Kevin was born with cerebral palsy. Due to his disability Kevin’s form and proportion is incredibly interesting, creating unique shapes and curves. At first I was apprehensive and nervous about working with a Kevin, throughout the exercise I felt more and more confident and eventually felt able to ask Kevin for a photograph which I … Continue reading Life Drawing with Kevin
Surrealism Art Salvador Dalí, was known for his wild art and a public personality to match, and these two elements helped him rise above the rest of the surrealists. He applied the surrealist concept to all of his works. Dali creates paintings with dream like imagery which can work to twist the natural thought process of … Continue reading Salvador Dali
The surrealist movement was founded in Paris by a small group of writers and artists. It used elements of its predecessors, such as Dada and Cubism, to create something unknown which totally changed the way art was defined. They focused on the unconscious as a means to unlock the power of the imagination. They despised rationalism and literary realism … Continue reading Surrealism Art
For my final outcome I decided to try and make my own pyrography piece inspired by the ethical issue of fox hunting and the works of Dino Murandian. Time lapse of process for my final piece; https://youtu.be/Myi-4KlWqRQ Final Outcome
Dumitru Muradian (known to his friends as Dino) was born in Romania in 1953. He has been named famous twice; firstly due to his daring escape from Romania during the Ceausescu regime, and secondly (his more present fame) in the art world due to his beautiful and versatile art form called pyrography (or wood burning). … Continue reading Dino Muradian
The art art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point.
The ethical dilemma I chose to research is fox hunting. Being from a rural area I find the topic is raised frequently in discussions, often with many different views and opinions. Personally I disagree with foxhunting and find it hard when a person argues that it is a positive sport. Due to Theresa May’s recent … Continue reading Ethical dilemma- Fox Hunting
The bangle workshop I think has been my favourite of all the 3D skills we have been developing. I’m pleased with my final outcome and would like to do more of this in the future! The bangle workshop in the main PCA building was held in the same area as the laser cutting machine as … Continue reading Bangle Workshop
Using the laser cutting machine was a unique experience. Again we went up the the main PCA building and were introduced to a man who talked to us and demonstrated how to use the laser cutter. To use the laser cutter you must wear these ginormous green gloves (presumably laser proof?), a big brown apron … Continue reading Laser cutting
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