I know it has been ages since my last post, but i've been busy enjoying all the things i didn't do whilst at college, like socialising :)
I'm planning to slowly put up all my back work from college so when i start Uni in September i can put work up as it happens..
Here are a collection of screen prints i produced whilst planning the chair i posted below. The idea was to play with simple but iconic war imagery in alternative contexts. I would really appreciate any opinions : )
The print above to the left is a simple linear gun print using a mixture of greens and yellows, i like the faded elements and the clarity of image.
The second print is of the reverse of this image and combines green and purple. I like the varied result of clear and faded guns and the sparadic distribution of colour.
The pink was chosen to provide the biggest contrast in imagery. Whilst i prefer the green i think the pink makes a bigger statement as it fuses the generalized gender stereotypes both components depict. I also prefer the the use of a number of colours in the other two gun prints. I think one colour makes it appear flat.
These prints were all created in my first session of print making. So despite the views i have just expressed i was generally really pleased with the images i created. I really recommend the process to anyone who needs to play with image and technique as it is easy to do and if done productively can produce mountains of work. It also enabled me to print the material for my chair, in a relatively labour-free way, other techniques would have been more time consuming and complicated.
Whilst the gun is probably the strongest of all war icons i wanted to experiment with alternatives.
So gasmasks. I realise i have written ALOT already so this is going to be brief...
Pink and green, continues male/female idea, like the depth created.
Blue and yellow, striking image but not conceptually strong.
Finally, orange and green. Abstract finish due to use of offset linear print. Like the colours together and the fresh result.
All screens were made from drawings of mine, scanned into photoshop and repeated. Then the colours inversed if necessary.
Hope you like : )
Happy summer to all! x
