WALLPAPER SAMPLES.

Hodes' article

I really enjoyed this article, especially as someone who incorporates both analog and digital techniques in most of my work. One point I found particularly interesting was the possibility that an artist does not feel the same emotional attachment to a piece of work that is solely digital. I can understand this being the case for some people, myself included. As someone who loves hand drawing and traditional styles of working, I feel a certain connection to a piece that has that hand labor in it, even if the final outcome is a digital piece. I like the idea of seeing my hand work taken to a new form and delivered in a new way when I render it with digital capabilities.

One thing I did not necessarily agree with, however, was the statement that hand work is a work meticulous and lengthy process. Although in many cases, this may be true, I personally find a lot of digital work to be very tedious and frustrating. For me, analog work comes more naturally, so that tends to seem less meticulous than digital work which I need to spend more time and concentration on.

jochem van wetten

I was very inspired by artist Jochem Van Wetten's work. He mostly uses photography in his work but collages and edits photographic images to create interesting and surreal compositions. This particular image is a piece of his that also incorporated illustration. I am in awe of some of his pieces and how visually compelling they are.

http://www.jochemvanwetten.nl/

Carolyn Saxby

I was interested in the works of Carolyn Saxby. She works in mixed media textile art. She incorporates machine embroidery and continues with hand embroidery integrating beads and various types of threads. There is a quilted feel to some of her pieces but I am drawn to her more atmospheric pieces that are accomplished with swirls of felt. All of her inspirations and processes can be seen on her blog at

http://carolynsaxby.blogspot.com/

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was an artist who is most closely identified with the assemblage movement. The process of assemblage involves combining found objects. Many other artists have done similar things, such as Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso, but Cornell is most well known for his glass fronted boxes. Unlike many other artists, however, Cornell didn’t use trash or other discarded objects, but previously beautiful or delicate objects he found in thrift stores. Cornell would then arrange these objects, often themed, in wooden boxes with glass fronts, sometimes even making them interactive. He also experimented with film.

Mixed Media Artist

Browsing through mixed media artists' websites, I came across one that appealed to me in particular: Cindy Couling.  I am especially interested in her altered books, which incorporate a lot of vintage photos and imagery, which I am interested in including in my own project. 

 

Click here for more of Cindy's altered books. 

Wallpaper Sample

My wallpaper for this project is based off of a sketch from over the summer.  I scanned the original into illustrator and traced it by hand using the pen tool.  I plan on tiling the image to create my wallpaper.