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Hyperrealism Ron Mueck

One of my favorites artist, Ron Mueck. I was just amaze about his work when I saw it for the first time, how can be so real? I've been always interested in 3D making and the human face and body, no matter what material; ceramics, plasticine, cardboard, paper... I really enjoy to see this kind of things. So I took a few books about Mueck to see what is behind these huge bodies, its process. You can appreciate in his works every little detail, that what makes his work perfect.

Yayoi Kusama at Tate Modern

I went today to the exhibition of Yayoi Kusama in Tate Modern. There you can see how her works evolve, from many small paintings about the ocean and deep things, to collages, sculptures, installations, videos, posters... I really enjoyed looking through her works I could see the effort she put in her works, the consistence in it.

Museum of Brands and Packaging

I went today to the Museum of Brands and Packaging. It was really interesting how things have changed in this years. From the materials used, typography style, colours... I really enjoyed my visit there, because I like to see old designs even if all look the same. I was surprise by how brands like A Craven were saying in posters "Will not affect your throat"

How to be an explorer of the world

Looking for graphic design books in LCC library I found this one for casuality. How to be an explorer of the world is the title of this book by Keri Smith.

"We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." T.S. Eliot, The four quartets

Stefan Sagmeister

"You can have an art experience in front of a Rembrandt... or in front of a piece of graphic design." Stefan Sagmeister

After see Stefan Sagmeister works you won't be able to say graphic design is boring. As he said many times... "Design has to work, art does not" (Donald Judd) that's the only different between art and graphic design. Taking this as a principle, there are no limits in this subject as long as it makes its function, communicate an idea.

'The beard' cover design

The Beard is a short film by Visakh Leela Gopinath.

(Official selection Festival du cinema de Paris)

Synopsis: The walls of his room are full of pictures with different beard styles. John (the main character) is drawing different types of beard which might suit his face. He tried different designs but yet, he couldn't find the right one for him. After many attempts, he discovers one shape of beard that he feels that might represent him and shaves his beard after it.

The beard.avi from Visakh Leela Gopinath on Vimeo.

http://www.visakhleelagopinath.com/

Post Modernism Exhibition at V&A

I went last thursday to see the Post-modernism exhibition at V&A. I have to write an essay about modernism so I thought it may be helpful. I couldn't take any picture because it's not allow. But I'll try to find in internet some of the works I liked.

Postmodernism was marked by a sense of loss even destructiveness but so a radical expansion of possibilities.

"Grace Jones shows the artificial transformation into a synthetic creation. She worked with Jean Paul Goude to fashion herself into newly subversive kind of celebrity."

V&A texts

Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry

"Music Videos were vital on broadcasting postmodernism ideas to mainstream culture."

V&A texts

Levis Strauss dress 1984 Cinzia Ruggeri

Stacked donut tea pot 1982 Peter Shire.

I found lots of different and funny designs of teapot, I could see in that examples what postmodernism is, take something traditional and make it new.

"Vivid colours, threatricality, exaggeration everything was a style statement, surfaces glossy, faked distressed, desire to combine subversive statements with commercial appeal."

V&A texts

Punkature Collection Vivienne Westwood

Fimo & others...

I'm working again with fimo, and with new earrings designs. I really enjoy making this fimo canes which I will use soon in my new designs.

I used to buy this tubes already done, thinking that its imposible to make it y myself, but I saw an amazing video...I leave the link here If anyone is interested,

It's quite easy to make it but it takes a bit of time.

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Peckham Earrings

BA project, typographic landscape

I saw some women wearing big earrings, so I thought, OK thats an idea for my project.

I already had some interest about jewellery so I was happy about the idea "Earrings typeface"

After that, I found a shop with a really uniques designs, kind of letterforms, so that was my project, 26 earrings, 26 letters.

Destiny

''It's in our moments of decision when our destiny is shaped"

Final Major Project; Destiny

Foundation Art&Design 2009/10

Motivated

After this gap year I decided something, don't ever waste time.

My aim of this year was to get into university, and I got it.

I'm starting in one week my BA Graphics, I can't be more excited!

One of my aims of this year is to learn as much as I can, and do my best!

This is the starting point in my career.

By the way, I wanted to show a bit of what I'm doing in this weeks,

I'm coming back to my past where I used to do jewellery making, earrings, necklaces, bracelets..

I still have my boxes full of beads, chains, and fimo!

So I decided to start again with it.

First earrings I make since long time ago

Fimo earrings in process

Things I make

When I was a kid I used to make plasticine dolls and play with them. My father bought me a glue gun to make carton houses for my dolls. I had a kind of city with even hairdressers or "surgeons" that will fix any aesthetic problem they had.

Now I decided to start again with my 3D things and this is what I've got, the recreation of Twiggy, Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson. This is the result of patience and observation!

Truth about lies

This zine is inspired from a quote from the series Grey's Anatomy.