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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Topic 3: Composition and Consideration
Along with my research on the topic [found here] these are the three exercise for this topic on composition. Exercise 3.8: Thumbnail drawings. An exercise for learning how to test out compositional ideas, to enable considered decision making for larger projects. It was something I have done in the past but I had fun putting …
Part 2 – Overall Impressions
My overview of the entirety of Part 2 of the course, the pieces I had the strongest reactions to and my feelings on the drawing approaches covered so far. Let’s start with the 2 pieces I have a less good reaction to: What frustrates me about them is I had the right ideas, and a …
Part Two, Topic Two: Tactile Surface
Because of problems with my nerves, I have very little sensation in my fingertips which made these exercises an interesting challenge. I did what I could with what I could tell, and picked objects which either moved so I could notice how they moved, and did a lot with my fingernail — feeling the bumps …
Part 1: Overall impressions
A little look at my favourite pieces, and my thoughts on part 1 as a whole. Compared to the rest of the pieces I’ve produced this one feels weaker, the placement I chose on the page doesn’t help. I chose an object to draw that I thought might be easier, which may have been a …
Line and Image Refined Drawings
My set of refined drawings for the end of part 1, showing the techniques I chose to use.