Monday 10 March 2014

Final Major Project | Art Blog

Hi guys!

So with my Final Major Project deadline fast approaching I thought I would share it will you all. The title I chose for my FMP (Final Major Project) is 'Geometry and Form'. During my trip to Berlin I visited multiple galleries and exhibitions including the Permagon Museum, The Hamburger Bahnhof, The Jüdisches (Jewish) Museum, The Boros Bunker and the Deutsches Banks' 'The Circle Walked Casually' exhibition. All of these Museums were incredibly refreshing and inspiring but I continued to be drawn to an idea I had for a project last year, Geometry. 
Initially I thought this would be simple patterns, designs and sculptures; I have always been drawn to the more corporate graphic design/ illustration side of art so this really appealed to me! But upon beginning my contextual research over the holidays, I found I had really only just scratched the surface! Before I knew it I was delving into religious and spiritual themes, all the deep stuff! Did you know theres such a thing as sacred geometry!? If your interested in this kind of stuff I would definitely recommend taking a look! Anyways so I looked at shape and started to explore polyhedrons and Metatrons Cube using printing, mainly screen print so far but I am going to do some more this week then hopefully jump into 3D with some materials my dad managed to get hold of for me! Here are some snaps of my sketchbook/ work so far! I know not much seeings as I am six weeks into my project but I am really going to put my foot down and plough through before we break up for easter! Hope you enjoy them, any questions or recommendations of artists or themes would be greatly appriciated! I love hearing from my peers when it comes to my work! 

Where the Magic Happens, Ha!

Sketchbook

Screen Prints

Sunday 9 March 2014

Welcome

Welcome to the art side of my blog. Here I will post anything art related e.g. my current work or artists and exhibitions that have inspired me. Looking forward to posting here! Please feel free to ask any questions. Feedback welcomed! Thanks for visiting!

Saturday 8 March 2014

My First Post!

Hello World!

Firstly, welcome to my blog. I suppose I ought to start by telling you a little bit about myself and this blog; as you may have guessed my name is Tom, I am 18 years old living in Cambridgeshire. I am a college student studying Foundation Art and Design preparing to head off to university to study Fine Art and Illustration. 

Highly encouraged by a good friend of mine, fellow blogger Sophie Waldock, I intend to use this space like a public journal for me to share my thoughts and goings on. You can expect ramblings along the themes of Art and Design related topics, maybe some fashion and male grooming posts and general day to day thoughts. 

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you back here again soon!