Saturday, 12 November 2011

THIS VIDEO IS INSANE!!

WOOD

Des left aload of blocks of wood on my desk this week and told me to take things apart and make stuff out of it and basically see what i can do with the materials. I found two artchitects called Eric Remash and  Chris Thomas who made the "Helix Spire" at Burning Man festival in 2010. So i created a mini model out of the wood.. It was enjoyable seeing the different things i could do with the wood and what worked and what didn't..


Tuesday, 8 November 2011

FAVELA PAINTINGS

THIS IS REALLY COOL.. IT IS A PROJECT THAT PAINTS THE SLUMS IN RIO JANEIRO ADDING COLOUR TO THE SLUMS AND TRANFORMING THEM..

Sunday, 6 November 2011

PROGRESS REVIEW

 EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING LATELY HAS BEEN PRETTY TEDIOUS AND I HAVEN'T REALLY ENJOYED DOING ALOT OF IT SO I DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM IT AND TO A FEW DRAWINGS THAT I LIKE DOING. I TRIED TO BRING SOME ELEMENT OF MY PROJECT INTO THEM WITH THE GRIDS..
I THINK I NEED TO TAKE A NEW DIRECTION WITH MY PROJECT TOO AS MY ASSESSMENT DIDNT GO TOO WELL.. IM GOING TO DO SOMETHING  LESS PRECISE AND HAVE A LITTLE MORE FUN WITH THE PROJECT!!

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

MORE COLLAGE

 I WANTED TO CREATE A 3D IMAGE THAT IS SYMETRICAL THAT LIGHT COULD THROUGH AND THE SHADOWS WOULD MOVE IN DIFFERENT WAYS.. INSTEAD OF DRAWING THE THING I WANTED TO MAKE I MADE A COLLAGE OF IT OUT OF SOME POSTERS I BOUGHT FOR A EURO!! I LIKED THE PIECE I MADE OUT OF PAPER BUT ELAINE AND DES WERNT TOO IMPRESSED.. THEY SSAID I NEEDED MORE PRIMARY RESEACH AND THAT THERE WAS NO MEANING BEHIND THIS PIECE, WHICH IS TRUE.. I GUESS I GOT A BIT CARRIED AWAY.. I STILL HAVNT GOT USED TO THIS WHOLE ART COLLEGE WAY OF THINKING..

COLLAGE

 I WENT BACK TO DOING SOME COLLAGE OF THE GRID PATTERNS THAT I DREW.. DOING THE COLLAGE IS ALMOST EASIER THAN DRAWING THEM BECAUSE DRAWING THEM IS SO TEDIOUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET EVERYTHING EXACTLY PERFECT OR IT LOOKS WRONG..
FOR THE COLLAGE I USED MAGAZINES THAT I HAVE PHOTOCOPIED AND USED DIFFERENT COLOURS TO TRY AND GET A 3D EFFECT..
I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER THAN IT WAS TO MAKE BUT IT WAS ALOT OF CUTTING AND STICKING.. REALLY GLAD IT IS FINISHED.. NOT DOING THIS AGAIN..EVER