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Rene Magritte pt.1
I feel quite inspired by Magrittes work, and i am taking a lot of inspiration from him in my final piece. I like his work because the odd composition makes you question the piece. Are the objects in them symbolic of something, or. do they mean nothing?

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Rene Magritte pt.2
I think that his work is very interesting and thought provoking, and i want my work to make others feel like that. I want it to be questioned, and for people to be able to relate to whatever meaning they may give my work, however it may be interpreted.

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Rene Magritte pt.3
I like how in Magrittes pieces, the identity of the piece is often hidden with some sort of object, sometimes flowers, fruit or birds. It adds a sort of mystery to the work and i like the effect it has, so i will be implementing this into my work.

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Rene Magritte pt.4
I sketched out a few of Magrittes pieces to get a feel for the style and i like the outcomes.

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Frida Kahlo pt.1
I think Kahlos work is done beautifully, and i am obsessed with the amount of detail she put into her work. The portrait is very detailed, but so is the background. She often painted a variety of flowers and animals. I like how in one of her pieces she painted the moon and sun, similarly to some of Magrittes pieces where he has included the moon. The moon is very symbolic, and represents the rhythm of time, and i think that ties in well to transformation, so i would like to include that in my piece.

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Salvador Dali pt.1
Dali was a surrealist, just like Magritte. I like how confusing his work is, and very random. I like the way he paints clouds/the sky, and i might try to replicate this style in my piece. I also like the piece, with the butterflies, which i can tie in to mine, as the main focus of my piece will be the butterfly.

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Vincent Van Gogh pt.1
I really enjoy Van Gogh's work, and the texture he created in his paintings. I like the fluidity of the sky in his pieces, and the brushstrokes are very effective to create a seamless yet interesting piece. I like how in his portraits, he brought in the background colours to the face, and vice versa. I think this is a very effective way of making the piece seem more like a completed piece, as the colours are mixed. It also helps to neutralise the colours, which i may implement into my piece as i like the look it gives.

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Edvard Munch pt.1
I absolutely love Munch's work, particularly his use of colour and his simple yet effective way of painting. His work feels very emotional, as he based his pieces off of emotions like sadness and grief. I think the colour palettes are very effective also, and help to convey the emotion behind the piece. After looking at his work, i want to be very critical on myself when choosing a colour palette that will suit the piece.

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Max Ernst pt.1
Max Ernst's work is very interesting, and probably not something id choose to look at or replicate myself, but he was recommended to me and i thought his work was amazing. He uses incredible detail in his pieces, and often bright colours. I like how some of his pieces are all mainly one colour, but they don't look like the same hue, and still have plenty of contrast. This is something i have struggled with but i think it will be interesting to work around this.

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John Stezaker pt.1
John Stezaker is a contemporary artist, and i think his work is really cool, how the images on top still compliment the images beneath but in such a different way than they looked before. His work reminds me (sort of) like a modern day Magritte if he wasn't a painter, with the images hiding the identity of the person. I also like the contrast of black and white and colour.

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Symbolism pt.1
Symbolism of different colours , and warm and cold colours.

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Symbolism pt.2
Common objects in art and the meaning behind them.

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Collage style piece inspired by John Stezaker and Rene Magritte. Using images from magazines, i cut out these poppies to bring in aspects of Stezakers and Magrittes work.

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Experimenting with printing onto magazine pages. I made a stencil with acetate and took inspiration from Magritte and did a flying bird/dove.

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I did some more onto lighter photos so i could see the motif better, but i decided i don't like the unsymmetrical aspect of the bird. Maybe the sizing was off, but i just didn't enjoy the feel of it and felt it wasn't right for my piece.

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I tried to make a rose stencil, again pulling inspiration from Magritte; although because i was using acetate, i couldn't make the gaps between the petals too thin. I think if the gaps were thinner it would be more readable as a rose. I liked how it was more symmetrical but i still wasn't too keen.

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I then went and did some research into symbolism, and found butterflies represented transformation. I liked the symmetry and i thought the meaning also tied in well with the brief, (being natural encounters) and transformation and new beginnings are a very natural part of everyday life. I wanted this piece to represent something personal to me. I liked how the butterfly looked, so i did a few more prints.

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I did a few more on magazine pages, and i liked how the photo still looked sophisticated with the butterfly, and could hide the identity of the portrait. I also liked that this gave the butterfly the chance to be the main focus of the piece, as my actual piece will be a realistic butterfly, not just a motif.

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I started playing around with a photo of myself, and figuring out the placement. I tried with the butterfly covering mainly my eyes, but i felt it could do with improvement. I made the stencil bigger and lowered it, but still wasn't completely happy with it. I started printing in white just so i could see it better. I definitely liked the larger motif better, and felt it fit my face better as opposed to the smaller one, which kind of just looked off.

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Grete Stern pt.1
Grete Sterns work is very interesting. She was a surrealist and often made photo-montages that were quite confusing, but amazing pieces. I like her pieces where she replicates a certain part of it, like the one with the faces in the mirror.

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I printed one more time, ever so slightly lowering the stencil to cover my lips more, and at this point i think i am happy with the placement. also including a rough design idea to get the full picture

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Primary resources and design ideas/ concepts. I took photos of real butterfly specimens and chose one that i think fit the overall wing shape i wanted to replicate and and had lots of white sections that contrasted against the black, as i wanted to replace the white with colour.

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my chosen colour palette. the colours symbolised different things as my whole piece is about symbolism. the warm and cool colours also create good contrast

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The theme of butterflies in Dalis work. Butterflies often represent transformation and hope.

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The symbolism of moons in Magrittes work.
In art moons often represent the rhythm of time, and crescent moons sometimes symbolise intuitiveness.

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The theme of moons in Rene Magrittes work.

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The theme of butterflies in Salvador Dalis work.

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reference photo with butterfly cut and stuck out onto it. For my actual final piece i altered the shape of the butterfly wings and body to fit the piece better.

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mixed media piece. done with watercolour paints, black marker and a fineliner. i did this to loosely get the idea of the final piece and how itd look. i allowed myself to be rough with it and not keep it so tidy.

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page made on 25.5.22 but final piece was made between 18-25.5.22

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A spread of some photos of my final piece.

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inspired by a particular piece by magritte

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another piece inspired by one of magrittes.