Artist of the Week - Gustave Caillebotte

The artist and image I am working on this week is Gustave Caillebotte's 'Rue de Paris, temps de Pluie', painted in 1877. 

https://unilearn.hud.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-1342360-dt-content-rid-2042172_1/courses/TFD1413-1415/modernism%282%29.pdf

I know that this image is a very old stylish image in which it shows personalities however,  I feel that it also very different to the other artists I have studied during my first term at 'The University of Huddersfield' I feel its different as it isn't a digitally edited image or modern image, it is hand painted and retro, which I LOVE!! 

I don't know how you personally feel about the image however I fee that the image, portrays a typical day in the city in which it captures the weather and peoples lives, for example the man and women at the front of the image look as if they are looking at something of interest, or in another perspective it could look like the women is looking devotedly at her man, and the man is looking elsewhere showing he isn't fully in the relationship. In the background there is a man walking towards the featured lamppost, he is alone and his head his down this could be to get his face out of the rain (suggested by the water on the road and the fact they all have umbrella's up) or that he is feeling lonely and sad, or that he likes to keep himself to himself.

There are many perspectives you can take from this image and it is interesting to hear what everyone else feels about these image! 

If any of my 'Artist of the Week' images got you thinking over the past two months I'd like to hear your thoughts feel free to email me, at: 
katiepatchettdesigns@hotmail.co.uk 

How do we think about modernism?

I personally feel that modernism is a movement and a shift in art, I feel that it is representing the world industrialising in the 19th century, when art work shifted to what we now recognise as 'modernism'. 

I feel that this image shows the simplicity of a city, and the individual lives of others. I love the way in which you can see the 'village' like life, in colour and then the industrial side of the city in the background. It is showing the working life and having fun.

This image I love I feel that the blurred imagery shows the antique side of the image, the farming life in the background, before all the industry kicked in which you can start to see far back in the imagery. It shows a rare side to what the 21st century will not recognise. 

Interesting find of the week - Stop motion animation

I found this video on vimeo and I found it so exciting as it shows you the finished product and the 'making of the video' which I find very exciting however it is all about product placement and selling the Nokia N8 as something so simple yet effective is shot on a Nokia mobile phone device. It is a different approach what Nokia are taking compared to the other phone companies. 

Gulp. The world's largest stop-motion animation shot on a Nokia N8. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.

Gulp. The making of. from Nokia HD on Vimeo.

Artist of the Week - Allen Jones

The artist I am studying the work of this week, is Allen Jones. I heard of Allen Jones in my 'theory as practise' lectures and seminars and wanted to look at his work in more detail as it is controversial and stylish, however with sexual differences and stereotypes. 

This first image came from a photo shoot he did in 1969.
https://unilearn.hud.ac.uk/webapps/blackboard/execute/content/file?cmd=view&content_id=_1357446_1&course_id=_18486_1

It is of a women being made into a chair he does this with the majority of his images by making women into furniture, it was a revolution of photo shoots when he started, taking this kind of images as they were seen as indecent yet sexy. Personally, I think the images look quirky but offensive, I think for a women to be made into furniture so she can be walked all over and sat on is offensive, however. I also feel that the images look classy and show a different side to the image such as we are strong women and unbreakable we are defiant. I think that everyone will have their own perspectives on Allen's work and everyone will have a different perspective. 

Katie. 

Book of the month - The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (World of Art)

After the huge success with my last book of the month which to this date is still helping me as I am sat on a cruise ship on my way back from Ireland, I have brought both these books away with me and I am not resting from these briefs. It's so exciting being able to link together my process and production, foundation studio and theory as practise... However I have been writing my essay lately and the Art terms book which is by the same company as the 'Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers (World of Art)' it has really helped me with changing my words around and not being as repetitive, I can resort back to this book when struggling to right so much work. This is a must have. 

It is the same layout as the other dictionary however this one, if you are struggling with a word from a lecture you can resort to this book, and it will have an explanation of what it means just like a normal dictionary however with more links to art and design. 

Interesting find of the week - Flux

This video caught my eye by the title 'FLUX' with my current brief in Foundation studio being called city in flux, I felt these could relate fairly well to one another, as I watched it I felt it fit into process and production more as the after effects that are used within the video I feel it just works and it is so simple. 

F L U X from candas sisman on Vimeo.

Artist of the Week - Illana Yahav

Sand Art is a new form of art as it can tell a story I have linked below a video I saw, as I was looking up about dog's because as I'm writing this i'm preparing to go home ready for the christmas break and as much as I love my family, I really miss my little puppy (not so little she's 9) but she's still a puppy to me. This video plays on my heart strings and show you how loyal your little four legged friends are.

Photographer of the Month - Gary Susson

The photographer I am studying this month is none other than the amazing talent which is Gary Susson I have been wanting to study his work properly since I went to his museum in New York City, which I went to back in 2012. If anyone is ever in NYC, I feel this museum (as well as obviously, the 9/11 memorial at ground zero) is one of the most important as it's the images from the aftermath in which he was the only photographer allowed there he caught so many moving images, in which he discusses via audio at his museum. Many people say it is emotional as there are moving stories behind the FDNY and the families of the people that died however, you don't get a real sense of 9/11 without this museum as there are pieces at the museum, that were recovered from the scenes. Photo's with stories. With over 100 exhibits in one room. 

http://www.groundzeromuseumworkshop.com/ 

Please watch this video and you get a sense of the imagery used...


The look of hope in the workers eyes, them carrying out people they may or may not know, loved ones, animals, the amount of trauma these workers went through yet carried on to not let families suffer no longer. 

This is an interview he did where he discusses his images. 

Film/TV Graphic Designer of the Week - Igor Boudnikov

Igor Boudnikov is a graphic designer and animator, his current work is working on British Children's TV show 'arthur' he is the character designer and has 8 others that help him with the characters. This is a project he helped with, I love this video as it shows how they create the final image, this fits in well with showing the process side of a production. 



Another video of the website he features on http://enmasse.info/artist/igor-boudnikov/, shows this project which was created as a whole company...



Here is a snippet of the children's programme which Igor creates for...

Interesting find of the week - Postcards from Chernobyl

I found this video so beautiful, with the way the effects of filming has been portrayed, I don't want to say to much and take your time away from this heartbreaking video.

Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl from Danny Cooke on Vimeo.

Artist of the Week - Yinka Shonibare

Yinka Shonibare MBE, is the artist I am looking at this week as I have been looking back through my notes from my monday morning lectures and the work he has done is so fascinating and exciting, yet different. This week I am not going to type up my thoughts on this image, I am going to let you just take in his work and try and understand it, it will be interesting to hear what you think of his work so feel free to comment or email me at: katiepatchettdesigns@hotmail.co.uk 

Revolution Kid Foxy Boy - 2012 

https://unilearn.hud.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-1352786-dt-content-rid-2055372_1/courses/TFD1413-1415/Culturerepresentation1.pdf

Wind Sculpture 2 - 2013

Based at Yorkshire Sculpture Park 

https://unilearn.hud.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-1352786-dt-content-rid-2055372_1/courses/TFD1413-1415/Culturerepresentation1.pdf

Mr and Mrs Andrews without their Heads - 1998  

https://unilearn.hud.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-1352786-dt-content-rid-2055372_1/courses/TFD1413-1415/Culturerepresentation1.pdf

Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle - 2010 

Trafalger Square

https://unilearn.hud.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-1352786-dt-content-rid-2055372_1/courses/TFD1413-1415/Culturerepresentation1.pdf

Photoshoot of the Month - Flowers

The photoshoot of this month is a spring shoot I did back in March 2014, I want to share this with you as I feel everything blossoms like a flower, whatever angle you look at it, whatever perspective/desire/achievements you have with life, it will always start from a little seed of thought and sometimes they grow beautifully or sometimes you need to rethink and regrow your ideas. 

Also I thought it's getting a bit cold and we need some happiness in our lives ;)

Happy Sunday

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Film/TV Graphic Designer of the Week - Dennis Muren.

This week I decided to study one of the most re-used, most recognisible title sequences and yet it is the simplest, with windows offering it for free on their movie maker and many programmes copying it such as American Comedy, Family Guy. Its the Star Wars, Title Sequence made famously by, Dennis Muren made in 1977 it has worked with every film in their franchise with the scrolling text.



Family guy made a star wars episode in ... with their title sequence having some similarities...

Interesting find of the week - The fundamental elements of Design

I find this video so simple yet so beautiful, the narrative on top of the motion graphics just works so well and teaches you many things such as colour, what works and doesn't work and type face.

The Fundamental Elements of Design from Erica Gorochow on Vimeo.

Artist of the Week - Lisa Congdon

This week I have been looking purely at Lisa Congdons work as she works with hand lettering, my handwriting is the worst, take my word for it. Therefore, I have been wanting to improve it as I have been developing my photoshoots by editing them all in different ways, one in which is in the style of Stefan Sagmeister... see link below for my Artist of the Week, based around him. As I was saying, I have been editing imagery with writing so wanted to learn some different fonts here are a few of her images which will help me with my work.

I'll let you know how I get on. 

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