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As a form of warming up, I decided to take my hand (pun intended) at doing some observational drawings of my hands and feet. I found that my main struggle with these was remembering that I was in fact drawing my own hands, so mustn't move them. Although, it can be seen for some of the smaller sketches that I disassociated and moved my limbs.  Strange Perspective made drawing my foot harder Favourite - most successful foot drawing Nail on the tumblebug was too large Perspective distorted the thumb Underside - quite an effective drawing, wrong colour choice though Emotive - this pose hurt, and I was left with deep scratches from my nails Moved my hand Moved my hand Moved my hand I found that using colours that I did not associate with my skin colour was very effective. Also not using charcoal or pencil was a relief as the use of coloured pencils allowed me to get definitive lines that I could not erase easily, thus forcing me to strai...

This smaller sample of textural works was created to influence myself regarding a commission. I used influences of Massive Attack and Keith Haring for the colours and markings that I used. Keith Haring's work is cartoonish and colourful, which led to many of my vibrant experiments, and Massive Attacks works experiment with contrast and negatives.  I found it fun to experiment with and have ended up using many of these markings in my planning for my final works as opposed to those used in my original Texture Book.  Massive Attack imagery Keith Haring imagery Collection of markings seen in M.A's work Adapting markings from M.A Taking visual stimulus and adapting markings M.A imagery and markings used to elaborate the smaller design My own markings used as an influence Combining previous markings to create patterns that I liked Exploring spray paint layering with oil pastel.

Whilst my processes are fairly easy to understand, the use of quotations have been pulled and torn from various pages of William Shakespeares 'The Tempest'. His final play and final known piece of work seems relevant to link to my own final major, alongside with my personal adoration for the piece. A variety of mediums have been used, which include :  - Hot glue - Tissue paper - Gutterman thread (of various widths) - White biro - Faber Castell Polychromos - Daler Rowney Watercolour - Tape - Star stickers (yes I'm like a 5 year old) - Canvas - Origami paper - Charcoal - Black Sharpie - Black biro - Text (The Tempest) - White paint marker Beats, as of flesh and blood; I fear a madness held me. This must crave - whose throats had hanging In this last tempest, I drink the air before me. I perceive these lords, As when they are fresh. The devil speaks in him. Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose. Or ere your pu...

Restoring the Rothko After having a large interest in art restoration, and it being an influence over the work I am creating for my final major, I decided to take a look at the first time I heard of graffiti.  This is the key vandalised piece of artwork that I can recall from memory as seeing on the news in 2012-2014, and it has stuck with me since. For quite a while, I thought that all graffiti artists were like this, and despised the thought of it. Of course, I have now been able to research and develop my own spray painting technique and discover artists that respect others work; as it should be.   As can be seen above, the bottom corner of the Rothko was vandalised. Whilst this is very bad in terms of a conservators work (because Rothko's works are not glossed due to the impasto on the pieces), it is quite useful for mine. I wish to take this element of graffiti and combine it with my own oil paintings to present something that most art critics dislike, t...

King Lear Themes in King Lear There were various themes and motifs in King Lear which can be explored in essays. I have put some small examples by each of the smaller titles. Blindness  - Relation to King Lear and Gloucester with both their physical and metaphorical blindness. Nothingness  - Relation greatly to the characters with the referral to "nothing". Cordelia, Lear and The Fool. The Fool uses the word "nothing" often in forms of humor to ridicule the king, but he is also trying to give serious advice to Lear who has reduced his possessions to "nothing" by giving away his land, and thus his title. Nature  - the influences of the storm over Lear, and his relations with the 'gods' Madness  - King Lear's suffering "let me not be mad" Suffering  - a key element of Tragedy as discussed by Kastan, " Tragedy, for Shakespeare, is the genre of uncompensated suffering " and its presence is brought upon many charact...

The Tempest - William Shakespeare John William Waterhouse : Miranda With The Tempest being one of my favourite plays ever written, I felt it fitting to include this piece. The story is that of hardship and plotting for many of the main characters. After Prospero was banished to a remote island and his titles were stripped from him, he sought a way for his daughter to seduce the kings son. In shakespearian style, this works. The reoccurring imagery in the play is that on fantasy, with references to witches, nymphs and wizards controlling the earth and also others' fate in the play. " Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack ...

Historical Influences Reasoning as to my inclusion of the Forum of Augustus and knowledge of Caligula's flamboyant lifestyle, resonates around my research of Academicism, Romanticism and Neoclassicism. The forum of Augustus  There were various political influences on the strategic location of the ‘Forum of Augustus’ by placing it next to the temples ‘Divine Julius’; his adoptive and deified father, shows how closely the two were. By creating his forum here, he exploits this relationship to better himself on the side of the gods and in the eyes of the citizens and the senate. His ability to manipulate people for the creation of a prestigious building states his influence and solidarity as an Emperor of Rome. The layout of such a temple also shows its political importance. Displaying full / busts of such great men, including those of gods and other leaders / emperors of Rome, signifies Augustus’ boasting of his own status. This is as of his depiction of himself with his ...

Art Movements  Academic art is a style of artwork that was produced under the influence of European Academies of the arts. Specifically the academic arts and artists were influenced by the French Académie des Beaux-Arts, which practiced under the movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism. The movements were merged, in order to create a more cohesive art style. (above : rape of the sabine women, Pietro da Cortona, 1627–1629 : 752BC) Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts; literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece & Ancient Rome. From studying these periods of time, I can emphasise the importance of the ancient worlds artistic influences over the globe. Many artefacts from both Rome and Greece have been located over the entirety of what belonged to their empires. Not a corner was unmarked by the Caesars aqueducts, statues and pillars duri...