Evaluating Practice

Beginning this project I chose ‘Crowded and Unpopulated’ I could have easily went down the route of people and how they crowd spaces and vacate them.  I wanted to understand the meaning of both the words, and they don’t necessarily have the meaning of people, so I wanted to combine both the words to create a series of drawings. 

I decided to take the idea of God as there are so many members of Christianity, but God is not seen in physical form so I decided to use the form of a triangle in a series of drawings, where I decided to use other forms of drawings such as the paper folding I did and making 3D forms.  I researched different artists that I felt where relating in some way what I wanted to achieve, such as Sarah Kelly who makes jewellery from paper, I felt by researching my ideas started to expand and move forward. 

I wanted to carry on this image of triangles thought my drawings as I wanted to show something that developed from a starting point which I felt I have not done effectively before, from looking at other artists I can see how important it  is to develop a certain trademark so that the artist is recognised,  I felt with this project I’m starting to understand in what direction I want to take in future projects.

Manchester Art Gallery

Some images I took while I was at Manchester Art Gallery.

Triangles in Popular Culture

Origamic Textiles

I wanted to experiment more with the concept of triangles, by researching origami I found that the triangles are the linking element to create bigger and more extravagant shapes.  I started to create these triangles and wanted to incorporate the use of neon and pattern.

I wanted to use neon colours because I like the way it stands out, neon on to me, makes me think of partying and fun, carefree people.  From events like the Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan people paint their bodies with neon paint as an expression and to say they've been there and done that.  I've never really classified neon as a colour or that it should be used in any form of art, I like the way in which the origami triangles I've done have turned out I think there interesting with the use of the colour and pattern used. 

While doing some research I came across Sarah Kelly who is an artist who works with paper, she uses paper to create wonderful pieces of jewellery.  Paper is a strong, durable material which can be used in many creative ways.

                                   

'Crowded & Unpopulated'

I decided to look at 'Crowded & Unpopulated' as I am curious in how I progress this in a way of thinking outside the box.  I first wanted to understand the meaning of both these words so I can fully grasp the meaning and work towards an outcome.

In the last project I kind of became fascinated with the idea of triangles, and how patterns can form.  Triangles have a high significance in Christianity, as it holds the meaning of the Trinity which is, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  As there are 2.1 billion Christians in the world, if they were put into a small space it would become very crowded very fast, but God is unseen and 'not there' in a physical sense, so for me I find the symbol of the triangle combining both 'Crowded & Unpopulated'.  This is just a starting point for me and I would like to develop some of the ideas I have written down as I progress in this project.

Before I came home for the summer I took a trip to Manchester Art Gallery to see the We Face Forward: Art From West Africa Today, I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the exhibition itself but I was really impressed in the ways that the artists used materials for their work, they recycled a lot of the materials being used, things such as bottle caps to create wonderful pieces of art.  It was when I was in the interactive area of the museum that I got an idea of how I can advance my project.

The idea of a simple shape such as a triangle and how it can transform patterns really intrigued me so I know that colour and pattern for me is something that I want to explore a lot within this brief.

I came across a freelance artist Vasare Nar when I was researching Aztec designs, and I feel like I'm working in a similar way to her, although I haven't yet started to experiment with colour.

 Vasare Nar

Bombay Bicycle Club album artwork

Colour, Colour, Colour!

I've started to look at colour, as I have always seen myself using the same colours over and over again in my work so I thought it would be a good idea for me to make my own colour charts so I can always look back at them if theres a colour I want to use or like.  I was online looking at other artists and practices when I was searching through Wallpaper* when I came across The Dailies by Thomas Demand, it wasn't so much what the book was about it was the look and the idea it gave me to make a colour flip chart.

Limited-edition Hermés Editeur scarves by Hiroshi Sugimoto          

Kurt Schwitters

Today while we had a meeting with Kate to inform us on our deadlines, we were talking about our ideas and what we were planning to propose.  I heard the word 'layers' from Josie so I decided to look at her blog posts and see that she's looking at 'transition' which in a way is quiet similar to my own ideas of a 'noticeboard' as they change over time.  I seen a post about an artist called Kurt Schwitters and decided to look into him myself as I quiet like how he uses collages to create layers which is something I have always found intriguing, such as paint chipping of walls or posters on walls and torn of, as I see layers as holding history and that something has been before but we are not sure what the story is so we make our own.

Miss Blanche, 1923

Mai 191, c.1919