EXPERIMENTAL WORK WITH DIFFERENT MEDIUMS AND MATERIALS

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DATE: OCOTBER 2018

MEDIUM: ACRYLIC PAINT, INK, STRING, ALUMINIUM FOIL, TAPE, PRINTING INK, GRAPHITE, CHARCOAL

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IN ONE OF OUR BTEC UNITS, THE AIM IS TO EXPERIMENT USING DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND MEDIUMS, SUCH AS ACRYLIC PAINT, SCREEN PRINTING, COLLAGRAPH, STENCILLING, STYROFOAM PRINTING, TAPE TRANSFER, AND MORE. THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS TO CREATE A PIECE, WITH A THEME, THAT CONSISTED AND SHOWED UNDERSTANDING OF THESE TECHNIQUES AND UES WITH THESE MEDIUMS.

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THE THEME OF THIS PIECE WAS "TRAPPED IN A CITY", WHERE THERE ARE IMAGES THAT ARE CUT UP AND SEPERATED OF CITIES LIKE TORONTO AND NEW YORK. THEY ARE BIG, LIVELY CITIES THAT ARE WELL KNOWN AS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, HOWEVER, IT IS EASY TO BE AN OUTSIDER TO BIG CITIES, WHICH IS WHERE THE MESSAGE OF MY PIECE LIES IN. THE STRING THAT IS CROSSED THROUGHOUT THE PIECE, REPRESENTS THE IMAGE AND FEELING OF BEING TRAPPED, WITH THE MESH TAPE ADDING ON. THE MANY DIFFERENT COLOURS OF INK AND PAINT REPRESENT THE CITY, AS THE DARK COLOURS CONTRAST WITH THE BRIGHT.

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I REALLY ENJOYED CREATING THIS AS IT WAS A WAY OF SHOWING WHAT I CAN DO WITH THE DIFFERENT SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES THAT I HAVE LEARNT WHILE USING THESE VERY DIFFERENT MEDIUMS.