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Yayoi Kusama Dots Obsession September 18 – November 2, 1997 Rice University Art Gallery

Yayoi Kusama Dots Obsession September 18 – November 2, 1997 Rice University Art Gallery

Yayoi Kusama Dots Obsession Image courtesy The Mattress Factory

Sources: http://www.ricegallery.org/yayoi-kusama

Taking inspiration from colours, patterns and textures I’ve found in everyday object, buildings, places etc has been a key part of my practice.

Zentangle patterns

Zentangle/Mandala is a technique that I have been working in as a side project for a while but I think it would be interesting to try and weave the shapes and patterns I have been using into my main practice. Most of my practice has focused on large abstract shapes that I often have little control over depending on the technique (dripping, pouring, blowing etc) but I think it would be interesting to work in the more detailed precise shapes found in zentangle as I think the contrast between the two could be really effective. It might be interesting to use the methods I have been playing around with to create backgrounds on which I draw zentangle or mandalas.

‘The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. We call these patterns, tangles. You create tangles with combinations of dots, lines, simple curves, S-curves and orbs. These simple shapes are the “Elemental Strokes” in all Zentangle art. These patterns are drawn on small pieces of paper called “tiles.” We call them tiles because you can assemble them into mosaics.’ – Zentangle.com

Sources : http://melsbrushes.co.uk/free-illustrator-brushes-doodle-pattern-zentangle-borders

https://zentangle.com/pages/what-is-the-zentangle-method

M.C. Escher

I really like the way Escher uses pattern and colour in his work to create Tess elating images that are really intriguing. His work has a sort of optical illusion sense about them as one shape fits into another or turns into something else; on a first glance it is hard to see exactly what is happening in the work, and I think this confusion makes his work that much more interesting. Although I think the way he uses colour is really effective as it highlights each individual shape, I also really like his use of black and white in his work. I think this allows the pattern and shape to really be at the forefront of the work and stand alone. I think I want to try and work more in black and white in my practice, really focusing on creating specific patterns rather than the abstract, vague shapes I have been working with so far.

Sources : https://www.mcescher.com

KS3 Art Lessons: Pattern Design

Anni Albers

Christian Marclay: The Clock

‘The film has the ability to make you think about past, present and future. It is composed of moments from the past, but the ever-moving clock that matches your own real time places an emphasis on the present. Knowing that time continues to tick, it asks you to consider the future. Marclay asks what you will do with it in your restricted time frame. ‘The Clock’ has the ability to make us present in the moment. It asks us to consider time, rather than misuse it. For that reason, it is perhaps the most important timepiece we will ever encounter.’ – excerpt from article about ‘The Clock’ on Tate website

Sources : https://www.tate.org.uk/press/press-releases/christian-marclay-clock

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/lists/five-ways-christian-marclays-clock-does-more-just-tell-time