final presentation

presentation of my life size illustration on a2 sheet

life size illustration

image is taken from a previous communication project. designed tessellating print on jeans.

ink, felt pen, acrylic

location fashion drawing

forty eight location fashion drawings, a days work

shoes

continuous line, felt pen

hands

felt pen

heads

ink, felt pen

coats

ink, felt pen

drawing

observational drawing in felt pen and ink

emergent forms in nature

week long project focusing on shape. limitations- paper was the only material that the final outcome could be constructed out of. 

when given a brief on shape, my initial thoughts were of popcorn. of how the complex and folded piece of popcorn emerges from the simplistic kernel.

 observational drawings of popcorn. felt pen.

after a series of observational drawings of popcorn, my research led me to study emergent shapes in nature. i became fascinated with the complex patterns that arise from simplistic forms, such as in the cases of sand dunes, ice forming on glass and giants causeway.

  sand dunes. ink

  geometric shapes from the giants causeway. calligraphy ink and linseed oil.

  ice forming. felt pen and salt.

from this research i then decided to carry forward the shapes from the sand dunes and the geometric structures from the giants causeway. i began to experiment with ways to create  texture from paper. 

  initial weave sample.

i then realised that the shapes in this weave sample did not truly represent the shapes derived from my research, so i then developed this concept further.

i feel like the shapes in these weave samples accurately represent emergence in nature, so then decided to carry forward this weave pattern to a final design. i experimented with a variety of design ideas to accompany my concept of complexity emerging from simplicity.

which then led to a final outcome

i thought it fitting that my final observational drawings for this project should mimic my initial research drawing for this project in media and presentation.

new obsession

chainlink fences. watch 'we'll take manhattan'. 

chainlink fence over railway line in surbiton. location drawing in ink & felt pen. 

photographs by david bailey. tate britain

uni bitchez

initial drawing week at kingston university

life drawing, ink, oil pastel

ink

ceiling tiles, mixed media

collection

display stops after the M&M picture

inspirations derived from travels in peru, from the potential of a line, from the juxtaposition between the grandeur of the ancient greek era with the hedonism of contemporary society 

grandeur and hedonism

a level final art piece. this piece is intended to conclude a project on art and the body, along with my interest in 21st century culture and ancient greece. 

------'The Homeric hero evokes awe through bravery, wondrous, if often cruel deeds, military prowess, but perhaps most significantly, the heroes of ‘The Iliad’ are ultimately mortal. They may be the descendants of Gods (Achilles mother is the Goddess Thetis), the Gods may ponder over conserving the lives of their favourite Heroes (Zeus considers intervening and disrupting fate in order to save Hektor from his inevitable death by the hands of Achilles ‘And how could Hektor keep clear of fates death’[1]), yet our heroes are never exempt from death. It is the mortal nature of these characters that affords the reader poignancy towards our heroes, adding a tragical element.'------

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[1] ‘The Iliad’ Page 356 Line 13

^ Extract from Eng. Coursework on 'The Iliad' & 'Antony and Cleopatra'

part 2

research board for a level exam

who doesn't love a cheeky greek bottom right?

part 1

research board on hedonistic carefree nature of youth culture today

learning to lino