Chris Ofili goes on to say ““Often in the end a finished painting would be constructed from lots of other paintings underneath, I tried to think of a way of working where all of those layers could coexist without cancelling each other out. All of what comes before is just as important as the statement on top” (Ofili, 2009, cited in Tate, no date) that even though there are different elements, materials, textures and contrasts they all must work and coexist together to create something whole and that works well within the piece itself.
This quote relates to work because during the piece called Lionel I found that I had to update myself to the painting adding different layer on layer and changing my decisions throughout the progress in order to get to the finish piece, these changes were good because it made the piece more vibrant and less messy.
This piece went through a series of changes, with a blue kind of like cloud background done with a sponge it gave off a soft and flow effect but it became difficult for the image done by black dots to come through. I decided to put brush strokes over and within the dots so the image of the lion was more bold and solid it also gave the piece another texture and contrast but I feel that from now on if I was to add a background to a piece, I should dot the image and then do the background around it making it not as messy and crowded but flows to create one polka dot piece.
After looking at tattoo images I chose to just look at images that I like and really focus on the pattern and decorative line and go in to depth on the different kinds of patterns and shaping that can bring forward my work and make it even better.
Kusama goes on to say “The space is without composition – without beginning or end but it is a sculptural object, a room environment that project characterises an attempt of creating a new world” (Kusama, 2012, pg188) Kusama wanted to create a piece that never ends or starts, in way there’s almost another world being created and also it gives the viewer different emotions of being amazed and confused at the same time because of the dots she creates and context within itself.
This quote relates to my work because the is just as important as the image within the space that is why I do not over crowd my work and why the backgrounds are always simple patterns, such as a simple bold, single colour background, swirls or sponge blobs of coloured paint which adds character and a personal connection to the piece and space in which it is in, a never ending cycle of pattern, dots and decoration within the contrast and the story telling of both expressing emotions of being confused and being wondered at the same time.
String art is a arrangement of nails on a piece of wood board and string is wavered through a grid of nails to create a pattern and decorative image or design of your choosing.String is not the only material that can be used such as, thread and wire but they all kind of resemble sails on a flag.
I found that using the nails to create an image such as the elephant shown above gave it a hard and bold statement similar to that of Chris Ofili and his elephant dung stating that the world is not easy and you must hammer and nail yourself to go on each and every day it also gave the piece an abstract feel to the piece so I thought this will be another link and an extension to my nail pieces as well as looking at a different area all together and by doing it on a larger (A3 scale) made the image stand out and really let my viewers see the nails from all angles. Placing the string between the nails were quite difficult but after tying the string on I got to go crazy and wild on the direction in which the pattern and the string went but maintaining the image of the elephant was the focus of the piece so I cut the string into sections instead of a continue line because it would look all messy and it didn’t flow the way I wanted it to so cutting it to sections was not only easier on myself but it worked overall better.
Artists related to String Art are Lenore Tawney, David Wojnarowicz and Kazuko Miyamoto.
Body Marbling is very popular at festivals by simply dipping your arm or other limbs into a barrel of paint that transfers the pattern onto the skin and can easily be washed.
The dip – dye consist of Guar Gum mixed in water, Mordant solution is added but optional known as Alum is used to thick up the solution. Colourant is then added such as the paint with high pigment or even fluorescent after dipping wash in clean water to take left over paint off and finally leave to dry, it will stay on for 8 – 10 hours. You are ready to party!!
Body marbling can not only be transferred onto the body but many other things, such as clothing, shoes and even hats.
I hope to experiment with body marbling myself and hope to add another element and maybe a performance within my work.
See website : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arerNtH8awc
