| Lecture: Documenting and writing about your own practice You will have to document and write about your practice the whole way through your degree, we will discuss the how’s and what’s to do | Write a short statement about your work and take a professional quality image of your work. |
My artist practise revolves around the idea of contemporary art found in city streets and where this meets gallery spaces. My artist influences behind my work are such contemporary artist such and Jean Michel Basquiat, Kieth Haring and Banksy. These creatives stand out to me as they have found a space in the fine art establishment from creating work not only inside studio spaces but refining the street as a studio space to execute their artist practice.
This is something I enjoy emulating with my own creative practice. My process of creating is purely observational at first looking towards art on the streets to see what is being conveyed and how this interaction creates social commentary and aesthetic value. I use multiple processes ranging from film photography to freehand spray paint to achieve my work this is something I enjoy experimenting with and building upon.
This piece was created with stencils from a self-portrait I then manipulated and combined with the skull. The subject matter is to convey the emotion of how I felt at the time of creating this piece. Not feeling able to verbally illustrate is why the symbolism of the skull jaw is used. I felt more comfortable doing this through visual means which is why the eyes and hair are still alive and to create the juxtaposition of life and death within myself. The colours within the face serve to further this idea of the contrast between two elements. The dark grey is used to express how I felt about my surroundings being dull and lacklustre. Creating visually pleasing art but with a deeper personal context is something that enthuses me within my practice and I will use to inform my practices futher.
