SAMPLE IMAGES

 

 

 

Samples

With the samples I started by manipulating lines and creating reliefs to represent the lines and movement in my paintings and drawings. I used unusual materials such as tinsel, plastic bags

However by doing this I was creating too much of grid and my sample such be more fluid and have more movement within the samples instead of being attached down and restricted with grid. I have to overcome this by using different techniques and processes to push them to create more of a free drippy organic movement. 

With creating more samples I was intrigued more on how I could use the neon colours with in various materials such as straws, waterproof fabric, garden wire, threads and plasters. With the materials I targeted on the lines and liner side of them because I wanted to embrace the drippy effect in the sample. Nonetheless I couldn’t grasp the drippy effect within the samples they were more choppy and straight cut instead of having the fluidity that they needed to be. The samples were disastrous and I had overcome this by developing my processes and techniques more. With my work having this organic drippy effect. I looked more into different painters to see how they place colours together and how they grasp this drippy effect which I need to bring in to my artwork. Also I started to target more on what materials I could use with material research. I benefited from doing this materials research as it gave me more of an open mind towards how I could manipulate the materials. This technique of looking at materials made me look at them a different way because instead of looking at the materials as an object I was looking mainly out what it was made from and how I could change the way we look at it. This is what I want to investigate more towards.

FINAL PRINTS

Finished Designs

Evaluation

With presenting my ideas to the clients I was shy and scared because I get nervous when I have to talk in front of people that I don’t know. Next time I go up for a commission’s work I need to work on being more confident in myself and my work. My presentation was strong as I had a lot powerful images which made an impact to the audience however I was explain in my presentation I could see my designs as being printed on Perspex. However the clients thought I should physical do my paints and drawings in the building. I presented my images of where I could see my work within the building and they liked and found my idea of having my artwork follow within and out the building interesting. I didn’t have that idea in mind until they asked if the artwork links together and I was surprised and shocked at how much they like and how enthusiastic they were towards my designs prints.
What I gained by doing this presentation was experience of performing in front of clients and how to act formally. This live project gave me different experience in how I could see my work and how the commission side within art works. I enjoyed working on the project because of all these different aspects I gained. In the future I would work more towards improving my presenting skill and speech and being able to answers in much higher quality as I was suturing and repeating myself a lot. The feedback at the end did help me understand where I could improve and benefit from doing more presentation skills because the clients said that my photography is strong and should let some of the images do most of the explaining instead of me describing everything which is on the screen.

Develop paintings

BIRLEY FIELDS BUILDING

My ideas for the commission was to create a piece of artwork for an exterior purpose in the new Birley building. When I went on the tour of the building and started looking around I found a space which was on a roof terrace. I knew that I wanted to design my artwork to fit there because I found the site interesting as having art public shocks and inspires me. I found that public art makes an impact on the audience and that’s why I wanted to do for this commission.
I started design different patterns and prints which used a lot of neon colours. However I was painting and design in a different ways to other as I found working with dull colours not exciting and they just looked average. I wanted the audience to be shocked with this impact that’s why I started working with bright bold neon colours which were strong to look at. The materials I was painting with changed the effect of the neon colours. As an artist I use unusual everyday materials you wouldn’t think to use as mark making materials. The materials I used to create my designs were neon paints, water, oil, bubble wrap, mirrors, nail varnishes and jelly. With uses these different materials I was able to manipulate the neon paints in to different patterns and designs. After I had the designs I started manipulating them in to photoshop. By creating different layers on the designs they gave them a strong impact look which I wanted from the start.

FIRST PAINTINGS

 

Inspiration and photography

Inspiration and photography

To start with inspiration I look more in to the range of neon colours as I find these intriguing as they make a statement to the eye. I want to capture the motion within the colours so by placing the running paint into water it slowed down the motion and I was able to capture the paint moving to create these designs. Within the motion the strongest images were when the line was clear and unblemished. I enjoyed creating these drawings in water because of random lines they invented.

However within these images I looked more into developing and expanding them by capturing more of the drippy motion as the lines needs to be more refined. To capture this the movements needed to be more of a stronger statement. By trying to capture this motion I used more ideas with different backgrounds to get the right portions and this allowed the neon colours to have an impact against the dull greys, creams and browns.

The variations of the first images compared to the developed images is very different as the development ones have more depth towards them. Also the portions around the range of neon colours create a high quality statement as the drippy lines have more of a greater details.