FLUID THOUGHTS TO ACTIONS WORKSHOP - FINAL PROJECTS

FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION

CONCERTINA PRESENTATION





SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE DRAWINGS

The first drawing was made at the Sydney Opera House where the main idea was to capture the spatial qualities and the volume of the building, rather than focusing on the structural and detail elements of the building. We were to avoid drawing the familiar versions of the iconic building. Thus, as a rule, only 10-20% of the sky could be visible in our drawings. Using willow charcoal, I portrayed the form and space of the building, and incorporating the use of light and dark tones to emphasise the surfaces' varying tones.

The second drawing also made at the Sydney Opera House was to highlight the transitional changes in time and see what is past and what is present. By moving to three different locations after every 10 minutes, we were to draw the different views over the same drawing. Thus, through overlapping and a certain degree of transparency, it allowed the drawing to depict the interpentration of forms.

LANDSCAPE DRAWING

For this drawing, we had to draw the landscape we could see outside by looking out through the window from the Level 6, Red Centre building. Once we drew the landscape, we had to pick a certain element to amplify and draw on top of the drawing. Here, I picked out the arched posts surrounding the oval, and overlapped it on top of the landscape drawing. These ampliefied posts create an almost window-like frames that open up to the landscape that can be viewed as different parts, although they are still one whole.

STILL LIFE DRAWING

This still life drawing was quite different to the usual still life drawings as the postion of the subject matter constantly moved every now and then. Similar to the Sydney Opera House drawings, this drawing once again focused on capturing the transitional elements of the past and present. Thus, every time the objects were moved, we continued on drawing the new view on top of the previous drawings, creating a track in time that represents a flowing movement. Capturing the tones of the still life objects were very important, emphasising the dark areas, while highlighting the subtle and light parts.

COLLABORATIVE WORK 1 - DESCRIPTION DRAWING

For the first collaborative work, each member of the group was sent only a written or verbal description that described a non-existing space. After reading the description that I had received, I had to translate the space into a drawing and communicate the elements described by the other member. I wanted to keep the description alive by reflecting the exact description while also extending the description to my own personal and creative level, introducing and shifting elements that still connected with the original description.

Description:

You’re in a space and you are looking through this door. The door is open but it isn’t visible in the picture. There is a bag sitting in the hallway with a ball near the farther end that is rolling towards the bag. There are two huge rectangular windows where the vertical side is much longer than the horizontal side. The space you are in now is dim in colour, dark blue with shadows, and you are looking into a brighter space where the sunlight is coming in.



WHOLE CLASS' FINAL PRESENTATION




Just a photo of the whole class' final project presentation - looks absolutely awesome :)



GROUP COLLABORATION PROJECTS


THE EXQUISITE CORPSE



This group collaboration work consisted of each group member producing an A2 drawing, then capturing an A4 section of the drawing and sending it to the next group member. The subsequent group member had to continue on from the A4 section image that they had received. We ended up with four completely different drawings that had undergone a significant change from the first drawing we had started off with.

With a main focus on still life subject matters, we tore up our drawings into many parts to create a large collage derived from our four individual drawings, reflecting the Cubist style. In the bottom part of the artwork, the objects are recognisable and as it is delved further back towards the top of the work, objects are distorted in shape, shattered into little bits and pieces where objects are no longer recognisable in form. Thus, the work portrays a fluid transition in form. The work also illustrates a subtle 3D effect where the objects (cups, books, lamps, etc.) were slipped inside slots cut on the work. This gives a popping-out effect. Overall, the abstract work intertwines with each other through the drapery and plant-like stalks that threads through the work, forming one unity.

THE WALL

This is another group collaboration work where we depicted a wall, highlighting the spatial qualities that it formed. Through the repetition of the long, linear windonws, we connected all the drawings together by continuing the linearity of the windows in each drawing. We also concentrated on the light and dark tones of the walls created by the sunlight pentrating through the windows.