SW4

=Studio Work #4:= =Filmmaking Is In His Genes=

Screenprinting A4, February 2012
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Description: This piece should show an essence of filmmaking when looked at in a group of artworks. It represents the french director, one of my biggest and most important characters, I used his hat as a symbol of filmmaking and how he loves it. His hat represents himself, his personality, and filmmaking all together. I tried to come close to the "Andy Warhol look" when creating this piece by experimenting with various colors.

The artistic and cultural influences came from that character himself, the french director. The style and composition was influenced by Andy Warhol's style. I wanted to add a bit of pop art to it.
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 * What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project? Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.**

I used screenprinting (a form of printmaking) to create this piece. I experimented with different sheets of paper, observing how it reacts to the texture and color. I tried multiple times with different colors to get the look I want. I went through 3 screens until I got a clean one to perfect it.
 * What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?**

I have responded to a lot of criticism from my mom as well as taking in a lot of advice from my teacher. This form of printmaking was not new to me but I had never actually done it before. I had to ask for a lot of advice, and yes it was useful, for example being reminded everytime that it always prints backwards so I had to draw my design in another way.
 * How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?**

The weaknesses for this project is that it is such a simple creation that I feel like I did not do a good job. I wanted it to be simple and I wanted it like that but it just feels like I did not do that much work when you look at it. It did take a lot of work though. I like how this artwork connects to a previous one that if you put them in a gallery, the person would understand a story and a connection to the french director. Even though there is still some black in the blue print, I like it like that, it gives more depth to the print.
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 * Clearly explain the strengths of the piece –**

For the next project I could turn this into a story or a progression of the french director. I would create more artworks with different stories that tell his personality a 100%. I could also create a cartoon animation of him which would tell exactly what kind of personality he has.
 * What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme.**