It is good to prepare for this exercise just at the time of Rupert Bear turning 100 ! Here is the detail from the BBC webpage November 2020:- A little bear is celebrating a very big birthday: Rupert has turned 100. To commemorate the milestone, the anthropomorphic adventurer has been honoured by the Royal MailContinue reading “Exercise: Working for children”
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Where Art and Science meet
It is wonderful where art and science work together. I particularly find this exciting reading where scientists have been inspired by Japanese origami to solve the problem of creating moving parts for micro-robots to help in medicine. This caught my eye as I had looked at the work of illustrator Sara Paglia so the paperContinue reading “Where Art and Science meet”
Consolidation of coursework
5th September 2020. This weekend is an opportunity in between completing Assignment Four and before progressing to part five, to revisit and consolidate previous coursework. Starting with the 1950’s referencing, I am researching material and hope to meet the expectations of the exercise in an improved response. Watching a TV documentary about the 1950s ,Continue reading “Consolidation of coursework”
Assignment three: A poster
This time it feels different approaching Assignment three, than for the previous assignment. I feel more prepared and ready to respond to the brief which is to design an illustration for a music event. There is a choice of events and I am choosing “A Jazz evening”. I can recall a brilliant Jazz evening atContinue reading “Assignment three: A poster”
Exercise: Making a mock-up
This exercise is creating a mock-up for a book cover and I am really looking forward to this process. The chosen book is “The Travelling Cat Chronicles” by Hiro Arikawa. It is a birthday present I received and I still have the pleasure of looking forward to reading it. This is the front cover:- ThisContinue reading “Exercise: Making a mock-up”
Exercise: Abstract Illustration
In preparation of this exercise it is good to research the work of abstract artist of Frieda Hughes. Her book “Alternative Values” is a study of her history and childhood in a series of abstract paintings and poems. Freda Hughes was born in London in 1960 and grew up in Devon. She wrote and paintedContinue reading “Exercise: Abstract Illustration”
Exercise: visual metaphors
Following the guidance and searching through articles here are some well known symbols and visual metaphors that are easily recognisable:- This was designed by an Art and Design student in April 1970 as a sponsored contest for the first Earth Day. I thought I would start with this symbol as Earth Day 2020 is celebratedContinue reading “Exercise: visual metaphors”
Exercise: Using black and white
The aim is to produce a line visual around one of these words:- Sea Extra-ordinary Building Journey Leafing through photograph albums seems a good place to start and here there is a photograph taken from a holiday near Penmaenmawr, Wales. Working from this photograph to produce the line visual will be a good way toContinue reading “Exercise: Using black and white”
Exercise: Exploring drawing and painting
To start this exercise there feels a need for some inspiration in finding a subject matter. This comes from David Hockney as he “shares exclusive art from Normandy, as a respite from the news “. “In a BBC exclusive at the beginning of April 2020 he shares 10 of his most recent images (including oneContinue reading “Exercise: Exploring drawing and painting”
Exercise: Using reference
This exercise involves collecting as much reference as can be found for the 1950’s. This is taking some research and whilst I am doing this I am also starting on other exercises for this course Here is a short review typed out on A4 of the 1950’s from a visual perspective:- And a photos ofContinue reading “Exercise: Using reference”
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