Gregs Art Blog

This unit has been a lot of fun, but it seems to have went by really quickly. When I started this unit, I almost regretted doing sculpture due to the amount of time it takes to create a finished piece. So I took the approach of making up smaller casting that would have the potential to lead to bigger things. These small experiments worked out really well I feel. I can definitely see potential in taking them further to larger more finished ideas. I feel pretty confident about this unit and I feel like I was able to plan out the whole unit fairly quickly. I managed to gather enough research to fuel my ideas and which inspired me to think differently. My knowledge of the materials I used has grown greatly too, I wish I did more with the liquid latex but I might have a chance to experiment more in the Final Major Project unit. If I was to do anything differently. It would be researching the materials more before diving in and wasting it. I'm speaking mainly about the alginate I use...

Salvador Dalí and Three Flying Cats  This Idea of the three cats flying through the air wasn't Salvador's first idea. He initially wanted to blow up a duck using Dynamite which sounds like a crazy idea and I don't think it would've been as successful as this one. It goes to show how Dali's mind works, this is what makes him so unique in the way he works. In a strange way, I would've liked to have seen his original idea, even though it would have unsettled me.  The amount of work put into this one image is pretty amazing. the amount of tries to get the image just right is admirable, especially in an age where digital editing doesn't exists. Looking at the behind the scenes photos was very interesting. You can make out the assistant holding up a chair and you can see the failed attempts at getting the cats to look right as they are thrown into the air.  The type of work that I do today would be almost impossible back then, unless I do it manually and p...

For this Unit we were to write out our own briefs. So I decided to go off of the layout of most of the briefs that we get on the course which I wrote out in my notebook. Ive decided to upload it onto here for easy access. This is what I came up with. Project Brief I am  going to create work related to the chosen theme - Me I will  be doing a series of drawings and experiments related to my Surrealist photography work. I will also be doing be researching relevant materials that are suitable for the type of sculptures I want to create. As well as referencing relevant artists I will then go on to do small conceptual sculptures of my ideas in order to get a solid idea of what I want to create, on a bigger more life like scale. The only thing I will struggle with is the time restraint. It takes a long time to plan and execute sculpture ideas. I'm hoping that if I keep my ideas small and realistic, I will overcome this obstacle. Week 1 and 2 I will be planing out ...

I wanted to make a post about my process of creating these strange and unusual images. This direction I took for my photography unit started after being given a theme for a homework assignment called reverie. I took this theme and interpreted it into into what you see here. Basically Im trying to bring my dreamlike ideas to life through my photography. I think about what would freak me out and what would create the most impact on other people A lot of my ideas start with a quick sketch, to try and visualize how I want the image to look. I dont usually give my images a title on purpose, I like the viewer to interpret my images in their own way. on of my images was chosen to feature on a poster for mental health. Its a non-profit organisation called One Step Borders. The image where I am taking off the mask, was made after my work was chosen to feature on the poster. So for that particular image with the mask, I tried to think more about what mental health means...

So Ive not had much experience with disposable cameras in the past but I know my parents used to use them a lot. I remember when I used to go to the beach with my family and they would be taking a handful of disposable camera's with them. So when I got myself a Kodak Fun-saver from amazon, I was excited to see how I'd get on with it. At first I almost felt like a caveman, trying to work out how best to use a camera that had no zoom or any way of checking the results of the pictures I take. In a way that made me very excited, as I waited with anticipation to have my collection of photographs sent to me. I did notice a few times that I would be getting strange looks while I was walking about with a disposable camera in my hand, this is probably because it is more common to see a mobile phone or DSLR type camera going about nowadays. Upon receiving my photographs, I was very surprised with the quality of some of the photos. I lot of the photos were very dark, I realized t...

Sunlight Sensitive material was a forerunner of modern photographic processes. this type of print which is also called cyanotype, dates back to 1842. it was popularized bu Anna Atkins, one of the first female photographers. Recently I had the chance to try out some light sensitive paper, which I bought a while ago. The process interests me, its almost like a science experiment and its so easy to do. All I have to do is place an object onto the paper while its in direct bright sunlight, then rinse it with cold water to reveal a rich blue print. The tricky part is keeping the paper out of the light while I'm working.  This first one was done by hold a feather against the paper while standing in view of the sun. This was my first attempt, which turned out okay but could've done with leaving it for longer. it was interesting to see the paper change so quickly, it only took about 3 minutes to achieve this images  This next one went okay but again some of it isn't a...