This week I have been mainly working on the idea of colour and line, working on quick studies using different techniques such as continuous line drawing and drawing within a limited time. Also experimenting using different media such as layering with paper, working with black fine liners and inks and then working the colour back on top. Whilst working on my studies I am constantly looking for artists and designers who are relevant and who can inspire my work further. This week we were concentrating on flowers (yes, doing the same flower head over and over got a bit testing after a while!).
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Georgia O'keefe
My obvious choice of artist to look at was Georgia O'keefe. Her bold and bright painting of flowers are beautiful and she conveys flowers and plants in their true light. Whilst working on this project, I looked at designer Christopher Kane's spring/summer 2012 collection, his collection was made up of leather-look shift dresses covered in gold and silver embellishment, matching jackets and shorts with bright bold flower pattern which still retain the expensive texture and look of embellishment. The pieces that stood out the most to me were the nude shift dresses and jackets with bright flower embellishments covered with shimmering organza. Christopher Kane's collection is exciting and full of personality, it is understated, light and sophisticated. With this collection Kane has shown he has taken as much time and detail creating the fabric and modernising embellishment as he has with the cut and lines of the pieces.
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