Continuous Blind Drawing Using Wire

CONTINOUS BLIND WIRE DRAWING 



First of all, I completed a series of 30 second blind drawings using a fine liner, of a few people in my class. Then, I picked one that had the most interesting and a bigger range of lines and attempted to make it out of wire. This was very tricky as I do not have a huge experience with wire and had to adapt to a new way of thinking. Although what I came out with was not exactly identical to the drawing in my journal, I was pleased with my first attempt and it is very original and intriguing. From this, I completed an A3 page in my sketchbook of continuous blind drawings of people in my class, using different media such as, fine liner, ink, pencil, biro and pastel.
Personally, I enjoyed doing these drawings because it allows a new way of thinking without using your normal senses as you cannot look at the page. The lines are gestural and expressive as they are free-flowing giving a dynamic composition. The drawings do not focus directly on proportion or scale however just what you see transferred onto a page, the layers of lines also give depth to the drawings.

FINTAN WHELAN- Contemporary artist

Fintan Whelan experiments with oils, varnishes and pigments, leaving an interesting and unique blend of colours and effects on a canvas. I like Whelan's work because it is experimental and focuses the art on colours and the scientific aspects within art and media, he takes a risk with work, within that he is un-aware of the outcomes of the media he uses. This is an interesting and unique way of producing art as apposed to focusing on individual details and proportions. It takes away from that, and I believe this leaves an expressive and dynamic composition with gestural lines and range of techniques. The meaning of the art is unclear and may even be non-existent however, that is open to discussion and therefore, uses an implied line within the fact that the viewer has to figure out for themselves the start and end to the piece.

BANKSY- Stencil Artist

 


Banksy is my favourite stencil artist as like Sam Geer, Banksy bases his art around issues within the world and our society. However, his approach is entirely different. It's ironic. His art is always on a wall or side of a building, never on a piece of paper which I think is the best part of his work because  not only does the basis of the individual pieces supply an effective and interesting back ground which emphasizes the foreground, but also the street art links well with the context of the art. In allot of his art there is use of chiaroscuro tone; a black or black and white painted or stencilled person or animal contrasted with a coloured aspect stencilled part of the piece which draws focus into different parts of the piece. The focus is not always clear nor the direct meaning, it;s thought provoking and leaves both an expressionist and iconic composition behind with it.

SAM GEER- Sculpture Artist

Shopping Cart, 2007

Sam Geer is an influential sculpture artist for me, because he takes everyday objects which have their own individual meanings and gives it a new meaning which is not always obvious or clear at first but can be open to interpretation. This makes me appreciate his work even more as I believe that art should be like this because people relate and interpret art differently depending on themselves, they way they approach things and depending of their situations, art should make room for more than one story, in my opinion. Another reason I like Geer's work is because his art shows flaws and problems within everyday life. For example, in this particular piece 'Shopping Cart, 2007', the shopping cart is presented a monster with huge teeth. I can infer from this that the monstrous shopping cart portrays the issues related to mass consumption of food and products and the greed created in society from the need of always wanting more. This creates a deep mood and expressionist composition towards the piece, relating to the audience and allowing room for debates and discussions related to the issues. The squashed metal also creates a contrast of vertical lines with curvilinear lines allowing the art to appear changing and interesting for the viewer. The use of the bold pink colour for the face and teeth of the monster draws the focus to the issue which is, the monster within the shopping cart. Futhermore, the art is abstract with an aggressive technique, whilst still leaving room for an appealing and fun aspect about it.