawings from last week, I created a wire Maquette/drawing. I then continued on a cycle of drawing and sculpture, here are the different stages.
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developmental drawing – week 1
See You, See Me During these initial drawings I tried to let the mediums I used Inspire the work, seeing how best the marks created by each medium could capture the images in front of me. Moving forward I will be conscious of composition. Drawing for Drawings Sake After a shoulder injury I’ve had to… Read more
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Evaluation
This project began with an interest in exploring work that was temporary, inspired by the work of Piero Manzoni (artists breath for example). I then through research and conversations with colleagues realised that Memento Mori perfectly encapsulated this. Memento Mori translating to remember you must die. My final piece embodies this theme fully, incorporating natural… Read more
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Final piece
After extensive development on this creation, my first exploration of this type I have discovered that i somehow I got it right the first time. My works using the gorse flower instead of roses, inspired this piece didn’t have the final outcome I intended. Although I explored scale as way to make them effective, and… Read more
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Further development – Final Piece?
In the final rendition of the sculptural flower drawings, I have now increased the size of the canvas and subsequently the skull. I have increased the size due to the previous creation hindering the view of the image due to there not being enough space or also the flowers being too large? I am aware… Read more
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Flowers on the grave development
In order to develop my piece ‘Flowers on the grave’ (working title), I am exploring different ways i can refine the work in order to create a more complete and visually stimulating artwork. In my first experiment, I created solid mounds of wet tissue which resulted in it being difficult to embed the roses. I… Read more
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Memento Mori – flowers on the grave
Combining a variety of symbolism for my theme memento mori, i have created a piece of work that includes a sculptural form, and a form of collage through ‘Flower arrangement’. It partners a bandage like texture as a background and a biodegradable material in the form of roses. Although this work is different from my… Read more
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Takashi Murakami
Born February 1st 1962, Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist working in a wide array of mediums. Painting, sculpture, fashion and animation are his main forms of expression. Coining the term ‘superflat’, inspired by traditional Japanese art, Murakami’s paintings adopt a more conceptual and pop art take on the style. Born in Tokyo Murakami strived… Read more
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Memento Mori texture and symbolism research
Memento Mori translates to remember you must die. I however have been looking at different ways to interpret the philosophy. One thing that interests me is how we as humans view death. In many cultures around the world, past and present, humans have had different relationships with death. Many are accepting and many are filled… Read more
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Memento Mori material research
In many elements of life, one thing must die for another to survive, this is an inescapable truth. I plan to make use of situations where this rule is prevalent in the natural world. This could be in the form of an animal higher in the food chain surviving by eating something lower in the… Read more
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post-mortem photography
post mortem photography is the practice of taking photographs of the dead as if they were alive. Like a puppet the photographed corpse is positioned and held up to give the impression they are still living. Many such photographs can be found of children who passed before being able to experience life to it’s fullest.… Read more
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Major Project Overview
My theme for this project was Memento Mori. Because Memento Mori has been extensively explored by other artists it was hard for not to feel like i was trying to reinvent the wheel when working on this project. My initial idea was to create something that made light of the art world, much like the… Read more
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Memento Mori continued
Interested by the effect of using biodegradable materials, and exploring the life cycle of said materials. Inspired by the artist Anya Gallacio and her sculptures/installations that have a life cycle that span the duration of the exhibition period. I would like to create a work that also changes its appearance and form over the course… Read more
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Damian Hirst
Damien Hirst has had a controversial career, Mounting up a vast number of critics. One controversial element that interests me is the animals who lost their lives for his practice, and Hirst’s fascination with displaying death. One work that encapsulates this is ‘A Thousand Years’ (shown below). The theme of Memento Mori is prevalent, with… Read more
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Memento Mori
Interested by the artistic value of materials, and the inherent meaning they hold I have begun experimenting with changing their form. This change could occur due to my interaction but also through the effects of time, temperature, gravity or even through the interaction of a viewer of the work. I aim to explore the way… Read more
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Anya Gallaccio
Born 1963 Anya Gallaccio is a Brittish artist who’s work I was first exposed to at the Modern 1 art Gallery in Edinburgh. Gallaccio had an installation of ten thousand roses under the title ‘Red on Green’. Over the course of the exhibition the roses turned from their luscious red to a putrid black, their… Read more
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Piero Manzoni
Born July 13th 1933, the Italian artist Piero Manzoni worked and lived out of Italy. Much of his work critiques the mass production and consumerism of Italian society following WWII. His conceptual projects, heavily influenced by Yves Klein, often questioned the artistic qualities and value of objects such as rabbit fur, breath, and even human… Read more
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Conceptual Development
A way in which I can push this sandpit concept further is to experiment with the the environment the work inhabits. Through changing the surroundings of the piece, the taboos present in galleries (such as not being allowed to touch a piece of work) are no longer prevalent. The piece no longer has an owner,… Read more
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Marcel Duchamp
Born on the 28th of July 1887, in Blainville-Crevon, France. Marcel Duchamp became the newest member of a family of creative intellects, with three of Duchamp’s five siblings also becoming successful artists. With his two older brothers having already left home, Duchamp and his sister Suzanne (also an artist, but less accomplished due sexism in… Read more
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Sand Box
Sands malleable nature, and the temperance of structures created using sand inspired my final piece for the conceptual project. I aimed to provoke an interaction, to entice the viewer to touch, and change the work. Leaving behind them a memory of their reaction. As well as incorporating memory as a theme by capturing peoples interactions… Read more
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Conceptual project
Continuing my exploration of physical memory, a term i’ve coined to describe a material or inanimate objects ability to retain a memory. This could be a commonly walked path in the grass, a footprint in the sand or a well used handrail. Nearly everything over time shows the way in which it has been effected… Read more
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