Print Elective- Week One

This week I began investigating my print brief-“Urban (us)” by exploring fundamental elements we associate with the urban environment. Road markings are a common feature of everyday life and are easily associated with our urban existence. I used photographic references to start my prints.

 



 



Bellow you can see a selection of mono-prints based off of my photographs. The first two I used  over lapping layers of ink to create a gritty, urban effect. The lower two I tried to create texture by using thick layers of ink to make the prints.     

 



Week Fourteen

This week I finished the sculpture I was working on. I was looking at how colour can be used as part of an illusion. I combined the sculptures I have been making up till now to create this piece. The colour helps to create the illusion of a unified form rather than individual sculptures. The viewer’s eye now follows the blocks of colour rather than the individual pieces.However as seen from the photos above the sculpture can also be divided up and work as individual pieces. I think it is a very interesting idea to have a sculpture that can be rearranged and added to or minimised rather than having an unchanging form. The viewer’s eye now follows the blocks of colour rather than the individual pieces. I also made some prints this week. They are simply based on what the boxes would look like flattened out. I used a combination of the primary colours and complimentary colours to create these prints. 

Glenys Barton

I have been researching the early work of Glenys Barton in relation to my project “To Sense My Space”. Barton's work is very geometric and has a strong emphasis on line and colour. She uses the basic geometric shapes and designs to create these very precise and mathematical sculptures. 

As can be seen from the photo above the designs are not arbitrary decoration but rather well thought out and carefully planned. We can see that when arranged in certain ways the designs join up to create new patterns. 

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The composition of this sculpture is very interesting. While the individual pieces are very precise and mathematical the artist has chosen to arrange the sculpture in a less structured fashion. This contrast between precision and disorder is very interesting.

Week Thirteen

I continued my investigation of colour. I finished glazing my ceramic pieces and I continued to develop my other sculptures in relation to colour also. I painted my ceramic pieces in a more precise and designed manner than my other ceramic pieces. In these ceramic pieces I am creating the illusion of space through colour. No longer are the boxes within the structure defined by material but rather they are now defined by colour. In my other sculptures I was again using colour to create the illusion of a box. I used various combinations of the primary colours and their complimentary colours to create the illusion. I also used colour to highlight negative space. In the sculptures that I had cut areas out I filled those negative space with blocks of colour.  

Video of Sculpture

This is a quick video I made to record one of my sculptures. In the video I move the camera to three different positions around the sculptures to document the piece. The video shows the connection between the viewer’s space and the sculptures space. Depending on the position the viewer is in determines how the shapes in the sculptures are seen.     

Week Twelve

 

This week I continued my exploration into colour. I glazed some of my ceramic pieces. I took a more painterly approach with these pieces blending the colours together rather than being precise. I used a colour palette of blues, purples and greens to give the sculptures a subtle visual appeal. This is in contrast with how I dealt with colour with my other sculptures. In the white boxes I used blocks of colour to define the space. The geometric shapes along with the primary and complimentary colours combine to make a more instantly striking visual impact. Above are also examples from my sketchbook where I was looking at designs and colours for the sculptures. Next week I will finish glazing my ceramics and I will also finish painting my other sculptures.  

Week Eleven

Last week I created more sculptures out of wood and painted them white. I cut out the basic geometric shapes and presented them so you can observe how the shape warps as you walk around it. This demonstrates how the space we occupy alters how we perceive an object. I also began investigating colour as seen from the extracts from my sketchbook. I have been looking at complimentary colours and the primary colours and how they interact with one another. I have also been looking at how colour interacts with the different geometric shapes. I also experimented with materials such as paper and cardboard and tried to manipulate them in unusual ways in order to create my sculptures. Next week I will develop my investigation into colour further and I will begin painting my wooden sculptures and glazing my ceramic pieces.