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.
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