Week Five

This week has been a bit of a slow week. I have felt low on motivation and after hearing the news of no summer show it put a bit of a downer on my week. Never the less I still created some painting and carried on mark making. I also had a positive surgery tutorial which I felt really happy about after being so nervous.

This week I tried to mark make to different genres of music that I have not listened to before. Heavy Metal is a genre that I have never thought about listening to so it was a good one to see how the music would effect my mood and the colours I used. I felt like there was aggression in the music and it also made me feel on edge. I think you can defiantly see this in the marks that have been created.

I also did some mark making to the Arctic Monkeys which felt paired back and very raw. The music felt real and natural so I didn’t want this piece to be busy and colourful.

Grime is another genre of music that I listened to which felt powerful and assertive. The lyrics felt that they were very real and to the point which is why I chose lines as the main forms in this piece.

After listening to these genres which are all very different and heavy I wanted to listen to something that I enjoyed and made me feel happy. I have been putting together a playlist of female artist that when I listen to them I feel inspired and empowered. I wanted some of the pieces to feel feminine. I would like to keep building on this playlist of artists and creating more marks that fit with there sound.

I have also had a meeting with Maggie and Kath to help get a clearer idea of what I could do with my mark making and what kind of techniques I could add to them to add more textures and depth.

Going into the next week I would like to carry on with experiment and maybe start doing some collage and cut outs. This will help me add to the collection of work I have to then allow me to make more varied patterns.