Cubamania collage

after looking into various types of existing surrealism. i came across a collage technique which required you to cut up your existing image into either triangles or squares mix them up and randomly places them back down after shuffling. so initially i tried it out with one of my already existing images. cutting this one into square pieces. i then chose a different image and cut that one into triangles and pieced it together in the same way and immediately enjoyed the image more. i then began thinking of was to alter the method and make it more my own so i then put made individual 3d shapes and put them together to create a relief. 

Experimental work

these are some experimentation pieces i used to influence where my project will end up. 

this technique is called automatic drawing and basically you allow your subconscious mind to come through, forgetting about your conscious. this allows you to show your true emotions and thoughts through a simple line drawing because of this its good as a stress relieving exercise. artist have used this technique as a way of letting there emotions out before creating art work and some have even used it as final pieces. 

  

this is a piece i drew which started off with the can of pop at the bottom of the image. i basically expanded from there drawing whatever fitted and came to mind and then towards the end review the whole piece and gave it a meaning. i discovered this technique when reading about surrealism on wiki and it said to resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality. this got me thinking and gave me the idea to draw in this manor. whilst i was doing this it was almost as if i was back in maths class drawing random things because i was bored. 

concept art, the meaning behind it

its a form of illustration which is used in the early process of creating a item, object or character for a film, comic book, video game etc.
several quick sketches of the subject will lead to the desired design. the sketches are then narrowed down by adding detail to the better ones and then deciding from there which one is best. concept are is also used to show development to investors, directors and clients. once the development of the work is complete, advertising materials often resemble the concept art.

concept arts origin came around in the 1930s by businesses such as, disney and was used from then on in the automative design industry.

To be a concept artist requires you to visually design a item, character or area that doesn't exist yet. they may on be used for the preliminary art work or they may be part of the actual design team until the project comes to a close. whilst its key to have the skills of a fine artist, they must also be able to stick to strict deadlines in the capacity of say a graphic designer. creating a happy medium between two very opposing areas. to be a concept artist you can come from pretty much any background its the way they interpret an idea where the concept artists creativity comes in, as subject mater is not in their hands.

some obscure surrealism techniques

bulletism- shooting ink at a blank canvas.
calligamme- a text or poem is wrote and the words and letters make up a shape, particularly relating to the message of said text or poem.
decalcomania- a process of spreading thick paint on a  canvas or paper, whilst dry placing objects into the paint for example paper, foil, wire etc. then before the paint dies remove the object then the pattern made becomes the basis of the final piece. artists such as, max ernst were famous for this.
eclaboussure- where oil and water paints were laid down and then the water was added(splattered or flicked) after. the remaining paint is then sucked up to reveal random splatters.

cubamania (form a surrealism)

in this technique its where a piece of work is simply cut into squares and then either automatically or randomly placed disregarding the look of the overall image. i thought this would be interesting to try using portrait photography to see what sort of image came out. 

although the name it does imply cube only theres has been some triangular ones. 

an example of cubamania art 

automatic art (surrealism automatism)

this technique basically takes away the conscious self-censorship that comes through in other techniques (not a bad thing). which set the piece up to show emotions, thoughts etc. automatic drawing is the parallel to automatic writing which is also a good practise for an artist. allowing the subconscious to come out. 

at the start i was simply just pencil and paper drawing but its developed over time and now theres quite a few painting and even graphic drawings which were done through automatic drawing. 

to me this is a good exercise to draw out peoples raw emotions and show what they are truly feeling. 

an automatic drawing by andre masson

hockney photo montage

these are 3 hockney or hockney inspired photomontages. i like how theres a range of ones where the photo is created by many separate photos and a photo which is just cut up into multiple smaller ones. 

 in this one its almost as if he took 20 photos of the man moving capturing separate stages in the mans movement but in the same collage. 

using alcohol with acrylic paints

start off with a 50/50 mix of a acrylic and water. paint the first layer then add alcohol using the end of a paint brush. leave to dry! 

continue to add layers until you are happy with the end result.

salt and splatter technique

Start off with some thick stretched out paper. Cover the bottom lay with whatever colour you want add a fair amount of water to the acrylic so it becomes runny. Add a layer of salt then wait for the paint to dry. Scrape the salt off, leaving a layer of slight bumpiness and paint. then proceed to use the splatter and throw techniques explained in other post.

research into paint throwing techniques

 the lines going through the paint were created by a clean paint brush pressed in and flicked, this brings out the colours layered underneath. 

 the spiral was created by water down acrylic in a cup and simply spilled in a spiral formation around the canvas. its also been layered up so the different colours were poured inside the shape of the first spiral(more or less)

 these throws were created by using multiple techniques ranging from using a spraying device to get faint dots, a nozzle on a paint pot to get finer lines and a pint pot with out nozzle to get large, thick lines. 

 the faint lines were created by a paint brush with minimal paint on, creating faint rough lines over played by thicker lines with are very defined in comparison 

 this was done by painting with a clean brush over the splattered yellows, greens and blacks(dots) in a  curved motion. the blacks give it that bit of extra depth that makes it stand out even as a background or bottom layer of the painting. 

this is the start where half of the painting was splattered thickly with yellow and the other with red 

unit 6 ideas

I'm wanting to find a solution for the stressful life of being a student. giving them an alternate way of escaping their work but whilst still being creative.
for example painting outside, your emotions, thoughts

FMP intentions

The main focus in my FMP is to highlight the lifestyle of a level3 to foundation degree student. I'm going to do this by taking photographs of significant stages in students creative processes. My reason for doing this is to show how much thought, handwork and experimentation goes into even the early stages of a creative career.

technical:
id like to develop my photography skills in general but the main things are understanding more about what settings to use in certain situations, having a wider knowledge of compositional methods and even putting more thought into he photos i take.this is so that when i come to evaluate later it'll be a much quite and easier process.
Also I'd like to understand more about why people use black and white rather than fun colour and other photoshop techniques. Understand taking photos using film.

i wil, fight somebody with a GO PRO on my head.  i will choreograph the fight so my GO PRO will be safe.

website to reference composition- http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/3372/18-composition-rules-for-photos-that-shine/

FMP start-initial ideas

at the moment I'm wanting to gravitate away from the sports photography and towards the lifestyle photos. that much I'm aiming to just take lifestyle, landscape, travel and culture photos. I'm also going to think more in-depth into each photo as i go along and trying to pull out some subconscious thoughts and messages my photos say.