https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms There is a beauty within organisms that often go by unseen. Maybe repulsed and feared by, or have fallen between the cracks of urban life; hidden from civilization and waiting to be revealed. en-us 2016-04-18 15:29:19 UTC 2024-04-06 02:06:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/notebook.jpg kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/106494114 I particularly like the structural qualities of James's work- the interlinking shapes, the naturalistic freedom of it's first impression, yet it stands so permanent and concrete. It's composition has obviously been planned, although it gives a sense of free forming movement. Similar to that of a DNA strand or a representation of sounds waves or a heart beat; the structure seems to be growing into the urban space it contains. 


]]> 2016-04-19 10:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/106494114 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/106497485 Acting like a living virus (which is an organism in itself). This urbanistic virus works in very similar ways. 
Look into:
Technology-  the world wide web, data storage, transmitting/communication- Will take a visit and visually record data storage systems
Bacterial structures- mould, microscopic organisms. ]]> 2016-04-19 10:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/106497485 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/106499716 Seems to be an ever-growing significance in the modern world.
Consumption- waste production- will collect used items such as packaging (tin cans, sandwhich boxes, yogurt cartons) - Plastics, metals, glass.
Look into postmodernism! - (institutionalisation of modernism) specifically architecture. 
Artistic subcultures- produced the DADA, historical avant-garde and surrealist movements. 





]]> 2016-04-19 11:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/106499716 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/107356944 The sage, Gateshead (Newcastle)
Sound wave, bubble, organ
At the same time, it is very structured, it has concrete qualities to it. 

]]> 2016-04-23 14:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/107356944 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109173619 Collect used objects! - tin cans, bottle tops - cellular structures
Study cellular structures- could grow bacteria, look at natural structures! bubble formations, bee, wasp and ant nests, shells, plants! (specifically the structure of their growth) - look at bamboo, leaves, 
Create collages as basis for sculptures - layers of paintings, drawings, cutouts




]]> 2016-05-04 10:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109173619 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109711691 Thinking about colour and geometric shapes, i used origami to construct small versions of my concepts for an urban organism. The juxtaposition of the colourful urban structures against the natural colours and shapes of the tree ]]> 2016-05-07 15:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109711691 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109712985 2016-05-07 15:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109712985 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109725364 could approach the concept in many ways- 
The urban city/buildings coming alive!
Cellular structures
Making something from nothing-bringing the mundane to life

]]> 2016-05-08 00:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/109725364 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110885422 In its pure aesthetic form, i feel very draw to this, especially with the structure unfinished and the emphasis of a repetition of the same object. 
Powerful in gravitation force, this piece as a sculpture works effectively as a whole. However still quite different from my aims of what i am trying to achieve with my sculptures. ]]> 2016-05-14 18:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110885422 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110885646 (more detail and expansion in sketchbook)
The painting of everyday objects- A sense of freedom within her work. 
Art at a pure and organic form, yet challenging the processes of recreation and creativity itself. 
Attempts to strip away the tensions from modern art. 
Looks as a whole and has a lot of hidden depth- want to investigate and step into
Therapeutic to the eye. ]]> 2016-05-14 18:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110885646 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110889374 Still at its core, curiosity is something i simply cannot forget when it comes to the process of miking art. 
The subconscious i find is always reflected though art no matter what it may be, especially colour and shape and as well as triggering curiosity. Therefore i find curiosity is the conscious factor to the subconscious. Two things which work alongside each other.
I feel as tough i have found a happy medium within these two topics to which i can condense into something very expressive to fit with a particular theme. That being urban organisms. 



]]> 2016-05-14 20:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110889374 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110922425 - attempting to evolve the colour combination and elements of structure from my organic oil drawings. The colour combinations which I use within them- subconsciously portrayed. Pure element of curiosity. 
Left the inside and back of the cans unpainted and left painterly marks to suggest the object regaining it's purpose to some extent. 


]]> 2016-05-15 17:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/110922425 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111250558 Final outcomes: 1 LARGE URBAN ORGANISM SCULPTURE (CANS, WIRE, BOTTLE TOPS, NAILS, 
2 SMALLER SCULPTURES USING FOUND MATERIALS- (CONTACT LENS CASES, WIRE, NAILS ]]> 2016-05-17 14:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111250558 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111617746 In conclusion- Final piece was effective in using the materials I could find, although quite limited, I feel as though I could have pushed this idea much further by adding other elements to the construction to push the boundaries a little. However I made a good use tot the materials I did find which I feel was part of the process of exploring the urban environment and picking up the "useless" and making them useful and beautiful. I feel like most of the development and process was that of abstraction in attempt to understand the mundane and the urban which I didn't understand too well previously.  
The setup as a whole all interconnects as a large organism in itself. A process of abstraction from natural to urban. In a way it can be seen as a landscape upon the desk in refection to the shell drawing. ]]> 2016-05-19 08:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111617746 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111617822 Materials- Unravelled sponge, marling inks on tissue paper, Found object- plastic pipe!
Even though this piece wasn't as developed as the others, I feel  as though it is one of the most effective visually and conceptually. The contrasting textures are very interesting ones and the shapes they produce are significant to the emotive attachment between the object and the viewer. The sudden loss of solid structure towards the top from the bottom suggests a moment in the piece. One that is striking to observe and very beautiful in form. the organism taking over the rigid urban structure. ]]> 2016-05-19 08:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111617822 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111618067 2016-05-19 09:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111618067 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111619399 2016-05-19 09:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111619399 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111639203 The juxtaposition of the fine careful detail of the shell with the more organic sketches of the city has the most impact for me. There is quite a quirky narrative within the piece. ]]> 2016-05-19 11:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111639203 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111639829 Inspired by the political  bin artist (sketchbook). Becoming part of an urban structure. The connection we have with a building and its architecture. - Something to expand upon! This piece triggers many questions including- what objects are essential to our survival? Are these objects of waste or objects of need? ]]> 2016-05-19 11:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111639829 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111640297 2016-05-19 11:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111640297 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111686400 The project as a whole was successful as I managed to portray quite an abstract concept unlike the last which focused on the subconscious which was quite vague in its portrayal. However, I feel this topic didn't explore the concept as much I would have liked it to. I could have made better use of the time I was given to research and reflect more efficiently. I feel as though I was a little out of my depth when choosing the topic instead of focusing on something more to fit my usual methods of working. With being in spaces that didn't really express the word urban to its full extent left me very uncertain with the topic. I could have travelled and worked in more urbanistic spaces to compare the results. 
Perhaps my aims were too much to take on at this point in time in comparison to my other projects, I didn't give myself room to explore the concepts or many techniques. Although this project wasn't as well developed, I am satisfied with the ambitious concept I set to explore. To try something quite new to me that I wasn't very sure about. I would be able to take my strengths and weaknesses from this to apply them to a more rounded aim that is more personal to me as a whole. 

]]> 2016-05-19 15:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111686400 kathryn_tovey https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111688602 Taking small pieces of urban junk/ items of curiosity and showcasing them as something that one should care about! They are items which tell us so much about the world and life itself which people often bypass. Showcasing them in this way expresses the idea of importance an that everything is connected whether It be urban or natural.  ]]> 2016-05-19 15:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryn_tovey/urbanorganisms/wish/111688602