Talking colour/ Talking patterns – Meadow Pollock
Group artwork based of first hand research collected visiting Central London
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Talking colour/ Talking pattern Angelica Bradley
[Group collaborative mixed media drawing inspired by Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition at Tate Modern. Watercolours, marker pen, oil pastel, pencil.]
[The Australian outback. Inspired by a projection of images of Australian landscapes at The Emily Kan kngwarray exhibition. Oil pastel and marker pen.]
[The Australian outback. Inspired by a projection of images of Australian landscapes at The Emily Kan kngwarray exhibition. Oil pastel and marker pen.]
[‘Passing through’ Capturing a visiter at the Emiliy kam Kngwarray exhibition. Oil pastel, marker pen, fineliner pen.]
[‘Sat at the canal’ Watercolour and ink.]
[Restaurant window on the way to Tate modern. Watercolour and ink.]
[Inspired by fallen autumnal leaves. Watercolour and collaged magazine pages.]
[A trip on the tube. Watercolour and fineliner pen.]
[Dinner at my desk. Watercolour, pencil and ink.]
[My flatmate’s fridge. Marker pen and pencil.]
[An autumnal walk. Collage and fineliner pen.]
[Suit and tie on show at the Blitz exhibition at The Design museum. Pencil and marker pen.]
In this first task of focusing on colour I chose to just draw anything I came across in my daily life that interested me. This gave me a wide range of references to draw from and always kept me on the lookout for colours I liked. Exploring items in my day to day life for colour shape and pattern has inspired me to appreciate these details in my everyday life more.
Typically I like working with a mix of media in my work usually to create a contrast so I enjoyed that aspect of this task. I think the mix of materials that worked best that I haven’t tried much before was a combination of watercolour paints, pencil and marker pen. This is because I could lay the initial placements of colour and shapes with the watercolour paints first, add the lines with pencil and then the more noticeable details with the markers pen. You can see this in my drawings of my fridge and desk.
Another area I feel was successful are my drawings from the Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition. For these I tried to emulate her layered style of mark making, although I didn’t have the same materials she typically uses in her work, so I focused on areas of colour to create an abstract representation of the reference images. I think that from drawing from the same place of reference as Kngwarray I could better understand the correlation between her work and the Australian landscape that she draws inspiration from.
I think the most challenging part of this talking colour task was accurately translating the colours as I found at most times I seemed to develop a new colour palette for the drawing compared to my reference.
[Pattern development from fridge drawing. Image 1, Watercolour paint and oilpastel on ink background. Image 2, Watercolour paint. Image 3, Collaged copy of image 2 and then repeated in photoshop. Image 4, oil pastel, monoprinting.]
[Pattern development from restaurant window drawing. Image 1, Ink drawing, collaged, then repeated in photoshop. Image 2, Ink and watercolour paint.]
[Close up of Art nouveau style lamp, watercolour and marker pen, image 2 watercolour and marker pen.]
[Close up of shirt and tie, watercolour and marker pen.]
[Pattern developemnt from ‘sat at the canal drawing’, Inks and watercolours.]
For the second task of pattern I chose to explore some new items in my day to day life but also to develop some of my drawings from the first task. I explored some new techniques in this half of the task for example, transferring watercolours paint designs from acetate onto a ink background and combining college with oil pastels. I also explored scanning, repeating and enlarging small parts of my drawings to inspire areas for pattern development. I really enjoyed these new techniques and the layered effect they created.
The drawings from this task I think were most successful and could be developed into knit in the future are my ‘sat by the canal’ pattern painting, for its loose brushstrokes of colour that could be interpreted into knit stitches such as laddering or stripes with e-wrap vertical stripes. The other drawing I think was most successful was my pattern development from my fridge drawing. This is because I was able to interpret this is in many processes giving such different outcomes.
This task has definitely encouraged me to try many new materials and techniques which I would love to carry into my work in the future to expand my range skills and quality of outcomes.
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Talking Color-Sabrina Zheng
[Works inspired by Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition]
“I felt very bonded to her expression of connecting with the land and seeds, the way she translates cultural traditions into visual lanuage is truly inspirational.”
[Works inspired by Emily Kam Kngwarray’s paintings.]
[Emily Kam Kngwarray’s pieces that I felt most connected to.]
[The group work inspired by the off site visit to the Tate.]
“By exchanging each other’s work, we can see different ideas come together and styles mixed.”
[The Design Museum, More Than Human Exhibition]
– Group works in visual studio, using multi medias including acrylic paint, pastel sticks, charcoal, and graphite stick.
– Using contrast colors to illustrat leaf, inspired by the Bauhaus designer Josef Alberts.
– A 30 second quick blind sketch, only feeling the shell pattern with hand.
[Trip to the Thorpe Park, the highest roller coaster in the UK]
[3 drawings that recorded my feelings during roller coaster ride]
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Talking Colour/ Talking Pattern –Zhenxiang Yu
Our group project collaboration
The five members of the group each drew a picture, and then put them together. The wig in question was bought at the market.
About Dalston marke
Over there, there are many wig and fruits stalls, and there is also a stand Chinese miracle drugs.
About field
While we were walking to the field, we passed by this restaurant and liked its decoration.
Mural & flower
A flower below the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural.
Other parts of London–Chinatown
I like Chinese lanterns and traditional costumes. Chinatown has many red and yellow elements.
Drawing class
We tried to draw with our eyes closed and ended up using various media.
Visit the Horinmaon Museum
Overall, I think it’s quite interesting！I extracted patterns based on the architecture and this flower.
Talking color
For “talking color”, I mainly extract color directly by observing natural things or some buildings and cultural relics, and imitate its texture through the combination of various materials. For example, in my sketchbook, I use the Chinese embroidery I saw in the museum as Inspiration, extract the pattern and color of the embroidery, and then draw it on a very thin colored paper. Or try to use transparent paper, and superimpose this transparent paper with other works after painting, so as to find different color effects. And just like the wigs seen in the market, I can directly make some collages with the material of wigs as my inspiration. Later, I found that many plants use contrasting colors, such as green to orange or purple, pink to blue, and I learned about this color matching. At the same time, in the painting class, we learned a new way to paint colors, that is, close your eyes, feel the material and shape with your hands, and then draw as you like. For me, this is a new way of painting, and it is very useful, because I find that such painting will produce very Unexpected matching, and then the second creation can be carried out through color extraction, which will make the work more in-depth and to the point.
Talking pattern
For the theme of “talking pattern”, I think the most important thing about pattern is the extraction and generalization of the shape. For example, I tried to extract the structure of the building to produce a way of arrangement and combination, so as to use it as my pattern. For pat For tern, symmetry or the repetition of a single thing is very important, just like the columns of the building and the patterns on the plants, so I also try to explore the “pattern” mainly with the shape of flowers and patterns as the core points of inspirational creation in sketchbook’s works. In the class on “pattern”, I learned that we can use the copier to quickly try to do more patterns under different arrangements and combinations, so I used printing technology to repeat some arrangements and combinations in my portfolio, or then do some overlays through paper cutting. . And I tried to take the damper in the building as inspiration, because the damper itself is a kind of thing that keeps shaking, so I extracted this shaking pattern and used it on plants. I will also create paintings about pattern for the second time, and add some textures or colors about plants, which will produce a very good effect.
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Jennfa Man: Peer review: From looking at Zhenxiang Yu’s work, I could see that he experimented with a range of medians and…
Talking Colour / Talking Pattern – Jennfa Man
For the Talking colour, I mainly based my work off of my sister’s dog in the UK, I drew her in multiple different styles and used mutliple different median. I first drew her in a traditional artstyle, then I expanded from there.
For those drawings, I used acrylic markers, water colour, fine liner, colour pencil and pencil to draw them out. I tried out styles simplicit styles as well as a cartoon/comic style. They are all unique and very challenging for me as I’m originally a realistic artist. Having me explore simplicity allowed me to be more confident, and understand the fundimentals more.
Next, I also tried drawing other objects instead of just one. Therefore, I drew a fox taxidermy displayed in the Horniman Museum and a cat found in the garden area, as well as a custard I had for dessert in a restaurant.
For the above art, I have used the same median used for the dog. I have also tried out to be simplistic yet colourful and more realistic looking. For the fox, I did a more easy stroked line drawing, as well as the cat. However, for the custard, I looked more into the colours of the shadow, played around with the different colours that can work together. This led to a more colourful yet realistic look.
For the talking pattern, I looked more broadly at the potential resources I could get. For some of the art works, I might not have inspiration from realistic objects, but instead adapting to a certain style. Some photographs were also taken online due to the limited time, and that I couldn’t get my hands on by myself.
I first took inspiration from plants I’ve seen in the Horniman Museum, which they provde a wide varitey of plants. It also shows me how different colours that doesn’t match to work. Espeically the importance of contrasting colour.
I also took some inspiration from the exibition itself, including already extablished pieces of work from the past, and organic forms.
For all the pattern above, I have used acrylic marker. This is becasue it allows me to have better control over the colour, it can also easily cover up colour and blend them when desired. I sometimes uses a liner pen to outline it, making the it more bolder and clear. The colours would be seperated, leading to the shapes being easily recognised instead of a messy and colourful mess.
Other works shown below are taken inspiration from everyday objects, easily to be found and seen everywhere. It does not have a specific location or is it special.
For the drawing above, I simply took inspiration from the layer of colour. It also has a blocky visual effect due to the fruits being compacted together. I used same colours of different shape, then drew some flowers and leaves on top with a liner pen.
For the pattern above, the pebble inspired my colour choice and line art design. This is becasue, the colour includes multiple shades and I find that to work very nicely with patterns. The line art are simple and easy to understand, just like a pebble.
The pattern shown bellow are simple sketches I’ve made when I’m bored. It was not inspired by anything, but simple knowlege I had with patterns in my perpective.
They are all drawn in pencil, becasue it’s my concept patterns and that were not as established and improved on. The lack of colour allows me to focus more on the shape and texture rather than the vibrant colours.
Overall, this experience led me to explore out of my comfort zone, helping me realise there’s more ways to visualise an image other than realism and drawing everything out. The median I used are also different and much more challenging for me, becasue I am used to water colours, acrylic paint, oil pastels and oil paintings. I didn’t use as much in my art work as I want to use this as an opportunity to try out different methods, and to challenge myself.
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Talking colour / Talking Pattern -Alyssa John
Collage from images of Dalston market and London fields
When exploring Dalston and London Fields with my group , colour became most evident to us through the market in Dalston. We took pictures in the hair shop of wigs and hair products as well as fruit stall in the market.
To develop our ideas further for this project , we collaged with those photos and drawings
individual collage I made with the pictures taken from hair shops printed on polaroids and drawings from Dalston fruit market.
To explore colour even more drew on cling film with ink markers, then printed it on my collage.
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Intro to: Talking Pattern
Lola Evans
For this section of the intro to project I decided to challenge myself and try to create some patterns digitally as I knew that the pattern part would be my favourite section as I find it a lot easier to pick out shapes and textures and colours to create a pattern than I do to create a drawing or painting. When it comes to patterns I think the reason why I don’t struggle as much is that there’s no pressure for it to look ‘realistic’ as it’s just a pattern. I am really pleased with how my patterns all came out. One of my favourite ones is the watercolour blocks I painted as a response to the image of the arcade machine. I really like this one because the blocks of colour remind me of so many different things such as the london tube map, the patterns on buses and trains on the seating, colourful mosaics I love that this can be interpreted however the viewer perceives it. That’s what makes art so special.
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