Exhibition!

Ok, well it is an exhibition of sorts... it is an Open Studio event for us 1st year Fine Art students, giving us a chance to show what we have been working on this term.
Now as you have all seen work from my previous blog entries, I thought it only fair to share with you my space and how I have set it up with my work, including new pieces of work which I havent had chance to put up on here yet.
I know it is not a huge solo exhibition of amazing work but I am still a tad nervous about it as its people purposefully walking round to have a look at our work.
Anyway, here is a photo for you all to have a look at :) Constructive criticism welcomed!

Creativity Continues....

Here is the latest in my current work, they are my own adaptations of whats known as hand-coloured photographs. Back in the days before colour printing was invented, artists used to paint in the colour on photographs using various materials such as watercolour paint, acrylics and oils. So, to really get into the idea of how these perfected images were created of these immaculate women, I decided to have a go at creating my own. Firstly I printed some black and white photos onto watercolour paper and then coloured them using watercolour paints, simple yet really effective.
The colouring on these are very subtle and it was quite difficult to pick it up on the camera but, here they are....

New Work!

Ok, so I have decided to put my latest uni work on here for you all to see. I had to take photos of my work to document it anyway so I thought I would also document it here.

Basically, my idea covers exploring 1950's nostalgia and the immaculate, glamourous presentation of women. How did they always look so good?! So that was my starting point and after a shakey start and then a really helpful tutorial I was well on my way to creating some work. So, I have been exploring screen printing and collage making. The collages are inspired by the work of John Stezaker. His collages, like mine are very orderly and precise in their presentation so I felt that it fit my idea perfectly.

And on that note, here they are...

This screen print was created using screen filler, it is a liquid that when dry will block the ink from comming through the screen and forces the ink through the uncovered areas, and this is the result...





The collages were created using found images of glamourous women of the 1950's, coupled with advertising and general stereotypical housewife images and the odd touch of glamour photography...
















Following these I am considering different methods of screen printing and ways in which to display the images as pristene, immaculate images and also experimenting with scale.

Photos

Well, like I said, I went out with the camera... I took 90 photos! And i think there are about 5 good ones if Im lucky! Not sure what happened really other than as it was really sunny and the sky was clear I was getting reflection off the sea and the sand which made it difficult to get the pictures I wanted. Anyway, enough of my excuses, here are the ones I sort of like the most from the dreaded 90! Some are in black and white and there is the odd one in colour and a slightly abstract one. Enjoy!

Sunshine!

Today the weather is fabulous and I feel it is the kind of day in which I can take a bit of a break from my uni work and maybe do a little bit of personal work. Thanks to the lovely weather I fancy picking up a camera for the day, ideally I would love to use my Polaroid SX70, however, it doesn't like working in cold temperatures and I only have one shot left on the film, note to self, buy more film when I can afford it! Instead I will just have to use the more modern Canon 450d instead!

As for what photos I will take who knows...keep your eyes peeled, I will be posting them later on today. All constructive criticism is welcome.

Enjoy the sunshine!