Man/Machine

Vexatious [vex·a·tious] adj.  1. Full of annoyance or distress; harassed.  2. Causing or creating vexation; annoying. "Her ex-husband put her in a vexatious situation."

Thankfully, the project doesn’t seem Vexatious today.

The last two days I have spent talking to lecturers about my project idea, already I have seen some changes. Jonny suggested that I reduce the large spectrum of ideas to one category, and after a small discussion we settled on ‘structures’ something I was rather fond of, and it also still allowed me to be expansive and explore a rang of ideas, but speak to Pete today he suggested that starting from something condensed and expanding would be more successful than opposite, he spoke of perhaps focusing on the human body, as this was one of my other ideas for the structures- the human skeleton is a form of structure and thus is the origin of the idea. I quite like this idea of portraying the human body in some manner, but i am also keen on the ideas of buildings.

Later I also spoke to Ceri who again questioned whether the topic of the human body was still too broad for me and we talked of ideas of the five sense as a possible way of weighing down the book. I do like the idea, but it doesn't sit so well with me, I guess I worry what will happen if I become bored with the project halfway through, I would never give up on my FMP, but if I lost interest surely I would not be as successful as possible?We also discussed the link of science and art and this was again something that appealed, i love the concept of using formula or mathematics of some kind, it works with the geometry. Reflecting on what was talked today I seem to be settling on Man and Machine, so maybe this is a pathway, there could be comparisons and differences, and it gives me a nice buffer zone to bounce between the two mediums. Maybe there are two books (one for each topic) or maybe a double ended book; one half machine one man with an amalgamation as you travel to the centre.

Today I also screen printed some scans of my initial prints I did on day one, I really liked the results, especially the second print. I found it interesting the texture formed from the envelope pattern and how those individual images had been combined for an experiment (there only connection being they were all my work) but the mix of drawing, writing, font and photography was truly married when I screen printed it all as one color, it created a uniform and an image that was very fulfilling; ideas for the future, perhaps to link man and machine.

I experimented with some pixelated bill board paper I had be intrigued by in my previous project. By printing onto it I enjoyed how it affected the image that was printed.

The collage of various images that become unified in the screen print.