Developing My work Further

Ink, acrylic and pen on netting both 40 X 51 CM

Ink, acrylic and biro on netting 40 X 40 Cm

This week I have started where I left off last week with starting to experiment with folding materials before I would stretch them onto canvas. I wanted to try and use a range of materials not just canvas the conventional material because I didn't know whether there would be another material that might offer more to it or make the circles that I create on there first more interesting. I have been looking at artists such as Ivan Morley because of his use of layering, Agnes Martin because of her repetitive marks and Josh smith because of his use of paint. I think that these artists have helped me develop my work, but i think to take it further I need to look at more that will influence my work in a stronger direction.

I started by working with a light silky material that creased quite easily, however the ink and paint when applied spread a lot more and because of the way that the material is made in a very square form which just wasn't what I quite wanted it to do. It goes back to the fact that I like to have control over what I do even if it isn't always completely under control I have a good idea on what it's going to do, where as with this I don't and I find it harder to except.

I have then gone on to using the same method on calico and wetting the material before I drop ink on it, this created a very spread out effect that blurs into the background. I did this because it goes back to my original ideas about OCD and controlling things, having them the way that you want them and feeling uncomfortable if they aren't in the right way that they should be. This material works a lot better than the silky material because of its absorbency and I think that in the following weeks I shall continue to develop this and see how I can improve it.