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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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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.

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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

10/10/2024

Filoconstructions

Below I have pictured my final finished piece of embroidery from the Filoconstructions that I worked on during the week.

This was a really interesting process and something I hadn’t tried before. I really enjoyed working with a new medium and had a fun time playing with the textures I could make by layering and stitching in various different ways.

For this design I decided to create a piece using symbols, I wanted to use natural symbols and therefore have made my piece which displays a scared heart (a religious symbol from Christian faith) in an anatomical fashion, a beetle (which represents the sun god in Egyptian myth and religious practice), the flower (which is a symbol in Thelema) and I added a fern to balance the contrasting complimentary colours used in the piece and to add one final natural element.

I am fascinated by the shift from the worship of natural elements and things we intrinsically connect to as natural beings into the more far removed supernatural plane which religions develop towards particularly when being large organised faiths. I wanted to showcase how we as natural beings project these supernatural ideas using symbols that we can relate to from the natural world. Seeing how removing the gods from the natural world as they move into a more esoteric space effects how we as humans perceive these religious icons and also the world and life around us is fascinating to me and I wanted to explore this complex idea through a simple symbolic design.

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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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Short Stop Motion Animation

I decided to make a simple Stop motion animation of pouring coffee from a pot.

I first quickly sketched all the pieces I would need to draw and cut out for this animation, then once I got the idea of it I drew it out on a big sheet of card.

I painted in each piece, I didn't mind if the edges were messy since I'd just be cutting it up anyway.

Here's all the pieces cut up and ready to go. I used a knife to cut out the pieces and a pair of scissors to round off some of the sharp edges.

During the animation, I had to cut up the coffee bits more so they would fit better. This also meant I couldn't redo it unless I painted more out.

I don't have a picture, but I propped up my phone in a large candle on top of a tin box to use as a phone holder. It turned out pretty steady, so would totally recommend.

I took all the pictures with my phone camera, then downloaded capcut which is a video editor to compile the pictures and change the speed of the video.

The Finished stop-motion animation.

It's a bit messy but after a few tries of messing around with the pieces this was the best result. I also used blue tack under the cup since it wasn't going to be moving.

One of the biggest things I'd change would be around the end when he steam stops, it looks kind of awkward with the sudden change and felt empty.

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Attended the Laser Cutting workshop today, and had a lot of fun!! As much as I enjoy working with my hands, I have to admit I feel very at ease working behind a computer screen. We made a little template snail in Adobe Illustrator, and then cut it out with the laser cutter.

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14/11/24

On Thursday, I took a step back and continued my work from the workshop. I finished the collage and decided to create a quick animation from it.

First, I made a stop-motion animation by moving the paper hands, and then I added stitches digitally. Unfortunately, I didn’t stabilize it, so it appears shaky, and the stitches seem to go through the hands.

Next, I revisited another collage I had created and decided to slightly change the colours and perspective using digital software, which I now prefer a bit more.

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Yesterday I attend the clay engagement workshop which allowed me to finally glaze the doll I made ages ago. I attempted to add blush to make it look like she hand blood flowing in her body yk. The eyes are bit uncanny but I like the vibe it gives her!

She is one silly baby

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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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Processes with plaster workshop - 12/11/2024

Today I went back to the plaster room to de-mold my plaster casting from the slab of imprinted clay that I was using as a mold.

This was the plaster cast straight after being the clay being peeled off.

I could see that there was still some clay stuck in the crevasses of the petals of the flowers, so I cleaned them out using a small piece of unhardened clay and a wooden skewer.

After I had most of the clay removed, I washed down the plaster cast with cold water and a soft-bristled brush and dried it lightly with some tissue paper.

I am very happy with how well this turned out, for being an experimental piece. The curvature creates another extra aspect of 3D to the piece.

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Assemble - Print Making Workshop

Today I did a bunch of monoprints. I tried to keep them simple and not think too much about the drawings. The first few have an almost charcoal look to them which gives them a nice organic look.

These pieces were slight failures.

I forgot to remove the first layer of blue ink on the first piece, causijg the lines to come out blurred.

For the second piece, I wanted to imitate how cuts or scars look, but when I layered the blue and red ink, the blue ended up dominating instead of mixing.

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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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Primary research pictures I have taken for my assemble project based on baking and the familial ties that baking has within my family and extended family 😊