This is one of the series of visuals of 'Today's Question' by Eva Weinmayr. The use of captivating colours originally engaged me in this particular visual. Having such a clean cut design and legible typeface, the question in this visual is delivered with ease. By using an open question automatically arouses a debate within the public on personal views and opinions in the society. The advantage of using this open question in the practitioners work, will help her work become memorable by the public. Being such a personal matter of today's questions in society, people will build an opinion on this question that will be discussed and debated with others, to voice their opinion or typically define their opinion. I believe this visual is a great way of engaging the public into your work, by imposing a question it gives viewers the opportunity to get passionately involved in a debate or a journey to figure out the answer.
This line drawing created by James O'Hanlon, is based on the skyline of Birmingham 2012. This depiction of Birmingham can be easily perceived as a sketch of Birmingham, however it was created with black paint. The panoramic view of birmingham taken from the Alpha tower, was based on his own photographs, capturing the true character of Birmingham. The use of black lines has developed a detailed visual of Birmingham, where the more you look at the painting, the more you discover. The use of black and white creating a maximum contrast, helps enhance the features and characters of Birmingham. By being done in a simplistic way from the use of not adding colour, helps create an unromantic feel towards the city, but the visual is still endearing, as there's so much to explore in this painting.
Justyna Ptak is particularly fascinated in house spaces. 'House 1' is a series of photographs of spaces taken by the artist. The use of close up images being framed is significantly important, as the close up images are done to intrigue viewers to consider and question a story or an experience that might exist just outside that space. In her work she explores the concept of unknown places, leaving viewers in suspense of where these particular spaces are. I admire the idea of her work being based on 'abandoned non-moments', it gives viewers the opportunity to interpret the work openly, letting your imagination run free to what stories this particular space may with held. I believe the series of photographs are every day scenes, ordinary with a placid approach. By capturing ordinary everyday scenes, her work explores the known and unknown, keeping viewers in suspense to where those spaces are, and the stories that may exist.
Within this colour woodblock print produced by Toyochara Chikanobu, the creative has incorporated visual popular traditional motifs that represent Japanese Art. The Carp is a symbol of good luck, and the Wisteria is a popular Japanese flower, which is also known as 'fuji' where in the history of Japan, viewing Wisteria was a popular activity. As soon as I started viewing the woodblock print I automatically made relations to Japanese Art due to the traditional elements being used. This design has been portrayed in a delicate form, embracing the tradition of Japanese Art. From looking at this visual it makes me want to explore different elements of Japanese Art, as I admire how different elements symbolise a meaning or a tradition of Japan.
This beautiful canvas was created by Fiona Rae named 'Dark Star'. This was created with acrylic, oil and coloured glitter on the canvas. The combination of different brush strokes being sprayed, dripped and marking making are all composed in a traditional landscape chinese painting way, being influenced from the practitioner's original environment, as Rae was originally from Hong Kong. The use of symbols also embraces Rae's environment. All of the different mark making and shapes symbolise her inspiration from sci-fi, comics, cinema, music, and advertising. I personally find the way Rae has interpreted what she's interested in, and developed her own style by experimenting with mark making and different brush strokes to communicate what she is personally fascinated by. The use of the shapes and symbols creates a sci-fi experience, and the shapes being sprayed and stroked in different directions almost creates a feel of motion and space by the way the design has been composed. I found Rae's work an eye opener on how to compose your notions in a completely different way, which has made me want to explore her culture, as injecting those cultural elements into her work is what makes the work so inspiring and fresh.
At the Ikon gallery I discovered Timur Novikov's work, which I found incredibly influential. He was profoundly known for the use of fabric incorporated in his work, where he developed and created a style that was so simplistic almost childlike motifs. The two main pieces of cloth, the black part acting as the ocean, and the white part acting as the land, has been simplified in such a powerful way the visual interpretation is clear by having the scattered childlike penguins making their way to the water with a few of them caught in the action of diving in, giving that sense of motion, and portraying a visual image of what is happening. Overall the simplicity of Novikov's work will influence me to experiment in visually communicating in a simplified manner, to deliver a clear message in my future work.
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