evaluation

Interpreting the theme
i interpreted the theme by looking at different typography techniques and font the i wouldn't normally use, i looked at more unusual typography artists that i've never come across before and analysed their work. My plans for my final piece include me making my own type which is obscure and i've used materials i would never normally think of using to create it. 

Recording observations
I've used the internet to look at the websites of typography artists, looking at where they began their work, the pieces they have done and the materials and techniques they have used, I tried some of the techniques out myself but adapted them to go with my theme. I also looked through a typography book, i found tutorials for type in there and i tried them out to see if they would be any good to use. I also took my own pictures of any unusual typography i found when i was out, most of it was graffiti but i liked the colours and the skill you had to have to be able to compete these. 

Idea development
I didn't peruse my other ideas because i felt i didn't think there was much of a message to them, i felt i needed to test my skills further and try out different techniques, which then final idea i chose meant i could do. The development for my final piece changed a lot, I first decided i was going to make a stencil for my type and spray paint it with different colours, but after various experiments it seemed the colours weren't bold enough and the spray paints were hard to control, so instead i used chalk and created my font free hand. I also was going to paint the inside of my stencil of my silhouette with white paint but instead i sprayed the outside of the part of stencil i'd cut out with different colour spray paints. 

Materials, Techniques and Processes
i've used techniques and materials such as stencilling, spray painting, painting, chalk, pen, pencil, photography. I used a fence to spray paint on rather than a wall, and used different background with my development for my stencil. I encountered problems when developing my spray paint lon the fence because the red and blue spray paints didn't show up very well and as the spray paints were hard to control it proved difficult to get the letters in the shape and height i wanted them to be in. After that i decided that spray painting wouldn't be a good technique to use so instead i chose chalk as it would show up clearly on the black paint and i would be to control them much better. 

Influences 
• Who? How? (Include images of at least 3 influences)
• Which artists/designers have you been most influenced by? Explain how?
• Did the exam trip or extension visit at Pick Me Up inspire your ideas at all? 
• Refer to at least one particular image which has been the most important. Link it with your own work and comment on the context in which it was made.

Final Piece
• What do you intend to make for your final piece?
• How resolved are your ideas? Explain narrative and meanings.
• Explain how you intend to use materials and techniques, formal elements, showing influences of other artists, etc.

Conclusion 
Comment on your overall thoughts about the project
• Did you find the exam theme easy/difficult?
• Did you enjoy working on your prep work?
• Do you think you will be pleased with your final outcome when it is complete?

faile in-depth analysis

Context

Faile is a Brooklyn based artistic collaboration between Patrick Mcneil and Patrick Miller. Faile has been known for their use of wheatpasting and stenciling in street art. Faile adapted their mass culture-driven iconography to a wider range of media, from wooden boxes and window pallets to more traditional canvas, prints, sculptures, stencils, multimedia installations and prayer wheels. These piece looks like the artist has used collaging. These pieces of work were exhibited. 

Meaning

I looked into the background of both artists and looked at their joint website and saw all the other pieces of work they have created, it was there that i also saw that there work was exhibited. The style of some of he human figures in these pieces look like Roy Lichenstein's work, except Faile has used block colours rather than the dots that Lichenstein used. I think these piece all have there own meaning and all the meanings are different, the exhibition looked really big with Failes small individual piece filling every space. 

Aesthetic

It looks as though the artist has used an old piece of wood, and collected old pictures and texts from old magazines and newspapers. The rips and jagged edges on the piece make it look rough but effective at the same time. The rips show the picture or text that is underneath so you can see the pace has layers. The different colours from the newspaper which is obviously black and white and the magazine which is colour makes the piece stand out as the layers and variety of colours make he piece look unusual and eye-catching. 

Personal response

The work of Faile is distinctive and effective, he uses colour and dynamic very well. he pieces would look 3D from a distance as there are so many layers to it. I chose to look at this piece because the artist uses unusual techniques and materials on places you wouldn't normally see. I liked the work when i first saw it, it looked like little bits of ripped up comics, the colours caught my eye and it definitely is bold in the exhibition. The piece reminds me of the work of Roy Lichenstein because of the comic look i first saw when i saw he work. The work has inspired me to try techniques i wouldn't normally use and change it to suit my preferences. 

unit 1 typography coursework experiments

jonathan tran in-depth analysis

Context

These pieces of work were created by Jonathan Tran, born in Gibraltar, he came to Britain at the age of 3. He studied a foundation course in illustration at Central St.Martins, followed by 3 years at Kent institute of Art and Design. 

He now spends most of his time making images where his inspiration comes from other contemporary artists from all fields not just illustrations. The pieces look like they have been spray painted from stencils. I chose to analyse this artist because in my final piece i am going to include stenciling and spray painting. 

Meaning

I looked at the artists website which had pictures of his work but no information about him, so i had to look at a biography that was made about him and get my information from there. I would associate this artist as a spray paint artists. His pieces seem to include the human figure and the scene they're in is presented in a different colour to the figure, this helps it to stand out from the rest of the piece. I think these pieces could represent the way people live and what their daily activities include. 

Aesthetics

These pieces were made from spray paints and stencils, you can tell this by there is bits missing from the human figure, the bits that have been cut out are the bits that have been spray painted. The artist uses colour to make it easier to identify what parts belong to which piece of the work. He uses colour to show the emotion featurted in the piece, the reds and oranges are used to show anger or hurt. I think the artist has drawn out the piece first and then used a knife to cut the relevant piece out to create the stencil which was then spray painted. I think the piece were done on either an A3 or A2 size. 

Personal Response

I chose to look at this artist because it is relevant to my final piece as i am also spray painting a stencil although my stencil will be solid and have no gaps. When i first saw these pieces i could instantly recognise that they were made from spray paint and stencils, the artist blends colour in some areas of the pieces that is really eye-catching. The artist hasnt caused and leaks or drips during his spray paint his lines and gaps are perfect and i would like mine to be the same.