Well, I’ve been back at uni for a few weeks now, and have ended up with a studio space I love, the personal tutor I was hoping for, and a very good dissertation tutor! Let’s hope this promising start sets the tone for the rest of the year.
As this is my first post on Degrees Unedited, I’m going to give an introduction to the way I’ve been working on my degree so far.
My main focuses are painting and drawing. I’m very interested in the theme of mapping, and through my work I’ve experimented with mapping negative space, memory, synaesthesia and sensory perception, amongst other things. Working with actual maps has been a preoccupation for the past couple of months, and I’m particularly keen to work with a juxtaposition between macrocosm and microcosm- that is, I’ve been combining aerial perspective with close-up drawings of things, to evoke a feeling of disorientation.
The drawing on tracing paper is one of several I’ve been making from satellite photographs. I layer these on top of one another to create compositions for my paintings.
The map square painting was made as part of a series by layering satellite drawings with negative space studies and paintings based on maps of shipping lanes.
The two larger map paintings were made at the end of my second year, and focus on similar themes.
The smaller study is one of a series I’ve made in preparation for paintings I’m working on at the moment. This year I want to really focus on creating dynamic and energetic compositions in my paintings.
And there you have it- a whistlestop tour of my world. Please feel free to comment with your thoughts or constructive criticism… and please stop by again soon!
Oh, and I have another blog…
http://islandsandcities.blogspot.com/
Take a look!
