The combination of colours and the effortless way in which they merge together make the image intriguing. Also, the expression of the face added to the dark colours allows the observer to see the distortion in greater depths.
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Francis Bacon - Self Portrait 1969
Altogether in my opinion this is quite a disturbing nontheless fascinating self potrait created by the one and only Francis Bacon.
Francis Bacon - Distortion
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) - a revolutionary artist, a British painter known for his very bold, austere, graphic and emotionally raw imagery of human figures. After visiting a Picasso exhibition in Berlin, Francis Bacon used his own surrealistic abstract within many of his paintings. The inspiration from Picasso can be seen mroe formally within many of his works, however, 'the Crucifixion' (1933) for example brings out a very dark and dangerous visual. The harsh pposition between light and dark portrays a sinister feel to the art.
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Alexander the Great
This piece from the Spring/Summer 2007 collection is my absolute favourite. I adore Alexander McQueen’s imaginative designs and this has to be one fo the best.
Like a wise man once said ‘It’s not my fault i love beautiful things’.
Thomas Hardy - Nature in Literature
Thomas Hardy produces the most sincere aspects of nature and the way in which it evolves our thinking through the use of imagery placed within his many poems. These literal devices are positioned in a structured form to portray feelings of loss and guilt felt at the time of his wifes death.
Nature helps to accentuate mood and atmosphere within texts, such as colour and texture provide depth to paintings. Therefore, it is pivotal in understanding the mindset of the poet/artist.
Nature helps to accentuate mood and atmosphere within texts, such as colour and texture provide depth to paintings. Therefore, it is pivotal in understanding the mindset of the poet/artist.
Cartier - Beatriz Milhaze
Beatriz Milhaze has commisioned her new work which comprises of intricate mobiles of pearls, precious and semi precious stones. It is entitled Aquarium and designed by Atelier Cartier.
This particular piece is again inspired by her Brazilian roots and showcases the carnival chandeliars perfectly.
Beatriz Mihaze
During my Art GCSE I found alot of inspiration from Beatriz Milhaze’s work. I think the way in which she composes shapes, colours and lines together to look absolutely amazing
Beatriz Milhaze is inspired by her Brazillian culture and carnivals which explains the brightness of the colours used. This particular canvas piece is called ‘IRMAS’ .
Her technique is of note: Milhazes applies her shapes on thin plastic sheets from which she then transfers the images onto a prepared background of canvas, creating a transparent effect where some elements may be totally obscured. Concentric circles and vivid stripes add to the carnival of colours that make for an explosive festival of painting. http://mocoloco.com/art/archives/001901.php
The background stripes also remind me of the work of Bridget Riley who focuses on lines in all shapes and sizes.
Michael Brennand-Wood - UK
Lace the Final Frontier
i found this piece very unusual compared to the rest in the exhibition because of its vibrant colours and random spirographic shapes which reminded me of the work of Beatriz Milhaze. This piece was based on combining both Islamic and Western geometry.
Another artist which this links to is also Ruth Spaak who uses diverse media to create such work as Michael Brennand-Wood
This image was on the walls of the gallery, it was made by Iraida Icaza. The artist reveals that ‘lace is a web of contradictions, it can be a layer protecting hidden things or the unknown. Lace implies ambiguity, the duality of darkness and light, the creative tension between negative and positive.’
I love the way in which this image of lace can be interpreted in so many different ways. The contrasts between light and dark look very effective against the black backdrop of the image. This lace can easily be mistaken for branches on a tree.
This is my absolute favourite piece from the whole exhibition and was created by Chiharu Shiota in Japan and focuses on the black lines rather than the garments behind it which in her own words form a ‘second skin.’ These black lines are intricately woven through one another and are random in design
Lost in Lace
Today i went to visit the Lost in Lace exhibition that is taking place in my local Arts Museum and i must say it was absolutely beautiful. There was a variety of different artists work compiled and it looked magnificant all together. I did not know that there were so many diverse ways of using and interpreting lace. I am so glad i went to see it and i will recommend it to everyone, especially those who have a love of fashion :)
Fibonacci and Nature
Fibonacci and the Golden Circle claimed that flowers and their petals follow this method of the spiraling effect.
You can see that the orange “petals” seem to form spirals curving both to the left and to the right. At the edge of the picture, if you count those spiralling to the right as you go outwards, there are 55 spirals. Towards the centre and you will be able to count 34 spirals. The pair of numbers (counting spirals in curing left and curving right) are neighbours in the Fibonacci series.
The ‘Golden Cirlce’ remind me of the flower image of Karl Blossfeldts work and has helped me to understand the mathematics involved in nature
Branches
Here is another natural sculptural form, i have taken this from a tree in the local park. This shows branches in entwining in the middle. I particularly like this tree as it gives off a strong character and presence.
Development of image - Manipulation
Here i have used Photoshop to manipulate the previous, original image of the icicles. This particualr ‘stamp’ effect looks as though it has been sketched using charcoal, it is almost hard to recognise the initial image through the manipulation. Here light is also important and tone can be evidently visualised
After looking at this closely, i was able to see another image within this image, that of a forest. The icicles almost form branches which are getting smaller as the image is reaching mid point. Therefore, perspective is a main theme in this illustration.
Icicles
Here i have taken the icicle aspect of Andy Goldsworthy’s work. This is a great from of natural sculptural work. I have taken this image from my bedroom window. I believe that it displays clear tonal contrasts (chiaroscuro) very well. Also, you can see the image mirrored through the window , adding another element towards the sculpture.
Andy Goldsworthy
These are some of the sculptural work created by Andy Goldsworthy who is a photographer and environmentalist living in Scotland producing site-specific sculpture and land art which is often set in natural and urban settings.
Karl Blossfeldt
The first image is of a photograph by Karl Blossfeldt, a German sculptor and artist who worked in Berlin. His main subjects were plants and living things, he was fascinated by nature and the way in which plants grow. He meticulously arranged the plants against stark backgrounds and photographed in magnification, so that unfamiliar shapes from the vegetal world were revealed as elegant architectural forms.
The second image is a photograph that i have done myself to imitate Blosssfeldts unique style. I also used a stark, black background to emphasise the entwining together
Visual Recordings in Art and Design
Hi!!
This is my first time blogging!
My first unit of work is called Visual Recordings within Art and Design in which i have created a variety of 2D and 3D works based on natural forms
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