For my final experiment I wanted to attempt an illustration which I felt summed up what I thought an indeterminate image looks like visually as opposed to verbally. The rules were therefore to capture what I consider an indeterminate image is through the painting itself. It was about making an illustration of what I mean… Continue reading Experiment Ten – depicting constrained depiction or visual indeterminacy
Month: July 2021
Experiment Nine – combining digital & traditional
For this experiment I decided to use a range of processes gleaned from previous experiments as well as both traditional and digital drawing/painting methods. So the rule was somehow combining the processes and examine if a sufficient outcome can be made. Method – (starting point) a continual contour drawing of myself to free the movement… Continue reading Experiment Nine – combining digital & traditional
Experiment Eight – contour lines and colour
Having acted as the pencil, I wanted to return to a simple stylus and iPad but I wanted to ensure my brain didn’t overthink what i was doing. Therefore the rules were to not allow too much time to think, to draw without looking at the paper and then swiftly apply layers and strip back.… Continue reading Experiment Eight – contour lines and colour
Experiment Seven – artist as the pencil
There is now what is called Strava art whereby cyclist and runners plan their route very specifically in order to create the shape of a recognisable object or a face using their GPS. It stands for global positioning system, a satellite network used to locate vehicles and people. I didn’t want to be in control… Continue reading Experiment Seven – artist as the pencil
Experiment Six – shorthand, the secret language
Moving away from forces, I thought I would just use a drawing implement and a substrate, in this case it was a digital one. Having identified the letter ‘A’ in the precious experiment as Art in my own shorthand language, I thought I would pursue this further. So the rules for experiment six were to… Continue reading Experiment Six – shorthand, the secret language
Experiment Five – hairdryer and paint
Having worked on a larger scale for the previous two experiments, I decided to work with a small substrate for this one. I wanted to still have an element of surprise with the end result, whilst having some control. So the rules for this experiment were to use the power of air to move paint… Continue reading Experiment Five – hairdryer and paint
Experiment Four – water balloons & food colouring
Having drawn marks with the remote control car, which at times felt wild and unmanageable, I thought I would maintain that sense of unpredictability in this experiment, whilst attempting to have some control by using hands to throw the water balloons. So the rules were simply this – using hands to throw objects at paper… Continue reading Experiment Four – water balloons & food colouring
Experiment Three – remote control car drawing
With this experiment, also involving a force, (ie a car dragging a pen across paper), I wanted to see what the end result would be using a remote control car that not only went backwards and forwards but flipped upside down too. The rules I set were only allowing marks to be made using an… Continue reading Experiment Three – remote control car drawing
Experiment Two – dropping ink
This second experiment involved using the force of gravity to produce marks by dropping ink from a height and following through with spraying and blowing. Again, it was a playful way of making marks using natural forces which were out of human control and therefore the results were unpredictable. In this experiment, I also explored… Continue reading Experiment Two – dropping ink