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Artist research

Maurits Cornelis Escher

Escher was a Dutch graphic artist known for his mathematically-inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. He was fascinated by the concept of infinity and optical illusions, which he incorporated into his art. What I liked about his work was the distortions and weird vantage points he painted. I liked how he incorporated something weird into each of his pieces wether a by capturing the reflection in a globe or distorting the features in a face. It’s as if your looking but never truly seeing a clear picture.

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Project statement

When first broached with the theme of portraits, I thought of the traditional self portrait, but wondered if I could add my own twist to it. I liked the idea of looking at the image and seeing a person/model but never being able to clearly make out the face of the person in the picture. That’s when i thought of photographs id taken of myself previously mid motion. I took inspiration from them and create fast blurred portraits at first. I found it hard at first to capture the essence of a person while also capturing the sense of movement I wanted. But in the end I was pretty happy with some of my results.

I wanted to try create a self portraits by showing pieces of myself, I painted portraits of my friends and family to show me without directly painting an image of myself.

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Artist research

Nicky Hoberman

Nicky Hoberman is a South African artist who was born in Johannesburg in 1973. Hoberman's work is known for its exploration of the relationship between humans and nature, and she often uses natural materials such as wood, stone, and water in her sculptures and installations. Overall, Hoberman's work is deeply rooted in the natural world and often deals with themes of transformation, growth, and rebirth.

What a ought my eye was her portraits often depicting children, I was drawn to the sickly bright colors she used. There’s always something not quite right in the proportions of her work something always looks of. She often paints the model looking upward which I found similar to my own paintings of my friends and family seen here.

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Artist research.

Chantelle Joffe

Chantelle Joffe is a South African artist who was born in Johannesburg in 1976. She studied fine art at the University of Cape Town and later earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Michaelis School of Fine Art. Her work has been exhibited in South Africa, the United States, and Europe, and she has been the recipient of several awards and residencies. Joffe's work is known for its exploration of identity, memory, and the body, and she often uses materials such as fabric, thread, and hair in her sculptures and installations. Some of her notable works include "The House That I Live In," which was exhibited at the 2015 Venice Biennale, Overall, Joffe's work is deeply personal and often deals with themes of loss, trauma, and healing.

I really liked her portraits and the sometimes almost childlike distorted look they have. I like that u can see clear marks and brushstrokes in her work that adds a sense of character .

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My life painting from this week. I struggled a bit with portions in this one, and ended up going bigger than I’d originally planned.

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Some of my work from this semester. Working with the theme of portraits.

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Finished piece of one of my friends, I really liked this view point and thought it would make an interesting painting.

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Portraits I’ve been working on of my friends and family all taken looking upwards.

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Some of my work from life drawing today. I’ve found my work has progressed and improved since the beginning of the year , and I now find the life drawings much easier to do.

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Painting on newsprint I created using the mirror , from a downwards vantage point, I found this a quite difficult angle to work from. But liked how the piece turned out in the end.

I wanted the image to be unclear and distorted, as was my face when I looked in the mirror.

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My life painting from this week. I liked how there’s a stark contrast between the light and the dark in this piece, compared to some of the others I’ve done.

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Palette knife painting.

I found this process quite difficult at first but began to enjoy it towards the end of the day. I enjoyed trying out a different technique than I’ve used before.

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My artist research on Diana Copperwhite

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My work from painting today , trying to capture the blurred movement was quite difficult, but I’m happy with the outcome I’ve achieved.

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My painting form the second week of life painting with Sylvia.

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Some pieces from life drawing with eoin

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Some quick paintings from Tuesday with eoin.

Not my favorite pieces found it difficult to capture the head mid motion.