Tate Modern: Hyperlink

Yesterday I went to the Hyperlink festival at Tate Modern. I had a good look around, felt particularly inspired, and took part in a few of the workshops. I entered the building through the side entrance by the Millenium bridge and so the first thing I saw when I entered was a large crowd gathered around the bannisters. Much to my surprise there was an ocean full of paper boats!

Upon closer inspection it became clear that the boats were representations of travel, currencies and societies from all over the over. A variety of maps, currency, travel tickets and other random pieces of paper had been given to the general public to create their own boats. This display was Susan Stockwell's "Sail Away".

After exploring this ocean I went into The Tanks and saw the "Architecture: art meets sound with Adjaye Associates" workshop where we recreated a Roy Lichenstein image as a  huge installation with balloons.  I spoke with one of the associates who went over the group's struggles with how they were going to create something worth interacting with from something that was already related to the Tate Modern, in this case the recent Roy Lichenstein exhibition. I was told how the installation explored architecture through the measuring and planning of the space they were assigned and how it abstraction played it's part through viewpoints and the shapes of the balloons.

Final I wandered back through the ocean to take part in Yemi Awosile's Illustration workshop which used a variety of materials such as card, glue, tape, pens, pencils and stickers to explore pattern, communication and colour. I spoke to Awosile who was really pleased with how the workshop was going and how it was bringing together different generations. At the beginning of the day she wasn't sure whether or not the wall would be completed within the first hour but as the day went on she noticed that the public were taking their creations home with them as a kind of memoribila. When I asked her about the concept behind the workshop Awosile said that she wanted something that would put across language and communication in an easy way.

For my own creation I decided to make an origami flower, so I could use a talent I had gained during my time on the Foundation course. When I first thought about what I would create I imagined how music is a language that everyone understands, there are no barriers of words and definitions, just sounds that produces emotion. However I was unable to think of a creative way to portray this minus the stereotypical musical notes. Instead I decided to represent the basis of language and how it stems of a range of natural sounds such as cries, clicks, and other primal sounds.



My Creation



The collection just before I left the workshop

Hyperlink has inspired me to set up a workshop as one of my final pieces, something that the audience could take part in and be part of the exhibition. The public really enjoyed the workshops from what I could see of the smiling faces and laughter.

Procion Dye, Silk Screen Printing, and Emulsion Transfer

During the last week of my FMP I experiment with procion dye on paper and silk screens, and creating prints with manutex. My original experimentations were simply creating different layers of procion dye and blending them together to create a style similar to Edith Meijering.

After these experiments I attached black and white A3 images to silk screens with masking tape and painted the top with procion dye, again using colours that would create a style similar to Meijering.

I printed out multiple versions of my most successful prints and covered them in Dylon Image Maker and left them over night to dry. I used different sized pieces of calico to capture different sections of each image. When it came to removing the printed images with water, I was sometimes too rough and ripped small sections of the images.



Images covered in Dylon Image Maker and Calico

Printed image removed with water

While my transfers were successful overall, I would like to use new images to print onto calico or a similar fabric straight away as I prefer the texture of the fabric showing through the images rather than having a layer of thin paper on top.

The Psychology of Colour

This was an image I found on pinterest.com today that interested me. When it comes to focusing on choice of colours in my development work, I will reference images such as this to help my choose the colours which will give a generalised meaning/ feeling to the audience.

'Photoshop In Real Life'

Flora Borsi is a 19 year old artist from Hungary who focuses on graphic-art and photography. This series of hers was something my partner stumbled across on failblog.org and sent the link to me via facebook. I feel it is appropriate to my theme of identity as people use Adobe Photoshop to change their physical identity to be more appealing according to the social norm.

Images taken from http://www.behance.net/gallery/Photoshop-in-real-life/5670257

Karin Janssen Project Space: Raw Skin

Before attending the exhibition I looked up the artwork and the concepts behind the pieces on the Karin Janssen website. I was immediately drawn to the creepiness of Chiho Iwase's sculptures and this interest was furthered when I read about how the pieces are a representation of her own unease within her, and the conflict between maturity and immaturity. When I visited the exhibition I thought the puppet sculpture would be something you could find in a horror-comedy, like 'Thing' from 'The Adams Family'.

Teddy Bear - Iwase

Puppet (Hands) - Iwase

At first glance of Edith Meijing's paintings I was unsure of what to think. Without a doubt the bright colours were enticing, but the scale of the images made it difficult to define and so had to move closer to them. Slowly I began to appreciate the technique of how to use soft brush strokes effectively. After reading about them I became interested in how they represent "mankind's psychological condition" as well as the effect of social normality on the "condition". 

Light Sufferstar - Meijing

Scul Eyelashes - Meijing

All images and quotations taken from http://www.karinjanssen.com

08/04/2013 - Week One

This post was transferred from my original blog as I have decided to use blogspot instead. I feel using this website will give my project a better chance at having a wider audience. 

This week I have begun both artist and contextual research in my sketchbooks. I have focused on different disciplines in detail to begin to decide which I favour.

I have created my first concept board based on artists I find particularly interesting and inspiring.

I am waiting on the delivery of the book ‘Fight Club’ and am in the process of taking the other books out from local libraries.

I watched the movie ‘Fight Club’ for a visual take on transference of identity and the complications of it.

I have visited the Ben Uri Collection to see the ’10 Days’ exhibition on low-tech photography on the theme of identity..

My initial ideas are beginning to take form, mainly in performance and photography.

I have begun to look into stories of victims of identity theft. I still need to look into group sessions for those victims, and see if I would be able to attend them.