Story Teller

Yet again I find myself talking about Tim Walker's photographs! I have just visited his exhibition at Somerset House and am completely drawn to the ethereal beauty of his fantastical images. Unfortunately I was unable to take photographs, but what I found interesting about the exhibition was the inclusion of his sets and props in the curation. The theatrical element of the images appeals to me, so these objects were exciting to see in the flesh. Finished off the day with cream tea at the Tate Modern and a trip to the gift shop where I could not resist these William Blake postcards. The Tate Britain is definitely on my to-do list, particularly the Pre-Raphaelite exhibition. (Sorry the picture quality is bad).

http://www.yatzer.com/story-teller-tim-walker-somerset-house-london

http://timwalkerphotography.com/

Risograph Print

This is my design for my Risograph Print. This project has required me to use Photoshop, which has tested me greatly! Nevertheless I have learnt so much! I am reasonably happy with the design as it stands in the mock ups, although dubious about how the colours will come out in the subsequent print, anyway, we shall see! Again I have continued to focus on the formation of opal in fossilised sea shells.

Edition

The latest project is exploring the wonderful world of Fact. This involved a trip to the Oxford Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum. Both amazing and inspiring collections, although completely overwhelming due to the sheer size of them. I wasn't happy with the sketches I made on location, so these images are drawn from photographs. I enjoyed observing the detail and capturing the range of colours in the specimens, and have decided to focus on Natural History for my print design.

In this post I have also included some of my development work focusing on the formation of opalised seashells.

Stacey Page

I love these embroidered photographs by Stacey Page.

http://www.moma.gr/portrait-photographs-with-fanciful-embroidery-by-stacey-page/

Final Outcomes

My five illustrations for Titanium by Primo Levi.

Perspective

I feel like I am taking an intensive drawing course for the Titanium project! Exploring the world of one, two and three point perspective. However it has left me craving colour and paint so I couldn't resist a painting...

Vortographs

I came across these photographs after watching the BBC's adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's Parades End. (The director had used a similar technique). The abstract photographs are created using mirrors. I love the ambiguous nature of the fractured images, particularly those not of people.

sources:

http://theartfulblog.com/tag/alvin-langdon-coburn/

http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/enthusiast/acquisitions/2005-2006/Coburn_zoom_e.jsp

Titanium

The story I have chosen to illustrate from Primo Levi's Periodic table is Titanium. It is about a man painting a kitchen white, he is interrupted by a little girl who is mesmerised by the whiteness of the paint. The man and the girl struggle to understand each other and in order to stop the little girl from touching the wet paint the man draws a chalk circle around her and instructs her to remain within it. The little girl believes strongly in the magic which imprisons her and much to the man's surprise she  doesn't leave the circle until he undoes the enchantment which surrounds her. 

It is a challenging story because it is so short, and bare in terms of imagery. Also unlike many of the stories in the collection, Levi omits any hints to the deeper and broader meanings or messages within the story, leaving it completely to the reader to decipher.

This is a small selection of my summer project. Observational drawings relating to the story. 

The Periodic Table, Primo Levi

An introductory project for Primo Levi's collection of short stories. These books are based on the story of Lead, focusing on Levis's use of language. Although I struggled, it was a really useful way analysing the text in greater detail.