Prophets and Poets
Drawing and Media
Communicating Creatively
Chose to pursue the observational drawings of trainers in this context. I find the larger composite image more satisfying. It is less clumsy and fussy in execution than the smaller piece and I feel that it also benefits from the direction that I injected into it by making it a commentary piece. It has more interest. Essentially it is a work constructed from a number of mini experiments, some more successful than others.
Drawing and Media
Communicating Creatively
Chose to pursue the observational drawings of trainers in this context. I find the larger composite image more satisfying. It is less clumsy and fussy in execution than the smaller piece and I feel that it also benefits from the direction that I injected into it by making it a commentary piece. It has more interest. Essentially it is a work constructed from a number of mini experiments, some more successful than others.
Rather like the digitally collaged pieces attempted earlier, I discovered just how difficult it is to produce a delicately layered and coherent composition. One strategy that I might adopt to develop this skill is to follow processes outlined by books such as the 'Collage Sourcebook' - artists outline the processes they go through in order to achieve particular effects. Certainly my attempts seem to lack sophistication.
Exploration has offered up the potential of some effects e.g. sgraffito and masking fluid, but exploration in itself doesn't always signpost ways to effective and coherent usage. I don't feel that understanding the media has in this instance indicated the possibilities sufficiently enough - certainly not for sophisticated usage. Perhaps this a situation where learning is further enhanced via demonstration.
In terms of abstracting the key elements of an object whilst still retaining overall recognition, I feel that I am able to achieve this but it doesn't necessarily lead to a creative illustrative image - well, certainly not one of the type that I evisaged at the outset. Once again I think this comes back to developing a deeper understanding of techniques and how they can be orchestrated to achieve a desired effect. I think that emulation might need to come before creation here.
