FIA3 – Art as Connection Printmaking & Mixed Media Surrealism & Steampunk
Lino Printing
Lino printing is the carving of a lino block and then adding ink to print onto fabric or paper. Ideas were drawn from brainstorming to create combinations of human features and machine. Repetition was used on prints to contrast patterns within the prints. Despite the composition and colours effectiveness, the texture of the bags were difficult to print on which resulted in a patchy print.
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Remote at Home Learning
Inspired by Brisbane Artist Elizabeth Winning, both beetroot and tomato sauce were used to print images. Repetition of shapes were used to create larger images. The beetroot juice, however, didn’t allow for emphasis due to the dilution of the colour. Additionally, the fabric used to print didn’t absorb the beetroot and tomato sauce well. To improve this, paper could have been used.
Gel Printing
The following Gel printings were made using a gel block, with acrylic paint and objects to create negative space when printed. The pieces made was not well balanced, meaning that they instead could be used as backgrounds for other resolved work. The works were inspired by organic materials, with large amount of repeated patterns made with textural objects. The background work was inspired by Peter Booth’s surrealist combination of landscapes of buildings.
Mono Printi ng The monoprints were
inspired by James Gleeson’s morphed human anatomy, and steampunk objects. Balance and variety were used when composing the pieces, combining larger and smaller illustrations from planning. Monoprints are made by rolling ink onto a Perspex plate with printed images and illustrations. This was then rolled through a printing press with damp water, to pick up the ink and images
Cyanotype sThe Cyanotype image
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was created by exposing photo sensitive emulsion paper to sunlight with collections of textural objects. A combination of both organic and industrial objects were used, however, the space and form of these are nondifferential due to the process. This artwork could be used as a background image for another resolved work because of this.
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Self reflection activities
The self reflection activities were made by reflecting on words, styles, animals, and other objects. These artworks were created using photos and drawings culminated on Procreate. Drawings of these works were done to abstract the photo. Rhythm was used in the works to create similar and contrasting parts of the work. The reflection of self was inspired by artists such as Peter Booth’s reflection of his own experiences
Surrealism and Steampunk notetaking
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Surrealis m and Steampunk compariso n
Contemporary Artists – case studies
Historical Artist – case study
All of the case study artists were used to inspired all of the mix media works. James Gleeson’s use of human anatomy and experimental use of these were considered, especially in creating mono prints and lino prints. Peter Booth’s industrial dreamscapes and morphing of human and machine heavily influenced the Gel prints created and the monoprints. Additionally, Elizabeth Willing’s work with food objects inspired the Remote at Home Learning pieces which involved the printing, using food liquids as ink, and and solid food as printing objects.
Brainstormin g for Mono Prints
The Brainstorming for Mono prints was inspired by steampunk objects and James Gleeson’s use of human anatomy. The combination of these was manipulated using space, and balance to create a cohesive idea for a piece. Drawings within the brainstorms were used in final works as images.
Brainstormin g for Mono Prints continued
Brainstormin g for Lino Prints
The Brainstorming for Lino prints was inspired by steampunk objects and James Gleeson’s use of human anatomy. The initial design incorporated elements for repetition and a consideration of both positive and negative space. The second design was an expansion of the first print, as was designed to be repeated or be a singular print.