Jane: Emotion study process book

Emotion

action verb.

a strong agitation of feelings actuated by experiencing...

Contents Inspired Artist / Disgust / Sadness / Surprise / Happiness / Anger / Emotion Board / Conclusion

Inspired Artist

Cai Guo Qiang

Paul Jackson Pollock

55

1912-1956

New York City

New York City

Chinese contemporary artist and curator.

American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

Featured Work

Featured Work

Drawing Fire

Drip Painting

Gunpowder on paper

“The primary reason I use gunpowder is that I’m very rhetorical, very logical and very cautious and sometimes very timid. As a person, it’s probably fine for me to be that way. As an artist, I need to liberate myself and self-destruct this personality.”

Sources text http://magazine.wsj.com/hunter/drawing-fire http://www.qma.com.qa/en/news/news-archive image http://caiguoqiang.com/projects

Ignition of Gunpowder drawing

Cai Guo Qiang is best known for his largescale explosion projects and transformation of traditional mediums that collaborates with hundreds of volunteers to assist the artist and his crew. After the works are laid out in a specially prepared studio space, Cai applies an assorted mix of gunpowder over stencils cut by volunteers. Each ignited blast will create a series of intricate images, blurring the line between destruction and construction.

By manipulating various forms of control and accepting a degree of chance, the explosions will transform the drawings with unexpected results. These commissioned works marks an interesting evolution in Cai’s practice of reinventing traditional materials and motifs.

The uncertainties of what enters a piece of paper to form an artwork, is the essence of Cai’s Gunpowder project. Very much like his methods used, I am inspired by the spontaneous, uncontrollable element of materials in reaction to paper.

Done in a ‘without thought’ manner, I loose my control as an artist and let materials and paper speak.

Even if the same method is used repeatedly, there is no piece of artwork that is the same. Through this act of spontaneity, the process is crucial in making the final art piece work.

‘Convergence’ (1952)

“When I am in a painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing.

It is only after a sort of ‘get acquainted’ period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc, because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.”

Process of Drip Painting

Jackson Pollock created art that was very physical. His method is sometimes called “action painting”. Most artists painted on a surface that stood upright or vertical. But Pollock put his large canvases on the floor so that he could move around all four sides of his work. He also used very liquid paints so that he could easily drop the paint onto his canvases. Unlike other artists, Jackson Pollock did not plan the way he wanted his paintings to look. Many artists plan their works by making small drawings before painting.

Pollock developed what he called a “direct method,” applying the paint directly onto an empty canvas. He painted by following his immediate thoughts and emotions. Pollock combined careful movement with exact color and line. Though his paintings appear accidental, they required careful control.

Sources text http://painting.about.com/library/biographies/blartistquotespollock.htm http://www.manythings.org/voa/people/Jackson_Pollock.html image http://ohmwork.com http://spie.org

Very often, an artwork has the ability to portray the inner emotions of an artist. Even through its single brush stroke and movement of ink, we are able to identify different emotions. I believe that it is important to incorporate elements of emotion into the process that leads to the final art piece.

For example: ‘burning’ as a process of portraying ‘anger’ and its burned paper residue forms an artwork that reflects ‘anger’.

Disgust

definition

materials

techniques

01

A high resolution of blacks with the effect of liquid flowing from one plane towards another, across the paper.

newsprint chinese ink water

automatic technique

Repulse

01 02 03 04

place newsprint on a flat plane mix chinese ink with water pour ink unto the top edge of the newsprint spontaneity of flow results in final artwork

02

03

Distaste

Nausea

04

05

Hate

Vulgar

Sadness

definition

materials

techniques

01

Using curves and almost straight lines with the mix of grey and black tones to form a gradient.

toilet paper newsprint chinese ink water

automatic technique

Anguish

First layer of Newsprint

01 place two pieces of overlapped newsprint on a flat plane 02 place a piece of toilet paper over newsprint 03 mix chinese ink and water 04 pour ink on the central surface area

Second layer of Newsprint

02

03

Listless

Tribulation

04

05

Gloom

Sorrow

Surprise

definition

materials

techniques

01

An element of randomness and movement through the piece with the usage of repetitive dots to form a large cluster.

salt block printing ink block printing board roller newsprint

monoprinting

Miracle

01 02 03 04 05 06

roll block printing ink over board sprinkle salt all over the board place board under machine place a piece of newsprint over it roll the machine art piece is ready

Monoprint of Salt

02

03

Amaze

Curious

04

05

Sudden

Bewildered

Happiness

definition

materials

techniques

01

A thin, almost invisible flow of lines that dances across the paper.

string ribbon thread block printing ink block printing board roller newsprint

monoprinting

Spirited

01 02 03 04 05 06

roll block printing ink over board place string, ribbon, thread over the board place board under machine place a piece of newsprint over it roll the machine art piece is ready

Monoprint of String, Ribbon, Thread

02

03

Heaven

Peace

04

05

Merry

Humor

Anger

definition

materials

techniques

01

Residue of ashes, paper burnt in flames.

An organic textural edge with the usage of bold black tones.

newsprint flame

automatic technique

Temper

01 place newsprint over flames 02 hover the paper around 03 wait till it burns into ashes

02

03

Ruin

Storm

04

05

Violence

Revenge

Fear

definition

materials

techniques

01

Bold black tones with quirkiness. Liberty of ink yet with directional control.

newsprint rubberband chinese ink

automatic technique

Faint

01 02 03 04 05

crush newsprint tie crushed newsprint with a rubberband dip with chinese ink release the newsprint tie dye art piece

02

03

Fright

Anxiety

04

05

Creep

Phobia

* To be viewed horizontally.

Distaste Heaven

Repulse Spirited

Left to Right

Sadness

Disgust

Top to Bottom

Peace

Nausea

Surprise

Merry

Anger

Fear Humor / Temper

Vulgar / Anguish

Happiness Hate

Listless Ruin

Storm

Fright

Sorrow / Miracle Revenge / Faint

Gloom Violence

Tribulation

Emotion Board

Anxiety

Amaze

Creep

Curious

Bewildered / Phobia //

Sudden

Conclusion

16 August - 13 September 2013

Week 1 Automatic Techniques This process has been rather spontaneous, with chinese ink and brush as its main material. I remember going out of ADM to pick some raw branches in replacement of a brush. I can say that almost ‘anything can be a brush’. This method is a clear way of leaving black inks on a blank paper.

Week 2 Monoprinting This process requires alot of steps in order to create a piece of print. However, I love the effect of white on pure black ink. When it comes to detail printing, this method succeeds in getting them out.

Week 3 / 4 Editing Although this process was tiring, but it was surely fun! Editing for me was rather straightforward as I wanted to keep the look of the actual print done through automatic and monoprinting. At the same time, I want the viewer to experience a movement through the series of postcards, keeping its aesthetics minimal.

Week 5 Submission

Jane Ang Jia Ying / Group 1 / U1330334K / Foundation 2D I