For my personal investigation, I am hoping to study Calligraphy and Mark-Making. Calligraphy is decorative handwriting which has been used as an art form for many years. I intend to examine Calligraphy in detail because I think it is a relaxing art form to look at as well as create. I also want to examine Mark-Making which is using different brush strokes etc. to make unusual and interesting art on a piece of material by using different media. I want to explore using watercolour as well as using different and peculiar media, such as tea and coffee.
My theme for my personal investigation is based around my on-going parent's divorce. Calligraphy and mark making is the style of art work I did when my parents were arguing. I would go up to my bedroom and make marks on paper and transform them into art work based on how I was feeling. I would then rip them up afterwards because the argument had stopped and I thought that the marks didn't really matter. This helped with my anger and it also helped control my emotions which is why I want to base my investigation on it. Tea, coffee and alcohol all relate to my parents and their relationship too as my mum would drink a lot of tea, whilst my dad would alternatively drink coffee. When one, or both, of my parents were under the influence of alcohol, they would argue more frequently than normal.
My first artist is Carne Griffiths and the main aspect of his work that hope to study is his body of work, "Fragments". In this he uses tea and alcohol such as brandy and vodka with watercolour and graphite to make marks which eventually form portraits of young women, and the occasional young man. I want to study Griffiths' work because it is certainly beautiful to look at and it looks like an interesting creative process.
My second artist will be Cy Twombly. The main aspect of his work that I will be focusing on is his calligraphic style and the use of paint drips in his pieces. Twombly's work is very busy and different so I would like to experiment with his techniques and see if I am able to get the balance between the chaos and a beautiful piece of work.
My third artist will be Linda S Watson. She is a small time American artist who produced a piece of work called Le Divorce and this ties into my theme massively. She puts a lot of emotion in her work and this can be seen in the final product.
Thursday 26 September 2013
Wednesday 25 September 2013
COURSEWORK: Second Artist Analysis- Cy Twombly
(http://www.cytwombly.info/twombly_gallery.htm)
This is a painting by the calligraphic-style artist Cy Twombly. It was created by applying acrylic paint on a wooden panel. It is roughly 96 x 144 inches (243.8 x 365.8 cm). There are no general shapes as it made up of letters that have been painted on a dark surface with acrylic which has then dripped. It is a horizontal painting and it varies in line strokes as they are both thick and thin, as well as uncontrollable to the artist. All lines and letters overlap each other and this gives an effect of chaos. The majority of the letters are the same quite and are quite large, however there are two which are small and are wedged in between the larger letters. The colour scheme is simple- a dark green background with different shades of colour on it, with white letters covering it. I think this adds a real contrast to the painting, as well as making the calligraphic looking lettering stand out and attract the audience more. This piece was made between the years 2005-2007 but it is unknown where.
I think the most distinctive feature of this piece is the lettering. As they have drips of paint over them and aren't very clear, it isn't easy to distinguish what the letters are actually saying. I think that the white acrylic against the dark, and quite harsh green is another feature that stands out as you are automatically attracted to the bright white letters. The piece is varied and, as stated before, quite chaotic. The lines from the drips of painted are controlled by the movement of the letters. I think that the effect of using acrylic paint would be more depth to the painting. I really enjoy looking at this painting because I see different things and features every time I look at it.
Unfortunately I was unable to find the meaning of my artist's work as Cy Twombly hasn't said anything about the piece which is available online. I think that his work wants to show the chaos of every day as well as his subject matter, whatever that may be. I think it is an extremely good piece of work because it just captures my attention straight away and I hope to take some of his techniques and use them in my work for this personal investigation.
Monday 23 September 2013
COURSEWORK: 1st Artist Analysis- Carne Griffiths (and Brainstorm of Ideas for Personal Investigation)
Formal Analysis
(http://www.cellarviewines.com/wine/media_item.html?cr_i=41796)
This is a painting by the artist Carne Griffiths. It is created by using many types of media which include; watercolour, tea, brandy, vodka, graphite and pencil. It has been painted on a large piece of white watercolour paper, roughly 72 x 54 cm The general shapes used are triangles and different sized quadrilaterals, which is combined with brush strokes and other marks of watercolour, and forms a portrait of a young woman's face. It is a vertical painting as it is a portrait and it varies in line strokes as this is the general style of the painting. Some of the shapes overlap each other as well as the rest of the portrait such as the facial features of the young woman. The colour scheme of the painting is varied. The main colours that are used are bright colours such as blue, green and red, however because they are being painted on using watercolour, they occasionally fade and become a soft colour instead of being vibrant. The texture of the painting is slightly rougher than paper as it is specially designed for the use of watercolour. Unfortunately, the original location and date of the work is unknown to the artist's website, however it is thought to be between 2011-2013 and the location to be somewhere in London, as he moved there and his studio is located there.
The most distinctive feature of this painting is most certainly the face formed from the marks of watercolour. It may also be argued that the colours used in the painting are also the most interesting feature. The painting has a chaotic and varied composition as there is no real order as to where the paint should go. The colours in the painting contrast as the blues represent cool colours while the red represents warm colours. This may be to show that the young woman has both a cool and warm side, or possibly feels both pain and happiness. The treatment of space and landscape of the image is both real and illusionary as the portrait of the young woman is real however the colour is random and could be classed as quite imaginary and random. The movement of the piece is quite free as there is no particular place for the watercolour to be. There is a certain effect given by the watercolour, as it makes it an untypical portrait and holds many different aspects that would make the viewer want to look at it for a long period of time. I think the whole piece is balanced and works as a whole because the colours contrast and work well together.
This piece of work was originally created for an exhibition. It represents freedom from self imposed restraints, and shows the inner beauty in all of us. The work was created to show the viewer that even with something covering you, people are able to see your inner beauty.
I think it is an extremely good piece of artwork because I love every single aspect of it. This work may have many different interpretations however I think it is a good piece of work regardless.
Brainstorm of Ideas for Personal Investigation
(http://www.cellarviewines.com/wine/media_item.html?cr_i=41796)
This is a painting by the artist Carne Griffiths. It is created by using many types of media which include; watercolour, tea, brandy, vodka, graphite and pencil. It has been painted on a large piece of white watercolour paper, roughly 72 x 54 cm The general shapes used are triangles and different sized quadrilaterals, which is combined with brush strokes and other marks of watercolour, and forms a portrait of a young woman's face. It is a vertical painting as it is a portrait and it varies in line strokes as this is the general style of the painting. Some of the shapes overlap each other as well as the rest of the portrait such as the facial features of the young woman. The colour scheme of the painting is varied. The main colours that are used are bright colours such as blue, green and red, however because they are being painted on using watercolour, they occasionally fade and become a soft colour instead of being vibrant. The texture of the painting is slightly rougher than paper as it is specially designed for the use of watercolour. Unfortunately, the original location and date of the work is unknown to the artist's website, however it is thought to be between 2011-2013 and the location to be somewhere in London, as he moved there and his studio is located there.
The most distinctive feature of this painting is most certainly the face formed from the marks of watercolour. It may also be argued that the colours used in the painting are also the most interesting feature. The painting has a chaotic and varied composition as there is no real order as to where the paint should go. The colours in the painting contrast as the blues represent cool colours while the red represents warm colours. This may be to show that the young woman has both a cool and warm side, or possibly feels both pain and happiness. The treatment of space and landscape of the image is both real and illusionary as the portrait of the young woman is real however the colour is random and could be classed as quite imaginary and random. The movement of the piece is quite free as there is no particular place for the watercolour to be. There is a certain effect given by the watercolour, as it makes it an untypical portrait and holds many different aspects that would make the viewer want to look at it for a long period of time. I think the whole piece is balanced and works as a whole because the colours contrast and work well together.
This piece of work was originally created for an exhibition. It represents freedom from self imposed restraints, and shows the inner beauty in all of us. The work was created to show the viewer that even with something covering you, people are able to see your inner beauty.
I think it is an extremely good piece of artwork because I love every single aspect of it. This work may have many different interpretations however I think it is a good piece of work regardless.
Brainstorm of Ideas for Personal Investigation
Friday 13 September 2013
COURSEWORK: Art Homework for 17/09/2013
Joan Miró
Untitled (Paper Scroll)
1972
Miró used a plain white scroll just under 20 cm high and nearly thirty feet long to create this piece of art work. He also used black ink to create the calligraphy style markings on the scroll.
(Pictures from http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/blogs/miros-remarkable-thirty-foot-scroll)
I like this piece of artwork because although it being simple, some of the marks made with the ink could each have a different story behind them. I also like the idea that different people would look at each mark in a different way. I love the large mark three quarters of the way down the scroll as it adds something peculiar to the piece. I enjoy creating simple yet effective pieces of art work and this world class as one of the types I love. I love the size of the piece as I think that large scale pieces can show more skills (e.g. brush strokes) as well as having the ability to attract an audience. I would possibly like to do a large scale piece later on in the year as this really interests me to see if I could be able to create a piece like this. I also like the possibility that Miró had no real concept behind this piece, therefore leaving this to the viewers to create their own narrative and ideas behind this piece. This is yet another reason why I like Miró and his work, because he may have had a concept behind this piece but he kept it hidden, and this creates another exciting element to the piece. There may be a story behind it, however it could just simply be some random markings that he made on a piece of paper and he wanted to mimic it on a larger scale.
Carne Griffiths
Fragments
2012
Griffiths used ink to create the 'blotches' on this piece as well as tea. Griffiths created this piece on Hahnemuhle 310 gsm Etching paper (56 x 39 cm)
(Pictures from http://www.carnegriffiths.com/shop-2/fragment)
I think this piece is just beautiful and stunning. There are so many aspects of this work that I like and they all pull together to create one piece of work. I love the use of tea and ink and this is one of the main things I like. I think that the combination of tea and ink is unusual and you wouldn't think to use them together but I really think this works and I would like to feature this style in my work. I also like the use of tea because it gives a 'tea-stain' feel to parts of the portrait, and calligraphy would usually be on some sort of tea coloured parchment. I like the messiness of the work too. The marks seem to be random yet they somehow also seem controlled to move in the way they should to create the piece. I also think Carne’s work takes us on a journey of escapism as the pieces are unusual. In some of his other pieces of work he also uses graphite, and alcohol such as brandy and vodka, and I think that this would create unusual art too. I would like to explore this artists work more.
Jenny Core
Meteorite
2013
Ink and Graphite on paper.
(Picture from http://www.jennycore.com/?project=meteorite)
I extremely like this piece for many reasons but mainly for the simplicity and use of both ink and graphite. I think that using ink has the ability to create splatters, as well as having a set finish, while graphite is a dark grey and isn't as harsh as the black that ink creates. I think that both tones of the black and grey create a varied piece as it doesn't use solid lines all the way through, therefore creating a piece that would make the audience want to look at the whole drawing in depth. I would certainly consider using both ink and graphite in a piece because of the variation that it creates. I would also consider incorporating calligraphy into a piece like this as this would be interesting. I would also want to experiment with the objects in the centre of the piece, so instead of having a meteorite type object, have something like a feather with some of the barbs falling off.
Ron Davies
Liverpool Waterfall Illuminated
2011
He uses his digital camera to capture photography, then publish it as art.
(Picture from http://rondaviesphoto.blogspot.co.uk/2011_07_01_archive.html)
This is piece of photography as one of my art pieces. I class photography as an artform because of the beautiful results that you can create from taking photographs. I study photography (A2) and I really love the subject, and I would like to involve it somewhere in my art work in the year. I really like this piece because of the technical skills such as rule of thirds and leading lines, as well as the colours that are involved. I really like the contrast between the blues and oranges, as well as the green-y colours on some of the buildings on the landscape. I wouldn't be able to take photographs like this, with the same context due to there being no docks near Nuneaton, however I would certainly like to take the skills and the types of colours that are used in the images, because it gives off a moody yet exciting feel.
Brass Art
Untitled (Paper Scroll)
1972
Miró used a plain white scroll just under 20 cm high and nearly thirty feet long to create this piece of art work. He also used black ink to create the calligraphy style markings on the scroll.
(Pictures from http://www.tate.org.uk/context-comment/blogs/miros-remarkable-thirty-foot-scroll)
I like this piece of artwork because although it being simple, some of the marks made with the ink could each have a different story behind them. I also like the idea that different people would look at each mark in a different way. I love the large mark three quarters of the way down the scroll as it adds something peculiar to the piece. I enjoy creating simple yet effective pieces of art work and this world class as one of the types I love. I love the size of the piece as I think that large scale pieces can show more skills (e.g. brush strokes) as well as having the ability to attract an audience. I would possibly like to do a large scale piece later on in the year as this really interests me to see if I could be able to create a piece like this. I also like the possibility that Miró had no real concept behind this piece, therefore leaving this to the viewers to create their own narrative and ideas behind this piece. This is yet another reason why I like Miró and his work, because he may have had a concept behind this piece but he kept it hidden, and this creates another exciting element to the piece. There may be a story behind it, however it could just simply be some random markings that he made on a piece of paper and he wanted to mimic it on a larger scale.
Carne Griffiths
Fragments
2012
Griffiths used ink to create the 'blotches' on this piece as well as tea. Griffiths created this piece on Hahnemuhle 310 gsm Etching paper (56 x 39 cm)
(Pictures from http://www.carnegriffiths.com/shop-2/fragment)
I think this piece is just beautiful and stunning. There are so many aspects of this work that I like and they all pull together to create one piece of work. I love the use of tea and ink and this is one of the main things I like. I think that the combination of tea and ink is unusual and you wouldn't think to use them together but I really think this works and I would like to feature this style in my work. I also like the use of tea because it gives a 'tea-stain' feel to parts of the portrait, and calligraphy would usually be on some sort of tea coloured parchment. I like the messiness of the work too. The marks seem to be random yet they somehow also seem controlled to move in the way they should to create the piece. I also think Carne’s work takes us on a journey of escapism as the pieces are unusual. In some of his other pieces of work he also uses graphite, and alcohol such as brandy and vodka, and I think that this would create unusual art too. I would like to explore this artists work more.
Jenny Core
Meteorite
2013
Ink and Graphite on paper.
(Picture from http://www.jennycore.com/?project=meteorite)
I extremely like this piece for many reasons but mainly for the simplicity and use of both ink and graphite. I think that using ink has the ability to create splatters, as well as having a set finish, while graphite is a dark grey and isn't as harsh as the black that ink creates. I think that both tones of the black and grey create a varied piece as it doesn't use solid lines all the way through, therefore creating a piece that would make the audience want to look at the whole drawing in depth. I would certainly consider using both ink and graphite in a piece because of the variation that it creates. I would also consider incorporating calligraphy into a piece like this as this would be interesting. I would also want to experiment with the objects in the centre of the piece, so instead of having a meteorite type object, have something like a feather with some of the barbs falling off.
Ron Davies
Liverpool Waterfall Illuminated
2011
He uses his digital camera to capture photography, then publish it as art.
(Picture from http://rondaviesphoto.blogspot.co.uk/2011_07_01_archive.html)
This is piece of photography as one of my art pieces. I class photography as an artform because of the beautiful results that you can create from taking photographs. I study photography (A2) and I really love the subject, and I would like to involve it somewhere in my art work in the year. I really like this piece because of the technical skills such as rule of thirds and leading lines, as well as the colours that are involved. I really like the contrast between the blues and oranges, as well as the green-y colours on some of the buildings on the landscape. I wouldn't be able to take photographs like this, with the same context due to there being no docks near Nuneaton, however I would certainly like to take the skills and the types of colours that are used in the images, because it gives off a moody yet exciting feel.
Brass Art
The Myth of Origins: The Unnamed No.3
2010
Watercolour drawing on paper (50cm x 40cm)
(Picture from http://www.axisweb.org/seCVPG.aspx?ArtistID=16442)
I like this photograph a lot because of the use of watercolour. I love the overlay of watercolour which makes the marks darker, as well as the flicks out at the bottom of the picture. I would like to do something similar to this later on in the year because despite it being simple it could easily tell a narrative or mean something to somebody. However if I did do something like this, I would incorporate calligraphy and possibly the use of ink. I love the outlines on the watercolour marks because they are faint and the ones at the top are 'fancy'
and change the context of the piece. I would also experiment with different colours to see what marks the other colours make.
Wednesday 11 September 2013
COURSEWORK: Pictures from Art Lesson 10/09/2013
'Hanging'
'Hanging'
'Angle'
'Angle'
'Angle'
'Angle'
When I got given the word 'angle' I first thought of angle's of shapes etc, but then I thought I'd take pictures of things from a peculiar angle.
'Contrast'
'Contrast'
'Contrast'
In regard to all of my contrast photographs, I wanted to do something different to show it. I wanted to make one of the books in the library, of a different colour of texture, be doing something different to the others. We have a white book against black which is turned around facing the opposite way, a dark book facing and leaning out of the shelf and an open white book on top of a bright blue book.
'Colour (and Texture)'
'Colour'
'Texture'
'Texture (and colour)'
'Texture'
The 3 Pictures from the book that I like. Calligraphy now by Margaret Shepherd.
'Hanging'
'Angle'
'Angle'
'Angle'
'Angle'
When I got given the word 'angle' I first thought of angle's of shapes etc, but then I thought I'd take pictures of things from a peculiar angle.
'Contrast'
'Contrast'
'Contrast'
In regard to all of my contrast photographs, I wanted to do something different to show it. I wanted to make one of the books in the library, of a different colour of texture, be doing something different to the others. We have a white book against black which is turned around facing the opposite way, a dark book facing and leaning out of the shelf and an open white book on top of a bright blue book.
'Colour (and Texture)'
'Colour'
'Texture'
'Texture (and colour)'
'Texture'
The 3 Pictures from the book that I like. Calligraphy now by Margaret Shepherd.
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