Lecture week 2 - Graphic Arts

When working it is important to have an important workspace that is appropriate for you, and a place that you can realistically work in. It can assist you in how and what you produce, by having inspiring things such as books, collections of objects and photographs or objects that are familiar to you so you feel comfortable in the workspace. However it can also help you broaden your usual ideas and outcomes, when surrounded by inspiring workplace. For example in my work place I surround myself with things that I know will excite me and generate productive or new ideas. I’ve chosen to arrange and organise things in a way that reflect my interests, passions and personality, and that I know I like and will keep me positive during the creative process. I like my space to not be too cluttered so that it helps me not to feel cluttered or messy in my head when I am working, even though I might.

Artists are also known to usually collect things, which can generate the inspiration for their work and also can come a running theme in their work. An examples of an artist that use collecting as part of their work Is British pop art artist Peter Blake’s whose work is a collection of objects or a collage that has been put together at random, as he chooses his objects randomly for the piece. For example his album art work for Oasis – Stop the clocks (greatest hits) is a collection of items that as the viewer feel suit the band and their image, as it has a very ‘mod’ feel to it, which musically and in the bands clothing style they aspire to be. Another Pop Artist that uses collections in their work as a running theme is painter and printmaker Wayne Thiebaud who uses food and objects such as books and children’s toys as a collection in his work. In his work the use of a collection of one subject works well is because the exaggerated use of colour and subject fits well in the genre of art and aesthetically works well. It allows the audience to feel childlike, familiar and young, therefore captivating the audience with these ideas.