Acetate Images

Posted: March 7, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Documentation, Subject, Third Year | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

One of my peers suggested that I should get my photos printed out onto acetate and start experimenting with that. After this, I thought about layering images up and printing onto the images. So far, I have only started to stitch onto the images and play around with layers. I think that after looking at layers of images, I will start to create more mixed media based collages.

Prints and Photo Collages

Posted: February 26, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Documentation, Subject, Third Year | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I feel that I have done so much experimentation and yet need to do more. Everyone keeps suggesting to do bigger photos but I don’t think I am ready for that, plus photography isn’t a strong medium for me.

 

These were all done with black ink, through an etching onto a photograph. Some of the prints came out more clearer than others which I expected. I do really like the photograph after it has been used, I would prefer it to be a little more cleaned and then maybe made into books or safely displayed.

 

The coloured ones are with reference to the areas of my body I like and dislike. The top image came out really well whereas the second one was more of an accidental splodge (moved it while it was on the paper.) Although it doesn’t show the body shape, I like how the colours have merged together. I would like to try to create an image where the colour merges together, like this one, but where the body is recognisable.

Some of these photo collages I really liked as they were and others I am thinking of stitching onto them. Figure 4 is probably one of my favourites, as my arms are extended in the same place in each image even though they are different poses. As I have previously written, I intended to create little books for my photos to go into. So far, I have made two for just photo collages, 2 for drawings (with pockets so the drawing can be taken out and rearranged with other pieces – they are the drawings that are based on the creases of my skin) and 2 that are made from drawings from tracing paper.

 

I am planning to make more so that all my photos and drawings can be displayed nicely. I don’t know whether I will display them within my final exhibition as it depends on what I produce as my final piece (still don’t have an idea yet) but I hope that they can be used in some way.

Experimentation with Colour and Stitch

Posted: February 20, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Documentation, Subject, Third Year | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

In an earlier post I mentioned how I don’t use colour and that if I did use colour it would be to represent areas of my body that I like and dislike. For example, red is a warm colour so I would use red in the areas of my body that I like. Colours inbetween the primary colours, like purple and green are difficult. I have been using greens as positive colours and purples as negatives. Through experimentation, I noticed that the reds and blues stayed in the same places whereas greens and purples have been changing. I don’t know whether this is due to me beginning to love areas of my body or that I got bored of painting the same areas the same colour. I think it may be the latter however, I began to realise that it may have been to how I was feeling that day. This is very personal and exactly why I use colour to represent my feelings towards myself.

I thought using ink would be a good idea to start as it would create soft works as the ink dispersed into the wetted paper. Using the representations of colour, I found these were abstract although some were still direct to the body. I particularly like the few that are not obvious images of the body.

 

I began with watercolours on tracing paper. I wanted to show the curves and folds of my body but as I mixed the powder myself, I got too excited with throwing it around my studio and got distracted with what I was supposed to be doing.

Using machine stitch on tracing paper is difficult, as the paper is so thin. I ripped a lot of the drawings with my machine so I tried hand stitching – also didn’t go too well. I know that it would have been difficult and needs patience – something I didn’t have after sewing on many photographs earlier that day.

Using the machine on photographs were much easier as the paper is thicker and doesn’t rip as easily, or at all. These are the photographs that were taken in the AV studio. I have selected about 20 that I feel are the best to be framed. They are all black and white which I think makes them softer and more professional.

I chose some that would only have paint on them, others just stitch and others both paint and stitch. Some that I initially wanted stitch and paint on them, I found that I preferred with just paint and left them as they were. I have loads of originals left which I plan to collage. These photographs will be displayed in homemade sketchbooks. I don’t know what sketchbooks they will be yet, whether it’s constantines or books with pockets etc. I still need to experiment with these on a larger scale.