Simon Birch was born in the UK and is now a permanent resident of Hong Kong, China. I like his use of colour and how he tries to show the movement of his subjects using sharp movements of paint, I shall take this idea and try to present the same movement, using my own photos and the limitations of an iPhone camera. I manipulated the camera to blur the photos I used by using bursts of photos and panorama's, and interpret the movement in the photographs into similar movements with the paint. Birch also uses colour to highlight not only facial features but also different tones in the skin of the figures and I found this idea interesting to play around with in producing work myself.
I have however taken the inspiration I have gained from Birch and applied it to my own style of art, incorporating the elements of sewing and mixed media similar to my artist I was studying while producing work for the mural brief, Hinke Schreuders. In the photos I have used as well I orginally started off showing movement but to make it fit in with the brief the sports staff for the mural I decided to start using props and playing sports and taking photographs during them to capture the movement of the players and the sport itself.
Friday 9 September 2016
Tuesday 6 September 2016
The Sports Brief
Our brief is to create a piece that complements to activities and ideologies of students that use the sports gym at King Edwards VI College. After a meeting with some of the sports staff, I was able to gather vital information as to what they want to see in the space.
Interview with Sports Staff;
Q- Could we interview and photograph some of the sports and staff members for our research?
A- Yes, of course you can, along as you get prior permission
Q- Do you want us to stick to the Banksy silhouettes?
A- We want minimal colour and a simple design to avoid any distractions during exam period and regular lessons.
Q- Would it be okay to have quotes/writing on the wall?
A- Yes, we'd prefer it to be student quotes.
Q- Any idea of a budget at the current time?
A- The students would need to come up with a few ideas and how much they would predict it'd cost to create.
Q- Will we have to book the gym at certain times to create the mural?
A- You can have as much time as required to create the mural.
Q- Paint or spray paint?
A- The most durable paint with crisp outlines and is clean looking with minimal streak marks.
Q- Any ideas of a colour scheme?
A- We'd prefer basic colours such as primary colours or colours that match the stripes on the floor marking out playing areas.
Q- What are the college sports so we can incorporate them into the design
A- Football, netball, rugby and archery
Q- How big do you want it to be in terms of scale? Full wall or half?
A- Yes we would like a completely 2D piece that stretches across the 19m wall and we like the idea od varying heights, positions and genders.
Interview with Sports Staff;
Q- Could we interview and photograph some of the sports and staff members for our research?
A- Yes, of course you can, along as you get prior permission
Q- Do you want us to stick to the Banksy silhouettes?
A- We want minimal colour and a simple design to avoid any distractions during exam period and regular lessons.
Q- Would it be okay to have quotes/writing on the wall?
A- Yes, we'd prefer it to be student quotes.
Q- Any idea of a budget at the current time?
A- The students would need to come up with a few ideas and how much they would predict it'd cost to create.
Q- Will we have to book the gym at certain times to create the mural?
A- You can have as much time as required to create the mural.
Q- Paint or spray paint?
A- The most durable paint with crisp outlines and is clean looking with minimal streak marks.
Q- Any ideas of a colour scheme?
A- We'd prefer basic colours such as primary colours or colours that match the stripes on the floor marking out playing areas.
Q- What are the college sports so we can incorporate them into the design
A- Football, netball, rugby and archery
Q- How big do you want it to be in terms of scale? Full wall or half?
A- Yes we would like a completely 2D piece that stretches across the 19m wall and we like the idea od varying heights, positions and genders.
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