3-d Experiments

Decided to print my own 3-d grid paper to see how effective it is at a larger scale:

Drawing on top of the grid has to be in black ink to work properly. Heres a drawing of some random graphic shapes inspired by Constructivist art.

I then thought about using other styles of grid paper. For example,  a logarithmic grid. Printed in pale blue, with another layer n coral printed at an offset angle. The line print on top is a repeat design inspired by drawings of Brutalist architecture.

Thinking about printing onto different surfaces and reflective materials...Logarithm grid printed in two colours onto silver paper. 

Some Ideas...

Always loved using lighting and projection in my work. Definitely want to continue with this.

Love the work of Carnovsky and the use of different lighting in changing the images that appear.

Considering using glow-in-the-dark or UV reactive pigments to print onto paper, with the idea of creating an installation that changes with the light.


Wallpaper by Flat Vernicular:

3-D experience...

Such a massive hype on 3-d films & TV over the last couple of years.

Went to the "Death: a self portrait" exhibition at the Wellcome Collection today and found one of these 3-d drawing pads in the shop.

It got me wondering about producing a giant interactive installation piece, where the viewers have to wear 3-d glasses, and can possibly even draw on the walls/floor themselves to create 3-d images.


So off I went to the Barbican to do some scruffy sketches and see if the paper actually works...

I'm thinking that the idea behind the paper would work better on a larger scale...so I shall print my own!

Brutalist Architecture

I have always found inspiration from buildings and other architectural forms. Recently I have developed a love of brutalist architecture; with its bare concrete structures showing proudly. The patterns and graphic shapes found within brutalism are what intrigue me most.

The estate that I call home, in South-West London. The architect was Sir John Leslie Martin, who also designed the Royal Festival Hall on London's Southbank.

Flats in Berlin. Architect: Le Corbusier

Brunel University.

Other examples and information on Brutalism:

Pimlico Secondary School, London

Architects Alison and Peter Smithson

The Barbican Centre, London

London council estates, including Robin Hood Gardens, are often great examples of brutalism