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1st Mind Map

I decided on choosing a machine that looks like a transmitter with an array of buttons mimicking that of a radio.

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The thing that interested me the most about this biphasic stimulator was how deteriorated the machine looked. It's rusted metal and corroded wood created an old and another life time sort of atmosphere.

In this piece I decided on using collage. I cut out different shapes from a magazine and arranged them in place. To mimic the corrosion I stained a piece of paper with a tea bag and let it dry before adding it on.

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2nd Mind Map

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As I learned more about the Biphasic Stimulator I became interested in learning about the journey of the machine and what it might look like in the future. It has aged quite a bit over the past hundred years and I wonder if the machine will slowly become unrecognisable.

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I done a few oil pastel studies in order to find the best colours for the buttons on the machine and techniques that would work the best to enhance the focal point in further developments.

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I was influenced by the style that DADA artists use in their collages. In particular the work of Kurt Schwitters.  I used a combination of paper stained by a tea bag, painted sections of paper, paper cut from an article that was discussing epilepsy, and oil pastels. I felt that the strongest point in this was the circles on the biphasic stimulator because it attracts our eyes to the centre of the machine. However I feel that the green and orange shapes I cut and glued round about the machine were too distracting and took the attention away from the focal point.

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Collage using an image from a photograph I had taken of metal corroding and the image of the biphasic stimulator. Then I applied ink using a stick to create a scratching effect on top.

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Another collage based off of the biphasic stimulator using the image of the machine and parts taken out of a magazine.

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I decided to do a few oil pastel drawings that were timed to see if I could create the corroded effect that I was looking for. I found the blind drawing technique to be the most successful in foreshadowing a possible outcome that the machine might become in the future.

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I painted sections of paper neutral colours for a copper/deteriorating idea. Once I had painted them I then cut them out and glued them on top of each other. I done this as a way of thinking what the machine would look like dismantled and parts layered in different angles. I then painted the background using black acrylic to accentuate the mechanical feeling of the shapes in the middle. Finally, I added sections of the orange and green knobs in specific corners of the shapes that are layered in acrylic paint to give them texture.

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Kurt Schwitters
'Assemblage' 1920

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Georges Hugnet
'Portrait automatique de l'automate
d'Albert-le-Grand'- Ink on paper, 1938

Georges has used an approach called decalcomania ( A form of print making that involves painting on a sheet of paper then placing clean paper on top of it then firmly pressing it together) that I feel is relevant  at enhancing the texture I am trying to achieve and the over all appearance of what I am trying to create.

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/24062/portrait-automatique-de-lautomate-dalbert-le-grand-automatic-portrait-automaton-albertus-magnus#related-media-anchor

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I started by mixing the printing ink for the background then placing the paper on top of the ink and drawing on the back of it to achieve an outline for the section of the machine I was focusing on. I then painted the buttons using acrylic paint and layered them up to create a rough texture.

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Similar to the last approach, but this time I added oil pastel to the area I am focusing on. I chose to apply oil pastels on top of the print as a way to add a contrasting texture. The background is grainy and uncontrolled which creates a rustic texture , whereas the oil pastels are more controlled and deliberate with a rough texture.

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The background for these two pieces was done by rolling printing ink over the page, then adding acrylic ink by the handle of the bottle without looking at the painting. I wanted the paintings to be as rough as possible and to look less like the machine as a possible idea of what the machine could look like in the future

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Tea bag background with ink applied on top, then another sheet of paper pressed on top of it to create distorted effect. The right side has oil pastel over the top of the ink to illustrate certain detail.

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Photographs taken of a pole that was corroding in my garden.

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Another photograph of the pole taken as a close up to see the detail of the corrosion.

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After looking at the images of the corroding pole I decided to use a tea bag to paint the background then I ripped the tea bag open and took out the tea leaves. I added them onto the page and shaped them to look like a certain part of the machine. I done this as a means to create something that was more 3D and provide a texture that you could touch. Touching the tea leaves causes them to crumble which is what I was trying to illustrate in this piece.

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Acrylic painting using decalcomania technique as a way to capture the corroding texture of the machine.

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I used the decalcomania technique with oil paint this time and felt that it was more successful in capturing the texture I was looking for. I applied each square with oil paint using a palette knife so that the paint would be thick and layered. This allowed the paint to transfer onto the other paper.

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I like using the oil paints so I decided that I would do a painting on corrosion using a palette knife. I feel that this piece was successful in capturing the corroded texture that I am trying to achieve.

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Testing oil paint on wood to see how the paint would sit on the wood. Also experimenting with different ways in positioning the blocks.

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Oil paint applied to corroded pole to illustrate what the pole might look like in years to come.