Creative Project

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FINAL WORK FOLIO

“I wish I could go back in time.”

After considering the brief, I decided to link this module with what I am researching in Critical Practice, how art is used as therapy. This body of work was created based on using the process of making to help me begin to work through and deal with the loss of my grandparents’. I aimed to find a positive coping mechanism and the ability to focus on happy memories. To do this I continued to build on the idea I was working with last semester – the connections between grief and nostalgia. By creating work based on childhood photos, I was able to focus on these happy memories rather than my feelings of loss and sadness. By using ‘asemic’ writing as the main technique in my work, I was able to project my thoughts and feelings out in a way that would not truly reveal what I was thinking.

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Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation

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Refined Cyanotypes!

Really glad to have gotten six successful cyanotypes, the blue is so deep compared to other attempts! I used childhood photos, asemic writing along with sketches and textures from my sketchbook. I feel that the contrast between the layers’ subject matter is an effective way to link the nostalgia and a hint realisation. 

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Painting Timelapse - Sequence 01_1.mp4

MP4 File

Managed to make a time-lapse! I filmed myself painting this square of fabric.

I wanted to document the process of painting using the asemic writing technique as I feel that the actual process is the most important part of the paintings. This technique forms a devise that allows me to ask questions and consider my thoughts - it becomes a sort of coping mechanism. 

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Cy Twombly: Against Interpretation

(By Phway Aye) — Cy Twombly (1928–2011) was an American artist born out of the Abstract Expressionist, Dadaist, and Surrealist movements…

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‘Asemic’ Collages

I created these based on incorporating the childhood photos with the paintings. I used image transfers on fabric with wire I manipulated for the digital edits at the beginning of the module. The colours of each painting relate to the picture I used. The pictures feature important people in my family with me as a baby.

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My final painting. 

I painted this large scale piece using acrylic paint on fabric the ‘asemic’ writing technique. I found the whole process very soothing and think the end result is visually interesting. I decided to use a mixture of warm and cold colours because in my other work I found that there isn’t a mixture of both.

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“Snapshots”

To make these, I was inspired by the important people in my life. Each painting, which are 4x6 inches like the size of an average photo print out, is based on a significant different person in my life. I added their corresponding birthdays in the corner the same way you could get on digital cameras. I sewed them together to show the connections, it reminded me of a photo album.

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Another asemic writing painting duo!

I varnished these ones to see how it affected the colours and I feel they are deeper and more intense.

I tried to video myself working on these to show the process as I feel it's quite important seen as I am using it as a release/coping device but I knocked my water over and then I forgot to start filming again. Fail. Will try again with the next piece I attempt which I'd like to be on a much larger scale.

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This 3D installation work reminds me of the asemic writing technique I’ve been working with. Would definitely like to experiment with something like this.

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pink shells

18 x 24 acrylic and pastels on paper. 

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I found this working interesting by, Jenny Andrews Anderson. Was originally drawn in by the vibrant pink but found the detail intriguing.

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First attempt at painting some asemic writing! I really enjoyed this process and found it soothing - like I was getting all my thoughts out at once. I used acrylic paint and chalk pastels and they are an A4 size.

I'm going to try and film myself making more of these paintings to document the development and changes of the piece as the detail grows.

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“I had to explain my mental health issues to explain the art because they came actually hand in hand. For me, it helps me learn about the other personalities and get a feel and understanding of them and, you know, that’s the closest I’m going to get to them.”

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Accidental Collages

I piled up my acetate sheets used for cyanotype making to wash them for reuse and noticed that the way they all looked layered up was quite visually interesting. I like the way the ink is smudged and not perfect, it creates good textures.

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‘Asemic’ writing digital doodles

Using the drawing tools on my phone to experiment with different colours etc. Going to do some physical paintings based off of these

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Development Cyanotypes

These are some testers from my cyanotype series. I went with the idea of layering a childhood photo and sketches based on my gran and papa's house which I think worked out well. I also included a layer of 'asemic' writing which will help link it into my final set up.