Gallery Visit Liverpool..

I decided to check out the Tate in Liverpool as i have never been there before,

I photographed some of the pieces i found interesting. 

blog task.

My initial expectations where very vague at the beginning of the project, i wanted to take myself out of my comfort zone so i chose digital to allow me to add to my work so i didn't really have many expectations, i think that i have improved greatly using digital and this allows me to create quicker experiments and unique work, i find that i want to improve more with my drawing and stretch the idea of what can i draw with?

Decision wise in my project i allowed my ideas to roam freely and tried not to constrict myself in my thought process i felt that i managed to create a nice flow in my project allowing me to move smoothly into writing my own brief.

i find that if you add too much distraction around samples it could take away from the overall effect, but most of my work allows me to be able to present them in a chaotic fashion as i like to have a page full of something visually interesting then a page that is blank and boring, which means i prefer to put samples in my sketchbook if linkable.

i wouldn't make any changes the only this i would like is to be able to do is revisit this idea with a fresh mind.

the contextual references i used helped develop my ideas a lot in my project, i used most reference and try to put my own ideas towards the artists techniques allowing me to develop further into my project.

 comparing my work with other students allows me to see a different side to an idea, it allows me to see a fresh new angle to something i would of never thought of, as well as allowing me to try and develop my work even further.

Layering Texture.

i found a pile of plaster in the sink and i liked the rusty colours that has developed over the time it had been there.

experimenting with tracing paper and news paper text and water.

craft paper and glue give an interesting effect the craft paper becomes extremely tough to rip wrinkling up where a hole has developed.

Knit layers.

Knit

I was experimenting with layering my knit samples.

I didn't like the outcome, i needed to use a thinner thread giving a more delicate effect and allowing the different colours to show through each layer knitted, i did like how i stretched and the placement i need to rethink the materials used.

Evaluation sampling (self made brief project)

In my brief i stated that i wanted to look into how time effects a material or object, and to discover new ways to show the layering and deterioration.. 

I started by layering, slowing adding colour as well as different texture to a large A1 canvas, i then started to rip, burn and slowly disintegrate the layers using many different techniques. i found that that particular experiment was extremely successful is clearly should the ideas of deterioration and showed the many steps and layers that had been created. i found that at the beginning i didn't like the burnt colours created from exposing the paper the the flame but it slowly grew on me as i found that the dark colours brought out the more vibrant lighter colours found on the last layer of the piece.

using the colour of the burned paper as inspiration i tried recreating in my series 4 knit workshop and chose a colour i felt very similar the a burnt charcoal shade, i then distressed the material attempting to create the same effect as the burnet paper.

i then chose to look as basso and brooks one off piece which was more digitally influenced.

i wanted to bring in the colours that i has sourced from my visual research, i then incorporated the inspiration from basso and brooks piece and incorporated my own digital photography in the back while adding my knit work that i had distressed, i wanted to take the idea of using photography while adding brightly coloured threads into the mix, it then started playing around with print out of pin ups while creating a deteriorated effect with paint while disrupting the images with thread linking to the colour scheme i had taken in a previous photo.

 i wanted to add text into my work so i started layering pages from old worn books keeping with the theme of time and how this effects the pages as they were extremely delicate. i then added masking tape and paint  as well as dye..  this is one of my favorite pages out of my sketchbook as i really enjoy the idea of incorporating text into my work and i think that the worn down look is something that i felt came out successfully.

 knit work i dyed responding to the page above.

i felt that i have utilized my sketchbook well and that i want to use hand knit more for future projects, i felt that digital has helped a lot in created a more unique look to my work and that taking that workshop has help alot technique wise. i felt the flow from the beginning of my project has been smooth and i was able to carry on my ideas that i had developed at the beginning of the sampling project right through to my on project and when writing my brief i felt that i have developed throughly into this idea, however i feel that i can   come back to this idea and still be able to bring different approaches.