Student Work Proposal

Artists/Students Name:

Abigail

Concept Words: 
Tall Ships, Ocean, Antique Maps (15th-18th century), Rigging, Cartography, Bearing Lines (North South East West etc.), Decorative Lines, Embroidery

Artists Statement: Being influenced by the sea, old 15th-18th century naval ships and antique maps of those eras, Abigail incorporates aspects of each to create a series of works that demonstrate her love of handmade, intricate detail and skillful workmanship.

Proposed Artwork Description: Will produce a series of 8-10 works, varied in size (maximum of  20 x 28"). Mixed Media of gouache or acrylic paint onto canvas and paper and embroidery thread.

Some pieces would be of the simpler background with thread as map lines, others would also include embroidered detail onto the map lines, also some would include shallow relief paper islands. The rest would be of the underwater seascape variety.The larger works are intended to be subdivided so that within one canvas or paper there are several smaller images.

 

Concept Images:

Antique Map includes many map lines of which i am interested in

Ship's Rigging viewed from below - intricate lines

Sand with water marks - Organic lines a reference for embroidered pieces

Matthew Cusick, reference for texture and variations in colour

Rich Colours reference

Reference to rich colours and combination of colours

organic embroidery, textured surface reference

Semester 1 2011 work, map lines with embroidered detail

Sem 1 2011 work in progress, underwater sea-scape

Sem 1 2011, shallow relief map

Installation Requirements:
Included below is an imagined final layout of the artworks. Paper works are to be framed and both they and canvas works to have D hooks and hung on wall space