Robot man!

Finished my third character based on Phil Wrigglesworth's work.This wasn't too challenging because his work is really fun and lively. I'm pleased with how my character turned out,i think he looks a bit like a walking x-ray machine!

Where are all the women?

So I Visited London for a few days and of course went to every art gallery i could find. There was some brilliant street art as well and now i feel refreshed, inspired and ready to carry on with my summer project. Here's just a few of some that caught my eye.

 This ones pretty freaky....

     As much as i enjoyed consuming as much art as possible, it left a sour taste in my mouth. Where the Hell were all the female artists? If you don't believe me, the EDL conducted an audit which looked at works from April 2012-April 2013 gathering data on 134 commercial galleries in London, which collectively represent 3,163 artists. Here is what they found...

• 31% of the artists were women

• Out of the 41 pieces of public art audited in east London, only 14% were made by female artists

• and the 386 pieces of public art in west minister and the city of London, only 8% were made by female artists

• 25% of the artists selected for the 4th plinth are female

(http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/may/24/london-art-audit-female-artists-represented#_)

    It's hard enough starting a career in the creative arts,without the blatant sexism of the art world making it even more overwhelming.

Finished second character

Phew! This one was challenging! So this is my second character, a chameleon who cannot change her colour ,so has to make herself clothes so she can fit in. Hopefully I've done it in the style of Stephanie Wunderlich, i'm not overly pleased with this character, i must admit.

Developing second character

I chose to study the style of Stephanie Wunderlich for my second character design. She creates wonderful paper cut illustrations, which is something I've never tried before. Here are some of her pieces :

 This is quite a challenging medium to work with as alot of patience and a steady hand are needed! I'm not happy with the experimental characters I've tried out so far,like these seals below, but if i keep practicing this technique,hopefully ill create a character who looks more professional soon.