Sergio Albaic...

"I create visual imagery to articulate my thoughts about the beauty, contradictions and emotion of the act of living. My work revolves around the interior worlds we create in our minds and the tensions that arise when confronted to our realities. The illusion of control in a world much governed by randomness and the elusive nature of emotions are also recurring ideas in my work."

I really really like this piece of art. It isn't normally what I like so when I found it and was interested I surprised myself. I just love how, vague it is and how the collage is created using straight lines almost full of control however from afar it can also be seen as chaotic and unplanned. I also like the type that is used and even though the image is quite complicated there is still some recognition of a face in it.

"My usual working process involves writing computer programs that generate images. Once my idea is translated into computer code, I search and select the visual results that better express my point. Sometimes, these generative images are the final work and sometimes I use the programs as an electronic sketchbook to visualize my concept before I transfer it into a painting . As I value freedom of expression, I do not feel constrained to a single medium or style and I use either traditional or new media to express my artistic vision." Again showing another image I know that the artist uses all types of media traditional and more modern so I really have no idea how this piece is created whether a painting or originally from photograph its a mystery to me.

Looking up and looking down reflection...

The looking up and looking down project. Researching Simon Prescott's book from a mouse's viewpoint I think was really helpful as from just the first bit of research it showed me that the drawings I made didn't have to be from my perspective but anyone or anythings.

One of my first pieces that I developed I really like the slightly aged paper that I decided to draw the traffic lights on. I also think that the choice of drawing it using just a single line was successful as although it is light in comparison to the text on the page I thni kit is still recognisable and and obvious drawing. I also think I managed to capture the whole looking up looking down aspect to it as well.

Using tissue paper to draw onto and then using mainly inks I attempted to crete a really washy yet bold image, with the colours I had. I think because of the tissue paper it formed a really nice edge around the actual image and mad ean almost worn, rough texture. Not being t oconcerned with it being neat I also had a go at including a drip effect to the image which wasn't very successful due to it not really dripping that much. Again I like the subject of this image, I think its almost opposing and challenging with the building being looked at from below.

Attempting to include portraits in my project wasn't easy and because most of them would have to be posed or form photograph I decided to not concentrate on this idea that much. Using biro I was happy with this before but now I think its a bit boring. I do like the paper however and how it looks on the brown with the outline.

I had drawn quite a lot of signs which when slightly looking up or down they kind of look the same as looking head, however that may just be due to my drawings. Anyway so I thought I would focus a page on signs, type which i first got intereste din by Jackson Pollock. i thnik the page was a nice change in sketchbook and everything had been drawn delicately so far. Althoguh that delicacy is still in this piece I tried to incorporate a expressive much looser style as well.

Trying to edit a little bit of photography I'm not certain I had much success with it. I like how I have rippe dthe bottom and then cut out the windows, its a nice contrast however the negative space where the windows were I think looks okay but nothing special really.

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Second half of B is for...Project...

Keeping to the idea of using objects beginning with B I liked the idea of including bubblegum/ bubblegum wrappers in my work. Keeping color in mind all the time I thought the more recent wrappers would be perfect but when researching old fashioned wrappers from 10, 20 years ago I thought it had a much more individual look. I did like the collage background to this but having a bubblegum machine just didn't work, I guess the focus was on the wrappers rather than the drawing.

I also tried to incorporate the pop art style of a person and the bubblegum wrappers into the same piece but I'm not sure it worked that well. Experimenting with the wrappers that then led me to bubblegum, the ball type. 

I used pencil crayon, collage, acrylic, watercolour and markers. I really liked the collage, the text, bright colours all combined I think look great, however  I also liked the marker, it was the brightest  and I tried to create an almost unfinished effect, like a scribble almost which I liked. 

I had originally drawn this shoe in my observational drawings and then I had the idea to combine all three ideas and have a sort of shoe stepping on the books idea. Because the shoes are almost in sections and in bright colours I tried a variety of different colour schemes and different materials. I again like the marker effect and also the colour scheme however the watercolour, although I like the drip effect I think the colour is a bit weak but I really like the pose on the watercolour image.

Again just trying some different materials and poses I think this collage is interesting, I like it. I was limited with the amount of collage I had so I had to really think about what went where, I liked the end result and as for the single line drawing I think its just a bit boring.

I didn't really like the composition or the idea in this image, I just don't think a bubblegum machine and a face work together.

I like the composition on the left , its sort of simple, it overlaps the gutter of the two pages which I sort of wanted so it links the two pages. I also like how the face above faces forwards and the bottom face is side on, I think it works.

The first half of B is for...Project...

Only recently starting the project I found that I had a number of images and ideas in my head and the only way I could really get those ideas out quickly was with thumbnails. Since starting this project I think I've began to realise how helpful in terms of composition and just being able to see my rough ideas thumbnails are.

The research I did for the project I found both very helpful and interesting to be honest, mainly the different examples of alphabet books. I wasn't entirely certain of what I wanted my page to look like, whether to have the "B is for" or have a rhyme or story to it so I started by looking at Edward Gory's alphabet book. Seeing a theme in the way he created his illustrations on the page with them being quite dark and having the rhythmic qualities and the humour I think it worked really well and in a way helped me broaden my ideas on how I wanted my book to be.

I also found Paul Thurby's work to be equally as helpful as in comparison to Mr Gory's, Thurby's book concentrates on the letter and somehow including an image either into the letter or around the page. His style of actually creating the images is a lot different also and his use of colour I think when combined make the images successful. By researching his work this has again given me a number of ideas and seeing the colour in his pieces I have decided to include it in my work hopefully.

Deciding that I was going to have a sort of variety of objects that began with B in my image I knew almost immediately that I wanted some sort of book/s. And again deciding on colour I used mainly markers, collage and fine liner to do the image on the left, however even though I decided to use colour I did still try a similar image in well, black and white.

Because I was focusing on colour I decided to do some research into pop art. Not being familiar with the style really I chose Roy Lichtenstein as guidance I guess. Knowing that there is a lot of colour in pop art and seeing how some pieces can be made to look realistic    and some not I thought this genre might help with my ideas. Which it did.  

Lucinda Rogers...

To be honest I'm quite surprised that I like Lucinda Roger's work as the simple line drawing isn't normally what I like. I think what changes my opinion however is the accuracy of the drawings, how the lines don't seem to overlap and how everything is where it should be, its impressive to say its from observation. I also think the light wash and individual thicker lines help add depth, colour and transform the flat line drawing into an appealing image. The way in which she has also completed certain sections of the image in detail and tone and others in just outline I really like as well. It sort of looks like it isn't finished but it still looks interesting and as the unfinished sections are almost going off the page that helps as well. The use of colour, in the fact that there isn't that much of it I also find nice as although I don't think bright bold colours would be horrible I just think seeing the piece a it is works better.

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