#inspired by howard tangye's work

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Howard Tangye “When I draw someone, I’m not really concerned about the clothing; I look for the body through the clothes. But because I’ve lent my work to fashion publications, and some drawings appeared in the Galliano book, people associate me with this type of drawing.” - Howard Tangye, Figurative Abstract Artist. Howard Tangye has been an influential force in fashion for decades. As ‘Head of Womenswear Design’ at ‘Central Saint Martins’ he tutored the likes of John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Christopher Kane, Julie Verhoeven, Richard Nicoll and Hussein Chalayan. At the same time Tangye kept up his own art practice. The monograph ‘Within’ (2013) offers access to his creative process and output. The book features reproductions of drawings of the many sitters who have visited Tangye at his private studio over the years. ‘Within’ is the first such collection of its kind with never-before-seen portraits accompanied by written contributions from Abraham Thomas, ‘Curator of Design’ at the ‘V&A' and Marie McLoughlin, dress historian at the ‘University of Brighton’. Unwilling to compromise on quality or content, Tangye and design studio ‘STSQ’ worked together to fund ‘Within’. It was as a student at ‘CSM’ that Tangye became inspired by the power of Matisse’s work and developed confidence in his exploration of continuous line drawing. Tangye experiences nervousness before beginning a portrait. To combat this he executes a series of calming rituals in the layout of his materials. He works standing up, often for 3 hours at a stretch, summoning total concentration. He often feels the need to lie down afterwards. (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWscZ74A0SM/?utm_medium=tumblr

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ILLUSTRATOR MIX-UP: JAMIE LEE REARDIN AND HOWARD TANGYE

The task we have been given is to mix up two or more different illustrator's work from the research we had previously done. For my piece, this is my personal favourite concerning both the figure and the layout. I was inspired by the colours of Tangye's work and the 'character' of Reardin's. For my piece, I sketched it out quite heavily in pencil, adding in the 'tired'ish look of Reardin's style with the defined undereyes and sharp cheekbones. I used oil pastels for colouring in my work, giving it more of a ragged, messy look yet bringing it together.

For the behind of my figure, I had accidentally put glue on the back of my piece and didn't want it to be ruined so I ripped up pieces from a magazine and stuck it down to cover it.

In my layout, I followed with the scrap theme, ripping out some more magazine pieces and layering it. As I worked on my colour, I sampled scribbles of colour, and stuck them down to give my colour palette.

Overall, I am really pleased with this piece of work, and I like how I have presented my work as I often struggle with that component. I would go back to ensure that the scribbly effect on the colouring with oil pastels is less smudged for the messy look I have aimed for.

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By Colette Coco

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Howard Tangye “I use big oil paint sticks, the ones by R&F - which is an American company. I can use them directly on paper, or mix them with brushes, scrape them on, or sometimes I just use my fingers, they’re very versatile. I use graphite, always, oil pastels, sometimes I use chalk. So it’s really mixed media, and quite physical. I particularly love working with Derwent pencils, and it’s not always black, it’s often indigo or other blues or purples, which are not really natural colours, but they’re the ones I respond to strongly.” - Howard Tangye, Figurative Abstract Artist. Howard Tangye (b. 1948, Queensland, Australia) lives and works in North London. Tangye is a figurative abstract artist who is best known for his portraits created in a mixture of oils, pastels, water colour, inks and graphite. His works are characterised by fluid lines that suggest movement and depth of character. Tangye studied BA Fashion and Textiles at Saint Martins School of Art, London followed by a postgraduate in Drawing at Parsons School of Art, New York. Tangye was head of BA Womenswear at Central Saint Martins for seventeen years, artistically inspiring some of the leading names in fashion. As ‘Head of Womenswear Design’ at ‘Central St Martin’s' for 17 years, Tangye's fashion illustrations have been highly influential to his students, most notably John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Richard Nicoll and Julie Verhoeven. Yet since he began formal training as an artist at ‘St Martin's School of Art’ back in the 1970s, he developed a skill at life drawing known only to those who knew him well. It was when some of these life drawings were included in a book on Galliano by the writer Colin McDowell that people in the art world recognised an obvious talent. (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWsb8OQgxOu/?utm_medium=tumblr