So I haven't really blogged in a while, i've been finding it hard keeping up with the project all summer but I'm trying my best to get stuck into it.
Research and idea gathering
Consider the idea of an
‘analogue’ – what might this mean for art-making?
Some definitions:
‘to stand in for’ - ‘be
parallel to’ - ‘relating to’ - ‘an echo’ - ‘bearing similarity’ - ‘something analogous to something else: a representation,
picture, model, image, illustration, simulation, likeness, simulacrum…’
You are asked to generate a
body of work which behaves as a set of analogues
to your chosen subject.
I found a bird skull during my holidays and I've been studying it and drawing it. I guess you could say its my subject, its more of a point if interest, Its very delicate and I'm not even sure what bird it comes from, its a bit of a mystery. I really love the delicacy of bone, it has and ivory/pear color but then is so course in texture it almost feels wrong.
I usually enjoy color in my work but I think thats what interests me so much about skulls, the color is barely there. It makes finding the creams and greens and greys more complex. I like the change in texture and the way the earth has made parts of it smooth and worn down. I found mine by the sea so i guess the water has smoothed parts of it.
I have also been collecting wasps, there are so many dying EVERYWHERE, so I thought, why not!