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This image inspired my to explore the idea of colours glowing in the dark and the contrast that this creates. What is the light source in the ocean? Is there even one?

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I see... chaos and havoc. I see an explosion; a collision. I see a juxtaposition between two worlds; one cool and one warm.
I think... could this be how my world was created? Could this be the door between space and the world of being underwater?
I wonder... what caused this explosion/collision?

This painting was created in Week 2 and based off of an image that was printed out for me at random. With a limited selection of colour, I was unable to correctly reflect the colours in the original image (pink and purple). Utilising red and blue, I replaced the pink and purple, thus focusing more closely on primary colours.

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Partnerwork - Mirroring eachothers movements
I see... an overlapping of harsh lines, both straight and curved.
I think... these lines resemble wires or string being knotted and tangled together.
I wonder... if there was a way to retrace the drawing of these lines and untangle the artwork? Where this this continuous line drawing begin? And where does it end?

This drawing was created using charcoal on paper. I placed a piece of charcoal in both my hands and sat across from another student to mirror her movements. This technique was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be. The coordination between using both hands to draw at the same time whilst also mirroring someones elses movements was challenging.

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Patricia Piccinini 'Making Kin Beyond Babies'

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I see... nature, greenery, vines and seaweed. Perhaps this is an entanglement of floating seaweed in the deepest parts of the ocean? Maybe this is the nature of the underworld?
I think... the curved lines and free flowing continuity of the colours resemble how plants look underwater. This piece impersonates the force and pressure that water applies to things when drowned underneath it.
I wonder... would this plant be dangerous? Is it poisonous? Can it harm other? OR Is it a food source?

This artwork was created with chalk pastels on a large piece of paper that was set up on the floor. I created a playlist with an assortment of sounds and listened to these songs whilst sitting on the floor and drawing. The purpose of this was to allow the music to assist in my bodily movements. On both my knees, I freely moved my arms around and allowed the colour to spread wherever it desired. This was created with two tones of green, in which I mixed the two together at times through pushing the chalk around with my fingers. This artwork consisted of a lot of layering, smudging, pushing, and lines.

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What forms of life are living in my imaginary world?

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What forms of life are living in my imaginary world?

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I see... forms of underwater nature combining with already existing sea creatures to create a new hybrid form of life.
I think... that combining naturally living things is a beautiful way to open our minds to new possibilities in terms of life other than human life
I wonder... if this creature could ever, one day, be created? Will new forms of life begin to exist in the future? Or will different forms of life continue to become extinct?

I manipulated these two images through a blind continuous line drawing, allowing myself to be blind to how the creature should look, and rather give my mind the freedom to draw what I feel. This was a new drawing technique that I had never attempted before, but proved to be one of my favourites, and pushed my creative mind to imagine even further.

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Creating my Hybrid Creature - (Audio Guided Observational Drawing)

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Creating my Hybrid Creature - (Audio Guided Observational Drawing)

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Employing coloured pencil on paper, I completed a 30 minute audio guided drawing to enhance my imagination in a calming and mind-opening manner. I felt that closing my eyes when drawing forced me to neglect the "perfectionist" side of myself. I lacked control, which I am not used to, however in losing control I was able to create something unusual and unique. It also made me realise how sensitive the colour from the pencil is depending on how hard I push down on the paper. This opened my eyes to fact that despite losing control through sight, I can actually gain more control in my hand motions.

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Ghost Print
I see... a creature that mirrors that of a jellyfish
I think... this creature would be friendly. It would potentially provide a light source for the darkness that is found in the ocean as well as space.
I wonder... if this creature would glow in the dark?

This artwork was completed through the technique of mono-printing using a navy coloured ink, a roller, and some paper. I really enjoyed creating this artwork. This was completed as an enhancer of my already made up, hybrid creature. Placing the collage artwork of this creature next to me, I drew the creature again on another piece of paper free hand. The paper was already placed on a board which had an evenly spread layer of ink on it. I had to be careful not to lean on certain parts of the paper as it would effect the end result. As this was a ghost print, it was my second mono-print of the day in which I was using the remainer of the ink that was left on the board. To create the ghost print I needed to push down on the paper evenly across the entirety of it. I was super pleased with the end result.

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Artwork 7 - 'Change, Continuity, Direction'

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Artwork 7 - 'Change, Continuity, Direction'

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I see... shapes, symbols, lines, colours and words
I think... what do these symbols and words mean individually? What do they mean together?
I wonder...
In this studio session we focused on symbols and how we can represent these within artworks to tell a story or create a composition with an array of elements to it. This studio session wasn't my favourite, however I did enjoy learning about the meanings of each shape and symbol. I feel as though these shapes can be found in almost any artworks if you make a conscious effort to look for them, and could uncover hidden meanings.

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I see... a futuristic building of geometrical architecture floating among vines
I wonder... who would live here? Or what the purpose of this infrastructure would be?
I think... maybe this isn't a building. Maybe this is fallen pieces of rubbish; pollution, that has found its way to the bottom of the ocean.

To create this artwork I employed acrylic paint onto canvas and used a taping technique that was introduced to me by Casey Jeffrey. This was a technique that I had never tried before. The process was exciting, and very satisfying at the same time. I found that it really takes time to build up the painting as the more blocks of colour added, the more shape and dimension you can create. At the beginning, I was unaware of what I was creating. And as I went on, I still didn't have any idea. It wasn't until the end where I looked at the composition of shapes and found architecture within it. I felt as though this could be an interesting take on the artwork and so I began adding these vine like lines of greenery wrapping around the composition. By the end, I was extremely happy with what I had created.

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Line Print
I see... a friendly water creature that resembles that of a jellyfish mixed with a flower and also sort of an octopus.
I think... this creature would be both big and small.
I wonder... would the creature be filled in. Or would it actually just be lines like how it is in the artwork?

This artwork was my first mono-print. Employing the same techniques used in my ghost print, I was able to create this intense and abstract hybrid creature. I was extremely careful when creating this one as it was even more important not to push down on any parts of the paper. I found this a little but challenging, but managed to do it quite successfully. I think it could be really interesting to add another medium to this artwork such as acrylic paint or even chalk pastel as a way of adding colour to the negative areas. However, I did not do this as I was already pleased enough with how it looked.

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Chalk Pastel, Pencil, Paper, Glue - 08/08/2022

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I see... colours, and texture
I think... this creature would be beautiful to look at. Almost as if it could belong in a snorkelling section of the ocean.
I wonder... where would this creature live? How would it communicate? Does it spray ink like and octopus? Or does it sting humans like a jellyfish?

This artwork was created through a collaging technique using recycled artworks. I feel as though this idea of using recycled materials ties in really well with my idea of what is lost and found in the ocean. With the ocean being so deep, we have hardly even discovered any of it. How do we know what has fallen down there? How long does it take for fallen items to decay? Things that are lost in the ocean are never found again. And so I think that creating a creature with lost and found items is a super cool twist and way of incorporating that theme into my imaginary world.

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Trialing paint colours and taping technique

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I decided to use the same dark blue background colour that I used for artwork 8 'Underwater Building' as I was extremely satisfied with the contrast in cool and warm colours that had been created.

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How much of the underwater world do we really know and understand? Will we ever discover the deepest parts of the ocean? Much of what we think we know comes from scientific research, however, what can we make from the remaining unanswered questions. This artwork explores a world underwater with elements of space combined. There is no sense of gravity, creating a dimension of movement. Strange hybrid creatures exist as well as unusual hybrid forms of nature. This new ‘world’ alludes to obscurity, touching on fantastical objects yet remaining a reality.