Colour & Material

Photography by KEEPCARION

Colour Material was one of the new subjects that I have come across during my Term 1 at the ESAD. At first I didn't really understand what it as about due to the language barrier, but I think I've "guessed" it through the whole term safely. From my knowledge, we explore the colour and the material used in the design and products, the meaning of the colours and the texture that gives the viewer/customer. We were given the task to explore the man made materials and natural materials. I have chosen to explore the "Discarded" colour and textures. These (above) are the photos that I've taken for reference and I've created a copy with my own texture, colour and materials.

Mixed media by me

(Left) is one of the recreation of my photos. I've used newspaper, acrylic, ink, pva glue, salt, pepper, nail varnish, sand paper, photocopies to create this mixed media piece.

Then, I've created a book, with cut out holes to compare the real material and my created material/textures. It will be a side to side comparison without interfering the actual image.

(Below) The finished outcome of the book spread.

Outcome

I was hugely inspired by a piece of work by Allan Kaprow that I've seen at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The work is called Rearrangeable Panels, which features panels covered in different found objects such as broken mirrors, fruits, leaves, cements etc.

transcript below

Rearrangeable Panels is a key work. With it, Allan Kaprow effects a transition from action painting, as exemplified by the work of Jackson Pollock, to environment art and the art of the happening. Covered in different materials, the nine panels could be displayed in various configurations: in the form of a "kiosk", or a screen, or leaning on the wall. This is one of the very first works to make the person exhibiting it responsible for its arrangement. It is important too because Kaprow used these panels in Eighteen Happenings in Six Parts at the Reuben Gallery, New York, in 1959 - the first happening ever. This new genre sought to break down the boundaries between art and life, between plastic arts and performance arts.

MARCH

March had been constant uni uni uni and work work work! Too bad there weren't any holidays and day off this month. I believe this term is proving a bit hard. Not my techniques... But how my brain work with the tasks. For example in art, the concept was very abstract and wide, and photography... The topic was out of my comfort zone. Sometimes it's hard to carry on when its not your kind of thing, but in some way, its a challenge that you must overcome.

In the first four weeks of typography and layout, we had an external teacher coming to teach us a workshop for typography. I really did enjoyed it, which is a huge surprise because I've never taken an interest in typography... And I know I'm studying graphic design but... Well, anyways! We had studied the history of typography, different countries and font lab. We sketched and traced our typography design and scanned to font lab and began to create the whole set of font! Now I can proudly announce that I have my first set of font...

That's it for now, keep carry on.

FEBRUARY

A lot had happened since January and February. Started term 2 and I'm finally doing graphic design. Its a very small group and people seem nice I think. I prefer small groups because I think its easy to know people and I find it easier to remember people faces... I am very bad at matching people and their name... This term, I am doing photography, web design, cinema 4D, typography and layout, history of design and with two option choices which is art and video. I wanted to do life drawing as I enjoy improving my techniques in drawing real people... But unfortunately I am not allowed to choose this option this term... Sigh.

At valentines day, me and Michael did not do anything, we ordered good old pizza ;) as we don't have an oven or a grill, it is indeed very special to us! I made strawberries dipped into melted chocolate for dessert...

Then we had a week of in February. I went to Paris and stayed at Izz's and met up with Zara! She visited from UK :) and yes, I did all these tourist stuff for the third time! We visited the sightseeing places, getting chased my people getting to sign a form... Which j know its a scam, and we have actually ran from them.. I was actually getting a bit annoyed as I was taking photos.... Just stop disturbing me! Dinner wise, we went back to the good Leon's! Since I've been to france, my love for mussels had grown. I've never really liked it before but I don't mind it now, I also love confit de canard - a duck dish. We have also spent A LOT of time in sephora just trying out stuff and not buy it... Haha, well Zara did, me and her had a soft spot for smelly things. I mean..perfumes and candles!

That's it for now, keep carry on.