Who Am I? Presentation

Script:

SLIDE 1:

The main processes I am interested in tend to be print-based, specifically linoprint. However, I would like to try more screenprinting this year. Another thing I really enjoy doing is combining processes within my work to give them a different feel – for example on the Donald Trump gif I began with a linoprint and then added painted textures into it and animated it. This is another reason I’d like to experiment more with screenprinting because I think this would open up more opportunities to combine processes in interesting ways.

SLIDE 2:

In terms of themes across the content of my work, I tend to do a lot of character-based stuff. This isn’t really intentional but I want my work to have a certain kind of humour to it which is easier to achieve with facial expressions. This is something I’d like to push further this year, both doing more character-based work but also figure out how to make scenes funnier. I also really like the use of depth and perspective in images and this is something I always try to exaggerate but I need to work harder on it.

SLIDE 3:

Sophy Hollington is one of my favourite artists at the moment because I love her linoprints so much. I discovered her work last year when I was first properly getting into linoprint. I really like her use of the medium of lino to create contrast and texture, and also the way she combines processes within her work – eg colouring digitally and animating. I also really like her use of type

SLIDE 4:

Ines Estrada has been one of my favourite artists for a few years. I like her work for its humour and narrative, and the surrealness to a lot of her work. I also really admire her practice. She works as a freelance illustrator creating her own comics and prints etc to sell and she also does a lot of event posters. This is the sort of route I’d really like to go down within my own practice and this is why I take a lot of inspiration from her.

SLIDE 5:

I chose Yayoi Kusama because of her use of colour, and her approach to spaces when she’s displaying work. I want to think about exhibitions and the use of space a lot more this year because it’s the subject of my cop work and I find it really interesting.

SLIDE 6:

This is my most successful work from first year. I think I’m pleased with this because it has the sort of funny tone of voice I’d like my work to have, and it combines processes in a way that I think is quite successful.

SLIDE 7:

These are two of the most successful pieces from second year. The first is probably my favourite piece of work I’ve ever produced. This is because it combines everything I really want to include in my work. The use of print processes, character-driven work and humour. I’m really pleased with the depth and perspective in this too.

These are both images I’ve already included but I’m really pleased with this second image for the same reasons. I’d like to try out some more animated stuff this year.

SLIDE 8:

I’ve included both of these pieces of work as failures from second year. This first I think could’ve been good but I didn’t leave myself enough time to properly develop the idea or to print it.

The second was something I enjoyed making, but in retrospect linoprint just isn’t an appropriate process to use for comics and it could’ve been a more effective piece of work if I’d made it a different way.

SLIDE 9:

I wasn’t really sure what to include in this slide because I think these are probably the same external influences everyone else has but these are all things that I think tend to inform my work. Books, films, music and travelling etc.

SLIDE 10:

I think these images represent my current aspirations because I want to continue to experiment with processes and funny, character-driven work. This is also stuff I’ve been producing for an exhibition which I’ve been really enjoying working on and this is something I want to do more of in the future.