---Material and Medium: cello tape, tray of water, scissors,
picture and sponge
Inspired by Ansel
Easton Adams, I took pictures of buildings in America in different perspectives
like he did and turned some of the pictures into black and white in the same
photographer’s style. I wanted to experiment with his style in my sketchbook
and do something different with the picture instead of photo shopping it.
First, I used cello-tape and made sure the whole page was covered in it.
Secondly, I cut the sides of the paper to remove the long pieces of cello-tape
as they were not needed any longer. I then used the sponge to scrape the back
of the paper leaving nothing but the cello-tape. Before I scraped the back of
the paper, I transferred the picture unto the cello-tape. Afterwards, I
carefully placed that over another black and white picture making the building
look as if it is part of the picture.
Ansel Easton Adams only focuses on black and
white photographs so I decided to do the same but instead add another picture over
the first picture. I thought this looks interesting as the cello-tape makes the
building have a strong and eye-catching colour- it seems to glow. It was hard
placing the cello-tape, at first, unto the piece of paper as some of the
buildings had trees beneath; therefore I chose to put the buildings where the
trees were. When doing this it made me feel like I was creating another city.
Adding more buildings made the skyline look more interesting as there are more
buildings and so it looks like a real city. What I would do differently is stick
with using Michael’s idea for abstract but instead put the abstract behind the
image and sees the result.
---Material and
Medium: the same as previous with acrylic and PVA
First I added PVA
and blue acrylic and then mixed them together trying to create a sky. I did not
really care about it looking like clouds as I was using PVA and could not control
where I wanted the paint clouds to go. I had to wait for a day for this unfinished
piece to dry before applying the transfer technique over the piece. Finally I
was able to add the transfer technique but I was surprised when seeing the
outcome.
I think this went
well because when seeing this in the sketchbook up-close you are able to see
the building within the abstract which was really interesting and unique. The
skyline of the buildings was not visible which I also thought was good as I
endeavoured for the abstract to represent the sky and the building creating
that skyline within itself. I believe the acrylic paint I used was too dark to
see through the transfer technique so to improve this, next time I would change
the way I add the paint by adding less paint and therefore reducing the texture
and darkness of the paint too. The picture was also a problem because there
were too many buildings which made it preoccupied with the abstract behind.
Reflecting on what
I wanted to improve on in my previous experiment I added less of the blue paint
and more of the PVA making it have a liquid look. You can see the brush marks
in the abstract that make it look like waves. When I finished this piece, I added
the transfer technique unto the background. I thought this really was
successful because the skyline of the building is clear and visible making the
abstract look like the sky but darker. I mostly like how some of the building
is fading away within the abstract relating to my scientific research about our
memory not being clear in our mind and how we forget some of the simplistic
memories. I enjoyed the way emotion was shown mainly through shapes and colour as
many theories could be depicted.
This abstract is
different to all my other experiment because I only use the colour blue and
paint the half of the page. After doing research about mental imagery, I
decided to make the building fade into the abstract as if half of the building
is lost but at the same time I wanted to keep the skyline because the outline
(skyline) of the building was clear and could still be seen. I think the
outcome was successful because of the image I chose for my transfer technique
as the building is tall and the only building creating the main skyline. I like
this piece because it coincides with my research about mental imagery so
therefore visibly seeing this makes it interesting -as it looks like a partially
forgotten image. It was also a success because of the lines the building
created in the abstract connecting with the way I see the outline or skyline of
the building than the whole structure.
Instead of going
through the same phase in creating the blue abstract, I put two pages against
each other and took them apart again whilst seeing the result of the paint transferred
onto the other blank page. When doing this, I realised not all of the paint
went onto the page but it still looked interesting as it reminded me of the stencil
I did in my other experiment. After using the cello-tape transfer technique I
thought it looked too simple so I decided to add segments of scraped pieces of
paper underneath the page which made the transfer technique become livelier in
my opinion. It was interesting to look at because the tissue made the cello-tape
rumpled erasing some of the picture from the cello tape which nicely connected
to mental imagery. In my opinion, I prefer having the building straight than in
a lower perspective because it removes the realism of a skyline. For my next
experiment I am going to try getting the whole of New York City taken from a
far distance and see the difference.
I used the same
technique for the abstract and the transfer technique and thought this looked interesting.
The reason it looks interesting is because the paint is clearly seen behind the
image making some of the buildings look hidden. In addition, the fact that the
building is taken from a far perspective made it seem to me like the memory is
escaping my mind (connecting with mental imaginary). What I liked; was the fact
that the abstract symbolised the sky, the skyline of the buildings were clear
even though the buildings were far away. Some of the images, for example the
river, which has some colour gone or erased from it. Also, the mark of the
abstract looking liquid resembles the river which I thought was smart. Overall
the experiment was successful because the image was black and white following
Ansel Easton Adams’ style, but in comparison, at the same time one colour was
added behind the image as if the picture is brought back to life.
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