The Process Of Making And Editing My Animation On Adobe Premiere ^^^ In The First Half Of The Animation
The process of making and editing my animation on Adobe Premiere ^^^ In the first half of the animation the music is my sister playing the piano and then for the second half, I used traditional music from different countries in the world. The animation is called ‘The Blooming Heart’, and explores the idea that the earth is more diverse than it seems, despite its small size in comparison to the whole universe and that traditional culture is still important in out interconnected world.
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An oil painting which was part of my A-level coursework, inspired by Caravaggio. (Oil on Paper)
Printmaking workshop,
We printed with oil based inks after sticking the design onto some board, by using the printing press. I photocopied my favourite coloured print and reversed its colours on the photocopier, I love the colours that came out, pinks, purples and yellows. I also really enjoyed creating the black print and printing it out onto coloured paper which I think looks really effective. Overall, it was interesting to try out these new processes.
ETCHING :) . Trying out etching was great and I learnt a lot. It was a long process and I think that the prints could have perhaps turned out better, I was happy with some but I think that the acid ate into some of them a bit too much. However, overall it was a great experience and really enriching to learn about a new process!
Multiculturalism and prejudice, Elizabeth Catlett
Elizabeth Catlett, ‘I have always worked hard in America’, Lino cut 1946, printed 1989
The linocut ‘I have always worked hard in America’ presents three women all undertaking the same chore but all at different stages. The image seems to be in a house and the three women appear to be maids showing how hard African-American women worked in America.
Elizabeth Catlett was an artist who tackled themes of feminism, racism and prejudice and the African-American experience in the 20th century in America in her work which is mainly lino and woodcuts. Her work reflects the experience of African-American women and was inspired by her own experiences, black history in America and the experiences of three of her Grandparents who were slaves. She once said; "(My) purpose is to present black people in their beauty and dignity for ourselves and others to understand and enjoy and to exhibit my work where black people can visit and find art to which they can relate."
After graduating in Fine Art in Iowa, she won a fellowship which allowed her to join the most important printmaking workshop in Mexico, the Tower Grafica Popular. In this workshop artists tackled social issues such as fascism and literacy through prints. There, Catlett made a set of 15 linocuts called ‘The Negro Woman’ in 1946-47. The print, ‘I have always worked hard in America’ particularly stands out. The three women seem to be doing the same chore in a repetitive manner. They all look the identical and are completing the same task which I think hints at the racist notions toward black women in America throughout the 20th century, treating them like the same person, and the fact that the only work that women could find was domestic housework. The hand of the woman in the foreground is large, it is not in proportion at all with her body. Catlett did this for expressive purposes but I also think that it could be signifying that African-American women were overworked. The fact that the hand is in such awkward positions may indicate the women feeling exhausted and drained. Furthermore, it is so noticeable that the women look very similar, they could almost be the same person. Catlett could be showing one woman at different stages of her work, implying the repetitive nature of the work of the women and the never-ending nature of their situation, highlighting the exhaustion of African-American women in the US.
This print may also reflect on Catlett’s own life experiences as she was arrested in 1949. This was due to her own activism and because of the fact that some of the members of her printing workshop were members of the Communist Party. She was banned from entering the United States and was labelled an ‘undesirable alien’ by her home country. In 1962, she renounced her American citizenship and became a Mexican citizen. This makes me wonder if her piece ‘I have always worked hard in America’ challenges her exile from America. The print was created long before she was banned from entering the country however in a way, I think it is relevant to her own life and may have reflected her feelings toward her circumstance.
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI5o3cqrBb0
https://renee-phillips.com/famous-black-artists-who-confronted-racism-and-inequality/
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2000.95
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai3/segregation/text5/catlettnegrowoman.pdf
Sculpture workshop : Today I cast my sculptures in plaster and after painting them with shellac, I covered them in PVA glue and sprinkled them with copper and oxidized it so that in a few weeks they will go green. This will give an old feel to the sculptures. I am also going to paint some with acrylic paint and some with shoe polish
Some close ups from my end of year show. Suspended heart, lino prints and embroidery
My own drawing of a traditional Slovakian woman for my project ‘Then and Now’
Some prints of plants that I have been working on in the textiles workshop. This explores negative space, the space inside and outside of plants. Some are studies painted directly onto the fabric with ink and some are printed in coloured ink.
My work for the Addams family brief. I did some character designs, a pencil portrait of the whole family and then a poster design too :).
My poster of Wednesday Addams is inspired by the painting by George De la Tour ‘Magdalen with smoking flame’. I was inspired by the under lighting in this painting and the darkness with the only source of light visible is the candle. I took some of my own photos of my sister (bottom right of mount board) holding a candle to light up her face in different ways. This gave an eerie and gothic effect. Inspired by George De la Tour and my experimental photos, I created my own poster design for the Addams family show, of Wednesday holding a candle, under-lighting her face. (Oil on Paper). I also created an underlighting effect on the writing too.
My small illustrative piece was inspired by a quote from Morticia from the 1964 Addams family series. She says ‘Life is not all lovely thorns and singing vultures you know’. In my illustration Wednesday is cutting rose heads off of their stems which is something that Morticia does as part of her gardening routine in the Addams family movie.
I enjoyed experimenting with different character designs and creating a board based on the famous and gothic Addams family.
