BILL AND BEN.

Another trial from one of the photos i took earlier of Ben Brooks. This one is much larger and more detailed than the last. Plays well with the theme of ambiguity as well as the the feature of time in my work. Its hard to work out what we are looking at.. one face? two faces? its human but there is something that is so wrong about it.. Thats kind of what i was aiming for!!

YOUR MUM.

A first trial of using the scanned faces as a basis for sketches, this one is of my mother...

JENNY SAVILLE

It appears me and Jenny Saville have a lot in common! Squashing people against glass and making them look distorted and deformed. Perhaps i should try body parts next...?

CLARISSE D'ARCIMOLES

It's been a little while since i have updated my blog as i have been out and about exploring London and such like in order to see what is out there! I have been grabbed by the work of Clarisse d'Arcimoles, her work is currently on show in the Saatchi Gallery on Sloane Square. Her work shows an exciting take on the relationship between old and young and the passing of time, which is also the basis of my work in light of the lyric, 'We have no time to stand and stare...'

A FACE PRINT IN TIME

Keen to grab a hold of the detail of skin, i took some casts of some faces, my parents faces were old enough, offering the texture and detail of a well lived life, and they were kind enough to volunteer, sadly only one of the casts worked but it will still be interesting to see what i can make of it.

TIME WARP

In a moment of madness i put my head in the scanner to see if i could warp my face as if it being stretched through time, in thought of the poem 'Leisure' ... 'WE HAVE NO TIME TO STAND AND STARE'...

After using my head, i have also invited a selection of other people to experiment with this to see what i could gather together to work with, as my work concerns the human condition i wanted to see a selection of different age groups, skin types, genders etc, here are the results...

FINAL MAJOR PROJECT

So, a new unit and a new big idea to think up! My starting point will be the poem 'Leisure' by William Henry Davies (the one that was in the Centre Parks advert a few years back!)

'What is this life if full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.'

Lets see where this goes...