Today we had a task to complete within the design group.
we got paired with someone who had to same kind of idea of what it meant to research TREND. I got paired with julie who had the same inspirations, such as digital print, CAD, illustrations and advertsising. She also specialises in print.
Even though her work is very different to mine and she has different questions to answer within her drawings, prints and concepts, we worked very well together and came up with some good ideas.
We researched trends for 2010 by looking at WGSN website through blackboard. We picked out current themes within this one top that stood out for us both.
some of the themes we came up with....
Graphic design Vs vintage: we linked this with how posters have changed due to the influence of technology. Vintage posters would have been hand painted years ago, and now this has moved on to advertsing on CD covers using CAD.
Graphic design and the mix of textiles, this certain top had both graphic design influences/techniques and textile influences/techniques.
this is a current issue within my work that I want to resolve. Is my work still textile crafts? I'm not using concentional materials when it comes to textile crafts, im not working on fabric, but plastic.
It was a very insightful exercise today, to see how people could come up with so many different ideas and concepts under the topic of TREND. and how trend effects other artists works. Some people focus on colour, some a word, or some a concept theme.
The session was finished by presentations from all the groups. Each group was different and also a individual presentation was given to how we would change the group ideas on trend, to fit into our own research. So it was also a good chance to fit in some extra research for our projects :)
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Monday, 12 October 2009
Ubych - found on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubych/3962980048/in/pool-86748753@N00
I really like this artist. Ubych as they are known on Flickr, uses lots of different mark makings and lines composed together, white on black you can't always tell what they are, is it architecture? urban scenes? or just random scribbling?
There are lots of different textures going on, some are watery, some are scribbles. There are also signs within the pieces, letters, notes, diagrams...
I was just wondering, what drives them to create their art? I cant see a definate message in the pieces but if i was to know some or part of the context it would lead to many more questions about this persons work.
I really like this artist. Ubych as they are known on Flickr, uses lots of different mark makings and lines composed together, white on black you can't always tell what they are, is it architecture? urban scenes? or just random scribbling?
There are lots of different textures going on, some are watery, some are scribbles. There are also signs within the pieces, letters, notes, diagrams...
I was just wondering, what drives them to create their art? I cant see a definate message in the pieces but if i was to know some or part of the context it would lead to many more questions about this persons work.
some of my work so far
similarties between mine and Kim becks work
and the artist Collin Jenkinson
The graphic lines, use of typography, Urban scenes.
SMALL BIBLIOGRAPHY
KIM BECK
BANKSY
BOOK- THE ADVENTURES OF DARIUS AND DOWNEY
BOOK-FRESH AIR SMELLS FUNNY URBAN ART BOOK
(some very interesting quotes about exhibiting work outside insted of in a gallery)
BOOK- VISIBLE SIGNS
LITTLE BLACK BOOK- COLLIN JENKINSON
BANKSY
BOOK- THE ADVENTURES OF DARIUS AND DOWNEY
BOOK-FRESH AIR SMELLS FUNNY URBAN ART BOOK
(some very interesting quotes about exhibiting work outside insted of in a gallery)
BOOK- VISIBLE SIGNS
LITTLE BLACK BOOK- COLLIN JENKINSON
ARTIST SUGGESTED BY ROBERT CLARKE
while in todays monograph lecture the artist KIM BECK was mentioned.
I've already noted her down on my delicious page.
Her context is very similar to mine. She creates prints of urban environments printing sketches of road signs, pilons, buildings, roadside structures ect.
Here are some quotes I took down as Robert was talking about her work
'Abstracted from the real'
'rhymictic quality of the lines'
'subtle differences'
'not to regular'
'oblique turning'
'emptiness'
'shes taken a theme and worked on it in many different ways, living in an urban environment.'
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heres an example of one of her works, you can see now how Roberts quotes really describe these prints.There like silhoettes of road signs jumbled together. Quite graphic and linear which I always like.
I've already noted her down on my delicious page.
Her context is very similar to mine. She creates prints of urban environments printing sketches of road signs, pilons, buildings, roadside structures ect.
Here are some quotes I took down as Robert was talking about her work
'Abstracted from the real'
'rhymictic quality of the lines'
'subtle differences'
'not to regular'
'oblique turning'
'emptiness'
'shes taken a theme and worked on it in many different ways, living in an urban environment.'
heres an example of one of her works, you can see now how Roberts quotes really describe these prints.There like silhoettes of road signs jumbled together. Quite graphic and linear which I always like.Love this image, I have a lot of refrences to lines in my work, I think its what gives it that graphic look. clean cut, straight and neat.![]()
Monograph WEEK 3 Robert Clarke
I've just finished a lecture on our monograph, it was mainly to help us complete our synopsis by WEDNESDAY 14TH oct.
Robert gave us lots of different ways of talking about and explaining our work. For example what drives us to do what we do? Culture, history, tradition?
There was a lot of refrences to the thought processes made while creating our work, and what direction that leads us to. Is it the choice of materials? or is it the excitment of uncovering a meaning that was'nt there at the start, but gradually unfolds as we complete a collection.
play and create- two words that came up as a inspiration, and what pushes me to create my particular collection now. The play on words within the signs, creating new signs and how this has an effect on urban landscapes. It all fits in with humour and persuadsion- as I mentioned before.
Technology- Plays a big part in my work and is what drives me to create new, fresh, original ideas.
Ever expanding technology and digital communications often changes artists works. Before I started working with Photoshop and got confident enough to produce final pieces of work, my work last year looked completely different and sent out a totally different message. It potrayed me as a different artist altogether. But now I've found a practice that really fits me and helps me communicate better through my work, I feel my work as a whole has improved from the last two years at university studying textile crafts.
However I don't want to stop there, I don't want to hold back and hesitate away from trying other new technology and programms. I don't want to think that this is it, I've found something that works for me and gets me the end results that I wanted.
I am trying to express a certain style within my work, this being graphic, edgy, stylish new and fresh - and the best way to achieve this is through the use of technology. However my first initial drawings are always crafted by using traditional materials such as pen, ink paper. Without this first stage of sketching ideas I could never complete the journey up to designing.
These are a few ideas I could note down and maybe consider putting them into my monograph.
Robert gave us lots of different ways of talking about and explaining our work. For example what drives us to do what we do? Culture, history, tradition?
There was a lot of refrences to the thought processes made while creating our work, and what direction that leads us to. Is it the choice of materials? or is it the excitment of uncovering a meaning that was'nt there at the start, but gradually unfolds as we complete a collection.
play and create- two words that came up as a inspiration, and what pushes me to create my particular collection now. The play on words within the signs, creating new signs and how this has an effect on urban landscapes. It all fits in with humour and persuadsion- as I mentioned before.
Technology- Plays a big part in my work and is what drives me to create new, fresh, original ideas.
Ever expanding technology and digital communications often changes artists works. Before I started working with Photoshop and got confident enough to produce final pieces of work, my work last year looked completely different and sent out a totally different message. It potrayed me as a different artist altogether. But now I've found a practice that really fits me and helps me communicate better through my work, I feel my work as a whole has improved from the last two years at university studying textile crafts.
However I don't want to stop there, I don't want to hold back and hesitate away from trying other new technology and programms. I don't want to think that this is it, I've found something that works for me and gets me the end results that I wanted.
I am trying to express a certain style within my work, this being graphic, edgy, stylish new and fresh - and the best way to achieve this is through the use of technology. However my first initial drawings are always crafted by using traditional materials such as pen, ink paper. Without this first stage of sketching ideas I could never complete the journey up to designing.
These are a few ideas I could note down and maybe consider putting them into my monograph.
Sunday, 11 October 2009
IDEAS
OVER THE WEEKEND
Persuasion and Humour
These are the two words I want to feature in my compostions.
I came up with a few ideas.
I want to include some textile crafts refrences within my work.
Insted of work starts here at such a date...maybe Knitting/sewing/drawing/designing starts here as a sign on the side of the road
No parking......No Knitting/sewing/drawing/designing
Give way to artists as a sign
Services one mile....insted of signs of food, signs of paint brushes, needles, paint pots
P - sign for parking.... P- painting
Unleaded petrol.....Unthreaded!! someone filling up a car with a gaint needle!
designers crossing with a big pelican carrying loads of art equipment
Red- Go Green-stop
One way sign......anyway you like??
One way sign into the studio.....talented artists this way
Rocks falling.......
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