Sunday, 12 February 2012

Statement.

This selection of my work consists of pieces dating back to when I took my A-levels up to recent pieces of work; only a few months old, that I have produced during my time on an art foundation course in Liverpool. I have chosen these (quite contrasting) pieces to show the development of my work and the progression of my own skills over the course of 3 years, from moving away from one set way of working, to straying from a media that feels comfortable to draw with, to experimenting with a variety of materials to see what outcome that may lead to.
I believe that over the past few months I have benefitted greatly as an artist as not only have I opened up to a new way of thinking about using other techniques and materials but I have also discovered hidden talents when using them that I had not known I had possessed nor did I think I was capable of producing work of a certain quality with them.
I am interested in this course because I understand that there is always room for improvement and I want to develop my knowledge of Fine Art and my skills to the best of my ability in higher education so that I can excel in an artistic career of my choosing in the working world. I am also interested in a course here as I have visited Manchester on various occasions and found the city to be a place beneficial in drawing inspiration from, from the vibrancy of student life to the assortment of differing buildings to the various galleries dotted about the city that I would visit to research artists that I have yet to discover.

The Body project. Sue-Lee in acrylic, gouache and semi-dry watercolour paints. Variety of colours layered over one another to make a skin tone colour.

The Body project. Sue-Lee in acrylic paints. Dry brush. Sickly blue, green and purple colours used on the skin to give the figure a cold appearance, inspired by the way in which Lucian Freud painted life models.

The Body project. Sue-Lee in acrylic paints. Strange colours and harsh paint strokes used to express the feeling of angst in the figure.

Narrative project. Red riding hood painting. "Destroyed" with glue and ink to show the changes to the origional tale over time.

Portrait project. Self portrait drawn on top of scanned Merseytravel trio card.

Life Drawing session. Arthur in watered down indian ink.

Life Drawing session. Arthur in indian ink, painted with an angled brush to show the angular contours of the male figure.

Life Drawing session. Arthur in red and black indian ink on top of running water from squirt bottle.

Life Drawing session. Arthur in teared paper to show where light has hit the figure.

Life Drawing session. Arthur in graphite and pencil.

A-Level Coursework. Shawn Barber inspired piece in watercolour pencils and biro.



A-Level Coursework. Chuck Close artist copy of "Mark" in watercolour pencils.