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Repetition
Repetition is created when objects, shapes, space, light, direction, lines etc. are repeated in artwork.

I think repetition is a very important element that has come through in many of my works over the course of this year. I feel like repetition is an effective method of developing an idea, and seeing how far it can be pushed, how the idea can be moulded or expressed, and a way of testing the boundaries and limits of the idea. As in my photography works, repetition can also be a predominant idea in itself, wither it be included within the work or the exhibiting of it.

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Julian Dashper

The idea of painting on a drum skin to me is very intriguing, and not something that you see a lot of in an artist environment. Its the idea that I can relate to with Julian Dashper's work, but I would go in a different direction to his execution. While I can appreciate the work, I consider the simple circles on a circle skin to be very boring, although that said I don't consider my version to have developed the idea much as of yet - but I plan to in the near future, as I have luckily acquired several new, clean, and unused drum skins that would be perfect.

Dragon76

The range of Dragon76's works is very impressive; the pieces can be very realistic, or they can be very cartoonish/anime influenced. 
His work is also a very good example of how size has such a large impact upon the atmosphere of the art, as many of his pieces are extremely large.

I think the biggest relation that his work could have to mine would be the simplistic use of colours; sometimes limiting himself to a few at a time - including white, grey, and black with a spot of orange. This small amount of colour in the work is something I am interested in trying.

Ann Shelton

 

Although I find many of Ann Shelton's works to be interesting, powerful, and impressive, it is not the images themselves that I am most interested in, but rather how Shelton exhibits her work.
Rather than the traditional single image, placed on a wall in a very basic fashion, she sometimes has mirror copies placed beside each other, or above and below each other. Sometimes she places them upside down, or repeats them to varying degrees. It is this type of exhibition that I feel could be very effective within my own work, especially if I am working around the theme of surrealism, mirrors, reflections, and fantasy.

Works

Striped Drum Skin

This was done on a total whim, and funnily enough it would become the starting point for the reoccurring element of stripes in my work. Painting on a drum skin is not a totally new idea, it was done before by the New Zealand artist Julian Dashper, but I had not heard of him until afterwards. 

Untitled #2

This was my first attempt at the idea. It was a bit of an experiment. I wanted to keep it simple, yet interesting, so I originally had it at 3 elements; the brown tone and texture of the recycled paper, the strong black ink, and a diluted white acrylic. It wasn’t until a little while later that I added the stripes, which came directly from the drum skin that I painted on. I feel that the stripes finalised the work, whilst staying true to the simplistic feel that I wanted in the first place. The stripes were fairly difficult to make, given the papers tendency to tear and pull apart. Masking tape would rip the paper, and simply using sheets of paper as a guide was proving to be too messy, and did not provide a shape enough line. In the end I used a sheet of adhesive paper that was weak enough not to rip the fibres as it was peeled off.  Although the lines were not perfect, I decided that I did not mind so much, as the imperfections did not impact the image negatively.

Colours

This piece took the ideas of the simple 3 elements of the brown tone and texture of the recycled paper, the strong black ink, and a diluted white acrylic in the other work, and went in a new direction by splashing colours over the image. It was an experiment essentially to see how I could utilise colour in such a way and bring colour into the idea.

Sharp
This time I wanted to essentially consolidate all the ideas of the previous works (Colour, White figures, Stripes) and combine them with an influence from the artist known as ‘Dragon’. The stripes have made their return, this time alternating and darker, and set in the centre of the image only.

The Shattered Reflection

This image was created by photographing a shattered reflection through a broken mirror. Anne Shelton was the inspiration for the repetition and rotation of the original image. I went in this direction because I saw the possibility of a kind of pattern within the photograph.

I felt that the black and white repetition in the bottom left corner broke up the set in a positive way. The repetition and pattern appearance is something I appreciate that I achieved.

Fawn

This shot is one of the most photographically interesting images that I have taken. I felt that I had not played with the depth of field or perspective enough in my photo shoots, so I am pleased with the achievement. It was taken at unitec, under a tree funnily enough. I was Lucky enough that my grandfather had a dead fawn in his freezer (he is a hunter, and it was left over from a deer he shot a few years back).
I again looked to Ann Shelton for inspiration when I decided to mirror the image, and alter the colour. Again I feel like it worked in the images favour. 

Isaac in Watercolour

My idea for the graphics brief was to create a publication that looked at the musical culture within the university demographic, of which included posters, profiles, illustrations, music, paintings, etc – all to do with musical culture. This was one such painting – based on a photograph of my friend Isaac who plays bass in the band ‘Halo of Ashes’, and who is a student at unitec.
I originally planned for this image to be in a set of 3, relating to each other through the same subject/figure in the centre of the work. In this case I tried painting in water colours for the first time and I quite like how it turned out. The drips came later; I decided that it needed something more to finish it off.

Izzy

This work was the second but unfortunately last of the planned 3. It was a return to past ideas of white figures, stripes, and instances of colour - but in a more developed way. It is probably one of my favourites of mine.

Gig Posters

These gig posters are my attempts to create effective visual advertisements for gigs. I felt that many gigs these days aren’t as successful as they could be because there is an obvious lack of proper advertisement which plays a crucial role.  A professional looking, eye catching  poster can really boost numbers and it is something that is frequently overlooked or poorly done. My favourite of these would probably be the kings arms poster, was created by laying blurs, colours, and other various Photoshop filters over a photograph of one of the bands, and then included the necessary text.

 

SciFi Lamp
This is a mock-up of the final design for my lamp for craft. It would be constructed from steel, and the gaps would be covered by a cyan or lite blue coloured plastic to allow light to shine through, creating the sci-fi appearance. I devised the shape by looking at the forms and shapes within the wire models that I constructed of Science fiction elements. I would have loved to have finished the piece, but I simply ran out of time. 

PDF or moving image / video assignment

 1. Upload your academic study skills PDF or moving image / video assignment and discuss its primary
intentions, merits and downfalls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lii6K-AKUg

From the moment that I was first introduced to J.M.W Turner’s paintings, style, and legacy during a lecture in semester one he became one of my all-time favourite masters of old. Romanticism was a new style and period to me – one that I can admire greatly, and that would never cease to amaze me due to the intense skill, sublime subtleness, and an unmatchable serene view of this world.
Romanticism - especially that by Turner, captured a chaotic, raw, natural aggression in such a picturesque, aesthetically beautiful way.

My intentions in undertaking a research assignment on Turner, and creating a video presentation as a result of was to gain a further understanding, and greater appreciation of the artist and the style that had left me in awe time and time again. I felt that by creating my video I would be able to express visually the brilliance that I see in Turners works, and perhaps introduce others to romanticism at its finest, like I was.

I felt that as an opening sequence to the video, the montage images of some of Turner’s works introduced a range of various works to those who were unfamiliar with them, and also showed an important progression of his style as an artist. Visually it was effective enough, and it was good that it had been synchronised to the music. The only issue was it kind of felt like it could have been a little excessive. But this could have been me over thinking it.

I felt like the video was informative, and included a lot of biographical qualities, but that said I felt like the limitations of time was a difficult time frame to present enough adequate and supported information. In addition to this, I was working with a limited amount of video support. Being an artist from a past time period there were obviously not any interviews, but rather a few documentaries on his works. I did the best I could with what I had. I also tried to include some humour in the assignment, which I felt would lighten the mood, and atmosphere. Fun videos are simply more interesting than serious ones in my opinion.

Assessment Criteria

STUDIO RESEARCH
1. Identify 2 or 3 favourite works that you have been doing in your studio practice. Post them on
your blog and briefly explain why you have selected these works.
2. Post at least one example of written research that is relevant to your work from the following
internet sites; a dictionary site, a gallery site, an electronic resource from the Unitec Library
catalogue, an art blog or an artist site. Each of these must be referenced correctly. Write a
comment to explain the relevance of these research sources.
3. Continue with posting 3 works from other artist/designers that are relevant to your own
works that you have posted. Write a comment to explain the relevance of these
artists/designers to your work.


PDF or MOVING IMAGE / VIDEO
1. Upload your academic study skills PDF or moving image / video assignment and discuss its primary
intentions, merits and downfalls.