Today was our last day in college until after Christmas, when we get our assessments, so what's the plan now?
Well, I'm hoping to finish off my sketchbook for starters, then I need to put in a few more artists I found recently into my Contextual Notebook, however, I do have a couple little things that I plan to do.
First off, I plan to create another scored/folded paper, but in a much larger scale. Maybe incorparate some colour this time? I also want to try and see if I can do some painting. Not sure how this will turn out just yet, but lets see how it goes!
That's my quick update done for today, I'll still post some updates whenever I feel like I need to. To everyone else who is finished college until the new year, here's hoping you have a great time back at home, and Merry Christmas!
Friday, 14 December 2012
Monday, 10 December 2012
Geometric Shadows - Video
I present to you, my video for my geometric shadows!
I decided not to include any audio in this video, because I didn't want to take away from the focal point of the whole video. This is not the entire video! The video itself is actually split into two 15 minute videos. I didn't upload the whole video because, well, I can't! The video is way to large to be uploaded from home. I can probably upload the video where there is somewhere that has a fast upload speed, but enough about the technicalities of the megabytes of a video being uploaded, here's a short version of the video (the quality of the video was lowered also, but it is only a quick, preview video!):
Here's hoping I can show off this video on an Apple Mac sometime soon! Perhaps for my assessment?
That's all for now though, see you later!
I decided not to include any audio in this video, because I didn't want to take away from the focal point of the whole video. This is not the entire video! The video itself is actually split into two 15 minute videos. I didn't upload the whole video because, well, I can't! The video is way to large to be uploaded from home. I can probably upload the video where there is somewhere that has a fast upload speed, but enough about the technicalities of the megabytes of a video being uploaded, here's a short version of the video (the quality of the video was lowered also, but it is only a quick, preview video!):
Here's hoping I can show off this video on an Apple Mac sometime soon! Perhaps for my assessment?
That's all for now though, see you later!
Saturday, 8 December 2012
CCS Visual Notebook
As I mentioned before, I'm currently working on my A5 CCS Visual Notebook, which contains all of the main topics discussed in our studio's Thursday CCS seminar with Susan Halvey. As part of the seminar, we were asked to create this notebook filled which was visual in nature. Here's a few of the artists discussed in our seminars:
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Damien Hirst
For The Love Of God
2007
Diamond covered platinum skull
171 x 127 x 191 mm.
This skull is encrusted with 8,601 diamonds and it's asking price was £50 million, which would have been the highest price ever paid for a single work. The pear-shaped pink diamond in the forehead is the skull star diamond. It's price cause uproar, and others stated that his works are all stunts. John Lekay accused Hirst of plagerising his piece "Spiritus Callidus #2", and Hirst has more than eleven others pieces which are said to be plagerised from other artists.
Marcel Duchamp
L.H.O.O.Q
1919
Color reproduction of the Mona Lisa altered with a pencil
7¾ x 5 in.
Duchamp haas drawn a moustache and a goatee upon this reproduction in 1919. Underneath the Mona Lisa are the letters "L.H.O.O.Q", and when these letters are pronounce in French ("Elle a chaud au cul) it translates as "She has a hot ass"! It soon became one of the most famous acts of degrading a famous work of art. It is a piece that is said to be "Anti-Art"
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I have a video of the shadows of my geometric pieces hanging in front of my wall, so hopefully I can upload that tomorrow, but I still have to decide what sound to include in the video. I'm looking for something subtle, something that adds to the atmosphere of the video, rather than taking it away.
More updates soon!
Friday, 7 December 2012
Tomma Abts & Thomas Heatherwick
Hello!
I've been really busy all this week, just trying to prepare more work before our assessments, and during this week, I found many new artists which are definitely helping me a lot with my project, so here's a couple of them:
I've been really busy all this week, just trying to prepare more work before our assessments, and during this week, I found many new artists which are definitely helping me a lot with my project, so here's a couple of them:
Tomma Abts
Mehm
2005
Acrylic and oil on canvas
19 x 15 inches, 48 x 38 cm
Tomma Abts creates these paintings filled with lines that create geometric shapes, and these overlapping lines create a great sense of depth among the flat background. The shapes created are almost three-dimensional, and as the viewer looks at it, we can immediately make presumptions on which shapes are standing out in the front, and what shapes are being overlapped behind. Abts is a great source of inspiration for me in terms of how I can approach painting into my work.
Thomas Heatherwick
Angel's Wings
2004
Sculpture
11 meters high
Heatherwick created this pair of metal sculptures to act as a cooling vent for a London Electricity substation. He experimented with combining isosceles triangles to form this complex, geometric form which catches light beautifully. The shape of these structures is like scoring and folding paper, which I am currently working with, and so these structures helps me think of new ways to score and fold paper to catch the different tones of light which creates these geometric shapes.
The amount of artists which I have found recently are a enormous help, which is great. I've got to sort out which is my strongest pieces of my work for my assessment which will be talked about on Monday, and I also have to finish off my CCS Seminar Notebook for Monday, so I guess I'm a bit busy this weekend!
But, that's enough from me for now, see you guys soon!
Monday, 3 December 2012
Further Shadow Experimentation
Hey guys!
When I stuck up one of my 3-D pieces on the wall on the way to the Vis Com studios, I was really interested in the soft, subtle shadow created by the light coming in through the window. After I recorded it with my camera, I wanted to re-create that shadow somhow, even though that shadow will be gone at a different tim of the day, so I decided to trace the shadow with a 2B pencil to create a smooth transition between the stronger parts of the shadow, to the lighter, more faded parts of the shadow. Here is a photograph of the artificial shadow, but to be honest, it is much better to see this in person:
When I stuck up one of my 3-D pieces on the wall on the way to the Vis Com studios, I was really interested in the soft, subtle shadow created by the light coming in through the window. After I recorded it with my camera, I wanted to re-create that shadow somhow, even though that shadow will be gone at a different tim of the day, so I decided to trace the shadow with a 2B pencil to create a smooth transition between the stronger parts of the shadow, to the lighter, more faded parts of the shadow. Here is a photograph of the artificial shadow, but to be honest, it is much better to see this in person:
I was planning of applying the same idea to my other 3-D pieces after I photograph them on a clean, white wall with good lighting, including the following pieces:
So that's my plans starting tomorrow! Thanks for reading, and bye for now!
Recording Geometric Shadows & Scoring/Folding Paper
Hey guys!
So today I was talking to my tutors and they seemed really interested in the photographs of the shadows created by my geometric pieces ( which can be seen two posts below this post) and they said that I should take more photographs of the different types of shadows created with my other 3-D pieces. I also put a few photos through Photoshop and edited them, however, I seem to get a better reaction from the natural, non-edited photos.
So today I was talking to my tutors and they seemed really interested in the photographs of the shadows created by my geometric pieces ( which can be seen two posts below this post) and they said that I should take more photographs of the different types of shadows created with my other 3-D pieces. I also put a few photos through Photoshop and edited them, however, I seem to get a better reaction from the natural, non-edited photos.
It was also suggested that I should work more on the scored and folded paper which Elaine showed me at one of her 3-D workshops, but this time on a much larger scale. Sounds like fun, since the scoring and folding technique is quite quick and simple to do!
Friday, 30 November 2012
Group Crit Yet Again!
Hey guys!
It's Friday, and you know what that means? Group Crit!
In the morning we had Sylvia first, who discussed how we can improve on our project by following some simple headings. Such headings include 'Have a passion for your work' and 'Peer Discussion'. We were then split into groups of three and we had to discuss another person's work under headings including Subject Matter, Strengths, Weaknesses, and Recommendations.
With Micheal, we were asked what our first piece of art was, and what one piece of art could we live with, and what we thought art is for. I was quite interesting to hear everyone's different answers and their reasons for their answers. Michael also stressed to us not to get into the typical Irish form and say 'Ah yeah, I dunno' and become more confident with our work.
Overall it was a very helpful group crit!
That's all for now, bye!
It's Friday, and you know what that means? Group Crit!
In the morning we had Sylvia first, who discussed how we can improve on our project by following some simple headings. Such headings include 'Have a passion for your work' and 'Peer Discussion'. We were then split into groups of three and we had to discuss another person's work under headings including Subject Matter, Strengths, Weaknesses, and Recommendations.
With Micheal, we were asked what our first piece of art was, and what one piece of art could we live with, and what we thought art is for. I was quite interesting to hear everyone's different answers and their reasons for their answers. Michael also stressed to us not to get into the typical Irish form and say 'Ah yeah, I dunno' and become more confident with our work.
Overall it was a very helpful group crit!
That's all for now, bye!
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Individual Tutorial & Choosing Disciplines
Hello!
Yesterday we had a few talks on the Design discipline which we will have to choose three from, along with the Fine Art disciplines. I definitely see myself as a designer, however I am definitely interested in Sculpture in Fine Art. So far, I'm going to choose Visual Communications as one of my three disciplines, since I am deeply fond of it and I love how broad it can be. Sculpture is definitely a good choice to participate for another 2 weeks, however, the third choice is a bit tough. I was thinking Animation and Motion Design, but after my tutorial I had yesterday, my mind has changed a bit.
After having a chat with Michael, Grainne and Mairead, they suggested that I should keep focusing on the shadows created from the lines of the 3-D geometric pieces I create, by taking photographs of these photos on a pristine white wall and edit them in Photoshop, along with focusing on the other work I'm currently doing. Here's a couple of photos I took today of the shadows created from two of my geometrical shaped pieces:
They also said I should show more practices, such as painting. They also asked about the disciplines I would be choosing, and Mairead suggested to me that I should think about Fashion! I found it a bit strange for a minute or two, but when they explained to me how I could be suited for Fashion, things became clear. The commented on my use of shape which not alot of people in Fashion who use. To be honest, I don't really like knitting and sewing that much, but I'll think about choosing it as my third choice of disciplines, so that I can use what I gained from those two weeks and apply it into my other choosing areas in the future.
Like I said, Fine Art talks are tomorrow, and it should be fun to get to know the disciplines much better.
That's all for now, so bye!
Yesterday we had a few talks on the Design discipline which we will have to choose three from, along with the Fine Art disciplines. I definitely see myself as a designer, however I am definitely interested in Sculpture in Fine Art. So far, I'm going to choose Visual Communications as one of my three disciplines, since I am deeply fond of it and I love how broad it can be. Sculpture is definitely a good choice to participate for another 2 weeks, however, the third choice is a bit tough. I was thinking Animation and Motion Design, but after my tutorial I had yesterday, my mind has changed a bit.
After having a chat with Michael, Grainne and Mairead, they suggested that I should keep focusing on the shadows created from the lines of the 3-D geometric pieces I create, by taking photographs of these photos on a pristine white wall and edit them in Photoshop, along with focusing on the other work I'm currently doing. Here's a couple of photos I took today of the shadows created from two of my geometrical shaped pieces:
They also said I should show more practices, such as painting. They also asked about the disciplines I would be choosing, and Mairead suggested to me that I should think about Fashion! I found it a bit strange for a minute or two, but when they explained to me how I could be suited for Fashion, things became clear. The commented on my use of shape which not alot of people in Fashion who use. To be honest, I don't really like knitting and sewing that much, but I'll think about choosing it as my third choice of disciplines, so that I can use what I gained from those two weeks and apply it into my other choosing areas in the future.
Like I said, Fine Art talks are tomorrow, and it should be fun to get to know the disciplines much better.
That's all for now, so bye!
Monday, 26 November 2012
Wonders of Printmaking & Future Plans
Hey guys!
I promised that I would post so pictures of my print pieces from the Print workshop weeks ago, and I have not forgotten! Here they are:
- Black Monoprints
Materials Used: Black Oil Based Paint, Acetate Paper, Newsprint, Pencil.
These prints are based on the shrouded girl within the confines of the spikes. Some prints are much more distorted and broken up in terms of identity than the others.
No it's time for me to think of how i can take this idea even further. I thought of a couple of ideas, but I did happen to find an artist called Allison Diaz, who takes photos of people and then breaks up the image into a geometric pattern by combining it with one or more photographs. The result is an errie, distorted image that leaves your eye wandering around the piece, looking to patch together the people present.
I was thinking of making my own interpretation of this concept by using two (or more) images of the shrouded girl and cutting them into long segments and weave the pieces of paper together, to create the same type of pattern.
So that's all for now folks, more updates will be put up soon! Bye for now!
I promised that I would post so pictures of my print pieces from the Print workshop weeks ago, and I have not forgotten! Here they are:
- Black Monoprints
Materials Used: Black Oil Based Paint, Acetate Paper, Newsprint, Pencil.
These prints are based on the shrouded girl within the confines of the spikes. Some prints are much more distorted and broken up in terms of identity than the others.
No it's time for me to think of how i can take this idea even further. I thought of a couple of ideas, but I did happen to find an artist called Allison Diaz, who takes photos of people and then breaks up the image into a geometric pattern by combining it with one or more photographs. The result is an errie, distorted image that leaves your eye wandering around the piece, looking to patch together the people present.
Allison Diaz - Haunted Mirror
I was thinking of making my own interpretation of this concept by using two (or more) images of the shrouded girl and cutting them into long segments and weave the pieces of paper together, to create the same type of pattern.
So that's all for now folks, more updates will be put up soon! Bye for now!
Friday, 23 November 2012
Group Crit Friday!
Hello guys!
So, as most of you know, Fridays are Group Crit Days, and this time around our studio had Grainne to come around and discuss our work with us. I'm very happy with how this group crit turned out for me and so, here's a couple of main points from the crit which I took into account from Grainne
The issue of editing the wall arose once again, but I'm not too worried about that, since I already have a good idea of what needs to go down from my studio wall and what I should be doing next. I also need to take certain pieces from my wall, such as the newspaper cut outs, and place them in a different area, to allow the viewer to take it in better, rather than being surrounded by the other pieces.
Grainne also mentioned that most of the lines and geometric shapes on my wall can be quite architectural, which Michael Canning suggested I should research further into. I never really knew that my pieces could be quite architectural, but after looking at certain architecture, I can see the connection very clearly:
Grainne also said that if our project relates to another students work, we should look through their Contextual Notebook, to see where their starting point was and how they gained their ideas for their work. After looking through Giulia's Contextual Notebook, I found a great artist called Pae White:
So, as most of you know, Fridays are Group Crit Days, and this time around our studio had Grainne to come around and discuss our work with us. I'm very happy with how this group crit turned out for me and so, here's a couple of main points from the crit which I took into account from Grainne
The issue of editing the wall arose once again, but I'm not too worried about that, since I already have a good idea of what needs to go down from my studio wall and what I should be doing next. I also need to take certain pieces from my wall, such as the newspaper cut outs, and place them in a different area, to allow the viewer to take it in better, rather than being surrounded by the other pieces.
Grainne also mentioned that most of the lines and geometric shapes on my wall can be quite architectural, which Michael Canning suggested I should research further into. I never really knew that my pieces could be quite architectural, but after looking at certain architecture, I can see the connection very clearly:
Grainne also said that if our project relates to another students work, we should look through their Contextual Notebook, to see where their starting point was and how they gained their ideas for their work. After looking through Giulia's Contextual Notebook, I found a great artist called Pae White:
Pae White - Levitation
I'm definitely going to keep looking at the artists which other people have researched for their own project.
That's all the news for today! See you guys soon!
Monday, 19 November 2012
Repetitive Play
Hello!
The other day Elaine O' Riordan helped me with my project by giving me the name of a group of students, called Repetitive Play, and I must say, I am loving their work!
These students come together to combine ceramic medium and processes with simple forms that can be repeated. They use line, form, geometry and technique to activate space and engage the viewer. Here are some pictures of their work:
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- The geometric shapes emerge from the flat walls and every piece on display fill up the given space wonderfully.
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I must say, this essay is very tiring! Time to go! more updates soon! Goodbye!
The other day Elaine O' Riordan helped me with my project by giving me the name of a group of students, called Repetitive Play, and I must say, I am loving their work!
These students come together to combine ceramic medium and processes with simple forms that can be repeated. They use line, form, geometry and technique to activate space and engage the viewer. Here are some pictures of their work:
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- The geometric shapes emerge from the flat walls and every piece on display fill up the given space wonderfully.
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I must say, this essay is very tiring! Time to go! more updates soon! Goodbye!
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Newspaper/ Magazine Shape Cut-Outs
Hey guys!
From one of my group tutorials, I was asked to do more of the newspaper cut-outs using different types of shapes. The shapes which are cut out create negative space, which provide a contrast with the filled-up page of the newspapers and magazines. When I'm finished cutting out these shapes, I turn the page upside-down, because it somehow makes it much more visually interesting.
From one of my group tutorials, I was asked to do more of the newspaper cut-outs using different types of shapes. The shapes which are cut out create negative space, which provide a contrast with the filled-up page of the newspapers and magazines. When I'm finished cutting out these shapes, I turn the page upside-down, because it somehow makes it much more visually interesting.
These shapes also create great shadows, again using negative space. These shadows can be used as a place-holder, or a view finder, on different objects.
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So far, this weekend involves focusing on my CCS essay and Seminar Notebook, so once I have them done and dusted, I'l be focusing on my sketchbook and contextual more often.
But for now, I best be back to sorting out my references for my essay!
Bye for now!
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Geodesic Domes - A 3-D project
Hey guys,
I have been so busy this week with alot of different projects, and once of those projects involved making a geodesic dome.
A geodesic dome is made up of a series of isosceles and equilateral triangles, which are glued together to form a semi-sphere form. The triangles were made using plain card paper, and this does require a lot of precise measurements to ensure the triangles all fit together perfectly, so it was a tiny bit time consuming! However, I am very pleased with the overall end result! I'm definitely thinking of doing some more of this, if the tutors believe I should. Here are some work-in-progress pictures and the end result:
I have been so busy this week with alot of different projects, and once of those projects involved making a geodesic dome.
A geodesic dome is made up of a series of isosceles and equilateral triangles, which are glued together to form a semi-sphere form. The triangles were made using plain card paper, and this does require a lot of precise measurements to ensure the triangles all fit together perfectly, so it was a tiny bit time consuming! However, I am very pleased with the overall end result! I'm definitely thinking of doing some more of this, if the tutors believe I should. Here are some work-in-progress pictures and the end result:
- Materials Used: Card Paper, Hot Glue.
Fully Assembled
What do you think? Should I do more of this? Maybe leave out a couple of triangles, to allow the viewer to see within this space? I'm always open towards new ideas!
That's it for now, I'll talk to you soon about more of my progress on my other ideas, and I still need to post pictures of my prints from the Printmaking workshop last week!
But for now, good night!
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Transforming Paper from 2-D to 3-D
Hello!
Today was quite a busy day for me today. I went to my second Print workshop with Des, where I created some prints based on the shrouded girl, and even though I wasn't quite pleased with the first couple attempts, I did manage to create some very interesting prints which tie in well with the distortion and gloominess of the picture of the young girl. Sorry that I don't have any pictures of these pieces, but I will post them up very soon!
I also went to another one of Elaine's 3-D workshop, mainly because I wanted to get some ideas for my idea of using geometric shapes to create a sense of restricted space. I learned a very useful method of folding, where you use the back of the blade on the opposite side of paper and gently folding the paper to create the shapes created on the reverse side. As a result I could create very soft, subtle, triangle shapes to long, sharp spikes, that emerge from this once flat surface. Another useful part of the workshop was finding out the names of some very interesting artists:
These artists are definitely very influential towards my own work right now, and I would love to create similar pieces to their work.
Today was quite a busy day for me today. I went to my second Print workshop with Des, where I created some prints based on the shrouded girl, and even though I wasn't quite pleased with the first couple attempts, I did manage to create some very interesting prints which tie in well with the distortion and gloominess of the picture of the young girl. Sorry that I don't have any pictures of these pieces, but I will post them up very soon!
I also went to another one of Elaine's 3-D workshop, mainly because I wanted to get some ideas for my idea of using geometric shapes to create a sense of restricted space. I learned a very useful method of folding, where you use the back of the blade on the opposite side of paper and gently folding the paper to create the shapes created on the reverse side. As a result I could create very soft, subtle, triangle shapes to long, sharp spikes, that emerge from this once flat surface. Another useful part of the workshop was finding out the names of some very interesting artists:
Richard Sweeney
"Motion Pleat" - 2010
Very delicated form, the pleats transform the 2-D surface into a swirling 3-D piece, which has a sense of movement. It's interesting to see how this is made, and it influences myself to create spherical forms with this pleating technique.
Piere Vanni
"Small Panorama"
Gentle folding creates a soft, rugged surface, while folding larger shapes create more intense, larger spikes, which are slowly emerging out of the flat surface.
These artists are definitely very influential towards my own work right now, and I would love to create similar pieces to their work.
As I mentioned above, I will be posting pictures of the prints soon, and a couple of pictures from the 3-D workshop. Stay tuned for more updates! Bye!
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Geometric Shapes Dividing Space
Hey!
Since my last group tutorial, I am focusing on lines that create geometric forms. These geometric forms divides the space around them and they have the ability to create new forms of space.
I was asked to create a few 3-D pieces using the geometric shapes, and here is my porgress so far:
- Materials Used: Paper Straws, Masking Tape.
Controlled, equal-sized lines that combine together to create this geometric form take can change it's shape by moving the straws closer, creating a sense of restriction
Since my last group tutorial, I am focusing on lines that create geometric forms. These geometric forms divides the space around them and they have the ability to create new forms of space.
I was asked to create a few 3-D pieces using the geometric shapes, and here is my porgress so far:
- Materials Used: Paper Straws, Masking Tape.
Controlled, equal-sized lines that combine together to create this geometric form take can change it's shape by moving the straws closer, creating a sense of restriction
- Materials Used: Paper Straws, Scotch Tape.
A more busy, complicated geometric form. Overlapping lines create triangular shapes, which also creates a restricted space between all the shapes. Also, each and every angle of the form is different; no two sides of the piece is the same.
The shadows on both of these pieces also shows how they both interact with their space differently.
To take this idea further, I looked at some origami ideas, and I also found out how to create geodesic forms, which are these ball-like structures which are made up of triangles and is very precise in it's measurements. Let's see how it goes!
I will talk to you guys tomorrow, but for now, good night!
Brand New Look To The Blog!
Hello!
Just a quick update to tell you about the changes I have made to the blog! How do you like the new look? I have added a "Tabs" bar which makes it easier to follow me on Twitter, add me on Facebook etc. I have also added a link to the main LSAD website, for people who are reading this blog and want to know more about the college. And finally, I have added a few links to some helpful websites which might be useful to other art students reading this blog!
I have more updates to post later on today, so be sure to check back later!
Bye for now!
Friday, 9 November 2012
The Dark Side To Restricted Space
Hey guys!
Here are some of the pieces I have made yesterday and today, and they are based on the picture of the girl in my last post, however, I decided to make these pieces upside down, because after taking with my tutors this week, they thought that turning it upside down distorts that girl's face, and makes the viewer's eye search for the face, rather than recognising the face straight away.
- Materials Used: Compressed charcoal, White Chalk, White Card Paper and Double Sided Tape on Brown Paper.
- Materials Used: Compressed Charcoal, on white paper.
- Materials Used: Black Watercolour Paint on Brown Paper.
These pieces were also made to challenge myself to work on a much larger scale, rather than the small pieces I am used to making. Micheal Canning suggested that if I stop using the office chair which I found, I can break away from this office-like space, and become more active which working on larger 2-D and 3-D pieces.
I have also finished some 3-D pieces relateing to geometrical shapes that can break up a space create a sense of restriction, which I will post later on this weekend.
Bye for now!
Here are some of the pieces I have made yesterday and today, and they are based on the picture of the girl in my last post, however, I decided to make these pieces upside down, because after taking with my tutors this week, they thought that turning it upside down distorts that girl's face, and makes the viewer's eye search for the face, rather than recognising the face straight away.
- Materials Used: Compressed charcoal, White Chalk, White Card Paper and Double Sided Tape on Brown Paper.
- Materials Used: Compressed Charcoal, on white paper.
- Materials Used: Black Watercolour Paint on Brown Paper.
These pieces were also made to challenge myself to work on a much larger scale, rather than the small pieces I am used to making. Micheal Canning suggested that if I stop using the office chair which I found, I can break away from this office-like space, and become more active which working on larger 2-D and 3-D pieces.
I have also finished some 3-D pieces relateing to geometrical shapes that can break up a space create a sense of restriction, which I will post later on this weekend.
Bye for now!
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Printmaking Workshop and Studio Work
Hey guys!
Just thought I would share my thoughts on my first Printmaking workshop which I had today. I must say, I cannot wait to start making my own prints next Tuesday evening!
Des showed us pretty much everything we need to know about mono prints and lino prints and how to start making our own prints. I made some lino prints in secondary school with the cheap red handle cutters, but once I get some money in my pocket, I need to invest in a couple of the mushroom handle cutters! I pretty much forgotten that I had a particularly good interest for print. I was thinking it would be interesting make multiple different prints based on this picture of distorted, restricted girl, which I posted in my last post:
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Here are the photos of the other pieces which my tutors suggested I should focus upon, by playing with different forms such as 2-D and 3-D, and manipulating them with different materials:
- Materials Used: Card paper, double-sided tape, and making tape.
Emerging from a confined space. Will be made again using different scales, to change the impact of the piece.
- Materials Used: Paper straws, masking tape, red Acrylic paint
Experimenting with geometric shapes which will be used to make a larger scale 3-D piece to form a sense of restricted space.
- Studying the shadows created by the wool strings partial confining the doorway alcove. Studying the perspective of shadows . Again, experimenting with the relationship with geometric shapes and restricted space.
Thanks for reading once again guys! I'll talk to you again soon!
Just thought I would share my thoughts on my first Printmaking workshop which I had today. I must say, I cannot wait to start making my own prints next Tuesday evening!
Des showed us pretty much everything we need to know about mono prints and lino prints and how to start making our own prints. I made some lino prints in secondary school with the cheap red handle cutters, but once I get some money in my pocket, I need to invest in a couple of the mushroom handle cutters! I pretty much forgotten that I had a particularly good interest for print. I was thinking it would be interesting make multiple different prints based on this picture of distorted, restricted girl, which I posted in my last post:
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Here are the photos of the other pieces which my tutors suggested I should focus upon, by playing with different forms such as 2-D and 3-D, and manipulating them with different materials:
- Materials Used: Card paper, double-sided tape, and making tape.
Emerging from a confined space. Will be made again using different scales, to change the impact of the piece.
- Materials Used: Paper straws, masking tape, red Acrylic paint
Experimenting with geometric shapes which will be used to make a larger scale 3-D piece to form a sense of restricted space.
- Studying the shadows created by the wool strings partial confining the doorway alcove. Studying the perspective of shadows . Again, experimenting with the relationship with geometric shapes and restricted space.
Thanks for reading once again guys! I'll talk to you again soon!
Monday, 5 November 2012
Staying Focused and Editing Frequently
Hey guys!
This morning, I had a individual tutorial with three of my group tutors, Grainne, Mairead and Micheal Canning. They came by to talk to me about my current ideas and where they thought I should go next to keep the new ideas flowing. They first noticed that I had a lot of ideas still stuck on my studio wall which I either too literal/representational or no longer relevant to my current thinking process. It made me realise that my wall needs to be edited more frequently.
I found myself constantly leaving pieces on my wall to fill up the space on my wall. I need to keep thinking of ideas which I can replace with other, now irrelevant pieces. My tutors did say my work ethic and the level of ideas that I have is excellent, it's just now I need to stop being so representational, which was very helpful of them to tell me.
Another activity I need to focus on is to stick with a few ideas, and constantly make multiple pieces of an idea, rather than experimenting with an idea and not taking it to it's end. All in all, I must say, that tutorial was very helpful and insightful for myself, and my studio wall!
Here's one of the pieces that my tutors asked me to focus more on:
(There are several other pieces which they wanted me to work more on, but, of course, I forgot to take photos of them! I'll put them up in the next post!)
I also want to focus more on this bird cage I made. I was thinking of making it in a larger scale with rolled up newspaper, which would be capable of withholding a person. And it will be fun to make some other cages by playing with different materials. And even looking further into the shadows it makes.
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Tomorrow is the day I start the Printmaking workshop with Des tomorrow afternoon! I've always had a interest for printing, especially since I had my Work Experience in Limerick Printmaker's in Transition Year. Can't wait to see how it goes!
That's all from me for now!
Talk to you guys soon!
This morning, I had a individual tutorial with three of my group tutors, Grainne, Mairead and Micheal Canning. They came by to talk to me about my current ideas and where they thought I should go next to keep the new ideas flowing. They first noticed that I had a lot of ideas still stuck on my studio wall which I either too literal/representational or no longer relevant to my current thinking process. It made me realise that my wall needs to be edited more frequently.
I found myself constantly leaving pieces on my wall to fill up the space on my wall. I need to keep thinking of ideas which I can replace with other, now irrelevant pieces. My tutors did say my work ethic and the level of ideas that I have is excellent, it's just now I need to stop being so representational, which was very helpful of them to tell me.
Another activity I need to focus on is to stick with a few ideas, and constantly make multiple pieces of an idea, rather than experimenting with an idea and not taking it to it's end. All in all, I must say, that tutorial was very helpful and insightful for myself, and my studio wall!
Here's one of the pieces that my tutors asked me to focus more on:
(There are several other pieces which they wanted me to work more on, but, of course, I forgot to take photos of them! I'll put them up in the next post!)
I also want to focus more on this bird cage I made. I was thinking of making it in a larger scale with rolled up newspaper, which would be capable of withholding a person. And it will be fun to make some other cages by playing with different materials. And even looking further into the shadows it makes.
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Tomorrow is the day I start the Printmaking workshop with Des tomorrow afternoon! I've always had a interest for printing, especially since I had my Work Experience in Limerick Printmaker's in Transition Year. Can't wait to see how it goes!
That's all from me for now!
Talk to you guys soon!
Saturday, 3 November 2012
CCS: Researching Michelangelo & Dürer
Hello!
Since I do have my Critical and Contextual Essay due in a few weeks time, I gave some of my time today to think about which essay title I will do for Critical and Contextual Studies, and I have decided to choose essay no.2:
Evaluate the difference between Northern and Italian Renaissance art through an examination of two works each by a different artist, who worked contemporaneously.
I also did a little research on these artists, and so, here's just a little info on these artists and how they both work quite differently to one another:
Hopefully this essay will turn out well in the end, so far, so good!
That's all for now. I'll be talking to all of you soon! Bye for now!
Since I do have my Critical and Contextual Essay due in a few weeks time, I gave some of my time today to think about which essay title I will do for Critical and Contextual Studies, and I have decided to choose essay no.2:
Evaluate the difference between Northern and Italian Renaissance art through an examination of two works each by a different artist, who worked contemporaneously.
I also did a little research on these artists, and so, here's just a little info on these artists and how they both work quite differently to one another:
Michelangelo
Michelangelo is one of my all time favourite artists. He created beautiful sculptures of the male body, which all have a sense of homo-eroticism His major works have a religious subject matter, such as "The Last Judgement". Michelangelo was most definitely interested in the human form and included ignudi and sybils on the celing of the Sistine Chapel.Dürer
Albrecht Dürer is a German artist who is famous for his paintings and woodcuts. Since religious imagery was not allowed in churches in Northern Europe, Dürer focused on portriature and landscape. He did not paint God as a man with almighty power and might like Michelangelo did, instead, he painted portraits of himself to show his beauty. He is the first artist who is known to have painted a self-portrait and to have done landscape painting.Hopefully this essay will turn out well in the end, so far, so good!
That's all for now. I'll be talking to all of you soon! Bye for now!
Friday, 2 November 2012
Mark Making in Confined Spaces
Hey guys!
Thought I would start of this update by wishing all of you a Happy Halloween. I know it's a bit late, but it's better than not hoping you had a nice Halloween at all!
Last night I was trying to think of some new ideas which I can work upon, and after I went through some of the artists in my Contextual Notebook, I watched some of Matthew Barney's videos from his series titled "Drawing Restraint". Since Barney retrains himself in these videos while making marks in the space surrounding him, I thought that I can try mark making in some restricted spaces. It's time to go back to my roots for this particular project: the good old cardboard box.
I plan to get inside the cardboard box and starting drawing on the inner walls of the box, to see what marks are made, and if they look any different to the marks that can be made without sitting in this confined space i.e sitting with a pencil and paper in front of a desk. I love experiments that get myself really immersed in the whole project!
I also began thinking about this idea when I look through some photos I took of my friend, Philip Desmond, working in his studio space which is surrounded by electrical tape. He's investigating the shadows the tape makes in the studio, which is why his space looks so restricted at the moment.
So that is a little something I plan to do when I get back to college next week. Updates will be posted regularly!
Bye for now, and have a great weekend!
Thought I would start of this update by wishing all of you a Happy Halloween. I know it's a bit late, but it's better than not hoping you had a nice Halloween at all!
Last night I was trying to think of some new ideas which I can work upon, and after I went through some of the artists in my Contextual Notebook, I watched some of Matthew Barney's videos from his series titled "Drawing Restraint". Since Barney retrains himself in these videos while making marks in the space surrounding him, I thought that I can try mark making in some restricted spaces. It's time to go back to my roots for this particular project: the good old cardboard box.
I plan to get inside the cardboard box and starting drawing on the inner walls of the box, to see what marks are made, and if they look any different to the marks that can be made without sitting in this confined space i.e sitting with a pencil and paper in front of a desk. I love experiments that get myself really immersed in the whole project!
I also began thinking about this idea when I look through some photos I took of my friend, Philip Desmond, working in his studio space which is surrounded by electrical tape. He's investigating the shadows the tape makes in the studio, which is why his space looks so restricted at the moment.
So that is a little something I plan to do when I get back to college next week. Updates will be posted regularly!
Bye for now, and have a great weekend!
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Contextual Update & It's CCS Essay Time
Hey guys!
I haven't posted an update on my contextual notebook in a long while, so here you go:
I haven't posted an update on my contextual notebook in a long while, so here you go:
Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith is a Germany-born artist who creates sculptures, drawings and prints. These two collages from her "Sojourn" exhibition shows a cage as a restricted space, as it withholds a blue bird and a light bulb, but I can see their energy emits through the bars and escapes the confined cage.
Tobias Putrih
Putrih was born in Slovenia and creates re-imaged cinema interiors out of everyday materials such as cardboard and plastic foam. "Majestic" is a geometrical shaped environment, which allows the visitors to absorb it as a sculpture and also invites them to sit within the structure (which is confined but relaxing) and watch a projected film.
Erin Mulvehill
Mulvehill is a young photographer currently based in Brooklyn and is famous for her photgraphy series titled "Underwater". The photographs resemble women trapped underneath ice, almost frozen in time. The women trapped in this space creates a chilling and eerie atmosphere, and I find it fascinating that Mulvehill creates this sense of entrapment by taking these phots in her own studio, not underneath frozen water.
Dan Rees
Dan Rees was born in Swansea, United Kingdom, and works mainly with paintings that show his Minimalist style. "Stripey Paintings" are two canvases covered in green and yellow stripes of paint, but to me, I see these rectangular forms pertruding out of the wall, almost as if it is trying to break away from the wall.
CCS: Time for some Essay Writing!
So last week, we received our CCS essay titles for this semester, and I'm quite happy with the titles we have, mainly because I'm a big fan of Renaissance art! However, I'm still unsure about which title to choose from! I'll just lay down the foundations first by doing a quick draft, with some main points and key quotes, and then I can build it up from there. Shouldn't be too tough once I get into the swing of it! I was thinking of going for the second essay title out of the eight to choose from, where I evaluate the difference between Northern and Italian Renaissance art. I'll have to wait and see where it takes me!
That's all for today guys! See you soon!
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