Portrait Trial Sketches

Nude Trial Sketches

Sculpture Progress Images

Body of Work Display

In my Giacometti inspired portrait, I feel as if I successfully created a background that was influenced by Giacometti's practice, however I struggled with the actual portrait itself.

In my studio ink drawing, I struggled with mixing the correct colours and struggled with recreating the shadows that were created by the sharp edges of the classroom walls and ceiling.

I feel as if I was quite successful in my nude drawing, however I see my drawing as being more symmetrical and structured than ones that were created by Brett Whiteley.

In this artwork, the one i used for my final display, I believe i made excellent use of the charcoal in terms of shading, however I feel as though i struggled with the shape of the body, especially the hips and above the breasts. I also believe I did not make great use of the collage component, compared to artworks from previous years.

Portrait Progress Images

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All of these images feature people in free falling positions.

Installation Proposal

My proposed installation improves the surrounding site, because it is designed to raise the confidence of the students who view it.

The concept of the artwork is to explore the power of a person, as Antony Gormley did. Gormley's main artworks which influenced me include Capacitor (2001), Another Singularity (2008), and Angel of the North (1998). All of these installations explore the concept of the human identity and its power.  The main idea is a student, holding the power in their hands and collectively, all the students viewing the work hold the power together.

Gormley Analysis Link

Decks for Deck

I believe that all the decks were as successful as each other, because they all convey a message together to whoever is viewing the decks. Because they are all displayed together, they all have meaning all at once to the viewing audience. Therefore, the repetition of the decks enhances the installation.

I believe that the actual display of these boards would be the most successful method of impacting the Oakhill community, rather than displaying documentations and photographs in the Walsh building. When the decks are displayed outside, the Oakhill community will notice the change and see it more easily. However if walking through the Walsh building, there is art constantly being displayed so they will take less notice of it. When viewing from outside, the audience is able to get a 3D perspective. This is significantly better than a 2D perspective that a photograph offers.

Deck Design

The design of my deck features the silhouette of a man with an I.D. number on top of him, above a white barcode. All this is on the background of a galaxy. The unembellished silhouette represents how in a school as large as Oakhill College, students easily go unnoticed and just become another number in the system with a barcode under their name. The galaxy background contradicts this ideology and epitomises how our lives outside of school are often unknown in the school gates, just as is most of space to astrologists.

Unit 2: Public Art Expressive Forms: Stencils and Mural Painting

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