Development week 2

I have been continuing to try an capture movement, through paintings, but have began thing to think more in a three dimensional way this week as what I create will be something that can be touched and move around, hopefully more interesting than a flat drawing. I have thought back to my brief and the themes as I have been getting a bit carried away with experimenting with new ideas. I chose the theme organic and synthetic, this idea of creating something very natural like water and waves, with something very unnatural like plastics. Thinking back to this made me think of how I can create natural three dimensional shapes with flat surface, so while experiment with this it has helped me to find the connection with my paintings and knit, using techniques like hooking up to create this layered look.

Layering unnatural materials

Something else that I experimented with that I did not find as helpful. I took a risk by first layering up lots of textures, fabric masking tape etc, them on top layered lots of colour to them print the colour onto itself, this tuned out just almost looking a mess, the idea and image behind it was not achieved at all. Though it does not look appealing this idea of playing around with fabric to create texture was helpful.

The unsuccessful layering 

Development

During this weeks tutorial it was suggested that the technique I was trying out, using bubbles and ink, was working well, this idea of capturing something very unpredictable became noticed again. And also then contrasting something very natural and organic then with the linear marks that I have been working with. This idea of capturing something organic I really enjoyed, I then went one to take some photos to work from of ink in water, this I can work from and also take inspiration to transfer straight onto the knit machine

Capturing ink in water

I have struggled this week with moving my ideas forward, weather this is due to my need to go onto the knitting machines more and experiment with yarn qualities more or weather I need to get my ideas planned out before rushing into anything.

I am liking the linear drawings with bold colour I am using and also like the textured pieces I did at the start which I had tried to join together to create something smooth to then something more three dimensional. These techniques are the techniques that I wish to continue with most as I feel they have a lot of potential.

Visual Research Week 2

During this week I have been continuing with the idea of movement, focusing a little  more on linear drawings to capture the way water flows. I feel using linear marks have helped me see movement more clearly as it looks more literally as your eyes follow the marks.

I have continued to use these linear marks with colour and materials such as plastic, tin foil and masking tape to create textures under the surface. This technique I feel works well and this certain piece I feel almost looks heavy were all the texture is based at the base of the image.

Linear with bold colour and texture 

Close up of above image 

I feel that within this piece the weight of the wave has been captured and would be even more emphasised with yarns such as contrasting heavy and light yarns.

It was suggested to me to use foiling instead of tinfoil as this would create a more pleasing look and less collage like. I am finding that it is indeed working nicer and am finding that is gives an unpredictable look. which is very suited, and works towards what I am trying to achieve as waves and water are very unpredictable and every changing.

Tin foil contrast with flat colour 

Close up of above

Visual Research Week 1

During this week continuing with Visual research, I am hoping to create a full body of work, water being my over all theme but looking at the properties of water rather than it so literally. So thinking about how movement for example can be captured through different media and how I draw. I had started working with watercolour mostly but have found that this media is to light and soft for what I am trying to achieve, so moving onto acrylic is working better, also layering up texture before painting over to is creating something very interesting.

I am finding it tricky to get across what I want to achieve, due to the media and scale I am working on and think that working on sheets will work better and allow me to work more freely and expressive. Though my sketchbook is allowing me to try out things smaller to see what is working.

Dana Barnes

I have been looking at artist Dana Barnes who works with unspun natural fibres, who uses techniques like knotting and twisting to create large scale textiles for interior spaces. I find here work rather interesting because I feel that it captures a quality of stress, due to it being all tangles together, and this quality I feel is something I want to achieve and due to its scales it is even more powerful.