Sunday, August 30, 2009

The empty box

Just another random idea.
A empty box (life size) with a beautiful door (outside), the idea of people fall in love with the outside beauty, and no one really cares about the inside, even it is empty.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Material collage painting

I have been doing research and developing ideas for my "text painting" project, to work with the idea of letting people to read the painting in the content of the visual analysis of a painting that I have "painted" in my mind.
The content of my "text painting" is getting larger and larger, and in my opinion it would be hard to maintain the viewer's concentration and ask them to finish reading the painting, and with the idea and concept I have developed, it would be more powerful and effective to use visual image within the content.
I started to look for a simpler content which creates more effective impact on the viewer.
After the lecture on conceptual art, I found conceptual art is the best way to present this idea of mine, I want to play with the words, shapes, colours, for the purpose of "the idea of art is not the object or the content, but the meaning, the idea. I want to play with the viewer's mind when they looking at my collage painting, I want to make them confuse about " what they see is not what it means". At the same time, I want to keep the sculptural aesthetic balance in this collage.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Text painting idea


I remembered one of the great Dutch painter from the 14 century, Hieronymus Bosch. I was very impressed by his painting "The Garden of Earthly Delights", when this painting came out in the 14 century, it could of be a shock with the sexual issue it has towards human, animals, demons, and the nature. And i was inspired, it almost presented the freedom of sexuality, like today's society, I don't have many words to say towards this subject matter, what really attracted me was the busyness in the painting, the every individual story has been put together into a large theme, and people could read the painting by looking into it, and discover all the little themes and figures.
For my text painting, I started looking into conceptual art, with simple words, affective words, but it wouldn't satisfy me, as I am a painter. So i decided to take this seriously, use serious words to describe this imaginary painting in my mind, and write it out onto the canvas.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Poster

Scene 2 (The killing)



Fade in (cycle)
In the bush, quite, C is walking alone (camera, back)
(camera, front) T suddenly shows up behind C, with musk, holding a knife. Fast walks up behind C.

(camera, side) C looks suspicious, (camera, C as the first person) looking back half way, seeing T's feet.

(camera, back) C start walking faster and start running. (camera, T as the first person) holding the knife up, start chasing C.

(camera, back) C runs into a dead end, turns around, sees T, shocked. "What are you doing?! What do you want?!"
(camera, C as the first person) sees T holding a knife, C screams, slowly sitting down.

(camera) zoom in to C's face, shocked. (camera) zoom in to T's belt (step by step, shocking sound/music)
C shouts out "It's you!!"

(camera, C as the first person) T stabbing down, looking insane. C doggies away, start running away (towards the white house)

Under the white house, C is hiding, looking around, scared.

(foot step noise, walking up stairs)

(camera, C as the first person) scared, keeps looking around, T suddenly shows up.

(camera, T as the first person) grabs C's trough, throws C down on the ground.

(camera, C as the first person) T walks up to C, holding a knife.

(camera, T as the first person) C screams, covers her face with her hand.

T stabbing, looking psycho.

Blood blushing everywhere, and drop down the screen. (more effect apply)

Scene 2 end.


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Take 1

Tom and I took our first shoot today, because we were not well organized, so we haven't got much done, but it was a good trial, to experience the locations, the acting expressions, the movements, which could prove our practice in the future. We did a few test run, and I need to improve the script, and my acting skills. And Tom did a pretty good job, all he needs is a musk. I'm going to put the scripts up when I finish them, and hopefully our next take will be heaps better.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

The night of living dead

One of the film I have researched, which I found a sense of humor, maybe because it is a 1960's film, looking back with today's technological advance, the vocal, sound and acting were very disadvantaged (not sure if is the right word for this), in which creates a "dark humor" (to me).


Friday, August 7, 2009

The good old horror film

Project: Black and White horror film
Location: the QUT rain forest
Style: 50's film
Story: First person killing and rolling the camera (detail in discussion)
Nekromantix music video


Monday, August 3, 2009

Sculpture project

I sketched out the composition of a person cuddling another from the back, and the shape of the body was very interesting, instead of drawing out the whole figure, I simplified the figures to the shapes and the curves of their torso, and linked them together to a abstract form, then I added up some graphic pattens to balance the compositions that I have placed the figures.
This is a draft sketch.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Stencil

A stencil is a template used to draw or paint identical letters, numbers, symbols, shapes, or patterns every time it is used. Stencil technique in visual art is also referred to as pochoir. Stencils are formed by removing sections from template material in the form of text or an image. This creates what is essentially a physical negative. The template can then be used to create impressions of the stenciled image, by applying pigment on the surface of the template and through the removed sections, leaving a reproduction of the stencil on the underlying surface. Aerosol or painting stencils must remain contiguous after the image is removed, in order for the template to remain functional. Sections of the remaining template which are isolated inside removed parts of the image are called islands. All islands must be connected to other parts of the template with bridges, or additional sections of narrow template material which are not removed.