critique

these pieces were done by Tilly, they include a range of different backgrounds, which add texture to the abstract portraits. she used neutral colours mostly, occasionaly adding in a slightly more vibrant colour. these pictures to me portray mental health, as I can quite obviously see the portrait, but they are surrounded by explosions of the paint, which look sudden and unexpected, which to me portrays the inner thoughts of a mental health patient.
although the pictures are very good and meant to be slightly abstract, I think the proportions of the faces needed to be reconsidered, so they are more realistic compared to the sudden movements and lines surrounding them.

these pieces were created by Will, and capture realistic portraits, but done in a more art deco style. I really like these pieces due to there realistic quality, and natural colours, but I also like the almost cartoonish feel of the central piece.however, I really wish that will had finished them, and maybe even included some old school details in the images.

these are my final pieces, I chose to focus on texture rather than realism, as my main focuses are my family tree and street art, so I used multiple pictures of my family, to create the texture of a wall. I chose to use warm colours, as I felt they wouldwork better with the black, white and grey shades I have used everywhere else, and they would exentuate the textures of the image better.

however, after reviewing my pieces I wish I would have created a more realistic picture to contrast with my others, and I also wish that I had done them on a larger scale, to replicate the sixes of walls.

Acrylic

Acrylic paint is a fast-drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints are water-soluble, but become water-resistant when dry.

I found working with acrylic difficult, because of how fast it dried, I tried to combat this by adding water to the paint. but this only dulled down the colours.


when replicating a picture I found that mixing for a single block colour was easy. However, when I needed to paint grass, I found it difficult to create dimension, and get the correct shades, to make it photo realistic.


On the other hand, I really enjoyed my first experience with acrylic, and I feel it would be better for when I want to create a more abstract piece. I would like to continue these experiments in the future, as I feel they could look very good layered over pictures, and by using vibrant colours would link to my themes, of street art and the 80's

Nel Ten Wolde

this piece is called 'Torre' by Nel Ten Wolde, and was completed on 2015. she has used warm, harmonious colours to create this image, making it look complete and natural even though the images themselves are actually broken up. The drawing on the image replicate the photos, which show a bigger relation between the real photos, and the drawings.

After reading about Nel Ten Wolde's work she said it reflects on journeys. the original pictures were meant to be drawing material. However, she wants to use fragments of pictures and drawing to bring a whole image together.

Fenestration in orange

This image reminds me of autumn, because the colours are very autumnal, and the oranges and brown contrast again the white of the window. This image is slightly different to her other one, as the image isn't as deconstructed, allowing you a more realistic view on what it actually is.

Transfer Techniques

Transfer Techniques

there are lots of different transfer techniques.

however, I found teaching them to other students, helped me to develop my ideas, and produce a higher standard of transfer techniques. not only was I able to learn from my own transfers, but I was able to learn from people that I was teaching, as I got to see there mistakes and successes.

Everyone did a cellotape transfer, and were all mostly successful, in creating a clear tonal image on cellotape.

Family Tree

artist research

                             Hyuro

This street art is the most like what I have been doing in my sketchbook, as it contains no colour, and is generally on textured plain white backgrounds. I like his work, as I think it gives the audience an opportunity to apply their own meaning to the graffiti. To me, this image represents a single mother and her struggles. I couldn't possibly tell you why, although I do think that it might have something to do with the smoky background. The grey and black in the image contrast to some of the ideas I have had, although I think they're growing on me more.

 

 

                         Os Gemeos

 

 

I liked these images, as to me it represents something fun and exciting and new, because most 'famous' street art seems to be very literal and realistic, however this is most definitely not. the animated people depicted in every image almost seem childlike in their makeup, however the overall quality adds a touch of professionalism.

the colours in these pieces have been selected well, and jugging from the complimentary and sometimes very neon colours, they seem to remind me of the 80's which would fit into the theme of time and memories.`

                               Vhils

 

This street art also inspired me even though it contrasts with the other styles that I have selected as these are very photo-realistic. the artist depicts faces onto sides of buildings, in a way that almost looks like printing.

I like that the artist is capturing peoples faces, many people that we, the audience, don't know. this allows us to put our own personal story to each piece of art. we get to analyse every wrinkle, cut and scar, and come up with our own reason that that person got it.

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robert rauschenberg

 

Robert Rauschenberg

 

Robert Rauschenberg released ‘Signs’ in June of 1970. In the image we can see a lot of controversial pictures, some based around politics and others popular culture of the time. We see both the Kennedy brothers, who were both shot in the 60’s. We see Janis Joplin who was known for her controversial take on music (who sadly died a few months after the image was released). The image also contains Martin Luther King, who is obviously well known for tackling racism in the 60’s. The image also contains Vietnamese soldiers who are fighting in the war. The image also includes, astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

The image mainly contains the colours white, black, brown, green, and red. Green and red are complimentary colours, and make each other seem more vibrant, which means in this case, the army green of soldier uniforms, and the red of Joplin stand out the most.

To me this piece of artwork shows the contrast between the tragedies and the victories of the 60’s, and in this picture the bad seems to outweigh the good, and to me that is presented in the lack of bright colour and light.