Exhibition Week

The exhibition is now finally here and I have now officially completed all practical project work. I received my final prints in their frames yesterday and I am happy with the results. During the course of this week I have began the set up for the end of year exhibition where my work will be displayed. I am happy to report that my final collect of works have been successfully put on display and are ready for the open evening tomorrow.

After days/weeks/months of hard work I am pleased with the outcome of my project and the finalisation of prints/glass/exhibition display.

1 week before the exhibition

It is exactly 1 week to go before the exhibition open evening and I have finally managed to get everything finished. I ordered my promotional business cards and postcards which arrived last Saturday, I have completed my webpage which will be exhibited alongside my work at the exhibition and have also completed my Statement for Assessment which was submitted today.

Everything throughout the course of the project has gone according to plan with only a couple of minor setbacks. 

Below are images of my promotional materials and also my glass work which will be exhibited alongside my screen prints at the exhibition next week.

Screen 2 & 3

With 2  1/2 weeks  to go until the exhibition open evening, I have finally managed to get 2 more screens prepared for print. This had taken slightly longer than I had allocated time for, especially as I had to allocate time for colour experiments and compositions layouts such as colour overlays. Despite this minor setback, everything is back n track and I have been able to begin the development stage of my 2 new screens. Once this has been completed I will be able to start on my final pieces and also prepare my final screen.

I have produced one of my final prints for the exhibition which has proven to be as such successful as I had hoped for.

At this stage of my project I am ready to begin my Statement for Assessment and also begin pricing up frames for my final pieces.

Screen 2 

Screen 3

Screen prints on cartridge paper 3: initial prints before final

Screen prints on cartridge paper 2: initial prints before final

Promotional Material: Webpage Dev.

Further development of webpage. All that is left to do is add in the information for each individual image

 

Studio Practice 1: Development 1

Studio Practice 1: Development 2

Studio Practice 1: Final Artwork

Studio Practice 2: Research Photography

Studio Practice 2: Development 1

Studio Practice 2: Development 2

Promotional Material

As part of PDP a requirement has been to produce promotional material such as a webpage and business cards/postcards for the exhibition. The webpage that I have produced has been purely for a portfolio and a method of exhibiting other projects that I have done throughout the year.

I considered using the website WIX in order to create my own webpage, however I felt that I was limited to what I could achieve and felt that it did not reflect the themes of my work over the course of my 3rd year. I have therefore used different software/programming (Hype, HTML 5 Animation Programme) in order to achieve the desired effect for the end of year exhibition which is a true reflection of my practice throughout my degree. This will be displayed at the exhibition alongside my final artworks.

I have also been considering what design I would use for my business cards and postcards. I knew that I wanted the images I used to relate directly to my final project and final artworks. I feel that this will bring everything together. However, as I am at the start of producing my final artworks, the images I intend to use are not finished as of yet. As I am intending on using my final prints as the images for my promotional cards; initial, experimental prints will be sufficient in applying to these cards. 

Below are screen shots of my postcards to demonstrate what the end product is going to look like: 

Postcard Design 1

Postcard Design 2

Postcard Design 3

Postcard Design 4

Postcard Design: Back

Second Screen

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Beginning to print from second screen, however these have been unsuccessful.

Initially thought it was the lack of pressure I applying when spreading the ink, hence the numerous identical prints. However, after speaking to the printing technician, it was made clear that it was the image on the screen that was causing the problem. As a result of this, I will have to re-visit the image, edit it and reprint it before it can be transferred onto the screen. 

This is a minor setback but will be resolved before the end of the week. Everything is still in accordance with my time plan. 

Blurred section of image

Blurred Section of Image 2

Enlarged image

Unsuccessful print 1

Working on 1st Silk Screen and Preparing 2nd Screen

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Below is further documentation of the final stage of development for the project. As you can see I have began work on my final pieces.

At this stage I have been experimenting with initial prints using newsprint paper and cartridge paper. I have also experimented with different colours and also the overlapping over colours. The next stage is to print onto sommerset printing paper for the final piece but before I reach this stage I still that there is room for more development and experimentation.

Screen 1: Prep

Screen 1 Prep

Experimental Prints 1: Black Ink on Cartridge Paper

Experimental Prints 2: Purple Ink on Cartridge Paper

Experimental Prints 3: Purple Ink on Cartridge Paper

Experimental Prints 4: Purple Ink on Cartridge Paper

Glass 1

Glass 2

Glass 3  

Glass 4

Screen 2: Prep

Screen 2: Prep

Screen 2: Prep

4 weeks to go......

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With 4 weeks to go until the exhibition, the final stage of the project has begun. I have finalised the images I am going to use for my final artwork and have had them resized to A3 for transferring onto screens.

Unfortunately, I have had a minor setback, I have not been able to print my images onto acetate due to the college printers in the college not working. However, I am going to use other facilities in order to get passed this: printing company within Falkirk (can't remember the name of the company).

I have started to print from the 1 screen that I have prepared and the image has turned out nicely. My intention is to develop this further and experiment a little more with an over lap of colour., whether this works aesthetically or not at A3 size has yet to be discovered but will be carried during tomorrows class.

Things still to do:

1. Getting remaining images images transferred onto acetate ASAP
2. Over lap colour onto other prints
3. Complete promotional material (webpage, business cards, postcards)
4. Statement for Assessment: Due to start wk beginning Mon 20th May

Images for final artwork:

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Potential glass work for final artwork alongside prints:

Glass works were only experimental to begin with but I feel they relate well to the prints and the overall concept on value and appearance. Glass pieces are drawings of the prints with glass. It is a further abstraction of my intial paintings, drawings and photographs