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Set Project: Class Development Exercise

To feel more confortable with an idea, a plan with thoughts to summarirse the good and bad aspects will be initial.
On class we have been looking into a significant role of strong idea. Frankly speaking this is a common problem. Most of my pieces were fault in the end, becouse at first it had seemed to be great, but in time it found out as an overwhelming. 
I always dream big about the project. And I make it usually quite challenging. In most cases I did not have a essential materials, and I giving up. Becouse it will not be like I imagined. 

That was a though introduction, but I wanted to mention how simillar this problem is to me. 
Teacher presented us a 3 methods, how to build a affordable ideas investigation. 
The first was ''the mediative approach'' which was surprinsigly useful. I did not realise that I could 1:1 imagine the whole piece. It was that when I had close my eyes, but after that, I could not draw it perfectly as I seen. I add a comments and still it was not enough, so I started with second method.
The ''Mountain & Valley'' helped me with writing down my thoughts. After all I realized that it can be difficult to reach the top of the mountain, but if I will stop on lower part, it still will be a satisfactory result. I always wanted to create a short story in that kind of vibe. It is maybe another peak to get in, but it will be initial in my artistic path.


I want to separate the story. It will starts from sunset and ends on the night. To do this, I will be basing on the pictures. According to my last research, artist Anton van Hertbruggen does it each time when it comes to create an illustration. Below, I would like to insert a photos, how he working in his studio. 


I really admire him for this quotation: 

“He says he’s always searching for a utopian world for himself in his work and is happiest when visualising how things could have been in a certain time or place” (Hertbruggen, 2013)

Van Hertbruggen, Memoires Of A Suburban Utopia, (2012)

I found a blog where someone went into a deeper research behind Anton's proccess in studio. It perfectly clarifies how he reached that effect. Here is a link. 

He replicates the real pictures on light table using pencil and then a black paints. But only for shape of trees, etc,. Mostly it is a long way of creation. ''He works half manual/half digital; Pencil sketches, using a light box for outlining, painting, scanning in and adding layers, colors and textures, etc… There’s no telling how many hours he really spent on my particular project. He did an incredible job.'' (ARMONJAY, 2014)


Studio, Van Hertbruggen, (2014)

This research is meant to understand the stages of my work. To be realistic with what I want to reach. Van Hertbruggen studio's research helps me with select the right tools and how to plan my work. In next posts I will publish my sketches and pictures of landscapes.




Trench, A., 2013. Introducing...Anton Van Hertbruggen’S Beautiful, Spacious Illustrations Of Star-Gazing In Surburbia. [online] Itsnicethat.com. Available at: <https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/anton-van-hertbruggen> [Accessed 23 January 2021].

Van Hertbruggen, A., 2012. Memoires Of A Suburban Utopia,. [Acrylic paints on paper].

Van Hertbruggen, A., 2014. Anton's Studio. [image] Available at: <https://ajcheekmusic.wordpress.com/2014/01/14/the-album-artwork-process-anton-van-hertbruggen/> [Accessed 23 January 2021].

Comments

  1. Sam Dargan24 January 2021 at 15:42

    Luiza, remember you have a tutorial in Week 3. You must attend this. You have been missing classes and therefore I haven't had a chance to talk to you in person regarding your project idea. It is really important that you attend so I understand completely what it is you are planning and I can help you to develop it.
    You have done some interesting research here - when you come to your tutorial, make sure you have a clear set of objectives, aims, research elements and the techniques you are going to use to create your project.

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