Meg Campbell 1908015 YR2 Art Blog

Photography collage Photography is a large part of how I think about creating my work, so it seemed logical to use this as a base for collaging elements together to create larger works. For this, I once again took a large sheet of black paper and painted on the background in large swirling motions, choosing to keep some of the black visible through the acrylic paint. I then printed out the photographs and stuck them all lined up on a white sheet of paper and drew designs over the top of them in marker and POSCA pens. After this I cut out each individual photograph once again and arranged them on the background paper which was now dry. I used hot glue to stick them down so they were as flat to the paper as I could manage.  I really enjoyed creating this work as it combined both my love of photography and the collage effect that I have been experimenting with. I liked the freedom of colour I allowed myself as well as the added detail photography allowed. My only criticism to myself i...

 Black Paper Experiments: For the following I used a blank sheet of thin black card and allotted myself certain implements to experiment with over various sheets. These included: Other paper types Glue (PVA) Hot glue (from glue gun) Acrylic paints POSCA pens Grey Scaled marker pens Pencils (2B, 4B, 6B and 8B) Sponges Paint Brushes The following are the outcomes of these experiments. For this, I used acrylic paint and a sponge to apply thick layers of metallic and white acrylic paint to form a base of swirling and random patterns to create thick texture and interesting colour mixes. On top of this I cut a circle out of a separate sheet of black paper and drew my usual motifs (eyes, mouths and fungi as well as skulls) onto this in a circular, overlapping motion. On a separate sheet of white paper I drew a ball python with grey scale marker pens to create definition.  To put all these elements together I used more of the metallic paint as well as PVA glue. This created an interes...

 Sketch experiments: Having decided on using the fungi women as a focal point for my art, I needed to work out a method for which to best showcase them as well as create a motif to cover them as this is something I find aesthetically pleasing. I wanted to use disembodied facial features similar to how both Villalba and Bacon do to create an uncanny and whimsical feel to the art. The following are experiments to see how best to create these works and the best materials to do so to create texture and movement. For this I allowed myself to use pens and pencils to sketch as well as figure out the best scale for this work to take place on. I also tried out different shapes of paper, seeing is circles created interesting viewing windows for my figures to occupy. 

  Colour Experiments Following are my paint experiments to try and find an interesting and creative method of making a back drop to place art onto, rather than relying on a plain background. I wanted to try and create more texture in my work and feel a more colourful, abstract background could help me achieve this.  Firstly I started out with acrylic paint and pushed it around the page from a central point with only a sponge. I noticed however that when the paint was allowed to run freely it created a marbled effect that I found aesthetically more appealing than the smeared effect achieved by the sponge. For this I spread acrylic paint in the centre of the page directly from the bottle and repeatedly tipped the paper up and down in a singular direction to create a linear marbled effect. The way the colours shone through each other was interesting to me and created a softer effect than my previous experiment. For this one I used circular motions to tip the paint where I wanted ...