External Project

Humpties

www.humpties.com

As part of this project I have to complete and external brief, for this I have chosen 'Humpties'. This company creates fabric pouffes, for indoor and outdoor purposes. The design of their pouffes are circular with a boarder running around the edge, so I have tailored my work to fit the design criteria. My previous design work has adapted well into this shape, the straight lines work well with the curves to create dynamic ideas. The difficulty I am having with these designs however are creating them to the desired scale on the brief, as when enlarged they loose quality and become blurry.  

Line Drawing

The images below all originally came from the same image, deconstructed and rearranged. The shapes they created were the starting point, from which I have added line drawing to connect sections. The additional drawing has unified the image and added more depth. The final image was created by combining the two previous images on a larger scale. Again, additional line drawing was added to connect sections together. It is not as successful as I was hoping, the areas of just line drawing are a lot weaker then the built up areas from the previous imagery. 

Image In Repeat Continued

The prints I have been creating have been developing in two ways, one off prints and prints in repeat. The one off prints are designed towards a panel for a room, where as the repeats are designed for more conventional use. The below prints could be used for wallpaper, wrapping paper or a fabric for interiors, as they have are continuous. The work in repeat isn't as strong as the individual pieces, they don't fit right together. 

Large Scale Panels

 I have been researching where I see my work ending up, which has steered me away from wallpaper and more towards wall panels. These would be a feature pieces as the focal point in a room, possibly paper or printed onto fabric/glass/perspex. The reassembled images work best on a larger scale, these images are A1. The below visualisation is the style and scale of how I see my work progressing. 

Image In Repeat

As I am primarily print based, I enjoy putting my work in repeat or using multiples of the same image to create a new one. I have used simple rotation and repeat for the first image, which works relatively well. However, it would be enhanced if the original images we drawn with a ruler and not free hand, as they don't match seamlessly. 

The images below are the most successful, this is due to the change of scale of the original image. The first image would be richer if the layers were carried on further. If the layers multiplied down the page and the chimneys extended up, the process would work more effectively. The second image works well as a simple repeat pattern along the horizontal. 

Collage

The fine liner drawings have been scanned, copied and dissembled. These pieces have been rearranged to create new shapes and angles from my images. My aim to be constantly creating new layers and shapes works well with the reusing of drawings and repeating processes on one piece. There is a strong aerial sense to these images, the strange junctions and line relationships make you wonder what the spaces represent. 

Floor Plans

The drawings I have produced have an aerial viewpoint feel to them, so I have researched into floor plans for buildings. These strongly connect to my work as they inkeep with my monocrome drawing style and also have a variation in line qualities. From these images I have taken away the layouts and spacial awareness from each section and intend to use this in my own work.

Drawings

The power stations have been rich sources for drawing references, they have enabled me to create shapes and patterns that I didn't see before. The initial outline shape and the layers inside are taken from elements within my photographs. I have drawn it all free hand to extend my drawing skills and technique, the outcome has been fairly successful. By changing the thickness of the line, it creates a sense of an aerial viewpoint, or a building cut in half. The shapes have a questionable positioning, what are they, why are they placed there, which I do not intend to answer and leave an enigma to the viewer. 

Stanlow

I want to create new shapes and patterns from unconventional sources, taking forgotten elements and using it in design. To do this I have look at things that appear different to their function.

Stanlow oil refinery is a brilliant example of what I have been looking at, especially at night. The structure and appearance is a metal maze of piping and barrels. However, when dark outside, the safety lights create a mystical and enchanting feel to the otherwise ugly complex. I am going to explore these shapes and structures and apply them to my work.

 

 

 

Colour and Shape

I have begun research into work that is made from unconventional materials and the effects these can create. I have found that the more ever day the subject the more exciting the outcomes are.

Ai Weiwei

This re-interpretation of 'forever bicycles' was exhibited in 2011 in Toronto. It is made up of 3144 identical bicycles that are interconnected to create a 3D structure, it becomes alive at night due to the added lights. The multiples create a euphoric colourful illumination that has the feel of movement and a fluidity to it. The cross hatching of the metal draws the eye in and replaces the shape of a bicycle. 

Megan Mosholder 

The series of luminous twine installations create a bright and enticing visual to a mundane surrounding. She creates this work through the simple materials of nylon string and nails. These taught strings are painted with glow-in-the-dark paint then braided and interwoven into a mesh-like fabric that is suspended in curved configurations. It creates a strong juxtaposition from the rural surroundings to the luminous areas, in a futuristic spiderweb style.  

Moses Hacmon

The collection of images that show the 'faces of water' are an incredible end point to 11years of research and experimenting. This artist has been working on a way to capture the flow of water, not in a reflection or in a space but as itself. By creating a fluid film made from nano-particles, he has been able to register the water's movement and imprint this onto a surface. These create negatives which he has transformed into positive images. The final images are beautiful and captivating, explaining how water moves and the shapes it creates. The use of such a simple medium has created an incredible outcome, I am going to explore how simple materials can transform into something completely unexpected. 

Collaboration

My work so far has kept to black, white and grey styles, however I feel this is making the images flat so I want to add colour. Finding colour can be quite difficult so I have collaborated with Victoria Young Jameson as she works with relationships through colour. With her colour video and my maquettes we took a series of photographs, using the angle of the projector and the shutter speed to of camera to create these images. 

These images are successful, which I feel is from having the background as black instead of white. This adds more depth into the photos and makes the colour burst. The sections with many small multiple lines are the most interesting areas to me, they seem to create tunnels and dimensions within the photo.

Architecture

Cinema Center - Madrid  

The architects Churtichaga and Quadra Salcedo were given the task in 2009 to transform an old slaughter house into a cinema center in Legazpi, Madrid. Within two years they completed this task and created a complex of buildings that were both practical to film and also visually stunning. The design work was based on three inspirations:

- the magical backlight and contrast of the films

- a childhood fascination with basketry and weaving

- technical infinite geometries 

Their final outcome clearly combines each of these elements, creating a building that feels like another vortex. The photographs really interest me, the framing of the light to dark creates great depth in the image.

Sou Fujimoto

These images are from the master plans for a souk mirage, a new and futuristic building that is made up of one shape but multiplied. The elements that make up this building will be the same but different sizes to create a modular system of arches. The tonal changes from light to dark in the imagery caught my eye, creating a seemingly mystical building. 

Line Drawing

My last drawings were quite loose and drawn by free hand, the outcomes are not working with the structured objects that I was drawing from. I have focussed more on my line drawing, creating close replicas of the shadows and spaces the maquettes create.