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With the release of Sonic 3 I decided to make some art outside of our Assemble project with college. Initially it started as a sketch on paper which I then decided to bring it into CSP to paint digitally and here it is!! Quite happy with it

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My painting inspired my the black metal movement.

I created this using the brown paper provided by the school as well as black and white acrylic paint.

I wanted to create a atmospheric piece and felt that I’ve done and I’m very proud of my work.

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Another primary source drawing

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Week 4 LSAD 10/10/2024. Brief 2 "Assemble"

Zine publication with Fiona

I feel like I touched on Japan a little in this work. I realized how important energy-saving technologies are and how unique it is to work with a risograph that saves energy and is eco-friendly, knowing that my creative result is part of that process. I also think there’s a small hint of Japanese minimalism in my works.

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Marina abramovic

(artist research)

I found the work of marina abramovic quite interesting to view and to experience.

Her work " The artist is present", is a spectacular performance piece where she sits and stares at whoever is willing to sit and stare at her.

I love the idea of art being able to stare back at us, making us feel a mixture of emotions.

Eye contact, can be so hard to maintain as well while interacting with people, even though it sounds so simple to do. So I love this element of her holding her gaze determinedly, provoke different reactions from the person opposite her.

Her work, "Rhythm 0" is also a disturbingly spectacular piece too.

She let people do whatever they wanted to her body, for many hours, with acts becoming more violent as the hours went by.

She put herself as an object (like how women can feel) and represented, I feel, toxic masculinity and how power and lack of boundaries can become very dangerous.

Overall, in my opinion, she is excellent at creating an uncomfortable feeling within people, something of which I feel resonates with my own project work.

(Some work found in book, "The artist body" by Tracey Warr and Amelia Jones.)

EDIT

My use of the word uncomfortable was not intended to be negative. I was conveying how I feel her work is very deep and is heavily thought provoking.

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Assemble Workshop - Zine Publication

Today I started the zine workshop, we got a tour of the publication station and learned about the sustainability behind the risograph.

We then were tasked woth actually making our zine so that it can go through the risograph tomorrow.

It was really great to mix in some collage with drawings or varying simplicity. The layering also allowed me to add some depth to my work.

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Movement

15/01/2025

Artist Research

To plan my next week in ceramics better I developed my ideas for what I will create and did some Artist Research accordingly.

To find more from Kate MacDowell click HERE. 🔗

To find more from Kenz Domalik click HERE. 🔗

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Movement Project - Artist Research, Q Hayashida

Q Hayashida is a Japanese manga creator known for her works such as Dorohedoro and Dai Dark.

In one of her rare interviews, Hayashida reveals that she is a mixed media artist who uses whatever media she ‘feels like in the moment.’

The chaotic, sketchy, raw and colourful look to her art works harmoniously as she depicts her gory and dark but funny stories.

I love her usage of gouache, watercolour, ink and pen, majority of the time mixing these media together in the same piece creating a layered texture reminiscent of grime, reflecting the apocalyptic settings often found in Hayashida’s manga. Matching her colours, line weight and compositions to fit each scene and its tone is highly impressive and a source of inspiration for myself since I first read her work Dorohedoro many months ago.

Her character design is also equally interesting. Dorohedoro’s cast including the protagonist, Kaiman, a man with a lizard head searching for the sorcerer who cursed him, mypersonal favourite being Jonson, a giant realistic cockroach and plenty others, diverse, well-written and designed human characters. I can’t forget the monsters, each with unique personalities highlighted by their designs, brilliantly adding to the horror aspect of her works.

Lastly, my favourite technique Q Hayashida uses to instil discomfort, is her use of repetition and massive spaces, infinite crowds of monsters showing the viewer how powerlessness feels and drawing giant empty settings, such as a department store where the protagonists are stuck in devoid of all life, which perfectly matched the unease the characters she wrote were feeling.

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Experimenting with Shape through Air dry foam clay. I must get shapier.

[WIP please come back to add text]

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Japanese supernatural & the edo period.

Today I decided to change my theme and interpretation of the word “movement”. i gathered some really interesting books as well as getting some books lent to me that could help me with my theme.

I especially look forward to reading the graphic novel as the pages and layout look very pretty.

A clip from the movie spirited away depicting multiple yokai.

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Fellow classmate and good friend of mine asked me would I draw solid snake from metal gear solid and to say I was overjoyed was an understatement. Its relevant in more ways than one outside of our assignments as working on this reignited that sense of determination and joy in my flow. It took time which is honestly where I'm happiest personally. Not the quickest at what I do generally with Art but I've learned to use that as a strength. This piece was created on bristol board using various pencils and fine liners. I love how smooth bristol board is to work on as it offers a slight sheen to finished work but is very durable for layering most mediums.

UPDATE: a second request so I drew up another one!

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Finished Ceramic Cat House

After the final firing my cat house was finished, and I’m so pleased with the results.

I added my two cats to the ceramic piece, and a trail mapping out their movements.

The wire cat and trail, represents loona, my kitten.

And the wool represents ponyo, who’s 10 years old.

I wanted this piece to convey the abundance of energy the kitten has compared to my older cat.

Loona jumps over, around and under the structure, whilst Ponyo just strolls over to hollowed out section to sleep.

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Artist Research

Osamu Watanabe

“The magic of sweets”

Osamu Watanabe is a prominent artist who has transformed the art of sweet decoration into a captivating art form.

In 2000, Watanabe ventured into a new artistic field that he developed known as ‘Fake cream art’. This distinctive style uses artificial food materials to craft decorative and edible-looking treats inspired by various themes.

Source: Whitestone gallery (2024) osamu watanabe Available at: https://www.whitehouse-gallery.come/blogs/artist/osamuwatanabe Accessed: 4/12/2024

Watanabe’s incredible creations really inspired me when i began my search for artists to relate to my assemble project.

I had been focusing a lot on a single theme in my artwork (cake). I realised when looking at Watanabe’s work that it was important to experiment more not only with colours but different desserts not only cakes but ice cream, cupcakes, fruits all sorts of different delicacies.

This helped me when coming to the end of my assemble project as I branched out more, researching how different desserts were assembled, making note of it and interpreting it in my own style.

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Week 4 LSAD 07/10/2024. Brief 2 "Assemble"

Zine publication with Fiona

It was fantastic workshop, I really enjoyed the process and the publication station. And now I know more about Risograph printing.

Risograph is a machine (looks like a photocopier, but!) that prints fast and in layers, with each color printed separately.

Riso printing inks give an unique texture, resulting in a hand-printed and tactile finish. The inks are soy-based and non-toxic, which means they can take longer to dry.

Risograph printing is also eco-friendly and sustainable. It uses these inks, which are better for the environment. The machine uses less energy since it doesn’t need heat to print, unlike regular printers. It’s great for printing in bulk with little waste, making it a sustainable choice for artists.

For my project I wanted to make a simple graphic story.

*Into the Dill Spirit* is a narrative that explores the life cycle of a plant, focusing on how it is born, takes shape, grows, and gathers energy. This story gives my private viewpoint on the natural process of growth and energy assembly. The use of dill as the central figure represents a common, everyday plant, making the complex process of energy transformation feel more accessible. Here I also convey the idea that dill’s inflorescences resemble a form of assembly.

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finished piece.

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Experimental Animation

I’ve always been fascinated by animation. I hope to work with it in the future. My excitement was quickly tempered by biting off more than I could chew.

I’ve always loved characters and character design. I thought that animating facial expressions would be a fun way to experiment.

This proved a bit difficult for me. I had trouble keeping in model throughout the key frames. I plan on retrying this animation in the future. Building up the structure a different way.

Changing my plans I decided to use paper craft in my animation. This way I could stay model easier and not accidentally shrink the focus.

Cutting out hands I used the stop motion app to create movement.

In the future I would like to try using more layers. To recreate the ghost effect in my cyanotype print.

the only thing I wish I had done, is to do this class sooner. I have many ideas for how I could incorporate animation into my project now.