FMP Week 5

this weeks is jam packed and is going to be hectic!!
i sent  my work plan to Jamie and Kim over the weekend and on tuesday i started final piece drew using projectors. i asked Kim to transfer the images i was going to be using onto accetate and i set up the projector and stretched A2 paper on a board and started drawing the building at first.

i used the original cotton exchange architectural drawing and traced the basic outlines of the building, using the projector. i could have drawn it from scratch but i wanted to save time. since i was restoring the building i decided to use the original drawing because it would have looked like that and it was a shame to ignore the original architects wishes but i made it my own by then adding symbols.

i projected symbols onto my the drawing an arranged them in appropriate places an drew them on. it took me a whole day and i think it worked really well. it wasn't as easy as i had anticipated it was hard to make the symbols work and look natural but it turned out well.my tutors were impressed as was i and i was pleased i managed to use all the symbols appropriately without distorting the original building which was beautifully designed.

joe told me to look at hunter wassa!

on Wednesday i decided to take a break from my final piece and i printed with my dry point tiles. i used all the scrap symbol print out i had and some marbled paper. i spent most of the day doing this because dry point it dry specific in its creation at first the prints didn't turn out too well an were too dark but once i go into it they came out perfect. i tried adding colours like red and green but i thought it detracted from the image and continued to use black like i originally started with.

i went back and began shading my final piece with a 2B pencil, which was a bit dark for my liking but i had to carry on suing it because it would look wrong if i changes pencil.. i tried to make it look as if the symbols were on the building but it looked wrong because of the perspective which i hadn't thought of originally. however i saved it and started incorporating the symbols into the building so the lines worked together. at this point i realised it will take longer than expected but it would be worth it and this fact kept me going.

on Thursday the man who was going to frame (lovely guy) our work came in and we had a meeting. he brought in samples and discussed what could be done and what is possible. we managed to chose a style of wood and finish as a group which was good. im excited about the final exhibition now it feels closer than ever and the pressure is on!

after the meeting i continued working on my final piece it took all day but i manged to finish it!!
i stayed back late because it took that long. i an not to pleased with the outcome i feel i rushed it and in my head it isn't good enough for the exhibition despite what my peers had said. im too much of a perfectionist! i was ready to take it home to ink but before that i decided to ask for Richards (fine art tutor) for his opinion if it was good enough because i was disappointed in my line and shading quality iy looked a bit rough to me other than that it worked well and i was going to ink and outline over the weekend. but Richard was really impressed and said i shouldn't cover it but get it copied and then ink on those, so is shall be asking next week. this way i can have a series of drawings. he said i should tidy it up because i used a 2B pencil to shade it was a bit dark and smudged around the edges.

over the weekend i have stuck in all my prints in to my sketchbook and i shall be inking and outlining the pages as usual.

(sketchbook pages)

in the conclusion im pleased with my self for doing soo much this week and im quite pleased with my final piece but i know i can do better if i had more time.

FMP Week 4

now that i have my ideas sorted and planned what im going to do all there is now is to do it.
so this week is going to consist of artist research, building research and finishing my book pages drawing buildings and outlining which is tedious and time consuming work.

 i have created a work plan iv been filling in my timetable and im ready to work hard. now that i have finally got my head around my project im all set.

{Work Plan!!}

(Final piece)

To save time instead of drawing from scratch I shall be using projectors to get rough outlines and working into them.

·         Project original image onto A2 sheet draw outline

·         Project symbols onto buildings, incorporate into the building.

·         Shade everything; make it look like a sketch.

·         Then ink

·         Finally outline

·         Simple!!!

(Book)

I shall be going printing crazy I think it’s the best way to transfer images.

·         Dry point

·         Mono

·         Lino

·         Any other printing techniques Kim knows of I shall try

I’ve done some pages on my building already as well as symbol pages. I shall be sticking in prints and experimenting with buildings and symbols mixing things up and general sketching.

My blogs planned and sorted I’m fine with that.

I have artist and general research and experiment posts as well as sketchbook stuff shall be going on.

Evaluations and reflections shall be last minute adjustments.

·         Wanting to finish my final piece this week and then I shall fill in my blog and sketchbook.

·         I have loads of big symbol pieces about 6 – 9 might not include some.

·         Wanting to do some charcoal pieces and maybe a painting or two.

All planned and ready to go.

Going to try and stay behind late and come in extra days.

Don’t worry iv got this in the bag!!!

 i outlines a couple of my big pieces and i created some small squares and outlines them. i have managed to work out what im going to do for my final piece and iv updated my proposal.

  Fozia Iqbal FMP Proposal

This course has taught me multiple aspects of printing, creating images and art objects. The first month of this course taught me how to spot welled, paint with new techniques, create scratch films, draw with light, print, stitch and transfer images. I have gained new found confidence in experimenting with different media; exploring different techniques as well as stepping out of my comfort zone.  I will take these skills and use them positively to create a distinction worthy FMP. I have realised I find it hard to concentrate my ideas and thought processes and I will work on this to improve my work.

My main idea is to restore Blackburn’s old cotton exchange building that is now a derelict old cinema building. I will use the old architecture as foundations to build upon, using symbols and incorporating them into the building. I want to develop my drawing and sketching skills so I shall practice my technical drawings and continue the use of my style of colour use and outlining. My project has many interesting prospects.  Researching and visiting the old building and its rich history; finding and interpreting symbols will take time and hard work. Thus creating a large work load, great amounts of inspiration and sustainable concepts. 

I will use symbolism, architects and artists as inspiration and influences for my FMP. I am interested in alchemist circles, North African symbols, Antonio Gaudi and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.  My contextual research is studying my symbols and the history of the building as well as the works of my favorite Architects and artists. I will be taking photographs of the building to develop into sketches and a final building design. This will be inspired by my research of symbolism an incorporating them into architectural features.

I will be using all the skills I have learnt throughout the course; I want to use several print making techniques and explore drawing and maybe painting. I like to use projectors to enlarge and upscale my sketchbook experiments, (bigger is always better!) My final piece shall be the peak of my hard work and buildup. My final piece shall be a large pencil drawing on an A2 sheet with an addition of inks and fine liner outlining preferably;  It will hopefully in itself explain what my project based on. The materials I need are readily available as well as the techniques needed to use them, it is a case of experimenting.

Whilst creating my project and working to make it amazing I will obviously be experimenting with different ideas, concepts and techniques. There will be ups and downs and things will go wrong and some right but they are all learning curves. I will develop my FMP blog alongside my practical work. Continually logging down my actions and describing weather they were positive or negative; as well as artist/architects research. This will help me with deciding on what processes to avoid and what to take forward and develop in depth as well as creating inspiration.

i etched out dry point tiles ready to print next week.

i also used my window as a light box and drew the old cinema building on paper i had marbled.

Cotten Exchange / Old Cinema Background

The Cotton Exchange could have been Blackburn’s most impressive building, but it wasn't completed, because it was started just as the cotton famine crippled Lancashire’s textile industry.
 Despite the foundation ceremony being over the top the project fell apart because of low funds.the only aspect of building that was made was the left hand range but the upper tower was never built.  The building is now a derelict cinema.


this is what could have been, not fair !



this is what it is, still beutiful tho. http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=532

The corner stone for the Exchange was laid on March 10th 1863 and it was opened in 1865. The architecture is 14th century Gothic, my favorite type!
i have chosen to restore this because it is incomplete an therefore a good foundation to build on, also its style will incorporate well with my symbols and i can use the old designs for inspiration.

im going to ask if i can get inside of the building to take pictures but i doubt i will be i have looked fro signs on the actual building to ring up and ask but it has not been successful there are no clear to let sighs so i shall be making a trip to the town hall to ask about getting inside. its sad how it wasn't completed it could have been a beautiful building because whats been made of it is amazing its one of the prettiest aspects of Blackburn but the fact that is had been left to rot is a typical Blackburn thing.

i shall also be going to the library to get some books on the history of this building because it has an amazing history and im sure there would be books about it in the local history section. i want to find out more!!

my pictures of the building

im going to create drawings from these images, and therefore this will help me piece together a building an in turn i will be sort of restoring it.

Nature and Buildings

whislt watching a documentary about nature taking back the buildings that once cast a shadow on mother earth. it was facinateing how when a city or town is forgotten an civilisation has moved on so does the town in a sense it is re captures by its suroundeings and there comes a point in time were you wouldnt be able to tell there was a town ther. the recaptureing of the work is amazing it showes how nature is always stronger and better than man.

this ideaology of nature reclaiming buildings is interesting from an architectural point of view. to [revent this from happening architects should take the surroundings into consideration and instead of chopping down the tree that is in the way we should use it and work around it.

this idea of being in control reminds me of the green man.
he was really important to the pagan traditions in history and when briton was pagan central people appreciated mother nature fior what she is and respected her. medevil buildings were built slightly shorter than the surroundeing trees so they didnt offend got and his creating and so they didnt dis repect god an be little his work. also the green man figure was placed high in the ceilings of buildings so he wasnt offeded an it showed they regarded him higher than there home and showing respect to nature. this is massively a differant way of thinking than today an i think is a much more moral an beutiful way of thinking.

as well as being interesting the fact that nature can reclaim the modern world over time can create a beutiful image and i want to draw  nature attack of man made objects. i want to draw a tree engulfing a building that is deralict. i think this will be some interesting exxperimentation.

http://riding-east.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/siem-reap-and-angkor-wat-effort-and.html

http://everyoneknowsadave.com/2011/06/06/nature-fighting-back/



http://everyoneknowsadave.com/2011/06/06/nature-fighting-back/