For this research point I looked at the work of Rebecca Horn, Jim Bond, Tim Knowles, Callen Schaub, David Bohm and Jiri Franta, and a little at the work of Tony Orrico and Heather Hansen.It is a fairly long wall of text, so for ease of perusal I highlighted the main things I learned or …
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Drawing for fashion research point
I had a look at eight different designers and artists and their approaches to drawing figures and clothing. Below is the result of that research, my notes and observations, and what I hope to take away from this research. John Booth From this interview I read that he has “[His] instinctive, un-laboured collage techniques combined …
Colour Theory Research
A brief explanation of colour theory. The colour wheel is made of twelve main colour hues, although there are infinite varieties of colours you can mix. The main colours are:Primary: Red, blue, yellowSecondary: Green, Orange, PurpleTertiary: green-blue, green-yellow, orange-yellow, orange-red, purple-red, and purple-blue Every colour can be mixed by using just the primary colours, and …
Intro to Collage research point
For this introduction to collage I will be talking about the work of Laura Slater, Clover Robin, and Alice Lindstrom. Laura Slater is a textile designer who uses collage in her process to create screen printed designs. Her works begins with drawings, the finished works being a translation of drawings and surface texture onto the …
Compositional Theories Research
The goal of this research was to learn about well known theories of composition and write down their main principles, alongside some example images of artwork utilizing several theories. This is what I could find out about several of the theories and how one might intersect with another. Rule of odds: This is the theory …
Research point 1
In this first research exercise I looked at the artworks of Laura Slater, Eva Bellanger, Roanna Wells, Thomas Trum, Julie Mehretu, and Anastasia Faiella. I don’t know if my tutor will read through all of this (hello, Tutor, if you do!), but it seems a good point to take stock of what I have discovered …
Rebekah's OCA Learning Log 