Title?!

Can't decide between:

'Commuters Cure'

or

'Tube Therapy'

?!?

Chosen Works.

Edwin Stephenson.

"The paintings vary from the intimate in scale, suitable for a domestic environment, to large formats which suit more expansive interior settings such as loft accommodation or commercial/business environments.

Colour is my primary medium of expression. I have a strong understanding that pigment and colour is the product of light reflected from a surface. This being so I strive to create images which radiate out from the canvas almost like a light shining outwards from an open window. I also strongly believe that colour can directly affect mood and I endeavour to provoke a strong emotional but sympathetic response from the viewer.

My paintings are not intended to sink shyly into the background but are positive authoritative statements. My pictorial work is vibrant and intense. Although the paintings are clearly abstract in appearance they have strong resonance with landscape, biomorphic forms and atmospheres. The paintings make dynamic statements and are particularly suited to interiors that require a keynote image to help enhance and give character to a room."

These are quotes from his website which pretty much sum up the reasons for why I chose his work. I think they consist of a beautiful combination of colours and forms and are very striking. They successfully brighten up a room, therefore PERFECT for a grubby underground.

Chosen Works.

Deb Haugen: " I’ve always been more comfortable outside than in, I just prefer nature to walls. As a child my Mom had to drag me inside every night. I lived just up the hill from a wonderful swamp, I know my fascination was born there in that magical swamp. Currently I have very strong beliefs in helping our environment, and concerns for the future of our planet.

I wanted to capture on canvas the feel of hiking the trails, or exploring the creek. I wanted to convey my response to nature, something that had a truly innate natural look and feel to it. To take it a step further, I wanted to show the fundamentals of nature that we see daily, that are so strikingly familiar to us, and their relationship to time.

Organic art is and always has been a part of our ever changing planet.
I hope you enjoy my art, it is my joy in life to paint!"

Chosen Works.

Christina Adam - I have chosen this work because it caught my eye immediately; although it doesn't blatantly suggest nature, it does have an organic element to it.

"In my recent work the experimental space of the painting forms a web of white shapes, layers, raw red colours and proposes an oscillation between the anthropomorphic and the gestural abstraction. In these paintings colour is often used to reveal an anatomical context connecting the existence of an organic painting with the existence of an organic body that is partially visible."

The making of the model.

These are photos of when i begun making my model. I used pieces of card which aren't too difficult to cut and stick together well. To make the rounded pieces I wet them first then fixed them into the ridges of wood and left them to naturally dry into their shape, as you can see above.

Some more organic artists.

Ann Gardner
Andrea Kocks
Cara Enteles
Jude Bennitto
Christina Adam
Katy Stone

IDEA!

Could exhibit in a London underground tube station!!!!


I like this idea because it is a place completely devoid of nature - perfect contrast.

New plan.

Since I fell in love with the work of Deb Haugen I am sure that i now want to exhibit organic art. But where and how?
I thought it could be interesting to exhibit a range of organic artists in an industrial place - maybe a worn down factory?! Or a deserted street/city?
This would demonstrate an intriguing juxtaposition perhaps try an communicate the idea of nature having taken over man made areas?

Organic art.

These works are by Deb Haugen and i LOVE them, they are beautiful. The flowing forms, textures and colours definitely say 'organic' to me. She is inspired by the creekbed and horse tracks surrounding her home. The works in this series are "reflections of the strikingly familiar abstractions we see in nature."

Slightly different path..

Thinking of lighting, reminded me of this piece I found when searching for inspiration in the last blog. This is by Ghada Amer and although the sculpture itself is incredible, it is the lighting that makes the image and I love this. I chose it for the last blog because I felt it had a slightly organic look to it just because of the colours used. The organic theme was something I was really interested in but we never proceeded with the idea so perhaps I could use this theme for my individual project?

I love LED..

Another blatant example.. Tracey Emin. It probably helps that I have seen some of her light work in the flesh; this will help me picture it in the space, and to be realistic about it's size etc.

LIGHTS!

I have suddenly become fixed on the idea of using light in this exhibition so here is an obvious light artist who I have always appreciated; James Turrell.

Sung Soo Kim

This artist, SungSoo Kim, is someone i'm looking at to help develop my current practice. He works with styrofoam and recycled glass to form these beautifully coloured sculptures which I adore. I think if they were lit right, these would also look amazing in a low lit room.

To begin.. some works I like.

These are images of works by Yoko Suetsgu which I found when researching artists for the previous group blog. They have stuck in my mind since because I am so interested in the lighting and texture of them. I think they are stunning and would be incredibly effective in an exhibition, particularly if the light is low.