fmp day (3)

On day one I explained that I ran in a problems as I didn't want my print to look like unoriginal wallpaper. My earlier drawings of the iron casts and silverware from the V&A took me to a place I didn't want to be and I didn't know how to move on so I moved on to day two's stain glass window research. by the end of day 3 I have started to find a solution to my wallpaper problem. After advice from my teacher I we concluded collage work was the way forward. I should use the iron cast and silverware drawing to create a series of collages, trace and draw from these to develop a stylized pattern from each. Another suggestion was to look further into the word captured and use this to develop rigid and angular iron cast and silverware drawings. I was also told not to spend time working on intricate and time consuming drawings.

I made a start with the collages, I am surprised at how much these have helped. I have been inspired by the shapes and silhouettes created in the collages and will used this to inform my design work. my next step will be to do a series of illustrations from each collage and to trace of new patterns. 

I have developing the stained glass windows imagery and incorporating the crude 21 century. Stained glass windows were used to pay homage to saints, worship and tell stories. I want to tell the story of the brash teen pop culture era who pout and worship sex. I think this will be a stark contrast to the usual.   
Art and fashion have always gone hand in hand and it seems like it's come back around with the ss14 trends. Artists like Picasso and Matisse and Warhol have inspired many runway prints, they have been seen on Prada, Jean charles de castelbajac and Aquilano Rimando. I want to explore this idea as well as appliqué.

I also started to do roughs of ideas that have been floating about. For the next lesson I want to have completed 50 rough ideas for me to later develop. 

FMP day 2

By the end of day 2 I have made a start on exploring stained glass windows and established a colour scheme. I went to St. Botolph church in Liverpool street. I saw beautifully coloured windows and shrines. it was gold and shades of red, blue and yellow. I have decided on this particular picture being the starting point for a colour scheme.

I began to draw from and edit the stained glass windows I saw at the V&A and the church. Instead of drawing them how they are I have started to alter their faces to become the African stereotypes with dark skin, large lips and a large nose. It's rare to see black people on the windows and I want to play on this.

For the next lesson I need to have finished drawing from the windows so I can go back and work into them. I also need to gather up everything I have been working on to show a Tutor.   

FMP Day 1

Over the past few days I have been trying to do as much research as possible. Research is not my forte and I must say I find it a little difficult. On wednesday I went to the V&A museum, my main focus was to take note of the stained glass windows and metal iron work. It was a useful experience as I left with load of ideas. A comment my teacher made when I told her my themes struck me, she said stained glass windows are boring. I want to focus on the picturesque aspect and the colours of the stained glass windows and metal iron work. Whilst going around the V&A I noticed that the stained glass windows reminded me of appliqué. I feel I could do a lot with the idea.

I ran into concerns later on when drawing from the images. I don't want to draw from these objects and end up with work reminiscent of baroque wallpaper. I want to being it in to the 21st century and give it a modern twist. I am not a textiles student but i love print so I will focus on this. I have not yet rectified this problem. for now I will keep drawing using different mediums to see what i can come up with.

For tomorrow I want to have completed my page on stained glass windows in order for me to draw from them and work into them.