Drawing and Film Week 6

My final week in drawing and film has been spent finalising exhibition ideas and finishing off editing and drawing. My last group tutorial was really helpful in my decision making for what my exhibit will look like, along with an exhibition planning sheet, which made me think about equipment and space I'm going to require. This whole exhibition process has definitely been a learning curve for me by having to think about working alongside so many other students and fighting for space and equipment. 

My exhibition will include a variety of drawings which work well together that I've produced over the last 8 weeks in unit x, I love this collage way of working things together. In order to get the drawings to fit together rather than them look thrown together, I have considered and really thought about the lines and colours in them and how they could look together. Also, with use of the overhead projector, I will be projecting my Photoshop imagery on top of areas of my drawings which seems to tie them all together nicely.

selection of drawings.

 The way my drawings will be exhibited will depend on the space I am given and the style of the exhibition space. It will be a response to the surroundings. As practice and to get an idea of my ideal display I have been experimenting with different compositions and suspending in the studio this week which has increased my confidence in what I will be doing for the exhibit.

My ideal exhibit would be my drawings suspended at a distance away from each other from the ceiling, allowing the viewer to not only see them through each other and straight on, but also to walk around and in-between them. I will attempt to get as close to this as possible for my exhibit, but due to space constrictions I will make the best of what I get given.

As discussed in my tutorial, I have developed my cut work drawings more this week, as seen in these images. I really love the effect of the cut open flaps on the large scale print out of my Photoshop imagery, inspired by Sachin Tekade's cut paper work.

 By hanging strips of acetate and drawing onto rolls of paper, I have moved out of the squared shape restriction that my other drawings seemed to have without these hanging strips.

Experimenting with suspension and compositions.

cut work into large scale print.

behind view.

Experimenting with projection onto drawings.

strips of hanging acetate.

Supporting video for exhibition film reel.

Reflection.

I have really enjoyed drawing and film for unit x, along with getting the chance to learn new skills in an area that would not normally be associated with textiles. I love the broad context of textiles and the many opportunity's within it. Having the chance to work as a group of students in the same studio has been great and definitely more inspiring for me as a student than working alone with no space to leave my work or present my ideas. I'd love to of had more time too develop this work possibly into constructed fabrics, but these never ending possibilities to units of work is what I find so great about it.

Drawing and Film Week 5.

This weeks group tutorial has helped me to recognise where I'm succeeding and not succeeding as well. The addition of colour in my drawings is working well as I introduced last week, but I'd still like the lines to be more considered and reflective of my Blackpool imagery- so I had the idea to print my Photoshop imagery onto acetate then use an overhead projector to get the imagery onto a large piece of paper to then work onto.

I think the clarity of line I got made possible from the projected acetates is definitely a success, and I really like the abstract look the oil pastel that I have used in these drawings pictured above has given. I'd like to experiment with different drawing media to get different qualities of line which I think will make my drawings more varied and interesting to look at.

This idea of cutting as drawing is working well alongside my drawings too, and I think when suspended at exhibition as I have pictured in my head, the way the viewer will be able to look through a drawing onto another one due to these cut out drawings will be really successful. This all relates to my theme of memories fading and blending into one, which I really want to get through in these drawings and installation.

  In terms of film, I still really like the way this documenting of my drawing processes is working, and I think that these will be nice to show parts of at the exhibitions show reel to support my drawings. I like the idea of the film showing me removing/cutting/tearing away parts of the drawing- reflecting these fading memories from the past.

Diana Al Hadid Drawings.

It was the drawings of fine artists Hadid's that caught my eye due to the complexities of the light and shadows with in them, but also how abstract they are. I like the way that in sections you can make out a structure or object, but in other parts nothing. I think this really relates too my theme, but also to the look of some of the drawings I have done, due to parts of them being clear and other parts not so much.

Drawing and Film Week 4.

Contextual Reference Idris Kahn.

Photographer Idris Kahn's work appeals to me due to the technique of layering which he uses. Despite the difference in overall look and colour between mine and Kahn's pieces, I am still very inspired by the way his imagery is distorted and layered as it relates to my idea behind this unit of work in terms of fading and distorted memories.

Adding Colour.

As suggested in a tutorial before the end of term, I have been playing around with adding colour into my drawings to add more of a sense of Blackpool into them, and to stop them looking a bit dull. This has been a success. 

Photoshop examples.

Layering my photographs from the visit to Blackpool at the start of Unit X on Photoshop and using the different layering tools to blend them together has helped me to introduce some colour into my drawings, by creating a colour palette from the photographs. It has also created some really nice marks and lines and negative qualities which remind me of some of Idris Kahn's imagery without the colour. I will definitely be putting these different qualities of lines into my drawings. 

Drawing Development.

As shown in these images, I really like the colours I have developed into my drawings on top of layered masking tape and I think the consideration of lines and negative space is working much better now than my original black and white drawings. I would like to try different techniques and compositions with my drawings now, making use of different papers, sizes, layering and cut work to create more interesting drawings. Although I like the concept of the masking tape, I think that the lines created by this technique in my drawings could work better if they where more sensitive and considered.

Drawing and Film Week 3.

Projection Workshop.

Having the chance again to collaborate with other students in this workshop again was very beneficial, along with experimenting with different types of projection. Manual projection rather than digital is what I found most interesting, especially the use of an overhead projector due to the effect of drawing and enlarging it onto a surface.


  Projection workshop video edit.

Development of workspace.

This week I have been spending my time developing both my drawings and sketchbook and showing this development on my wall space- which helps me to distinguish links and points of development between my research, photographs, drawings and film making.

A group tutorial has given me lots of ideas of where to go next. I'm going to continue with my drawing ideas, and develop further with layering and cutting/slicing. I'm going to focus much more on different line qualities and the composition of my drawing- for example having a drawing that doesn't fill the paper completely and is much more considered. I'm also going to experiment with bringing colour into the drawings to see if this works or not. I think I'll do this by using Photoshop and overlaying my drawings with my photographs and bringing some colour through sensitively.

I think by overlaying this imagery I'll be able to push my drawings much further and again focus on this idea of memories of Blackpool fading.
In terms of film, I'm going to continue with the documentation of my drawings, as this is working well for me.

David Ogle talk.

Today I got the opportunity to go to a talk from artist/architect David Ogle.

This was a great experience and really inspiring, due to his really interesting drawings and installation work.  Ogles drawing technique was the thing I found most inspiring and is something I'd like to reference in my own drawing work as he uses repetitive processes such as drawing around an object for a length of time to produce these works on quite a large scale. He then takes these lines/colours and compositions into his installations in interesting venues, which is a way of working that really appeals too me.

Drawing and Film Week 2.

After a group tutorial, I have realised that my drawings are working well, and there are many options of developing them. The concept of revealing, layering, masking and distorting is what interests me in these drawings and I think this is influenced by my inspiration from the impact of time on memory.

Drawing Movie: Masking tape and white ink. from Katie Simms on Vimeo.

Stop motion drawing.

The documentation of my drawings in both live film and stop motion being produced is the way I would like to continue to use film for this project. I think the films will be alongside the pieces being made as a support rather than the films being the finished product.


Sachin Tekade's architectural paper models.

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In terms of development, I can see my drawings and films progressing into larger scale, much more detailed pieces. I have always been inspired by paper installation pieces such as the two pictured above, as I am fascinated at the way such an everyday material can be used too create beautiful pieces of art.

Drawing and Film Week 1

This first week of my new project area has been really exciting and inspiring, and unlike anything I've done before.  It has also expanded my mind too think of textiles in a much broader context, rather than simply fabric and techniques.

A group meeting too look at the flip books and initial research other students had done was really inspirational and exciting too look at how other people approach a set task.

Drawing to sound.

This idea of the fragility of marks and surface, and the technique of masking and revealing relates too the idea of memories and the past which I have been thinking about in relation to the archive visits last week, so I think this is something I'll be exploring further into the unit.

my studio space.

Having the chance to use an area of the studio to display work and ideas on for this unit is definitely going to benefit me. Not only will it allow my tutors to get a feel of what I'm doing and what my work is about, but will also help me to make links within my work and create new ideas for development. 

Drawing on/over film.

plain 16mm film.

drawings on the plain 16mm film.

Already shot film before drawing/scratching/painting.

Hole punching the film.

Scratching away the emulsion.

I think that I liked both the drawing and painting onto plain film and the drawing/scratching/editing of the already shot film equally for different reasons. I loved the imagery and marks produced when the drawn on plain film went through the projector, but I really like the concept and action of scratching away and revealing or hiding parts of the already shot film so I think that I will take inspiration in my further work from both of these ideas.

Manipulated Film- plain film drawn/painted onto. from Katie Simms on Vimeo.

Manipulated film- editing of already shot film by scratching/painting/hole punching. from Katie Simms on Vimeo.