My Line Is Emo

My Six Emotions: Playfulness, Hate, Love, Lost, Worry, Depression

Playfulness – the quality of being light-hearted or full of fun.

For me the word playfulness draws connection to the word cheerfulness which links to the word bubbly. Hence, I try to convey playfulness through circular patterns which is done so via dripping paint.When you drip paint, you create circular shapes with additional splatter patterns. The splatters represent the liveliness when one is full of fun. The contrasting tones and sizes further adds into the element of excitement.I Dripped paint from different height to create splatters of different sizes using a straw while controlling the ratio of water and paint to create the different tones in the splashes.

Hate – feel intense dislike for.

Hate is a very intense feeling. When you hate you feel the inside of your heart burning up, tearing and opening up slowly. As you hate, hatred will slowly consume you letting the dark side take over, turning you into someone else.

I used a coil and used the burning end to slowly burn through the paper creating the line. The line shows how hate burns and tears up our soul and heart. The line opens up the with a dark background to show like the dark side is coming for you.

Love – a strong feeling of affection.Love is a strange thing it can make the strongest person or toughest person in the world to go weak, to go soft. Love makes you vulnerable. The use of wood and rope signifies toughness in a person. I purposely create the holes to show the vulnerability when love comes about. The slowly snapping ropes also helpings to show that love slowly breaks you apart when you do not know it. My interpretation of what love does to you in a visual way.

Lost – to describe the uncomfortable feeling of being in an unfamiliar situation

For this emotion, I was trying to creating a dreamy setting whereby a man is trapped in a place (limbo) where he is unable to escape and find his way out. The emotion lost was also inspired by a soundtrack called “Theme” from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In my opinion, the piece sounded like a man being trapped in a world where he is trying to escape but it always goes back to a loop. The dreamy setting is created with the use of baby powder. I spread the baby powder out on the black board to create like a misty and foggy scene. 

Worry –  anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.I am a thinker and sometimes I feel like I think too much. I over analyse things too much and most of the times, the things I worry about do not even happen at all. So, I feel that worrying always leads to nothing or it leads to further emptiness.

For the interpretation of worry, I used crushed paper to create a very messy composition to represent the chaotic mind i.e. looks like brain cells working. Next the crushed paper mark making will slowly fade off as it moves from right to left symbolising that worrying leads to nothing or that it just leads to more emptiness. Besides I crushed the right side to add further bring out the messy state of mind.

Depression – feelings of severe despondency and dejection.

Victims of depression are mostly unaware that they have depression. Depression is an illness, it is not a choice. Sometimes people we think are fine are the ones that need our help the most. From the outside they might seem fine, but sometimes they are suffering deep down.

I created this by using pen knife and my finger nails. The cuts were made by pen knife which represents self-harm. And as you look closer, you can see the marks made by my finger nails, these represents the pain they are suffering from the inside which we do not understand.

 

Overall, I think this mark making project is very fun and interesting as it is a very open project whereby you can share your ideas through creative means. Beside, I think it is very cool how everyone has their own unique and distinct styles and very often you can point out a person’s characteristics and personalities through their mark makings. I also feel that sometimes aesthetically pleasing works are not necessary good because I feel that the stories and interpretation from the artists themselves are more important and gives the artwork a life. (In my opinion) One thing I learnt from doing this is the importance of referencing. Sometimes when you reach an idea block, referencing from other sources for creative ideas is actually useful. However, it is good to reference and pick out certain good points from other sources but I try not to refer to it too much as our idea will start becoming similar. Another thing I learnt is patience. Actually I am not really a patient guy, so during the process, I got quite annoyed and frustrated on a few occasions as I was unable to achieve what I wanted. But oh well, life is about success and failure, and only through failure will you learn. Success and learn!!! 😀

Mark Making (Research)

Research (2)

Other Mark Making techniques:

Paint on Canvas:

Jackson Pollock was an art painter who is known for his mark making technique of splashing paints onto canvases to create abstract artwork to express his emotions. He splashes the canvases with strokes of different thickness and colours to convey his ideas and emotions.

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiI96TLpuHVAhVEro8KHTNCCU8QjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jackson-pollock.org%2F&psig=AFQjCNHV2t5KvhYHAbR3hKQ67hDqnQOjCA&ust=1503162957707287

Vomit dyed milk on Canvas: 

Millie Brown is a female artist who stepped up from the traditional art technique and invented her own unique style of mark-making. Instead of splashing paints like Jackson Pollock, Millie Brown drinks dyed milk and regurgitates out the milk onto the canvas creating abstract patterns. She VOMITS out the milk!!!! YUCKS!!!

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjy09PAqeHVAhUQTo8KHVGTDccQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripleys.com%2Fweird-news%2Fmillie-brown-vomit-artist%2F&psig=AFQjCNH6s3W0BneJdSRXYeHNETmGQpCP-g&ust=1503164292816639
https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjK_rzUqeHVAhUMqI8KHTqmB1oQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Ffemail%2Farticle-2549351%2FIts-like-cleanse-body-mind-Vomit-Painter-throws-canvas-create-Jackson-Pollock-style-splatter-paintings-Lady-Gaga-loves.html&psig=AFQjCNH6s3W0BneJdSRXYeHNETmGQpCP-g&ust=1503164292816639

 

Mono Printing:

Mono printing is a process whereby inks and patterns are pressed onto a paper. Any materials can be used with different coloured inks to create interesting and intricate designs.

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj84_XnreHVAhUEto8KHfPFD28QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhuggerboo.typepad.com%2Fhugger-boo%2F2009%2F09%2Ftutorial-leaf-monoprinting-for-kids-3.html&psig=AFQjCNGHxZZCimkrX5xnIuqXvuXE2roWeg&ust=1503165451072937

Sunburning/Tanning:

During my hall camp, my seniors used henna and wrote words on my arm. I had a sunburn and became tanned and found that the words from the henna are now etched on my skin. Hence I got an idea and thought of the weirdest idea of mark-making which is tanning. While Sun bathing, individuals can cover their bodies with patterns to create the art. I call it the sunburn art.

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjXqbW7r-HVAhUCTI8KHezHAkcQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.notizie.it%2Ftag%2Ftatuaggio%2F&psig=AFQjCNEWyrz4fZHrJl9t67acvNiCy9qTsg&ust=1503165884201158

Mark-making has no right or wrongs, it is all about expressing yourself, your thoughts and emotions.

 

Mark Making (Research)

Research 

Mark making is a term used to describe the different lines, patterns, and textures we create ​in a piece of art. Mark making is used as a form of self-expression where individuals convey their feelings, emotions and ideas.Mark making can be done in any surfaces using a variety of mediums such as pencils, charcoal, paint and can also be done using a variety of techniques.

Drawings in pencils:

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwicgO6V3eDVAhXEsY8KHVJYAaMQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fexplore%2Fmark-making%2F&psig=AFQjCNGIhIDxkQ7Ci4o1RT6v5yu3RTIwXg&ust=1503143803684363

Monoprinting on canvas: 

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwihgpj_3uDVAhVIrI8KHcwYCCkQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.milliande.com%2F2013%2F06%2Fmonoprinting-on-fabric-capi-textiles.html&psig=AFQjCNEEQVTX9wtMB3Z_CscTPv3NK1TU-g&ust=1503144291117449

Mark making can even dated back to the 1800s. Vincent Van Gogh was an artist during the 19th century and is best known as the artist who painted the famous ““The Starry Night”.

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwil1q_44uDVAhXBrI8KHSuYACUQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThe_Starry_Night&psig=AFQjCNGl8Ju5EHg0y7x24nTQnja6yn4Eeg&ust=1503145351266387

He is best known for applying bold, dramatic brush strokes which expressed emotion and added a feeling of movement to his works. This can be seen in his reed-pen drawing of his artwork ” Wheat Field With Cypresses”.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Van_Gogh_-_Weizenfeld_mit_Zypressen2.jpeg/1024px-Van_Gogh_-_Weizenfeld_mit_Zypressen2.jpeg
https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjOvPKb5uDVAhXLKY8KHcz7C5EQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billdamon.com%2Fvan-goghs-classic-a-wheat-field-with-cypresses%2F&psig=AFQjCNFiRarXnWPZeJUe1LNTfHvCI7lgwA&ust=1503146233150645

The bold and heavy strokes can be seen applied to the wheat and the trees while soft swirls are applied on the clouds before painting. Through the artwork, Van Gogh expresses his deeply felt spiritual beliefs, appreciation of manual laborers and connection to nature.

Other Mark Making techniques:

Paint on Canvas:

Jackson Pollock was an art painter who is known for his mark making technique of splashing paints onto canvases to create abstract artwork to express his emotions. He splashes the canvases with strokes of different thickness and colours to convey his ideas and emotions.

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiI96TLpuHVAhVEro8KHTNCCU8QjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jackson-pollock.org%2F&psig=AFQjCNHV2t5KvhYHAbR3hKQ67hDqnQOjCA&ust=1503162957707287

Vomit dyed milk on Canvas:

Millie Brown is a female artist who stepped up from the traditional art technique and invented her own unique style of mark-making. Instead of splashing paints like Jackson Pollock, Millie Brown drinks dyed milk and regurgitates out the milk onto the canvas creating abstract patterns. She VOMITS out the milk!!!! YUCKS!!!

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjy09PAqeHVAhUQTo8KHVGTDccQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ripleys.com%2Fweird-news%2Fmillie-brown-vomit-artist%2F&psig=AFQjCNH6s3W0BneJdSRXYeHNETmGQpCP-g&ust=1503164292816639
https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjK_rzUqeHVAhUMqI8KHTqmB1oQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Ffemail%2Farticle-2549351%2FIts-like-cleanse-body-mind-Vomit-Painter-throws-canvas-create-Jackson-Pollock-style-splatter-paintings-Lady-Gaga-loves.html&psig=AFQjCNH6s3W0BneJdSRXYeHNETmGQpCP-g&ust=1503164292816639

 

Mono Printing:

Mono printing is a process whereby inks and patterns are pressed onto a paper. Any materials can be used with different coloured inks to create interesting and intricate designs.

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj84_XnreHVAhUEto8KHfPFD28QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhuggerboo.typepad.com%2Fhugger-boo%2F2009%2F09%2Ftutorial-leaf-monoprinting-for-kids-3.html&psig=AFQjCNGHxZZCimkrX5xnIuqXvuXE2roWeg&ust=1503165451072937

Sunburning/Tanning:

During my hall camp, my seniors used henna and wrote words on my arm. I had a sunburn and became tanned and found that the words from the henna are now etched on my skin. Hence I got an idea and thought of the weirdest idea of mark-making which is tanning. While Sun bathing, individuals can cover their bodies with patterns to create the art. I call it the sunburn art.

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjXqbW7r-HVAhUCTI8KHezHAkcQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.notizie.it%2Ftag%2Ftatuaggio%2F&psig=AFQjCNEWyrz4fZHrJl9t67acvNiCy9qTsg&ust=1503165884201158

Bubble on paper:

http://parametricworld.tumblr.com/post/27690081583/wblut-ink-mixed-with-soapy-water-bubbles-dry

Interesting technique and very cool looking with circular shapes of different shades.

Rubber band monoprinting:

http://approachable-art.stfi.re/search/label/stamp%20tutorial?sf=lgkjpjp

Creating loops and circular shapes.

Mark-making has no right or wrongs, it is all about expressing yourself, your thoughts and emotions.