Pattern in Art Update and Contemporary Traces of Memory

Unfortunately I didn't post to this blog as regularly as I would have liked too during the duration of my last unit, pattern in art. I got so involved in the work with printmaking and drawing experiments and research that I found myself without the time to update this site. Now I am moving into my new unit, I will be looking at drawing and photography and hope to post my work and ideas to this blog to help keep my head organised as I already feel myself struggling to concentrate.

Within the last unit, I chose to explore memory - specifically the childhood memories of my grandad's home and the destruction of this home after it was sold last year following his death. I used self-portraits and symbols to show these memories and the passing of time, experimenting with printmaking, drawing, painting and contemporary mark-making as well as various surfaces such as paper, acetate, acrylic and tissue paper. My final two pieces had a strong narrative when read like a book which is what I intended from the beginning when I was inspired by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cy Twombly and Julie Mehretu. They showed my story from young to old, my childhood memories from the home, losing my grandfather, and me reflecting on the loss of these memories with the destruction of the home, ending with the complete destruction. It was an extremely persona subject matter and hard to properly discuss with my tutor and classmates, however I feel I finally put my ideas across with the finishing of my two developed pieces.

1/2 Contemporary Traces of Memory 

2/2  Contemporary Traces of Memory 

With the next unit, the subject is Transformations, which can be process-wise or subject matter. I am currently working out some ideas I would like to explore in this unit and will update regularly with exploration, experiments, research and work.

Nelle