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The other artist that inspired me throughout my process of Assignment 1 will be Ed Moses. The techniques used by him through the years are quite experimental. “An art that does all the speaking”. Here’s a little background information go Ed Moses

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Ed Moses (born 1926 in Long Beach) has been a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art scene for almost 60 years. .
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Always working with process and experimenting with materials as a painter, Moses has been critically lauded for his bold composition and innovation. At over 80 years old, he remains a prolific fixture of the Los Angeles art scene, and is respected for his inventiveness as an artist and his attentiveness to new developments in contemporary art.

The artwork of Ed Moses has appeared in exhibitions around the world, and his pieces are included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Menil Foundation, the Museum of Modern Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others.

Source taken from: (http://www.franklloyd.com/dynamic/artist_bio.asp?ArtistID=48) 

 

 

Ed Moses techniques continues on the next page…

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” Into the habitat “

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Into the woods…
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The over exposed feeling
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Into the bright side of the habitat IMG_7870

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IMG_7875Overall during the mono printing process, i’ve learnt how to use different materials and also different technique into constructing an art work of its own.

 

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Flip 1, Flip 2, Flip 3

Mono-printing on double areas with foldings on different angels… (Flip 1, Flip 2, Flip 3) is created.

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Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has images or lines that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, where there are multiple originals. The abstract art formed during the print creates artworks that can only be made once and we can never go back to the same print that we want anymore.

 

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During the Mono-printing session, I tried both the manual print and also the print machine. It actually creates different depth of print and also the different amount of ink stain onto the paper. The process was quite fun, which kept me working continuously creating different abstract prints using different materials. Below are the processes of mono printings and its abstract works which tells a story of its own .

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Mono-printing continues on the next post…

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Decalcomania, from the French décalcomanie

Decalcomania was originally a term that referred to transferring designs from specialty paper to pottery or glass. In artwork, decalcomania means transferring art material from one surface to another. When the surfaces are pulled apart a beautiful fractal pattern results.

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Playing around with the techniques, it creates unique yet abstract art when pulled apart. I enjoyed playing with this technique as it creates an art piece that is unexpected. One of my favourite art technique, below are the processes of the abstract art created.

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(The thickness of paint used creates lines and movement in this abstract art piece which I explored with using oil and acrylic paint.)
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Abstract brain…The process of changes.

The effect of the paper was actually created when I left it in the oven for about 10 minutes. I polluted the whole house with the smell as it started to burn.

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Design Exploration- Bugs? Insect?
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Design Exploration- Bugs?
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 I really enjoyed this technique. A great exploring technique.

This Process Continues~~~

 

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During the first day of 2D lesson, we were given handouts  for automatic technique. It was our first hands on activity with different techniques. I was SO EXCITED for this activity. Researching, researching, researchingggggg deep into what automatic techniques are …… I finally started on my automatic techniques with different materials and techniques.IMG_7808

Automatic Technique using different materials (Feathers on Chinese ink):

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(Playing with candle wax and Chinese ink)- An abstract piece of art

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Fumage: This process took me the longest. It was quite hard to get the stain of the smoke.

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Frottage: Heading everywhere to shade, I love this process.The outcome produced by the textures on the object gives it a illusion or maybe an art of its own.

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My favourite automatic technique: Decalcomania

I will be continuing on the next post mainly on Decalcomania Technique. A technique that produces a mirror image of the design giving it a unique yet abstract piece of art. 

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I did an experiment inspired by Jackson Pollock splashing using rubber bans as one of the technique. The outcome was unique as each splash creates different angle of movement.

 

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Before entering ADM as an undergraduate student, I was studying (Apparel Design and Merchandising) in Temasek Polytechnic. It was so inspirational that his works are even used by designers themselves as an art of freedom being portrayed in the apparel.

Jackson Pollock’s paintings influenced fashion at different times in different ways.

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  The First time Pollock’s work inspired fashion was when some of his paintings were used as background in a series of pictures in a Vogue issue of 1951, photographed by Cecil Beaton.

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Another influence of Pollock’s work in fashion is the dripping technique reproduced on fabrics and clothes by designers like Ann Demeulenmeester, Dries van Noten, Dior Homme and Dolce & Gabanna

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Dries van Noten

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Alexander McQueen, 1999 a performance attributing to painting and painters

Dolce & Gabbana, spring-summer collection 2008, Dior Homme,…. and many more . 

(Photo source taken from: http://agnautacouture.com/2012/03/11/jackson-pollocks-paintings-inspired-fashion/ )

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(Quoted Jackson Pollock)

My painting does not come from the easel. I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. I need the resistance of a hard surface. On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides, and literally be in the painting. 

Source: Boundless. “Jackson Pollock and Action Painting.” Boundless Art History. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 04 Sep. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/art-history/textbooks/boundless-art-history-textbook/europe-and-america-from-1900-1950-ce-36/abstract-expressionism-230/jackson-pollock-and-action-painting-821-3536/

It’s just so unique. Creating an art with just a chosen tool. Pollock’s technique of pouring and dripping paint is thought to be one of the origins of the term action painting. Creating this technique, Pollock influenced many artist like Pablo Picasso as he created the meaning of creating art.

 

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Techniques and material used:

He used hardened brushes, sticks, and even basting syringes as paint applicators. By defying the convention of painting on an upright surface, he added a new dimension by being able to view and apply paint to his canvases from all directions which means “all-over painting” used to describe some of his work.

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Jackson Pollock Handwritten Statement (ca. 1950)

“Quoted by Jackson Pollock himself”

No sketches acceptance of what i do—.

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Experience of our age in terms of painting- not an illustration of_ (but the equivalent.)

Concentrated

fluid

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Technic is the result of a need———

new needs demand new technics———

total control———denial of———

organic intensity———

energy and motion

made visible———

memories arrested in space

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Going wild and giving it a try, it is a great way to let loose and have some fun while creating my own modern art. Not  afraid of being afraid of becoming messy or getting paint around my body. This is an expression of of my emotion, so I won’t let a few drips hole me back from expressing my-self.

I will be documenting the process in the next few post….More research to come