My Studio

Our studio is beginning to look full and colourful. Everyone's wall is becoming more and more interesting each week. Here is some of my recent work in my studio. By laminating thread to depict the journeys I make within my space and other specific materials, I made this installation and hung it from the ceiling of my studio.

Artist - David Hurrell

I have been studying different types of maps over the past couple of days. While researching different artists I came across John Hurrell, an artist from New Zealand. Hurrell has made a series of works on single maps, blacking out everything but the lines indicating urban park pathways. I find his work fascinating and it gave me more ideas on where to go with my project.

Interesting photos I took on my way to college. 

Experimenting with wax

A map of my space! I painted my A2 drawing board with white paint. Once it was dry I melted layers of black wax onto it. I then scraped and cut into the wax to make my map.

^^ My Wall. I've been collecting different objects I find on my way to college every morning.

Martin R. Baeyens is an artist who incorporates maps and road markings into his work. His book really helped me in my research. This is one of my favourite graphics.
Winning in the new world
computer aided design
2010

Experimenting with wire, quite happy with the result! :)

Kathy Prendergast sees the body as a land mass. Here are some of  my favourites.

Statement

I feel that my project is beginning to take shape and is beginning to take a different direction. I now see 'my space' as a map. I find map making enjoyable and interesting and am happy to continue experimenting with maps as part of my project.

Sketch book Work

I considered looking at my space as a musical instrument.

I decided to sketch out maps of my space - my daily route to college. This makes me more aware of my space, the different sounds I hear and the colours I see within my space. This is a line drawing of my walk to college, without looking at my sketchbook! It turned out to look quite similar to Kathy Prendergast's work. Kathy uses maps in her artwork, sometimes associating it with the human body.

Some of my sketchbook work, recording the impact of colour in a space. This reminds me of Kandinsky's work.

I have also been exploring colour and how it affects my space. I quite like the idea of combining sound and colour together, Here is some of my recent work..