Small Acrylic Painting.

     These photos above are the pieces I have researched by Gary Hume. I looked at this piece because they related to the technique I was using on my piece. I chose a drawing I had produced in life drawing to copy. Then I sketched it out in my book at started mapping out the different blocks of colour I would use. 

First, I prime my board with two layers of white paint and sanded it after to make it smooth. After this I started sketching out on the board my image of choice, which are my feet. After this I started mixing the colours I would need and started painting my board. Once the image was painted on I gave it a second coat and it was finished. I really like my outcome because we were not aloud to use shading and tone I find the blocks of colour are very bold and interesting. Also I chose to do two different tones of purple in the background to break up the painting because I found it was too much space behind the painting. Over all I find the final outcome to be very nice and I’m happy with it.

I found the photos for my research on ; http://www.saatchigallery.com/aipe/gary_hume.htm

Resin casting

         

            These are photos of when I produced resin castings of my objects in my 3D class. I was told to choose several items out of my collection to put into the vacuum former. I had to carefully choose my items to ensure my molds would not develop an undercut where I would not be able to get them out of the mold. After choosing the items I placed them on top of the vacuum former in the way I wanted them to come out in the mold. Next I load the polystyrene plastic into the former and switch the machine on to heat up the plastic. Then you pull the tray back up and turn the vacuum on, do not leave on for too long otherwise the objects will get stuck in the plastic. After I took the items out of the mold I sprayed it with a releasing agent then bent pieces of wire to place in the mold for the resin to get poured over securing it in place. Once the wire was in place I poured the polyester resin into the mold and left it set for a week. When I came back I took the castings out of the mold and positioned them on a piece of paper. The way I wanted them to be placed in the frame.  Then I took measurements of the inside of the frame area and cut the pieces of wood with a 45-degree angle in each corner for it to make a rectangle frame.

       Later, after the frame was glued together, I lined up my pieces and marked on the wood where I have to drill the holes to put the wire through. After the holes where drilled I slid the wire through and bent the top at a 90 degree angle to secure it. Then to stop the pieces spinning I wedged bits of wire into the drilled wood. After trimming all of the excess wire this is my final outcome. I really like its simplicity and think it's a well-made piece. If I could change one thing on my piece it would be to take more time measuring where the holes should be drilled. This is because after they had been done my objects did not fit into the frame therefore I had to drill another hole.  

Peter Blake's - Museum Of Black And White.

                  The image I have chosen to critique is Peter Blake's "Museum Of Black And White" because he is one of the artists that relates to the colour project we are doing. We had to collect a range of different items dedicated to a colour of our choice and create different pieces using these items. After looking into his work further he has helped me a lot with inspiration for our project. He has also created other pieces similar to ours such as his individual museums of the alphabet, which is where he made a different piece for each letter of the alphabet, which I found very creative and interesting along with this piece.            I found this piece stimulating because of objects he has picked. They are all either black and white, just white or just black. The objects have no resemblance to each other; however, one or two resemble each other slightly. For example there are a few letters in there that look the same but they are different sizes and fonts. The cows also resemble each other, there are two in this piece however one of them is very realistic and the other is like a cartoon version. The same applies for the zebras. Another thing I love about this piece is the size of the objects; they are all very small and petite. I believe the biggest item is the chest of drawers, however, that itself is only the size of the toy racecar that’s beside it.             I find the way he arranged his objects are important too. He seems to of arranged them in size from smallest to largest which I find works very well with this piece. They also would look nice all jumbled up because it would let you see the range of size a lot better but it might also look a bit messy. The last thing I would say I like about this piece is the age of the objects. Nothing is squeaky clean or brand new from the shop except for possibly two of three objects. Everything has age and a sense of nostalgia about them. They all look like items you might find in a car boot sale or your grand mothers house and I find it gives a really nice feel to the piece.            Personally I can’t find anything wrong with this piece, I love everything about it. The items are beautiful and interesting. They all have their own individual story for example I’m guessing the lighter with "H.M. PRISONERS ONLY" stamped on it has a different story to the chess pawn. The only thing I would comment on is maybe it could look better with a different arrangement of the items but it also looks stunning the way it is so I wouldn't change a thing.