Image Transfer

When looking at the topic, I had decided to work with image transfer. I had thought this was an effective way to make the image look more edgy and more interesting to look at, the reason I thought this was because I believe that I am able to produce multiple versions of the image but they would all look unique and very different from each other. 
 
  I looked at distressing the images as it added more of an effect, I think that this works well as a whole image as it portrays an element normal photography would portray. I like the way this looks as I am able to add other medias to the images. 
I did not typically do a gel transfer as I was not able to get hold of the gel that is typically used for making the transfer. I liked the way each image I had transferred had typically made its own look to the image itself, I believe that it can change the aspect of the whole image which I think adds elements and makes it more interesting rather than a boring photograph. Due to me not being able to have the gel this meant I had a limitation when working with image transfer.

I decided to look at the artist Mieke Mulder for image transfer, I had found this artist whilst I was browsing through pinterest. He is an artist that works with image transfer on 3d objects such as figures. I particularly like the way his work is different from the rest as he is working with 3d elements. Although I did not use 3d objects to transfer my images on to, I had decided to look into adding 3d pieces onto my image transfers I had done onto wood. I think that this looks particularly interesting and definitely caught my eye which is why I had decided to look at his work.  This image is the work of Mieke Mulder. I particularly like the way that it has had peculiar looks to the figure, I think it adds different aspects of the whole work and can give a different message to each viewer. I like the way this had looked as it added inspirational ideas and made me focus on the way I could explore deeper within my work. 




Joan Mumbauer 

 I looked at the artist Joan Mumbauer and the way she uses Polaroid transfers to make her photography more interesting. I like the way she uses her own images which is what I had done to make my image transfers. I think that it works better when using your own imagery as a way to communicate the message as this is more effective than someone else's photography as it is primary sources which you are able to use. I think that it also works more well as a whole image when you use your own photos as you are able to make the right concept of the image. Joan Mumbauer is a photographer and then uses her own images as a way to communicate the image. I like the crispness of the image and the way she has almost made a border around the images which is something that influenced me in my work. 

I had decided to look at Mieke Mulder and Joan Mumbauer as my artists for image transfer influences, both of their work is very differnet however they are both using the same technique in a very different way, both artists had influenced me when looking at there work as they are something that I would like to achieve the same effect that Joan Mumbauer had created when she had made her work..The artists methods are very different to each other however they both manipulate the same type of work that I would like to achieve when reproducing my samples for image transfer over and over again.
For more information on Image Transfers look at this website I have added. :  http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/image.html 
This is the website I had found the artist on. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/12244230209677817/

Urban art

Urban art (from Latin urbanus, itself from urbs ["city"]) is a style of art that relates to cities and city life often done by artists who live in or have a passion for city life. In that way urban art combines street art and graffiti and is often used to summarize all visual art forms arising in urban areas, being inspired by urban architecture or thematizing urban live style.
 This artwork is usually well known in different areas as it is the one of the common art movements, common artists was Banksy and the way he uses his style too express his work. 

Abstract expressionism

Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York in the 1940s.^[1] It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris. 
 Jackson Pollock is an artist that explores abstract expressionism. I particularly like the freeness and the expressive ways that he had used too paint. Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known professionally as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.

Modernism

Modernism 1890-1940


Dictionary definition of modern:
Modern can mean related to current times, but it can also indicate a relationship to a particular set of ideas that, at the time of their development, were new or even experimental.

The birth of modernism and modern art is traced back to the period that lasted from the 18th to the 19th century. Prior to the 19th century many artists started to make art about people, places, or ideas that had interested them and the development of their work Modernism also refers to the type of materials and expressing feelings and ideas by creating abstractions and fantasies, rather than displaying what is real and what is the 'norm'. It also consists of a variety of artistic movements such as symbolism, dada, surrealism, futurism and many more...  Throughout the movement there are various artists which explore the art movement 'Modernism' these are, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Georges Seurat and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. However, some of the artists experimented with the expression uses of colour, non-traditional materials and new techniques and mediums. Collage was one of the ' Great Modernists Inventions.


Vincent Van Gogh: The church at Auvers. An oil painting painted in June 1890.

Paul Cezanne:  The Gardanne. An oil painting painted in the Autumn of 1885-86

Paul Gauguin: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Painted in 1897

Georges Seurat: A Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte. Created in 1884-86

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: At the Moulin Rouge. Created in 1892-95.

Ceramics

The Tricorn Centre. 

We looked at the Tricorn Centre ,it was voted the 3rd most ugliest building in Britain in the 1980s. The Tricorn Centre was a shopping, nightclub and car complex in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It was designed in the Brutalist style by Owen Luder Partnership. We looked at using tiles too work in the style of Esther Coombs. Esther Coombs is a professional illustrator living and working in rural Hampshire. She is best known for drawing buildings, sometimes on ceramics. She works from grand cityscapes to intimate studies of individual rural structures. She also draws domestic objects, even draws natural subjects such as animals, plants and people. (She's also drawn the Queen) http://www.esthercoombs.com/about

We decided to look at the Tricorn Centre as it almost fit in with the same techniques in which she creates. We had used a sharpie on a tile to produce a piece of work like hers. We were given various images of the Tricorn at different angles and to show off the elements in which the centre had. I had chosen three images of the Tricorn and tried to choose the right composition to produce a collaged piece and incorporating the Tricorn in different styles.

If I were to reproduce the tile with the same technique but with a different style and different land mark I'd like to compose a much larger scale imagery to focus on. I would choose Wymering Church or Portchester Castle to focus on as it is key landmarks around the area in which I live.

I would choose these buildings as I believe they highlight the different characters within the area I'm located. In addition, I would like to do this as I am able to include and relate to the area in which my focused target audience is.

When working with the sharpie pen I had encountered problems such as that if I had made a mistake I had a limited amount of time to wipe away the pen before it became permanently fixed onto the tile. I also had a problem that if I had tried to add a deeper colour it would then make weird white marks as the pen would almost scrape off the pen when drawing on the tile. Furthermore, it is best to work out a specific laid out detailed structure/template of the work as you need to free style the work as it is best to make sure that there is no dirt, dust or any fingerprints which may effect the style or outcome of your work.

Surrealism

1. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality."
2. salvador dali alvador Dali was born in Figueras, Spain, 11th May 1904.  http://www.salvadordali.com
   The work of Salvador Dali is mainly recognised by the clocks. 'The persistence of memory', I particularly like the way that surrealism is almost contrasting a whole different world. It suggests to me that they were trying to find different ways to express there own dreams in there art work as they are able too explore different aspects.
   
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   Man Ray

   Birth

   Emmanuel Radnitsky on August 27 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Man ray was a pseudonym adopted by the artist.In 1904 he entered school and had treaching in freehand drawing and industrial draftsmanship. "I came out with a complete technical training in the fundamentals of architecture, engineering and lettering." 

Dada

1. Dada was an artistic and literary movement that began in 1916 in Zurich, Switzerland. It arose as a reaction to World War I, and the nationalism, and rationalism, which many thought had brought war about. This was created by Christine Battersby, 'Behold the Buffoon', I do not particularly like this art movement as I find it very weird and not normal. In the era of Dada, the element of buffoonery appealed to the Dadaists, the beginnings of Dada correspond to the outbreak of the World War 1, it was usually a protest against the bourgeois nationalist and colonialist interests which is what the Dadaists believed was the root to the war.
   
   

Image transfer

acrylic paint transfer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGkuTLhB4pg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hpqpeljWd4


I decided to look at image transfer so that I was able to perfect the image in a whole. When looking at image transfer you are able too develop the work by adding layers of other materials too define the piece, what also is nice about image transfer is that you are able to work on most surfaces, you can look towards different materials from cotton to wood. I looked at using wood and cardboard so that I almsot varied my ideas and tried to find out what was best for my use.


 I looked at the artist Lesley Riley and her image transfer as she overlays textures and different styles into her work. I am going to achieve in some ways the same effect she has by adding layers of textures and develop them further instead of it just being a simple image transfer.

 What you will need?
Any photograph of your choice
Hairdryer
Acrylic Paint
And preferred material to put the transfer onto such as wood, cardboard or plastic.
Water

You will need to cover the acrylic paint either over the material you are using or the photo. You will need to thickly apply the paint so that the images ink will be removed with the paper when it is fully dry. When removing the paper where the image is sometimes you will notice that the image itself with the ink will be removed and you will not be able to get the whole image without any acrylic paint marks. I think that this adds an aged look to the image almost adding in a sense of texture and almost as if the paint had been there for a long time meaning that over time the paint would of worn off. you may need a bowl of water to assist you removing the paper.

3d clay

I had decided to work with air dry clay as it hardens much quicker which means the structure of the shape is easier to contain and work with. When using this tripe of clay I had used white clay which is slot wetter and softer to work with after trying to produce a spinnaker tower I had relised that it would take a longer time to dry and harden before I was able to sculpt the clay. I had encountered problems when working with both clays,such as the clay would snap or harden quick leaving it fragile to work with,  it also meant that joining smaller detailed pieces would be much more difficult as there surface area was much smaller meaning that it would dry rapidly and become more and more fragile when working with it. 

I would like to work with low relief and high relief clay as I am able to build a more textural and sculpted piece of work that I am able to change and make sure that specific areas are highlighted better.  I had added a silver coloured tone (acrylic paint) to the clay after it had dried as it added a more specific and detailed look what captured the spinnaker look. 

Clay work

monoprint onto clay. body stains.

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau was first showcased in Paris and then in London, people either loved it or hated it. Some aspects of art nouveau were revived again in the 1960s.

Style:
Sinuous, elongated, curvy lines, the whiplash line, vertical lines ad height, stylised flowers, leaves, roots, buds and seedpods, the female form- in a pre-Raphaelite pose with long flowing hair, exotics woods, marquetry, iridescent glass, silver and semi precious stones.

Influences: 
Arts and crafts- art nouveau shared the same belief in quality goods and fine craftsmanship but was happy with mass production. Rococo style. Botanical research. 

Art Nouveau was a movement that was decorative and architectural in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It had enthusiasts throughout Europe and beyond.

English architect and designer Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo for the 1883 volume Wren's City Churches.

 I particularly like this piece as it is very abstract in a way with text expressions. I am looking at lino print for further experimentations and including other techniques within this piece. When I decided to look at the piece if work it almost reminds me of looking at all the emotions the artist has and uses them to create/overlay each piece of line or shape within the linoprint.

Frottage on clay tiles

I had looked at clay impressions on different textural surfaces and how I could use objects and tools to manipulate the same textures and patterns different surfaces make. I had used dark and nuetral colours such as the browns to capture and highlight the specific details which were made.

If I were to look deeper into the technique I think that I would focus on looking at a much larger piece of clay and creating a collage and large scale piece of work. I could look at how the textures could create the elements and highlight the specific areas possible. 

When looking at all the clay work, my favourite was the brick impression, I'm mainly focusing on the way that I am able to pick up the imperfections of the surfaces and capturing them in a more detailed style and being able to use colours and work other them to expand that detail and element of the tile. I particularly like the way that I am able to focus on the style and the imagery when pressing the clay onto the textures.

In addition, I could also look at the way I am able to use the coloured paints to overlay onto the clay and create refined detail onto the clay which I wouldn't be able to do with clay on its own, I would be able to add engravements and specific work on top of the clay itself. Additionally, I could also add other materials such a wood or wire or even felt to create 3d elements on the work. 

In particular, when looking at the clay, I think that areas of the colour had become much darker as more colour was collected creating a deep shadow and making the clay pop in a way! 

When working with clay you always have to be careful of the dust and the dirt that comes away from the clay when working with it. COSHH highlights specific segments of health and safety regulations that I am working with. To be safe when firing the clay always make sure that it is completely cooled down before removing it as the clay is in the kiln which gets extremely hot. Be very careful when handling clay, do not mess around because in large quantities of it, it becomes very heavy and dries over time when working with it which means that it will be much solid and become a lot solid, stronger and heavier. 

Artist Research

John Piper: John Piper was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows. He is well known for his work in churches and monuments. He was given the title 'Official war artist in World War 2'. We looked at his work with the Coventry Cathedral, this was destroyed by the air raid in world war 2, it was produced the morning after. After looking at the cathedral we looked at the Royal Garrison church which is located in Southsea. This building is more representative with the subject psychogeography as it closer to where we live so we are able to relate it more to the subject as we are able to develop this idea more. The Royal Garrison Church was badly damaged in a 1941 fire-bomb raid in Portsmouth, this is also a church that was damaged in world war 2. This meant that it related more with the work he creates.
Esther coombs
max ernst rubbing/frottage
jennifer williams
kathy erteman
mitch lyons: ceramic mono prints

Typographic Linomaps

Printing Equipment

  

·      It is possible to use both water-based and oil-based inks:

Water-based- is inexpensive but dries quickly

Oil-based- is more costly but produces better quality prints.

·      Lino block

·      Inking surface- Plastic Board

·      Lino cutting tools and cutting block- to ensure safe cutting

·      Roller for inking.

·      Dry roller, spoon, or hand for burnishing.

·      Tracing paper, pencils and marker pens, to transfer the image to the lino

·      Albion press and packing

·      Soap, rags and vegetable oil for cleaning

·      evenly with a fairly thin layer of ink

·      Lay lino block face down onto the paper you are printing onto and burnish using a dry roller

This is my linoprint, we used special cutting tools to make/cut out the areas of the material. In the workshop we looked at the way the surrounding areas in which we live in. I decided to look at the area where I live which is near Portsdown Hill, I also looked at the roads which were around me. I used the church symbol, house symbol and the hospital symbol as this is roughly where I'm located. In addition to this, I had cut out different areas of rough lines to create texture within my piece of linoprint. We looked at the artist Abi Daker. 

These images are her lino cut outs that she uses. I am looking at the way she uses typography within her work which particularly interests me. I had inspiration of her work as she is mostly looking at the way she uses the letters and the way the she uses textures which I particularly like and which I am interested in. Furthermore, I chose to look at Abi Daker and her work as I am able to use her work to progress in my work. 

When taking prints of my work I had used the baron and an albion press which creates different techniques of the print itself. The albion press adds the correct amount of pressure to make the image have more vibrant colour and depth. When using the baron, you have to use your hand which makes it hard to get the right amount of pressure and is hard to realise whether you are rubbing all over the surface to make the press of the lino block correct. 

When using the albion press you have to make sure you do not put your hands onto the press itself as it locks into position to make the press possible also, when using the albion press you need to make sure that you are careful with the handles as they are metal and it is very hard and strong which can cause problems within your safety. 

Health & Safety when cutting lino:

Always cut away from yourself and keep your other non-cutting hand away from the area you are cutting into. 

Health & Safety when printing: 

Protective clothing (an apron) and you may need to wear barrier cream and/or protective gloves to prevent skin contact with the inks or cleaning materials.