The PE task asks you to write between 450-500 words in a blog post that evaluate your experience of engaging with research in relation to audience and context.Please label your post ‘PE Task 2’
You are asked to look back over references you have gathered during the Sampling unit and select 3 key images that helped you to think about potential context for your work. In each case we would like to see your reference image placed on the page alongside an image of your own work so that you can discuss the relationship between them.
You are asked to look back over references you have gathered during the Sampling unit and select 3 key images that helped you to think about potential context for your work. In each case we would like to see your reference image placed on the page alongside an image of your own work so that you can discuss the relationship between them.
I enjoyed the brief of sampling and engaged well with the theme of data after researching and visiting MOSI. After looking at a range of artists that Sally introduced us to in our lecture I was really interested in Trisha Brown's work and how her art revolved around movement and dance, I was also interested in Karina Thompson's work due to the recordings of heartbeat and human movement of foot and transitions.
This led me to start thinking about how to look into the theme of data in depth; I started thinking into human movement by foot and busy lively places which are always inhabited. As I live near London I started to think about the London underground and the comparison between the tube lines and movement between destinations. When researching I looked at all the different areas around London, and from my own experience thought about the busiest stops that I have witnessed when being on the tube. The underground maps influenced my colour scheme, and I extracted the colours that felt most relevant to my artist research & drawings; white, green, yellow, black, red.
At first when weaving I found it harder to engage with the task and link my drawings to my practical work as I felt the warps on the looms dominated structure and shape, however after tutorials with Lesley and experimenting with shafts and structure, I learnt that there were many ways to communicate my research. I especially enjoyed using mohair and textured yarns to inlay into my weaves, and by also simply changing shafts and being more independent with structure rather than using the sheets by the looms. I really enjoyed weave and was disappointed that I felt like I was just starting to get the hang of it as it was coming to an end!
In comparison to weave, I found knit more challenging, but I think this was due to the patience it takes and range of techniques to get correct without making holes in my samples or something going wrong! Laura helped me think about the best techniques to use in relation to my sketchbook work. I especially found e-wrapping, lace transfer stitch and partial knit worked well. Although it was challenging at times I really enjoyed knit and was excited to steam my work and see the final product. I feel with more practice & time I could improve my knitting samples by making them neater and incorporating a range of techniques into one sample.
In relation to audience and context, I see my knits and weaves being decorative interior pieces, similarly to Margo Selby's Designs. I think the patterns and textured yarns I have used in my work make my samples quite decorative and would suit furnishings, perhaps as cushion covers as an example.
I was inspired by Trisha Brown's work as she works with sensitive lines and mark making, and uses a lot of circular shapes, mostly in black media. Her circular drawings also reflect my references to the London Underground logo. In relationship to her drawings I knitted using the partial knit technique to which curled my sample slightly and created small holes in my knit. I also used a darker yarn to communicate similarity in colours.
Harry Beck was one of the first designers I researched in the sampling unit as I was interested in Mapping and the London Underground. His design of the mapping inspired firstly my drawings, by working very linear, and creating interruptions with shapes and colour to communicate the stops. I translated this through to my weaves by adding inlays and textured yarns; in my knits I showed these interruptions and lines by e-wrapping throughout the samples in lines and shapes, similarly using textured chunky yarns.
Margo Selby's work really influenced my colour scheme, as she uses quite a large colour palette and composes the shades and tones within one textile piece. I was really drawn to the cushions in the image below, as there are so many tones within the green, composed in a subtle manner with a range of lighter colours. I used this style in my work by using a range of green yarns in my weaves and knits, composed together to create a similar effect to the eye. The interruption of red and black in Margo Selby's piece encouraged me to inlay and e-wrap with yarns to create the interruption of colour and lines.
