Visual Language

Experimenting with apple slices and sealing them in Paint and gesso to show the detail over time. Stained with tea to bring out the details in the paper and apple slices.

Staining the apples didn't come up on the paper for me so I began painting the apples I'd cut in half and printing them Sometimes leaving them a few days and then painting over them again left different marks than previously as parts had fell off or decomposed gradually I thought it was interesting to print several times on to paper in order to see the difference with less paint as though the paint is also decomposing I also drew round these slices of apple in order to show the beauty within the lines which had been left during the process of it rotting. The textures within the apple as it did this became for me more visually stimulating and interesting as a viewer than a simple fresh apple. The excess paint still on it in these pictures is also very interesting to look at as it shows how much paint it has soaked in over the past 3 weeks. I found it important to keep using the same apples to show how gradually over time it's form and details change.

Thinking out ideas for experimentation -keen to work more minimal and simplified than usual -like the idea of the trace of the object having more significance and visual aesthetic than the object itself -Always wanted to use unusual objects to create marks -try out time based work to see how the marks change over a period of time

I like the idea of him painting with strong emotion, ones which a child probably hasn't experienced yet making it less meaningful for me as a viewer

More dramatic and expressive with music involved, interested in how the artists marks are determined based on how he reacts to certain sounds. More interesting as a performance piece

The idea of risk due to scale is something I'd like to consider within my own work.

Paris Capitale des Arts/ 1965/300x900cm

Flamence Rouge/1960/250x200cm Georges Mathieu

Georges Mathieu

Georges Mathieu

Use of expressive Mark Making and short distance of time to complete good work.

Intrigued by the idea of seeing how an object can change over a period of time (brought on by the use of the calendar representing each day)

- Details Vaccinium Myrtillus seeds from Amagansett, NY, and pencil on Chinese rice paper 12.0 x 13.9 in (30.5 x 35.3 cm)

Paddle8: Seed Calendar: Whimberry