April - June 2012

10 week project exploring the use if repetition and pattern to create an overall piece.

Inspiration

Artists such as:

• Sir Terry Frost - Abstract shapes and forms
• Bridget Riley
• Victor Vasarely
• Paul Klee
• Wassily Kandinsky
• Andy Warhol - Repetition of an image
• Escher - Tessellations

• Architecture
• Gaudi
• Islamic Architecture

Sculpture -

• Anthony Howe - Kinetic sculptures
• David Mach - Coat hangers, bricks etc.
• Gabriel Dawe - repetitive lines of thread
• Subodh Gupta - pots and pans sculptures (greater than the sum)

Underlying Approach

Within this project I want the group to explore the possibilities of them as a collective. At present they are willing to support each other and give feedback, but are reluctant to work together on artwork.

The group is also aiming for an exhibition in August, so it would be good to have some form of group piece displayed in that also.

General Overview of Project:

Week 1 – 5 – Looking at how different artists use repetition, multiples and ways of creating these effects. We will be creating different pieces each session around the idea of repeats.
Week 6 – Negotiating as a group what sort of things we would like to create together
Week 7 – 10 – A Group Piece? – Looking at either one big piece or several small ones, we could experiment with different formats and ideas around group pieces.