Chuck Close

For a printmaking brief we were working with the idea of a reductive print and the building up of colour on the face resembles various tonal qualities. I used a photograph of my dog from when I was younger as my subject matter and built up the picture to in a series of black and white colours with various tonal variations to each one. I used about 4 different colours to create my print. The inspiration behind my work of just using black and white was Chuck Closes's self portrait which uses the same process as my work. I feel by using the simple like Close's work it creates a very realistic effect.

Marimekko

For my final print for the project brief of scale and space I looked at works but the brand Marimekko and in particular Maija Isola for my inspiration. Maija Isola creates her prints by focusing on various techniques and themes and as we were working to the idea mark marking I felt Isola's work fitted my ideas. There is also a link within the colour palette and shapes which have been created within our works.

Grant Wood

Focusing on Grant Woods American Gothic as the influence for this project, I created my own version. My picture is a series of photocopied images before being enlarged to A3 where it will taken into various mediums like Collagraph, etching and dry points and will be combined together to make a print. I chose to a very British theme for my print as I wanted contrast Wood's work and pick iconic people and features which is traditional to Britain. 

Brice Marden

Working on brief for Wytham woods and the Natural History museum I was experimenting with various different media to resemble trees. I was looking through many different sources for inspiration and came across Marden's work and how the uncertainty of lines reminds me of trees. I liked the way he experimented with the layers of lines on top of each other and I wanted to bring this idea to my work. I layered up my response with the colours red,white and black similar to what Marden did and took this idea to inks and the fluidity this creates and also screen-prints. 

Tomoko Nakamichi

Tomoko Nakamichi designs inspired me to create this piece from his book Pattern Magic. The idea was to create a garment based on Postmodern fashion and whilst researching I came across his book which showcased a variety of patterns with intricate and stylized designs. I wanted to take his idea and expand on it. My work shown is a sample before the final piece. 

Alexander McQueen

Working with the idea of deconstructing and reconstructing fashion I looked at McQueen for inspiration for materials and the way he manipulated materials to form a variety of garments. This picture of McQueen was my influence for my main final outcome because of the colour palette McQueen used. I like how he used a bright red with a contrasting black and it was this effect I wanted to create but in a subtle way. I used a second hand navy lace dress and a bright T shirt to create my look.

Scott Schuman's The Sartorialist

Under a brief on Dada and the idea of chance I wanted to focus my mark making of black and white media into a fashion outcome. I looked how the mark making can resemble various garments and fashion outcomes. I needed a subject matter and as I enjoy taking photos I looked at Scott Schuman's work as The Sartorialist. I have always enjoyed reading his blog and has always been an influence within my work and felt it only fitting for him to be incorporated in my work. 

Andy Warhol

In the early stages of my research for singles and multiples I was experimenting with various ideas. For my research I looked at Andy Warhol's series of Marilyn Manroe. I took inspiration from Warhol because he has built up this picture by using one image and this is the idea that inspired me for the project as he uses one image to portray multiples of Marilyn. 

Joanna Kinnersly- Taylor

To take my designs of Yohji Yamamoto further I experimented with cutting out shapes from pattern shapes and this influence was taken from this image of Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor's work Belfast. This appealed me to because she has used such a simple idea of a pattern piece but turned it into informative piece as it reflects the history of Belfast and its linen weaving industry. I also like the idea how Taylor has broken up the various circles with thick lines. I wanted to take this idea and use machine stitch to replicate this idea. 

Yohji Yamamoto

For my textiles project based on singular and multiples, I used Yohji Yamamoto's work as the main basis of my work. I started off by experimenting with one image and then repeating over and over again to create a multiple effect. This image shot by Yamamoto really appealed to me because the simplicity of the jump created a basic shape which I felt could fit with my idea of layering up images. To carry on this idea of influence I worked with screen prints and altered the size and space between this images so they stand alone and in a group. Working in screen prints allowed me to experiment with colour against Yamamoto's black and white image. The main reason I used screen prints was to combine this image of a jumping and turn it into a garment with the idea of taking influence from Yamomotos fashion work.