Week 4

Over the last two weeks, the woven side of my project has thoroughly been underway. As mentioned earlier, with reference to the work of Jim Stephenson i have been able to refine my image library. The image i have used as a primary example for this woven warp, is the one shown below. Taken from a linear window structure, i have used the colours within the frame and a select few that i have previously been working with to select a pallet and threading plan.

The structures visible within the image above and the way the different linear elements seem to overlap led me to explore the idea of creating a double woven cloth. To confirm this idea, i looked and studied the work created by Woven Textiles designer Holly Berry, who specializes in woven cloths for the interior market.

Below are examples of her work, showing where i gained inspiration and direction for my own cloth.

Left - Berry, H. Love Blanket. Holly Berry - Made In the UK. [Online image] [Accessed online 20.10.2013] http://www.hollyberryprojects.com/page17.htm

Middle - Berry, H. About me. Holly Berry - Made In the UK. [Online image] [Accessed online 20.10.2013] http://www.hollyberryprojects.com/page17.htm

Right - Berry, H. Love Blanket . Tumblr.  [Online image] [Accessed online 20.10.2013]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6y4v23E7Q1r266fho1_1280.jpg

Week 3

Jim Stephenson, a contemporary architectural  photographer uses his work to document and preserve frames that the eye cannot store. His work captures the object he is photographing in a very obscure, unusual way. Hiding the full building, so that the eye is drawn to a particular area of interest. This is an element i want to mirror in the work i will be creating.

Stephenson, J. The Serpentine Pavillion (left). Jim Stephenson Architectural Photographer. [Online
image] [Accessed 7.10.13] http://clickclickjim.com/project/94/the-serpentine-pavilion-2013-london-sou-fujimoto-architects 

 Stephenson, J. The Serpentine Pavillion (right) . Jim Stephenson Architectural Photographer. [Online image] [Accessed 7.10.13] http://clickclickjim.com/project/94/the-serpentine-pavilion-2013-london-sou-fujimoto-architects 

Shown below are examples of how my photography mirror that of Jim Stephenson. Cutting my view down so that the camera only captures small areas of shape and detail. 

This series of photographs will help me to move the work forward and enable me to be thorough in the selection of imagery. The next step will be to dissect through my image collection to find some inspiration for my upcoming warp. The furthest right image is currently my main focus, as the lines and structure are helping me to plan design for woven structures and warp sets.

Week 2

Here, the images i have collected are all very much of the same palette. Blue.

Now while the focus of the image, as i intended it, was not to be the strong blues and whites seeping in from the surrounding skyline, it does take over the image and can at times, hide the focus of the photographs. The shapes and strong lines at the foreground, are what i want to concentrate on. I have displayed 4 different images, each with a different perspective and view point. Each has a different proportion of sky to building ratio and it is this that i am interested in. Seeing how the attention can be stolen and fizzle away as it were?

BLUE.BUILDING.SKY.WHITE.LINES.SHAPE.PROPORTION.HEIGHT.LINEAR.CONTRAST

Week 1

Interests around the theme of architecture and shape have been the main focus of my work over the past few summer months. Beginning to be drawn in to the intense linear elements and sharp colours, i have found that my eye is naturally able to pick out and highlight shots loaded with intense pattern qualities.

Setting myself the challenge of finding linear structures within a set amount of time is a tool that i have used to be able to quickly gather a wealth of visual imagery and inspiration. The 4 images above are just a few of the shots taken during one of my two hour sessions. The main element that draws me into the images are the strong lines that run from the top to the bottom of the frame. The idea that the lines continue beyond the area of the image is a concept that i am finding particularly incising.  

Drawing colours from my findings i was able to create this colour scale. Briefly showing an idea of some of the colours that may end up influencing my work as a the weeks progress.