dominic mcgill

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi was a British print maker, collagist, film writer and sculptor. His sculptures emulates his collage work, his fragmented and broken up style is very distinctive and emotive. He set a mind frame for the audience some of his work is quite distressing like Kardinal Syn, made from plaster and rope. The plaster has been hacked and rubbed away leaving a slightly morphed figure. The ropes frayed edges cling tightly across the moth and chin of the person giving an impression of torture. The geometric shapes that make up and extrude from the limbs makes the figures seem industrial. 

I wanted to add distress and aging to my poster design, so I took and image of and old parchment and blended it over the image. These are the different outcomes. Although the Lighter colour blend has given the image an aged affect i think that it has taken away too much of the colour and detail, The pin-light blend has washed some of the colour out but seems to of created a slightly unnatural effect on the surface of the image. I also think it is harsh on the eyes and unpleasant to look at. I Have decided to use the Hard Light affect which has really brought through the age of the parchment paper through, this affect makes me think of old posters you see scrawled across buildings that you see in the news in urban conflict areas. I like how the colours have remained fairly intact though the image now has a sandy wash over the top which I think settles the colours and makes it easier for viewing.

These are the four colour options that i am thinking of using for the final poster i think each one is shocking and eye catching. Though i need to think which one displays the conflict and anger which i am after and i think that it the Pink and purple background. I think this is strongest as the orange and blue work well together though they clash with the green and pink. I left the eyes the normal black and white line drawing as i think it is a powerful colour combination, i also felt that it would make the eyes stand out more, I believe that it depicts Assad in a more menacing way which is what i was after.

This is an old television which i have and is out of use, i like how i can get this white fuzzy picture and i think it would make for a great background.

Jacob Epstein

I took these images of Jacob Epstein’s rock drill. The sculpture was made in the early 20th century, cast in bronze and is associated with the vorticism movement. The movement developed out of cubism and created an range of angler, abstract, geometric works. This is evident when you look and some of the sharp angles and proud edges which jut out. The deep black figure stands intimidatingly in Tate Britain, the sculptures presence is known as the rooms lights catch the smooth polished surface emphasising the deep sharp angles which conjure up ideas of conflict and industrialism. I really enjoy this piece and is something I possibly want to replicate in my war memorial.

This is just a quick summary of some of the issues that citizens of Syria face, they are being treated in humanely, tortured, beaten and murdered. Thousands of Syrians have died fighting against their government whilst they fail to acknowledge any blame or wrong doing. President Assad has gone from being a favoured change when he first accidently leader became president to a fierce dictator and tyrant as he fights to remain in power.

This is an interview with President Assad showing his disregard for the kill and inhumanity which is currently happening in Syria. He jokes about the United Nations and how he plays the game.

This is my poster now printed; I used a Cannon Inkjet 8000j I had the image printed on a 170gsm paper which has a nice weight and uncoated finish. I am pleased with how the poster has come out but I feel that it could do with another element so I have worked back into the image using chalk pastels. I like using chalk pastels as they give a very vibrant colour and create brilliant textures when blended together. I am pleased with my outcome I think that the Arabic text of an Assad interview works really well as part of the background, though I like how it overlaps parts of the face. I think that the mixture of the two work well, and that shards of colour are eye catching and enticing. I feel happy about how the eyes of Assad pop out at the viewer making a connection with the audience, I am confident that it puts across an evil and devilish view of Assad. If I were to develop the poster more I think I would experiment with a photo collage or spraying stencils over the top of the image I think that having text laid out like Christopher wool has done would be very powerful.

This is a series of screen shots showing how i broke up the image of Assad and then created the different coloured shards. I used the Pollygon lasso tool which lets me create my own shape by choosing the line between from point to point. Once i have a selected area I copied that area from the drawing, then I deleted it from that layer and pasted it onto a new layer. I take the layer and use the blending tool to change the way it sits on the coloured background when i have found a selection i like i lasso the edge of shard and slecect the background colour layer. Having the area lassoed that i want to change i can go to Hus/Saturation and change the colour of the selected part of the image. By reapeating this process it has allowed me to create a conflicting image with the clash of colours, i also feel that the angle of the shards give a lo-tech feel to the work.

This is a portrait that i have found of Assad. I want to create a poster taking forward what I have seen in the likes of Art chantry & christohper wool as well as the analasiys from the movie posters. I want to make this image more meanacing and show Assad as an evil person and a tyrant over the Syrian population. I think to achive this he work has to be brightly cloured and show signs of distress like that of of Art chantry’s work

These are my inital ideas for my war memorial. i wanted it to be a strong figure, taking inspiration from Jacob Epstien i tried to included some angles i think this is noticable in my orignial drawings though i am not sure if this has worked in my clay model. I have tired o get a sharper line in the rip cage and neck areas. I do think that the model needs more work the i feel that it has got a presence to it and is on its way to creating a powerful sculpture.

Harry Pearce is a graphic designer and is used to using typography. This war memorial for the London science museum is a very simplistic modern design being made out of one cast iron sheet of metal and then layered with the text on top. The cold Iron creates a sombre and serious mood with the work as its colour if very dull and it does not reflect much light. This allows the type to stand out more already raised from out of the iron they catch the light and glimmer. The sleek typeface is very eye catching and unintrusive as it sits well in the space. I like how the designer has used the space in the work not having to fill he entire piece with words. As a war memorial the plaque works really well it is simple to understand and creates a calming atmosphere with its tone and simplicity.