Saturday 27 November 2010
Thursday 15 July 2010
Motor Ranger!
for some reason the colours are a lot more dull on this but this is the final sent image for a paid commision for motor range liverpool.
Monday 12 July 2010
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Friday 23 April 2010
Naive John
This was a lecture of two halves. The first half was how Naive John started and works, The second was his most recent commission.
I was surprised to see how John works, in some ways I could relate to his work as I found it very similar to my own work. His research methods and initial process for building an image are not exactly the same but extremely similar. in fact if it wasn't for the fact that the final image ended up as a painting i would have said that John is more of a graphic designer.
Once John finished the first half we should have had a break, although everything he said was extremely interesting and useful to see the process he was just talking for too long. I needed a coffee and I needed a pee. Yet we could not go as he got excited about his most recent piece.
his recent piece I believe was a copyright minefield. morphing Stella cans, Tellybubbies and other kids TV puppets. The process he showed us though was to dissimilar to what we had already seen. If it wasn't for his good public speaking this would have made me leave. Despite this I really enjoyed John's talk and feel like i will be taking a few tips away with me.
I was surprised to see how John works, in some ways I could relate to his work as I found it very similar to my own work. His research methods and initial process for building an image are not exactly the same but extremely similar. in fact if it wasn't for the fact that the final image ended up as a painting i would have said that John is more of a graphic designer.
Once John finished the first half we should have had a break, although everything he said was extremely interesting and useful to see the process he was just talking for too long. I needed a coffee and I needed a pee. Yet we could not go as he got excited about his most recent piece.
his recent piece I believe was a copyright minefield. morphing Stella cans, Tellybubbies and other kids TV puppets. The process he showed us though was to dissimilar to what we had already seen. If it wasn't for his good public speaking this would have made me leave. Despite this I really enjoyed John's talk and feel like i will be taking a few tips away with me.
Thursday 22 April 2010
Friday 16 April 2010
CTRL.ALT.SHIFT: Unmasks Corruption
It was a small room, smaller than I had expected. As i walked round I found there was a video installation towards the back of the room, so naturally I joined on the back of the small crowd. It seemed to be a documentary of some sort but with James McKenzie and Julian Barratt being in it i quick realised that this was a comedy film. As you will see below James plays a play write, trying to get his plays made to send a message and Julian is a ignorant producer just trying to make some money. This sets up the scene for some awkward yet hilarious moments that had me in stitches throughout. Yet as i looked around I saw that no one was laughing, no one was even smiling........ did they not get it?.....(joke plays out)..... still nothing! now I'm not sure if the crowd didn't understand this was a comedy, didn't like it as a comedy or just didn't want to laugh because of the environment that it was played in. It may have been because this does point out some serious issues but this was easily one of the most surreal moments of my life.
Ctrl.Alt.Shift Film Competition Winner: HIV - The Musical from Ctrl.Alt.Shift on Vimeo.
From AK-47's trying to get jobs, 3 fingered Hands outstretching and a spoof documentary about HIV: The Musical, this was a much more varied exhibition than I had originally expected.
Most of the Exhibition was paper based and the majority of this was screen printed. I found it quite encouraging to see this because all the equipment used for this process is all available to me in uni at the moment. I was especially encouraged when I noticed for some of them the stories for the comics where written by and Illustrated by different people. To me this means I could easily get in touch with a poet or writer, generally someone with something to say that impresses me and still make a successful piece.
There was a wide range of styles in the illustrations displayed from Japanese styles to Western styles, raw styles to traditional styles. but i was disappointed to realise Dave McKean's piece was in another exhibition.Dave McKean has always been a big influence on my work and was to be a denied highlight of this exhibition.
In full this was an inspiring exhibition that has made me think about my own work a lot. As i write this now i'm currently looking on the internet for a screen printing bed with the intentions of buying one for when I leave university.
Thursday 15 April 2010
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Iain Foxall: an insperational speach
Its Friday 12th March and we are being given a lecture by one of the founders of foxall associates, Iain Foxall. We have been here for 50 mins and so far I don't know what the aim of this lecture is. I'm surprised to see a graphic designer who fails to give us quality photos. there is an awful bland colour pallet being used for this presentation and the rhythm of the photos doesn't seem to change at all.
During the introduction of this lecture we were told that this would be an inspirational talk about how you can work in industry doing anything you enjoy doing. so far its hard to see what we are looking at, there is no clear line ever drawn between the artists work and things he uses for inspiration, aka stuff he found on google. Also the artist here considers himself an illustrator, yet there is a distinct lack of illustrations being shown. im not seeing this guys love in his work if thats the case. So how does he plan to tell us we can make money off what we want to do when he isn't.
His words are often getting lost under the mumbling of his monotone voice. I start to notice I'm not the only one fidgeting in my seat. Many students have pulled out sketchbooks and seem to have lost all interest. There is someone laughing with an awful, forced and over the top laugh........ *groan*.
I'm sure this guy is a nice person, it shows. Yet due to his lack of charisma and poor presentation this inspirational talk has been lost into the box of bad lectures where I always think "I could have got some work done instead."
During the introduction of this lecture we were told that this would be an inspirational talk about how you can work in industry doing anything you enjoy doing. so far its hard to see what we are looking at, there is no clear line ever drawn between the artists work and things he uses for inspiration, aka stuff he found on google. Also the artist here considers himself an illustrator, yet there is a distinct lack of illustrations being shown. im not seeing this guys love in his work if thats the case. So how does he plan to tell us we can make money off what we want to do when he isn't.
His words are often getting lost under the mumbling of his monotone voice. I start to notice I'm not the only one fidgeting in my seat. Many students have pulled out sketchbooks and seem to have lost all interest. There is someone laughing with an awful, forced and over the top laugh........ *groan*.
I'm sure this guy is a nice person, it shows. Yet due to his lack of charisma and poor presentation this inspirational talk has been lost into the box of bad lectures where I always think "I could have got some work done instead."
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Thursday 18 February 2010
Wednesday 17 February 2010
The White Cube?
Its Wed 17th we are having a lecture given by Dr. Julie Sheldon. A doctor of what? you may ask and a doctor of I don't know what I will reply. I may have just fazed out when she explained but all I know is she teaches Art History.
You could tell this was an art history lecture due to the bad photos that bombarded the screen. Pixilated, glared and presented in a plain manner that lacks oomf.
I really didn't know it was possible to have an entire lecture on the colour of the walls inside a gallery space. Im sure that history wise artists and painters really did place importance on how and were they was hung in a gallery space. but personally as a modern illustrator, thinking of going freelance this really holds no importance or relevance to me. Despite this I'm more than happy to be educated.
We are being shown some vaguely interesting galleries and as this happens im wondering to myself, "should i switch to practice by Discourse?" I mean I love to go to galleries and look at all this stuff but my god im fed up at looking at awful photos of galleries with so much white that I don't want to look at the screen.
"Im not listening any more, I really should listen to her. It might be more interesting than it looks...... why am I finding it so difficult to listen?....... its too hot in here. I knew I shouldnt have sat so close to the projector.......... omg shes showing rothko rooms at tate millbank. I hate rothko, I really didnt like seeing them when they came to liverpool, I don't see why he has such a name for himself. This Isn't gonna help my state of mind....... whats the time?..... omg I've been sat here for an hour."
The lecture continues as I let my mind spill out onto the keyboard. Now we are being told about white cube theology using quotes by Brian O'Daugherty, and in the fist quote we are given a picture that shows the Mona Lisa in a negative place in the gallery. Apparently the Mona Lisa was looked at as a monstrosity once upon a time. Now thats interesting why aren't we getting told more stuff like this?
The doctor moves on to the quote. I'm not even listening to the quote, I think the Dr has missed the mark on what to teach us.
Ok here is the lowdown galleries now have white walls to deal with how art has changed over the years. Traditional artworks used to be placed upon silk wallpaper etc and that showed them at their best. they was also hung differently showing a hierarchy within the paintings. Nowadays though artists want to place unusual items into them and also some wish to paint on the walls, in order for this to work a constant is required for the traveling artist to use. This constant is a plain white flat surface on all the walls in order for this to work. I get it, this lecture is being fluffed out a little too much.
Finaly we start to get to the end of the lecture. This has been an interesting lecture but I can't help but feel like things I would want to know were missed in order to talk about small, less interesting topics within this subject and fluff them out to an extent that I lost all interest.
You could tell this was an art history lecture due to the bad photos that bombarded the screen. Pixilated, glared and presented in a plain manner that lacks oomf.
I really didn't know it was possible to have an entire lecture on the colour of the walls inside a gallery space. Im sure that history wise artists and painters really did place importance on how and were they was hung in a gallery space. but personally as a modern illustrator, thinking of going freelance this really holds no importance or relevance to me. Despite this I'm more than happy to be educated.
We are being shown some vaguely interesting galleries and as this happens im wondering to myself, "should i switch to practice by Discourse?" I mean I love to go to galleries and look at all this stuff but my god im fed up at looking at awful photos of galleries with so much white that I don't want to look at the screen.
"Im not listening any more, I really should listen to her. It might be more interesting than it looks...... why am I finding it so difficult to listen?....... its too hot in here. I knew I shouldnt have sat so close to the projector.......... omg shes showing rothko rooms at tate millbank. I hate rothko, I really didnt like seeing them when they came to liverpool, I don't see why he has such a name for himself. This Isn't gonna help my state of mind....... whats the time?..... omg I've been sat here for an hour."
The lecture continues as I let my mind spill out onto the keyboard. Now we are being told about white cube theology using quotes by Brian O'Daugherty, and in the fist quote we are given a picture that shows the Mona Lisa in a negative place in the gallery. Apparently the Mona Lisa was looked at as a monstrosity once upon a time. Now thats interesting why aren't we getting told more stuff like this?
The doctor moves on to the quote. I'm not even listening to the quote, I think the Dr has missed the mark on what to teach us.
Ok here is the lowdown galleries now have white walls to deal with how art has changed over the years. Traditional artworks used to be placed upon silk wallpaper etc and that showed them at their best. they was also hung differently showing a hierarchy within the paintings. Nowadays though artists want to place unusual items into them and also some wish to paint on the walls, in order for this to work a constant is required for the traveling artist to use. This constant is a plain white flat surface on all the walls in order for this to work. I get it, this lecture is being fluffed out a little too much.
Finaly we start to get to the end of the lecture. This has been an interesting lecture but I can't help but feel like things I would want to know were missed in order to talk about small, less interesting topics within this subject and fluff them out to an extent that I lost all interest.
Holidays, holidays, holidays: Part 1
Its been a while since my last blog. Xmas and New Year, followed by a weeks holiday in Berlin and an intense group project at Uni has kept me busy.
For Christmas this year I decided to make some cards and gave them out to pretty much anyone. I was surprised to find that the local Tesco's new expansion had added a photo shop/printers. It only took them a couple of hours and £20 and i had a decent pile of self designed cards that I didn't have to do all the printing and folding for. If i would have waited a week I would have got much more value for money and could have had a full bleed page but I had left it too late and had to settle for the express service.
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