(INSPIRATION FOR EXPERIMENT 1)
EXPERIMENT 1
This is the first experiment I did in regards to Sara Fanelli's work. The inspiration for this experiment came from Fanelli's work called 'Think of an elephant' [2] (image above). Fanelli explained that she will often "develop characters that have appeared organically" [1]. this is reflected in her very loose and very contemporary illustrative style. So I used watercolours to create the organic and random form that soon developed into a hippo. The watercolour not only allowed me to easily create a random form (the hippo) but it left a very organic and flowing texture on top of the graph paper, which was very linear, this was a very interesting contrast. By using cut out letters from magazines it added an extra element of collage in the whole piece, as I didn't have much collage elements in the whole thing, and making the text element collage was a easy way to do this.
Over all the first experiment went very well with added bits or textures like the music sheet speech bubble and the splatter of red paint, I feel I have succeeded in taking in Fanelli's methods and applied them.
EXPERIMENT 2
In an interview with Joanna Carey, Fanelli says that "its bolder than the pen and I like to allow the mark to suggest the direction the drawing should take"[3]. This to me says that she prefers to use strong bold marks with paint to generate different textures and movement. This made me want to focus on textures of paint a lot more, so using a mixture of acrylic paints and also watercolour they would allow me to do this. the acrylic was perfect for suggesting movement and the feather details in the neck of the pigeon, as they were more course and textured, whereas the white feathers on the body of the pigeon is more fluffy and softer, the watercolour was perfect for picking this up. I also added hand written sentences that popped into my mind as I wrote them, this is because Fanelli uses hand written elements in her drawings, I feel it makes the drawing more personal and illustrative. The arrows were added in to create that extra element of movement and moving forward, I feel they work quite well.
overall I feel this experiment went extremely well, as I was able to use different paints and use them to their strength to create a variety of textures. this was something I wanted to improve on from my first experiment as there wasn't a very large variety in paint and textures.
EXPERIMENT 3
Fanelli explained that she "loves Japanese aesthetics and I also like the contrast between the modern and old" [4], I took this statement and I used it in a different way, by painting and creating textures in a traditional way then scanning them into the computer and working and developing them digitally I feel I was able to get a contrast between the new and old. the background was a double page spread from a book I found in the studio, I had the interesting idea to mix this experiment and project into one we had previous and using the knowledge I gained then to now (old and new contrast). linking this to the Gestalt Theory, and how the blocks of text are not even boxed, the way I had added the textures, characters and objects behind the texts it gives the illusion that they boxes of which someone is picking up. It added a very modern element into the experiment whilst still retaining the methods of Fanelli, like when she said "I often end up choosing texts that are relevant to emotions or events in my life at the time."[1] The who theme of this experiment was based around my feelings of insecurity and feelings towards me, so by using this in a light hearted way I feel I was able to further make this more personal, but at the same time keeping to the task of creating work by using Fanelli's methods.
Overall I feel this experiment was one of the most successful ones yet. This is because every single element I added into this experiment it had a really strong and backed up sense of why I was using this and how I was going to execute it. Everything ultimately leads up to the same points and everything links in extremely well. I love this experiment and the use of textures more subtly and the strong bold contrast between the black and red writing.
EXPERIMENT 4
This is the fourth and final experiment I did for Fanelli. I decided to move solely over to digital with the last experiment to have a variety of full traditional pieces and full digital. for this experiment I also used my own experiences and life events like in the previous experiment, I feet it gives the experiment a better narrative and more comical aspect as well as being personal. 'LITTLE COUSINS ARE JUST WORST' was referring to this idea of personal experiences, where my cousins where very annoying. Fanelli loves to use movement and textures in her work, she says that "its alive... it generates a sense of energy on the page"[3]. by using the scribbles and graphic marks around 2 of the planets it strengthens the fact that the narrative is about them. it gives the experiment a lot more energy and movement.
overall I feel this experiment could have been performed and executed a little better, but I felt after a while the experiments got a little repetitive as there are only so many methods you can use. despite this it does use Fanelli's methods and ideas appropriately with the added personal experiences of my own life events.
As a whole I feel this whole Sara Fanelli experiment was definitely worth it. Studying her methodologies and ideas really helped me not only generate the 4 experiments but also gave me advice and help I can apply to my future illustration work.
REFERENCES
[1] Heller,S. (date unknown) 'Wolves, Logic and Happy Mistakes'. Varoom Journal. volume
(number 3). [date accessed: 25th October 2015]. [available:]http://www.hellerbooks.com/pdfs/varoom 03.pdf
[2]Fanelli, S. 'Think of an Elephant'. [online]. [date accessed: 15th November 2015]. [available:]
http://www.phaidon.com/resource/05-think-of-an-elephant.jpg
[3]Carey, J. (2004). 'Dynamic Doodles'. The Guardian. [online]. [date accessed: 25th October 2015]. [available:]
[4] four-eyes-good. 2009. 'From Hishio: Sara Fanelli'. [online]. [date accessed: 25th October 2015]. [available:] http://www.vimeo.com/4882376/description
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