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!

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.

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!

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:

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!

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:

 - 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!

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.

 

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!

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:

- 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!

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:

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!