Monday, 31 October 2011

ART.

Gypsy Head. 17/10/11
Acrylic in Journal.
The gypsy head tattoo is one of the oldest "old skool" styles of tattoos.
They are very beautiful and often coincide with the Mexican "Day of the dead" skull.
They are considered to be good look and represent something
very spiritual and unique. 
Colour Polaroid of Gypsy.
Another piece of work in itself, develops the medium.
Blurred and mysterious.
I adore the tones that this film produces.
600 film.

Liverpool Trip. 13th October 2011.
The rope walks.
Polaroid.
A walk of unique cafes, shops and art.
AND Festival.
Tate Gallery.
(1) Dorothy Cross "Virgin Shroud" 1993 Cowhide, muslin, silk and satin. Inspiring the perception of women and the role of women. Looking at the female influence through the female family tree. Inspiration for "Success" project of "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Anorexia." Haunting and chilling piece. Has all the elements of gruesome history and the battle of equal rights for women.
Tate Gallery.
(2) Gilbert and George "Post Card Sculpture" 1974 Mixed media, and displayed in a format to show mental scapes and visual language. Communicates visually and vocally. Sometimes pieces become stronger in a sense depending on how they are shown to the public. Its all about interaction people!

Interactive Arts II

Make a Survival kit.
Summer Project.
To survive the moon! Made from various food packaging and paper-mache.
Kit displays an emergency rocket, a map, a fridge, emergency air and a box of crackers.
I highly dislike being places i don't know or not familiar with...i suppose this is the extreme of
that fear. 

When You Can't Find A Canvas?

Experimental
And a night of boredom.
Over the summer i have been taking in more appreciation for the art of tattooing and tattooing
as an art. The use of needles instead of a paintbrush to create a master piece. But what about using a paintbrush to create
the tattoo. This is a classic carp painting on skin using acrylic. Thinking about process, the
media itself applies like a dream and then take on a distressed form. As the piece dries its starts to fall apart.
The exciting way to watch paint dry.
A process that last from start to finish.

Sunday, 1 May 2011

All Things Dead and Beautiful. Manchester Museum.

Decomposed. The end of the road.
Human Skeleton. Manchester Natural History
Museum.

Folded paper cranes. Inspired for health and anti war. Beautiful
instillation. They look like they could go on forever. Delicate.
Name of piece-Peace.

Nature walk. Manchester natural history museum.
Cove of stuffed and dead animals.
The light within the cave is beautiful.
Subtle and aery. 

Editing.



Playing around with layers and transparency on photoshop.
High vibrancy and excessive colour.
Shape, Line and Style.

Zoo :)

Zoo trip. March 2011
Discovering movement and structure to all things living.
Inspiration for flick book ideas and Photography.