Vorticism Evalutaion

When deciding what to do for my Vorticism final outcome I found myself stuck for ideas through lack of imagination and from being uninspired by the research I had done. Disintrested in the work I had started I decided last minute to change my idea and looked into Vorticism fashion, with no relevant results I changed Vorticism to Furtuism. I found a lot of inspiration from the designs that had appeared, the colours,angles and shapes used were all similar to one another ( and connected strongly to the work I had researched by Vorticism/Furtuism artist) so I decided instead of taking the safe route and finishing my blasé artwork, I decided Instead to create a dress based upon V/F fashion. I took different aspects of the designs I had researched and due to the lack of time, planning and materials created my laughable final peice. In retrospect I probably should of just drawn it out on paper with side notes. 

Vorticism/ Futurism Fashion

Life drawings part 2

This is a 15 minute drawings using chalk and charcole on black sugar paper. I think this is an improvement from my other drawings. Though I once again avoided the hands and feet , overall I am happy with my outcome.

one of my favorite drawings was done my Abbey , I particularly like the way she blended the paint and how confident she is  to do such a large scale piece. 

Sir Jacob Epstien

Sir Jacob Epstien an American born Bristish sculpture known for his controversial work which often shocked his early 1900 audiences.

Though Epstien only created one sculpture for Vorticism(which he later destroyed) The 'Rock Drill' is one of the

most famous peices from the art movement for its radical modernism 

Peace Room evaluation

peace 

To start of for the peace room project our first task was to draw a circle anywhere on the page and paint around the circle. This was my out come , initially I imagine it to be like a whirlpool of some sorts; with the blue and white swirling around the middle and when it came to colouring in the circle I decided to go for yellow tones to create the sun, I then incorporated this into the blue. I quite like this outcome as I feel it pulls the viewer into the painting.

another piece which I did about painting around a circle this time though I imagined the circle to be the moon and painting a night sky with stars. I quite like that you are able to see the brush strokes and how the blue and black aren't completely blended in together.

For this piece I firstly used a ruler the randomly drew interlocking lines, I then simply coloured then in using block colours and added the black to separate them.

For this piece we were simply given measurements of a shape and had to to work out how they fit together to create the shape above.For this i focused more on aesthetically pleasing rather then a hidden meaning. I decided to use an ombré affect( purple to red to yellow) and painted the shape a gradient of black to white to make it the focal point of the piece. I really like the way to gradients came out and I used this technique for my final piece.

Here I did some experimenting for my final piece using the 'splatter paint' technique. To start with I painted the page red and used black and white to splatter, to experiement more I then used these colours again but having the black and white as the background. I really like the way these turned out and I think the 'splatter technique' is really eye-catching.

Keeping with the paing splatter idea I decided to experiment more with it by use different colours (pink,purple,blue,black,grey and red) and splat the paint until none of the white of the page could be seen. Though I prefer the other peices better , I decided that I like the blue,pink and purple better then the black , red and white.

Working with a friend, we decided to experiment with different shades of colours.As we were working together we decided the upscale and stuck together 4 A3 pieces of paper. We then began our painting uses various shades of each coulor we created out gradient master piece. I am really happy with how this came our , I think it's definitely aesthetically pleasing and I particularly like the way the painting isn't 'smooth' and all blended together.

Moving forward from our last piece we both decided we loved the blue tones best and created another outcome using the blues and greens in the same technique.

Working independently again , I chose the colours pink ,blue and purple for my final piece and experiemented blending them together. I like these colours as I feel they are calming and fun without being overbearing and harsh.

Once again I experimented with my chosen colous, this time I did them on separate sheets of paper and used my paintbrush in various angles , not really mixing the colours together , kind of technique. 

Moving forward from this I decided j wanted the colours more pastle as I though they were too strong otherwise therefore adding lots of white to my pallette I used the colours to create a gradient of pastle colours. I am very happy with how this turned out and this is a lot like the background to my final piece.

Now I have established a background of sorts I went back to expeirmenting. For this I used tape to make out the cross sign and used a slightly different paint splatter technique where I held my paint brush closer to the page and let the paint drop off the brush.

Further experimenting. One the first one I once again used the tape m, but in stead of splattering, I 'sploged' the paint one to the page. In the second one I used blue with purple splat , simply to see how it would turn out(colour wise) and for the last I used a pallette knife.

This peice resembles my final piece a lot, I painted the page pink and used white grey and purple splats. I really like how this turned out however I think I do prefer the gradient background rather then just one colour.

And here is my final peice. As you can see I did splatter too much as I didn't want it to be to overbearing, especially with the background.I really love how this came out! on the canvas the background turned out smoother then it did on paper but I think this worked out even better as the colours really complement each other.I decided to add white to it to break up the pinks and blues which I think worked really well. I think the piece is elegant as it's not too much.The background is calming with the blue with the pink warming up the painting. I feel this will look fantastic on a white wall and I hope it brings peace and serenity to the people who will see it.

Wyndham Lewis

Percy Wyndham Lewis was a co-founder of the art movement Vorticism and editor of the magazine BLAST and author.

Vorticism- Overview

Vorticism was an early 20th century art movement. Partly inspired by cubism the movement was short-lived(lasting less then a year) and was founded by artist, writer and polemicist Wynham Lewis. Whom was joined by a group of avant-garde British artist such as Lawrence Atikson ,William Roberts and Helen Saunders.

Vorticism is closely linked to Futurism and was first announced in the first issue of BLAST, with a manifesto,

Vorticism work can be is distinct for it's hard-edged abstract paintings or sculptes usually depicting machinery and urban environment.

painting by Wyndham Lewis ; Workshop Circa.

Sir Jacob Epstien ; Torso in metal from 'The Rock Drill' 

Edwards Wasworth ; Abstract Compostion. 

Liverpool Trip

Wednesday the 4th of February we are going on a outing to Liverpool.

Walker Gallery
The Blue Coat Centre
The International Slavery Museum
Tate Liverpool
Albert Docks
Crosby Beach.

One of the places we are visiting Liverpool Tate.
Transmitting Andy Warhol is currently there and I will more than likely go to this as his Magazine Interview(which I have researched into on a previous blog post) and his fashion illustration for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar are being shown there which I am very interesting in seeing as this ties into my Alice In Wonderland work.

The last place we will be visiting is Crosby Beach in Liverpool, Merseyside. The beach is home to 'Another Place' by Antony Gormley.
Another Place features 100 cast-iron life-sized figures which spread out aloud 3 kilometres of the foreshore and stretching almost 1 kilometres towards the sea.

Here is directions to each of the places we are going.

Here is a map showing the walk will be doing from each of the places:

Learner Survival Guide: iPod Classic

Firstly I took pictures of my own iPod and using illustrator I created my own version of the iPod.

(My first design, in the original colour of grey.)

(Here I have changed the colour to purple to make it more eye-catching.)

(Here I have changed the colour to blue so it is not gender orintated.)

For one of my ideas for the Learner Survival Guide, I have based it on Apple's iPod Classic.
I have chosen Apple's iPod as music is very important to teenagers(students), the type of music you listen to can set the foundation for the social group you are with , which in return can help shape you as person/the type of person you will become in the way you dress and the choices you make.With this all happening during education it also could alter your future and your career choices.

Another reason I choose the iPod in particulare is that Apple are known for their simplistic and minimalist designs therefore my outcome would be clean, uncomplicated and easily recognisable.

When initially making this I stuck to the colours of my own iPod which consisted of different tones of grey though this is more of a relism approach I felt it was dull and not very eye-catching. To improve it I firstly asked my peers their opinions before deciding to create two more designs,changing the grey to purple and blue. By using colours that are vibrant the guide is much more interesting to look at and eye-catching.

Overall I am happy with this final design because of it's simplicity yet effectiveness. I feel this will stand out to students because the design is so easily recognisable and because of how popular it is among young people.