HOW TO BECOME MORE ‘FINE-ART’?

After having a reflective tutorial with Johnathon about my feedback again today, we mainly discussed the idea of my work becoming more fine-art, and how I can have a conceptual element running through all of it. This is currently something I am struggling with, aesthetically I am confident in what I am doing, I have a strong vision of colours, compositions, patterns and textures I want to use, but then I ask myself what is it about?.

I would like to incorporate my social statistics, women’s rights and general political interests into these aesthetic pieces, its just spending time to figure out a way to combine what feels like two separated interests.

I will have a few pieces which are purely aesthetically based as I do just love the visual imagery of them on their own, purely for the colours, shapes and textures involved. I will always predominantly be a visual artist. I am feeling quite stumped at this moment in time, as I am feeling less conceptually inspired than ever, and seeing more and more excitement and light from plants and shape formations. Which isn’t ideal for a fine art final degree show module. Within my dissertation I am very socially motivated and that is going really well and I feel happy and confident within my writing, however physically with my practical my mind is else where. All I can think about is pattern designs, fabric prints and colour palettes. I will have another tutorial next week to try and discuss this further.

I don’t want to create work which feels forced, but I want to meet all of the Module requirements?

NEARLY READY FOR THE ART FAIR!

DECOUPAGE

NEW BANNER FOR MY ART PAGE.

This is the new banner for my art page. It is a painting underneath all of the chaos! It started off as just exploring the existing shapes in the painting and just enjoying bringing them out, and developing them further. Highlighting ones which had been dampened, then as it developed I was playing around with boarders and then had the idea that this would be a really beautiful background for a new banner or display icon for my art page.

(Abbie Easeys Art) – FACEBOOK.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

I’ve been thinking about developing a series of people? which can become familiar, and reused in certain situations. Here is a little person in a Beret wrapped up for winter! He has a certain french Art-Deco feel to him, I have been inspired by Edward Burra, I have a post card of his painting ‘The snack bar’ in my studio space, and each day I look at it and just think I love those faces! I love the ridiculously long eyelashes, and extenuated nose. So beautiful, the imperfections and unrealistic features are exactly what I embrace! my drawings are based upon the pure fact none of these people are physically proportional, making them technically mystical. The elements of magic and mystery are becoming more and more apparent in my work. I really enjoyed creating a character and then having him move from drawing to drawing. It felt contained! in a good way.

CHRISTMAS CARD SELECTION! YAY.

Here are the five definite designs I have so far, I am thinking a couple more maybe three more designs and then ill be ready for our Christmas fair.. and Christmas! so exciting! cant wait to experiment and print a few to see how they print out.

GEE VAUCHER

“Introspective is Gee Vaucher’s first major institutional show in the UK, and spans the artist’s career of more than forty years. It charts Vaucher’s journey from local activity to international ambition, from domestic concerns to world politics, and from healing the planet to healing the mind. Including collage, photography, photo montage, painting, sculpture, film, performance, typography, sound and installation, the imagery she creates ranges from the absurd and often comical to the harrowing. Her message spans the political and the personal, the environmental and the humanitarian.”

This exhibition was full on! there was so much work, and it was all really really varied, it showed how skilled, intelligent and interesting this lady is! I loved her political work, it was so strong, and so relate able. It got the message across with 0 words, that’s when you know power has been achieved! When no text is required to aid your message.

HEHE.

Another little Christmas card design! I actually don’t mind carol singers, but some do go on a bit! I thought this design was quite funny, and many people have been enjoying it! I think I will definitely be printing this one!