UNIT X - 25/4/14

It became apparent that I needed to explore the grounds I was working on further to provide a greater variation and find something more suitable. After visiting Berwick Street in London I discovered some more translucent fabrics such as Latex and Rip Stop, that have proven to be successful and are particular effect when displayed against light.

I visited the ‘Artist Textiles : Picasso to Warhol’ exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum which had some interesting and intriguing pieces. Althought designed for the Fashion and Accesories market there were several scarf designs there which provided me with further ideas of how I could divide and arrange components in a square for my wooden samples.  In Particular Wesley Simpsons scarf proved to be inspiring both in terms of the division of the square and creating a pattern with a pattern.

UNIT X - 4/4/14

Through the lasercut and etched shapes, a patchwork style has begun to emerge through the arrangement of the components. This has lead me to begin to explore artists who are interpreting the traditional term of patchwork in innovative ways.

Greely Myatt has created patchwork pieces using aluminium and road  signs.  Reusing materials was traditionally part of the patchwork process and through using recycled materials he is reviving this element of the process. His combination of primary colours and the use of geometry is reminiscent of my samples and reinforces how they can work well together.

Stephen Sollins creates patchwork pieces using the inside of envelopes. Through the varying patterns a very geometric pattern is achieved. I like how the repetition of a simple shape and a slight variation of pattern a interesting piece is achieved.

    Greely Myatt                                               Stephen Sollins

                                      

I submitted a proposal for the Vertical Gallery commission which was a worthwhile experience as it forced me to start to bring my ideas together and plan my time efficiently for the remainder of the unit.  The presentation part was slightly daunting, but presenting my ideas is something that I will have to do in the future and this was good practice of the process. It also made me consider factors such as costing, production timescale and installation. When I am creating samples these concerns are rarely considered and it made me fully consider how the sample could work on a larger scale.  

The open portfolio session with MMU textile graduates was very useful and it was very worthwhile to see how the portfolios have been compiled. I gained some useful information, such as good websites to use to create a online portfolio ( e.g WIX) and how to display images to show off the work to its full potential.  

UNIT X - 21/3/14

Continuing on from my data visualisation work from the last unit I have begun to look at  the information surrounding Manchester airport. I have chosen this source of data as it is a huge travel network with over 600 daily flights whilst also conecting Manchester with the wider world . Through looking at the travel movement, I have begun to manipulate the data and timings surrounding the arrival and departure of aircraft at Manchester airport, through the use of colour, proportion and placement.

I visited the airport and was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to have access to the fire station and the watch tower which gave a fantastic perspective of the terminals.  From these aerial images I have begun to draw to create a sense of the space to be incorporated into my work. The markings on the runways and the shapes created  when seen from above were particularly interesting as it showed the location from a new angle.

I looked into incorporating the destination the aircrafts were travelling to and arriving from through the country’s flag, focusing on the colour. But these drawings were not successful as the colours and shapes were too obvious and block like. In future work, I would like to incorproate this idea of representing the place (in this case the country) along with the data as it adds further meaning to the work.

Furthermore, I installed my work at Stockport Art Gallery for the exhibition ‘Irregularities’, a collective of work from Level 6 embroidery students   It was a great experience as I had the opportunity to personally install my work in a gallery and begin to learn about the considerations of curating a group exhibiton, such as promotion and professionalism of displaying.