Previous Work

I've just thought that there are no images of my previous work on here, so I have decided to upload some from my first and second years at university. It does mess around with the order of things but hey, whats the point of this site if there is nothing on it!

Shelving Project, Year one

Here I am interested in strong flowing forms, modern contemporary designs and the ability to fit into any setting.

This was carved out of a single piece of timber, and is intended to be scaled up, to form a shelf, as well as a focal point for a room. I have not thought about use of colour or materials, but I would like it still carved from wood, in dark colours, but showing the grain, stained or waxed perhaps?

I admit my Photoshop skills are not brilliant, but here is an example.

Graffiti Chairs, Year Two

Being interested in Graffiti, I did an experiment. For the Shop Display project I used two found chairs, painted white and left somewhere where they would be used and abused. I left these two in the Foundation Art and Design room for one day, see how mad these people are? I put some stencils on them myself, to get people started, but I am extremely happy with the outcome. I was interested in the layering of peoples work, if people went over others, and how long it would take. I think they are very interesting chairs now, with different colours, textures and toys added. They even had shoes on when I collected them!

I have now varnished these to protect them and they are now being used at home.

Light Up

Okay before I could get started with my final major project we had a quick 2 week brief called Light Up. The designed piece had to be based around paper, adding colour and other materials if you wished. Alot of people didnt change the paper by cutting or ripping it but just using folds, I on the other hand played with foam board. With my design I was interested in the repitition of a single shape, the square, and the organised chaos of the piece. If one section was removed it would alter the strength, shape and characteristic of the piece. I didnt want this to be a light, but to be lit from elsewhere, and being hung, it spins and creates fantastic shadows around it.

I added the orange so that certain shapes would stand out, but also so that the inner white shapes were encased by them

Different sizes were used, so the small were framed by the large, looking at it from certain angles it could be a three dimension painting, escaping from its frames.

3rd Year

So I havn't written anything on this for quite a while, so I'll fill you in. I am now in my 3rd year at Portsmouth having passed year 2 =]

My final major project is started and I am looking at graffiti again as I really enjoyed the last brief. However this time I am also looking into the youth culture of today, music that interests me and the clothes people like myself wear. This will all be collected up and I am designing a piece of furniture aimed at young people like me, it will be a contemporary design and will be inspired by the graffiti that I see, and by what interests me.

My dissertation is on its way, again on graffiti (seems to be taking over at the moment), but am looking into past and present graffiti artists as well as graffiti in the art world. This is to be handed in on the 20th January, not long now!

I think the last year and over summer I have realised what I want to do after university, to gain the skills needed to be a furniture designer/maker in an apprenticeship.

Shop Displays

Shop Display Shelving inspired by the shapes, forms, colours and patterns of graffiti.

Intended for skate and surf shops, and will appeal to teenagers and young adults. Each panal comes apart, flat pack for easy storage and transportation and is changeable to suit the need of the shop.

Colours and linear repitition, similar to that of much of the graffiti you see around you.

Graffiti

Alot of my work at the moment has been inspired by the colours, shapes and forms of graffiti. Graffiti artists search for the prime location for their work, so it is seen by hundreds of people every day. The bright colours attract the attention of these people, as well as the sheer scale of some of the pieces. I am also interested in the forms and shapes in this work, large sweeping curves that can commonly contrast with strong sharp angles in the same piece.