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Zine/Transparency/Journeys Brief

I have decided to link the Transparency, Zine and Journeys briefs together by collating some of my pictures that i took from New York and putting it into a transparent Zine which will be made out of different transparent materials

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Bruce Grey - Magnetic Sculpture

This is the large kinetic magnetic "Suspension" sculpture by sculptor Bruce Gray. Those are super high powered industrial rare earth neodymium iron boron magnets on the ends of the cords, and also on the frame of the circle, to hold the magnets in place by magnetic force alone. 

This work by Bruce Grey not only demonstrates the strength of the magnetic field but also the beauty of it.

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this movie inspired me to link physics with art by using magnetic fields 

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Oppenheim - Le déjeuner en fourrure

“Luncheon in Fur” is a very good example of juxtaposition in art. The piece depicts a teacup and saucer covered in fur. This to me is a very unsettling image as to me fur and teacups- two very normal things - shouldn't belong near each other.

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Banksy and his use of juxtaposition..

Banksy creates unique satirical installations in order to critique injustices throughout the world, in many of his works he uses juxtaposition to get a point across. 

Many of banksy’s works depict war and how it affects children

Children and guns should never be in the same picture in the way depicted here but in real life some children are put through this everyday

using children in art works related to war really works at putting the message across to viewers, how something so innocent as childhood can be tarnished by the horror of war. To me this makes the message more poignant and memorable.

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Juxtaposition Brief

For the next brief, i have decided to bring elements of physics into my art by using magnetic forces, attraction and repulsion to feature as a main focal point in my work. 

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Prints

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Drawings

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Benjie Herskowitz

Benjie Herskowitz uses the colours of the seasons in his work to replicate them as shown above

There are no solid lines between the colours, showing that nature can be unpredictable and the seasons merge into eachother. This also reminds me of a clock but instead of hours on the clock, there are seasons instead.

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Colours of the Seasons

For Spring, I often associate bright colours. Greens, yellows and perhaps even pinks, as new flowers come alive and the branches on trees become full of life.

I often think of yellows and blues for Summer - long sandy beaches, bright sunny days and clear blue skies.

Autumn brings to mind browns, oranges and deep reds, the colours of fallen leaves.

I'm reminded of white, black and grey when it comes to Winter. Dark, early evenings with white blankets of snow.

I came across a survey on quibblo which asks the question “What seasons do various colours remind you of?”

you can find this here: 

https://www.quibblo.com/survey/ipus4PM/What-seasons-do-various-colors-remind-you-of

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Construction and Deconstruction Brief

For my new brief i have decided to focus on nature and the stages of the seasons and how it affects the trees (construct: growth in spring) (deconstruct: leaves fall in Autumn/Winter) in which i will be collecting leaves, sticks and doing lots of experimental drawing techniques to bring out the qualities of these objects, also i will be looking at how nature affects man-made constructions, like buildings, roads etc 

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Sensations/Mod-rock update

i have decided to make mod-rock casts of different hand gestures using my hand, i think this will link me to the installation more as every hand gesture will be of my hand, i have been interchanging between left and right hands for the casts. And to make sure i get as much detail out as possible i cut the mod-rock into thin strips and layer by layer i build up a cast of my hand, this takes time but is worth it rather than just wrapping my hand with mod-rock which would take much less time.

However, there are certain gestures i wont be able to recreate due to the hardness of the mod-rock when it dries where if i fold my fingers it is VERY hard to get them out of the mod-rock without destroying the shape so therefore i will have to only do expressions with flat hands, this is annoying but necessary. 

here are some pictures of a mod rock hand in progress:

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This music video inspired me greatly for the sensations project, as hands, legs and bodies come out of the walls and the ceiling, is such a good effect, therefore i will be making a sample wall installation with hand expressions coming out of the walls so that when people walk into the room they are surrounded by them. 

the use of red in this video has also inspired me to drip red wax over the installation piece which will look similar to blood, this will add drama to the piece and movement as the wax drips down the contours of the hands, the colour on stark white will contrast and make the installation more interesting to the viewer

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Hand Expressions and what they mean in different societies

THUMBS UP

This widely recognised sign of approval or agreement is seen in some parts of the middle east as an insult, the complete opposite interpretation of the gesture is somewhat juxtaposing...

 BECKONING GESTURE

In the United States and the UK this is a gesture for someone to ‘come forward’ or ‘come here’ but in Asia this gesture isn't welcome and is thought to be used to beckon pets such as dogs

In the Philippines, you can be arrested for using this...

‘HORN FINGERS’ GESTURE

In the USA and UK this sign was adopted by rockers as a sign of approval or ‘rock on!’ however in Latin countries like Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Spain and Portugal this hand sign is used to tell a person that their spouse is cheating on them. 

‘OK’ SIGN 

In most of the English-speaking world, as well as in several other countries, this hand gesture means that everything is fine, great, okay and/or perfect.

In Brazil, however, it is considered a rude gesture. The most famous example of this was in the 1950s when Richard Nixon visited Brazil and flashed the “Ok sign” to a waiting crowd upon arriving in Rio de Janeiro, who responded with boos. 

THE ‘V’ SIGN

This sign has two formats: one with the palm faced outwards, and another with the palm inwards.

In the US, both ways refer to “victory” and peace: protesters against the Vietnam War and activists adopted the gesture as a sign of peace. Because the hippies of the day often flashed this sign (palm out) while saying “Peace”, it became popularly known as the peace sign.

In other places, such as in the UK, Australia and South Africa, the same gesture with the back of the hand facing the other person is considered to be extremely insulting.

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Sensations/Mod-rock

For the new brief, i have decided to link hand the mod-rock brief and the sensations brief together and create an installation made out of hand expressions. 

The reason behind this being hand expressions being very important in how we communicate in daily life. The use of hand expression in a conversation can tell a lot about the mood of the topic in the conversation itself if you are just a bystander. But also taking it to another level - how hand expressions can mean different things in different societies. People from the UK could see this installation and feel totally different towards it rather than a person from the middle east. This is a comment on how truly different societies in the world can be even though we are quite the same...

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Grand Arcade Board. Done!

After a weeks long of hard work, me and my team have created something that I am very proud of. Given the amount of time we had to complete this, I think it is worthy of being shown to the public.

I was responsible for making the photograms and laser cutting them for both the laminate and the board itself.

The laser cutter was a challenge because I didn’t want to damage the photograms with the laser. However we got there in the end and I really like the finish. On further reflection if I had to change one thing about this board it would be the amount of blank space there is.

I am very happy with the result and also I liked the freedom of doing something without a brief, and the amount of teamwork which was required to make this piece.

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Jessica Drenk - Sculpturist

For my one of my artist research posts I have chosen Jessica Drenk, an American sculpturist.

‘Implements’ One of her collections really made a significant impact on me.

These sculptures are made using thousands of pencils and gluing them together, she has then sanded the outside to create a smooth and soft high finish which contrasts the rough, unsanded finish of the inside.

Each piece shows a contrast between mannade geometry of the the pencils on the inside and the outside, which is made up of natural shapes and textures. This also turns upside down what we would normally see, the outside of the pencils on the inside of the sculpture and what would normally be the inside of the pencils on the outside of the sculpture.

In much of Jessica Drenk’s work, she forms what usually would be man-made objects back down to their natural state just like so in ‘implements’. Which is a comment on how the natural and man made worlds are connected, although contrast each other.