ian wright in-depth analysis

Context

Ian Wright designed this piece of work he studied at Goldsmith's college in London and received a bachelor's degree in graphic design from the london college of printing. In 1981 Ian wright set u[p his own studio. Ian wrights's  reactive approach to illustration has resulted in a fresh and constant updating of his work into new creative directions, including testing new developments in technology and mixing up techniques and materials, whilst creating his unique visions. This piece is made from different materials and is a collage. This piece shows Ian Wrights passion for music. I chose to analyse this piece because it is a collage and i think the way the Ian Wright has used his materials works well. 

Meaning

I found the artists personal website and looked at his other pieces of work that were on the internet. I also looked at the artist on wikipedia to gain more background information about him and the work he has done previously and what inspires him. From this it was clear the artists has a passion for music and this is portrayed in some pieces of his work. I couldn't find the title of this piece of work but i think has been made as a series of pieces. The work show an old style radio i think the artists has used this because it shows the stereos he would have been around when he was younger, so his childhood has influenced his work. 

Aesthetics

The artists seems to use pieces of paper, i think this could have been tissue paper, cartridge paper and also certain parts of the piece have shiny bits of paper which makes the piece more interesting as it is not all one plain colour it gives the piece a unique look. I think the thought process behind the piece took a lot of time the artists has had to think about the positioning of the different kinds of paper and the colours they use, he's also had to think about the positioning of the pattern within the main piece, he could have planned it out before he started on the piece of paper he used. I think the artists would have also completed the outline of the piece before and then filled in the middle afterwards. The artists use of colour is quite dull he uses a dark yellow colour for the majority of the piece, using other colours such as blue, red and an olive green to create the app terns and the shape of the speakers inside. The black outline makes the piece looks bolder, this also gives the sense of shading in the piece. 

Personal response

I chose to look at the piece because it caught my eye when looking at collage artists, I think the piece is effective it reflects the artists himself and shows his background and passion for music. I like the way he used colour because the different shades and the black gives the effective of shading. The work has inspired me to try the same technique myself but i don't think i would have the skill to add the detail into the piece like the artist has shown.