My ‘Angels’
Here attached I have put up an example of an angel who has been covered in the bible.
I like this effect it has, as when you see the angel to start with you cannot tell it is covered until you illuminate it closely with the lantern. the bible has smoothed the angels, and taken the imperfections which are seen in the ‘humans’. I will also taint these, the colour of tea to make them look a bit older, and also add something else to the figures. I like this colour as I have used it on my angel canvas that I have made in the past.
I have had to put these in the compost around the edges, this covers the feet a little bit but it keeps them safer from the audience as the compost works as a sort of barrier. Also I will able to move the soil about created an anchor for the angels to use to stand. Meaning that they will not fall over, something which happens when the soil is not there.
Another image by Alex Cherry that I have been looking at. I have chosen this one to look at closely as I have been drawing ideas about another canvas I am about to create from it. I wanted to do one last angel canvas but I am unsure what I am going to do paint yet, I am still thinking of possible ideas.
I like this print called ‘heaven in her arms’ due to it just being in the black and white style. However if I was even to attempt something similar, I would have to make big alterations as I think this image is a bit too soft for what I have been trying to get across. It uses the lightness to make the angel look more appealing, while I am trying to make mine look a bit darker.
The ‘humans’
Basically, with the angel dolls, I have made other dolls, which will not be covered in the bible. These will be the people who are being hunted by each angel and who may have limbs missing, be begging for mercy or even praying.
I have not sanded these down to make them completely smooth, the reasoning behind this is that the angels are hunting down the sinners, the people who are seen to them as being imperfect. Unlike the angels who will be smooth, these people has imperfections, which is the reason that they are being targeted in the first place.
I have included top images here, the first image being of a person who is praying for forgiveness. They have been hunted by an angel, which I will then place an angel behind this person, as they appear to be praying to god for forgiveness.
The second image is of a person who sat leaning against the wall, this person has had his lower arm cut off, showing the torture which has started already.
If i were to make these again, I would aim to make the figures stronger and less fragile as at the moment they are very fragile and break easily. Even walking up the stairs a slight tap caused one of the heads to fall off, this was a head I had already removed and attempted to stick back on at a different angle however….
Gideon Kiefer
I have discovered this artist in a book I was reading. This piece of work that I have attached has reminded me of that I am trying to achieve with my ‘scientist’ series, only this is painted while mine are printed. It has the same sort of feel that I am aiming to achieve.
My head candles, in the dark space with the new led candles in them. Here is an example of what it will look like. It is a shame I had to use the LED candles as the ‘flame’ sticks out a bit and takes a bit away from the heads. However once turned on it is not as badly noticeable.
It will still work fine but i will need to experiment with the amount that I need, will I have these spaced out far apart from each other, or one long line of them which will look better, or so I think in my imagination, but the downside is that it may light the room up too much, being negative in the long run.
