various tee-shirt designs | two

Some tee-shirt design that I have carried out.

various designs for tee-shirts | one

Here are some tee-shirt designs that I have made for fashionistas

Auction

These were considered worthless but they are to be made as Interactive Sculptures

So I went to the Art Auction where I donated three of my sculptures that I made from cardboard and took about a week to design, build a paint. I waited for the time that the auction would start and when three items sold I eagerly awaited my turn. Lo! and behold...they didn't sell. Not a bean was offered.

This may sound like bad feelings or a bit of 'it's not fair' ness but what surprised me is that it was very cliquey. It doesn't need Sherlock Holmes to deduce that only the people from year three was and so were their friends. They all bided on each others things and of course...poor old me [et, cetera] didn't get a look in. Well, at least I put myself forward for public ridicule. I'm the only person to consider myself and my objects as Art Auction Failures but, [FUCK THAT]. Life is too damn short to cradle rejection and embarrassment close to the heart. I'm starting back at Uni tomorrow and will see the spectaters from the auction... I've been through worse socially uneasy predicaments in the past and will go through even more in the future.

I am on with poster for the preview night of Collective Vision versus Creative Transit and it looks good also, the tiled lettering looks fab with thanks from Charlie, the master tile maker. Start From Scratch is plodding along but I haven't got a bite with my photography, I am considering holding a photography exhibition and may be asking Bodie for pointers.

Poster Design for CV v CT FFAF 2010

Original Idea



First Rendition

CVvCT - FFAF 2010

Well the acronym above stands for:

COLLECTIVE VISION versus CREATIVE TRANSIT - FREE FOR ARTS FESTIVAL 2010

It is basically the CV and CT leg of the FFAF exhibition. The CV team are the 3rd year Interactive Arts students and the CT are the 2nd years of which I am one. We are going to exhibit in Piccadilly Place, Manchester; where there will be three different exhibitions going on. The plans are now in full effect and I have squeezed myself onto the organising team. I am putting together 100 goodie bags just like I have already done for Start From Scratch and now have the task of designing the poster campaign. The poster is looking good and is very Manchester and in the style of Peter Saville and the Constructivists. Which is now surprise really if you know my work and background of influences.

It is going to be a very busy couple of weeks now with the [MUTE] piece having to be finished, the Art Auction is on tomorrow, the Preview Night is 1st Oct and on the same night is the [MUTE] part of FFAF 2010. so in fact:

Sept 15th | Art Auction 6-9pm=Common Bar
Sept 21st | Start of Uni
Oct 1st | Preview Night 6-8pm=Piccadilly Place
Oct 1st | Official Opening Party 8pm 'til late=Sand Bar
Oct 2nd | MUTE Live=Soup Kitchen

And they are the dates that I'll be involved such as schmoozing, selling art-work, exhibiting photographs and seeing if I can hack it with found-sound... I also on with the poster campaign as previously stated and this needs to be for tomorrow and only got the commission yesterday teatime...

But in between the Sept and Oct dates I have two holidays planned one weekend in Portmerrion (which is a life-time dream) and then in Shell Island...both in Wales.

genesis of new work and other news

This is a marriage of two works that I have finally got the impetus to try to complete. The background was started about nine months ago and had layers upon layers added until the paint had thicken to a consistency that I wanted. It's far, far from perfect and needs work on it now that I have added the lettering. The lettering reads:

REACT

After a typing glitch the word said REACTR before deleting the R but, I kind of like it with the R and may keep it as that but it means a lot more work... REACTR...yeah it has a graphic pull.

Now that the preview and after party is over and I have the chance to sit and reflect, I am beginning to see the horizon on a very different way. My work may go into a new direction involving typography, paint and photography...Well, I know that I've concentrated on them styles for a while now but...

The weekend was absolutely a success on such different levels. I have met new creatives and contacts and networked with people from the industry and beyond. The main people I bumped into must be the Trailer Trash DeeJay Krew. They are entertainment types who I must get involved with regarding sculpture within music events etc...more on that subject soon...

masks

moenipulation

treacle clothing
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these are two polaroids of two different mask makers...