Graphic Design & Illustration: Contextual Research & Documentary

Vince Frost November 1964 Vince Frost, from Brighton England, is an interdisciplinary graphic designer who works across a wide range of areas including advertising, design, digital, environments and fashion. Brought up in Vancouver, Canada, he returned to the United Kingdom at sixteen to complete his…

AAD011: Sustainability

‘Unhappily Ever After’,  Jeff Hong, Digital Image, 2014 Sustainability is something that can be defined in numerous ways. But perhaps the most important is the sustainability of our planet, which is under constant threat. It is well known that humans are the cause of this…

Sculpture: Planning & Final Outcome

For this task, we had to create a public artwork for the PlayPark outside of the Ulster University campus. The aim was to promote equality for all and respect for one another. Once we were given this aim, the first thing that came to mind…

Sculpture: Contextual Research

Antony Gormley 30 Aug 1950 Sir Antony Gormley is a British sculptor who is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that explore the relationship of the human body to space. His work has been widely exhibited throughout the UK and internationally with…

Fine Art: Contextual Research

Anish Kapoor 12 March 1954  Sir Anish Kapoor is a British Indian sculptor who specialises in installation and conceptual art. Originally from Mumbai, he now lives and works in London. He received a knighthood in the 2013 Birthday honours for his services to visual arts….

Fine Art: A2 Paintings

As the final part of the fine art workshop, we had to create two A2 paintings using acrylic paint. Using our photographs and previous studies as references. The first step was to put a base wash of colour onto each page and then using quick…

Fine Art: Set Up Photos & Charcoal/Ink Pieces

On our first day, we were tasked with creating a set up at our work stations using objects from home. I decided to bring a combination of objects that would provide me with a number of different textures and patterns for my later studies. I…

Denim Challenge

Before beginning, I carried out some small experiments to see how I could manipulate small pieces of denim using different types of stitching, which I would then include in my final design. For this challenge we had to re purpose old denim clothing into something…

Ceramics Task

For this task, I decided to choose this drawing from the first module as I felt it would give me the best linear structure to recreate in the clay. Using a viewfinder, I zoned in on this area as it was very busy and had…

TADF: Mixed Media Pieces

For this part of the workshop, we were tasked with creating a number of mixed media pieces based off our photography. I choose this combination of the original photos with some of the manipulated images as I felt it allowed me to experiment with more…