STREET LEVEL PHOTOWORKS: GLASGOW
MARK OSBORNE
Osborne is a photographer who subtly distorts perspective of things that surround humans in day to day life. I came across his work in a photography gallery in Glasgow and took a liking to his clever way of thinking. With a simplistic shot, he made me question the role of certain objects/forms, and allowed me to process its functionality in a very different and unique way.
I particularly took a liking to his photo of an industrial building which is captured in a way which makes it look like a scientific somewhat creature, this is just from my perspective. It reminds me of something from a sci-fi film/book. I like this concept of changing the function of something, allowed the audiences perception to be skewed. I think taking mine and my partners objects that mean something to us and changing their role could be interesting, photography would play a large part in this, but then we could derive a pattern from these photos and develop it further.
ADAM GEORY
Adam was another artist who I came across in Glasgow, I was immediately drawn to his work due to its simplicity but impactful outcome. He uses neon lights that he comes across in streets and captures them in a way which makes simple pattern work. I think this technique is really effective. His use of colour also caught my eye, the use of eye catching recognisable colour makes the viewer imagine where this scenario could be, a city, club, art installation. The possibilities are endless due to the ambiguity of the colour, this is something that I feel is very important in my work, leaving it for interpretation. Adam does this really well through his use of colour and shape.
ROODY MACNELL
Macnell was a textile print artist who I actually came across in Urban Outfitters in Glasgow, he has a whole corner dedicated to his print work (see contextual practise). His bold and colourful strokes were so captivating, he was actually one of the most inspiring artists I came across within my visit. I certainly would like to embody his way of working, combing chaotic print with simple brush strokes to create these exciting prints.
MARY WEATHERFORD
Weatherford starting using NEON after taking a drive through Bakersfield, California's neon lined road in 2012. This inspiration is clearly evident in her pantings due to the gestural strokes and bright choice of colour. At first glance I feel her paintings hold sheer energy, similar to what a light gives off itself. Within these two pieces her abstract motifs are literally cut poles of neon, this contrast between two mediums creates more depth to the piece which is something I think works really well. Her choice of strokes is something I think works really well, and is something i will consider when trialling my samples.
KEITH SONNIER
Sonnier is a sculptor who primarily focuses on the impact fullness of neon, this became particularly prominent in his practise in 1968. His early sculptures brought together neon and glass, neon and fabric, and in this instance above: neon wrapping neon. Like Adam Geory, I am fond of Sonnier's simplistic finishes. It's not too fussy and merely focuses on colour and shape, not perfectionist finish. Hi interest in neon is plainly inspired by his early intruige into shape and colour which is what his old work was based on. Shape and colour are two things I really want to focus on. However I'm slowly rearing away from the idea of using neon, and more wanting to focus on how light produces pattern.
TATE MODERN
NAM JUNE PAIK
Me and Tian visited the Nam June Paik exhibition together back in London to try and gain some inspiration, we found a clear link between the artists interest in technology and creating light installation. His work was extremely unique and held a lot of conceptual depth - surrounding him, politics and the general world. This conceptual depth is something we both wanted to highlight in our group work.
NOTES:
After comparing our artist research, we reached some very similar key words to summarise the inspiration we had seen:
LIGHT PATTERN PROJECTING GLOW CULTURE
NEON BODY AS A CANVAS LOCATION GEOMETRIC
We decided to look at the light in both our home towns, London and Hong Kong. Tian decided to get some pictures from her mother and we would both derive pattern from the pictures we source based on our cities. We wanted the pattern to be simple so that we could try various techniques like glow paint or projecting.
'THE LIGHT PROJECT'- OLAFUR ELLIASON
2003
I view Eliasson's installation as an eagerness to bring a significant part of London into the Tate to allow onlookers to appreciate the power of light on our city. Its ability to change throughout the day in terms of colour, temperature and pattern on the walls is extraordinary, the reason I wanted to research into this specific installation is to look at the potential natural significance of light in London. I will be researching into how artificial light is such a prominent aspect to the way we live, but looking at an alternative lens was interesting.