back in the studio
finally back in the studio after a few months, immediately began creating and positioning materials around my studio space. continuing with similar ideas from last semester but this time I wanted to include more colours and maybe more interactive elements depending on how current restrictions and things play out. I started a mini "collab" in my studio with my paper scrolls, every time someone was to enter my studio i'd ask them to draw round their hand or foot as a mental and physical memory of them being here and documentation of the time spent. through lockdown i developed this visual diary on anything i could find, i'd document my first and last impression of the day whether through drawing or writing. i decided to continue with this project except apply it to the studio environment, I documented the first things/people I seen and the last every day for two weeks. I'm definitely gonna keep this running throughout the rest of my degree and into the future too. I liked the idea of having a physical reminder of existing and inhabiting a space through sgraffito and drawing, documenting textures and memories.
Felicity Hammond "Remains in development" 2020.
I recently found about Felicity Hammond and their work and i love their use of colours and settings to create environments and landscapes. the way they have included motifs of figures and landscapes is something i've become particularly interested in as i'm wondering how and what way i could do a similar thing with my drawings. I've been leaning more towards finite and structural work like Hammonds, I feel I need to add some structure thats not as ephemeral or temporary. I like the idea of taking my drawings and carving them out of mdf wood or perspex through laser cutting to add an extra dimension and sense of structure.
"Love from Mt Pom Pom" (Top) 2012, and "Cave Life" (Bottom) 2016 Misaki Kawai.
Misaki Kawai's work has been living in my head for a while now, i love the playfulness and naivety of the painting and drawings and how they translate them into installations and sculptures. World building has been a huge part of my practice and I can relate to Misakis intuitive approach, they talk about how people can tell they don't have a "good technique" and how that's not important to them, what's important is having a "good sense" which i can relate to, I know what I want my work to look like and know what works and what doesn't while also being very spontaneous. my drawing and painting skills - whether more realistic or stylised - doesn't hinder my ability to demonstrate and showcase ideas and thoughts. what matters to me is what i get onto the paper, canvas, walls, rooms and fabrics.
decided to turn my drawings into sculptures, initially i would've liked to experiment with 3D printing some aspects of my work and maybe do some CNC cutting into wood or other materials and create a three dimensional drawing. I want to explore textures within my drawing work and see where it takes me. Perspex was an option i hadn't thought of, i got some laser cut after formatting some of my work on illustrator. The results were actually really surprising, the yellow perspex looks almost like a light, it glows regardless if there is light shining through it or not. I plan to create more and scatter them around the installation like a deconstructed drawing, i think they help tie in the colour scheme i've curated which is made up of mainly primary and secondary colours, i chose these colours specifically as they're associated with playfulness and experimentation. It's a change from last semester where my work was very neutral and drawn back from colour, it's been good to finally get back into including colour in my work as I felt my work needed that extra element.
my first oil painting in a while, i prefer watering down my oil paints with white spirit which does wonders as i like to build up in layers and like the washed out effect, my lungs however disagree. my drawings have been translating well into painting and i'm planning to do more with them , although time is getting ahead of me and i don't think i'll have time to develop them further at the moment - i'm seeing it as a summer project.
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