Final Layout
Rendered Plan and Sections
Apartment Statement of Intent
In my inspired artist model of Dale Frank’s work there are details within his paintings which stand out to me most. Occurring inside those details are even finer and smaller details which catch my eyes attention and allow me to follow the movement of the paint flow and see what outcome it leads to. My idea around designing the apartment was to incorporate colours together that Dale Frank uses in his paintings, using his technique of spilling paint mixed with varnish to swirl the colours together to create movement within the painting. When designing the apartment I have taken this idea of having details within the walls and floors that are etched into white polished concrete. I am most interested in how the colours move and connect between the edges of the floor and the walls, so the design in each room flows and connects throughout the whole apartment, as I feel that the main aspect in Dale Frank’s work is movement and flow. I want the design on the walls and floor to make you look at certain points, to move your eye from one place to another, as if you were reading the design that leads to a specific feature in each room. For every space in the apartment I wanted to have a different colour appearance to match the purpose of the room with a colour that portrays a certain mood. For example I chose orange tones for the kitchen as orange evokes excitement and enthusiasm, it is believed to increase energy levels, which I think is best suited in the kitchen as it is a space of movement and creativity and enhances a lively and creative atmosphere. When re designing the floor plan I removed all the existing doors and cut down the wall that divided the dining and kitchen space, this is to allow more open space in the apartment for the designs on the walls and floor can flow substantially, with the rest of the apartment being minimalistic and predominantly white colour palette, so that the apartment can feel spacious and not overcrowded with the extraordinary colour that bring together a Dale Frank inspired apartment.
Bedroom
The bedroom is designed in a way that LED lights on the wall move in the same shape as the pattern from the original painting I created for the bedroom feature. The lights shine onto the transparent wall that divides the bedroom and studio space, creating yellow patterns that project onto the walls of the studio, which makes the feature for the studio room that is shown further down in my blog. The walls inside the studio are plain white concrete so that when the LED lights from the bedroom turn on the pattern soaks the walls and floors with a vibrant yellow and displays the pattern that arrays on the transparent wall.
Stairs
Bathroom
For the bathroom feature I used a similar effect as the kitchen by having a mural tile wall. Although in the bathroom I have designed it so the tiles cover the shower on the walls and floor, as it is a wet room the marble effect resembles a wave or the ocean which makes you feel like your in a water covered space. In my feedback from the first half of the semester the critiques said that my designs would be effective if they were used as a mural and covering a certain space as a whole. Which is why I haven’t pattern repeated the tiles and kept them as a mural as it resembles more to Dale Frank and the effect of movement that he portrays.
Studio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining
In the dining space, I chose the colour light blue as it is known to create a calming mood and the dining area is a space to wind down and relax. The feature in the dining space is the coffee table that is shaped from a movement in the blue painting I created, and laser cut out onto a wooden base with a coat of the blue design over top. I was interested in creating something out of a shape within the design as it creates a compelling feature that grabs your attention and makes you want to unravel and figure out.
Material
For the material inside the apartment I thought the best way to accumulate the design into the floors and walls is to engrave the design pattern into white polished concrete, then set in each engrave with the chosen colour for every room, finishing with a polish coat. Dale Franks uses a highly polished finish for most of his work creating a shiny coat which is what I want to resemble . The apartment is white concrete as the background colour because it draws more attention to the colours and patterns I’ve created and it doesn’t distract the viewer from what I want them to be looking at. Ive also decided for the apartment to be minimalistic for the same reasons as I don’t want to draw any attention away from the colours and designs.
Lighting Testing
For the feature in the studio space I want to create a transparent wall between the bedroom and studio, which has a pattern I painted designed onto it so when light is shined onto the wall the pattern projects into the studio space, producing a creative atmosphere for the designer to be imaginative and help express their work. The light that shines through the transparent wall will come from inside the bedroom space which can be turned off and on when needed. I want minimal furniture in the studio space so it feels more spacious and isn’t overcrowded with the pattern as well.
Balcony Light Testing
For the balcony space I want to design a pergola to use as shade for the outside garden and to use as a space that the stayer can go outside and still be protected from the beaming hot sun or pouring rain. I wanted the stayer to be able to feel like they were still outside even though the area is covered, so I decided to make the pergola out of plexiglass sheets which is transparent with a design I painted, inspired by Dale Frank. I also wanted to keep the theme of colour movements on the walls and floors which lead to a specific feature, so I thought that by putting the design on the plexiglass, it would project the design onto the walls and floor of the balcony when the sun is shining, still creating that same effect that is inside the apartment as well. These photos above are experiments with the pergola I made from transparent paper, to test on my model how different natural lighting effects the pergola and how the design is projected onto a surface.
Week 12 – Final Tile Render
Tiles Statement of Intent:
I decided for my final tile placement to be in the kitchen behind the sink, as it acts as a splash back as well as a unique feature in the kitchen. Every room in the apartment has a feature which has an etched colour pattern in the concrete walls and floors, which grabs the eyes attention and leads you to the main feature in each room. I chose the kitchen for my tiles because the colour scheme is best suited, The colours orange/red is the main colour for the kitchen as it evokes excitement and enthusiasm, and increases energy levels. Which I believe is best suited for the kitchen as the kitchen is where you can get creative and be full of energy.
Model Testing
Dining Area
Bathroom
Kitchen
Kitchen Tiles
Bedroom
After my last testing on my model with colour I thought I would try a similar effect of having the colour have flow and movement through the apartment but less intense. I find this testing interesting as it shows more about how the colours move and connect between the edges of the floor and the walls. I want to make the colour patterns move in a way that your eyes have something to follow which lead to something interesting or eye capturing. Whether that be a piece of furniture or a space in the room.
Model Testing With Colour
Bathroom/studio
Bedroom
Dining room/ kitchen
Using my photographs of my model I’ve tested different colours for different rooms and how they would all flow together in the apartment. I created some new paintings with specific colours for each room, blue for the lounge/ dining area as the colour blue is considered calming and relaxing, and by looking at this colour on my model I think it is best suited for this room as it doesn’t feel too intense as I used a lot of white within the painting also, to make the space a bit more spacious and not feel overcrowded. For the bedroom I wanted to see how lilac/purple would look, as lighter shades of purple such as lilac give the same relaxing feeling as blue, although this colour feels warmer than blue does which suits the bedroom perfectly as it is a resting space where you feel comfortable and warm.
I decided with yellow for the studio space because yellow brings joy and happiness and is also and energetic colour, and for the person (designer) using the studio space to paint or be creative it will enhance their happiness as they are doing what they love in a joyful space. For the bathroom I wanted to create a deep blue because it is a wet room and I want it to imitate water/sea. I also wanted it to enhance a relaxing feel for the designer as well while they have a bath or take a shower. Looking at my model testing with colour I can see how the apartment can be intense with having lots of colour covering most the walls and floors, but my artist model Dale Franks work is also quite intense and colourful, and I want they apartment to be a space inspired by Franks works and I feel this concept of the apartment relates to him well.
Kitchen Development
Using a photograph of my model I wanted to see how it would look if I covered the kitchen walls and floors with one of my marbled paintings inspired by Dale Frank, with the materials as – floor marbled and walls as tiles in the same design so the whole room flows as well as having different textures. For the furnishing I want to keep as simple as possible so it doesn’t clash with the design and doesn’t intensify the room also. I chose the colours orange/red as the main colour for the kitchen as it evokes excitement and enthusiasm, and increases energy levels. Which I believe is best suited for the kitchen as the kitchen is where you can get creative.
Week 11 – Photographing model
This week I was stuck on deciding whether to render my final apartment designs on a digital model or my physical model using photographs. I decided it would be best if I use my physically model as it is my stronger technique over digital modelling. I covered my 1.20 scaled model with white card on the interior to create a clean canvas to photoshop my designs on to. After playing around with different surface treatments and colours for each room I will then render furniture and perspectives to show the sense of space for each room.
Redesigned Floor Plan
This floor plan allows the designs within the apartment to allow space flow freely and easily transform. By removing doors and keeping only the frames which you enter through each room, and removing particular walls (kitchen/dining area, bedroom/studio) which divide rooms, it opens the space of the interior which allows more light flow and colour enhancement throughout the apartment, which contributes to how the final designs in the apartment inspired by Dale Frank are perceived. Within the apartment, I want each individual space to have its own design and character, but as well as linking each space within a sense of movement. So that the each room has a different aspect and mood as each room is required for different activities, as well as having the apartment feel like a combined space of Dale Frank inspired designs.
Kitchen – Model Testing
Using my 1.20 scaled model I redesigned the kitchen area by turning the wall which divides the kitchen and dining area into a kitchen bench top bar, and I tested a surface treatment on the wall beside it. Initially I wanted to use this surface of patterned glass/perspex to shine the pattern that I design (inspired by Dale Frank) to shine into the kitchen, as natural light from the windows parallel to the kitchen would enhance this. After testing it on the model I decided it would be interesting if I used my tile design from the wet lab workshop to cover the entire kitchen as a mural of tiles (tested in picture above). This idea came from my feedback from crits in the first half of the semester, as the critiques suggested covering a whole space with my pattern instead of a small section, as it allows the pattern to move more widely around the room, and Dale Franks work involves movement which I think is important to incorporate into my own work and into the apartment.
Week 10 – Finished Tile Product
Above are photos of the finished products of my tiles after glazing, I’m pretty impressed with how they turned out as I really wanted them to resemble a marble effect. I was also impressed with how the colours came out as well, as I wanted to create a yellow, red and orange marbled tile as that is what I initially designed at the beginning of the tile process (picture below), not knowing how the tiles and colours would turn out, I think they came out better than what I was expecting considering the colour limitations in the workshop, although the colours are definitely not as bright and vibrant than my initial design I am still happy with the end result. 
Interior Planning
I drew some sketches which show the new floor plan I intend to design, as well as the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. With the bathroom design I want to cover the whole area with tiles as a mural, in my sketch I tested different colours as I have an idea of either a blue colour scheme or yellow/red, as a marble effect similar to Dale Franks work. I decided to cut down the walls in the bathroom so that the tile effect can successfully work without the space being too cramped.
With the wall that divides the bedroom and studio space, I want to replace the solid wall with a moire effect wall, so that it is semi transparent so you can see into the studio, which gives an illusions of the space being bigger, but also has an effect on the persons eye which ever way they walk, the wall changes pattern. I’ve decided to include this effect into my apartment because I don’t want the entire apartment to be purely based off certain colours or patterns that resemble Dale Franks work, I want to incorporate something different but which can also relate to his work. The moire effect can be associated with the aspect of movement that is within Frank’s paintings, as the moire wall moves with your eye as you move also, And in Franks work, the paints he uses move and mingle as he moves his canvas. In the kitchen area I’ve decided to cut the wall in half that divides the lounge and kitchen, and turn it into a bench top, so that the main space in the apartment is open and feels more spacious. With the other half of the wall being a feature that also resembles Frank’s work, which in natural light, can create a patterned effect of movement onto the kitchen bench top.
Week 9 – Tile Glazing
This week’s tile workshop consisted of pulling our tiles out of the kiln ready to glaze. I was really impressed with how my tiles came out after the first kiln heating, as I wanted the marble effect that Dale Frank has in his art work, and these tiles display that really well. Before glazing the tiles, I added colour of yellow onto some white sections of the tiles to experiment and see how they would turn out in relation to the marble effect. I then decided to dip my tiles into clear glaze, so that after they come out of their second heating process, the colours are hopefully brighter and pop out more. As comparing my tiles now to how they were before the went into the kiln, the red clay is much more prominent than it was before it was heated.
Stair Surface
This weeks in class exercise involved testing different surface treatments on the 1.20 scaled model of the staircase that leads into the apartment. The staircase is an important part to construct with detail as is the first space a person enters into and sets the tone for what the space of the apartment consists of. My first lot of surface treatment I experimented by cutting out a painting I perviously did which is inspired by Dale Frank, and placing them on each step on the first flight of stairs. I then cut out sections of mirrored paper on placed it on the vertical part of the step, which reflects the pattern of the painting creating an almost illusion look as you walk up the staircase. I thought I would also test this surface with another painting with different colours that Dale Frank also uses to see how the colours would contrast with each other and what different moods they would enhance for the person entering. After testing the blue and yellow colours together (below) I liked the look of these two colours together with the yellow and reds but on different flights of stairs as it creates the idea of not knowing what to expect inside.
I also tried other surface tests with the windows which are located at the very top of the staircase that leads to the rooftop garden. I used the same painting technique as Dale Franks again but this time I tried it on perspex as an acting glass window for the model. The idea around this was to create the painted glass which shines colour down on to the stair case when the natural light shines through. I tested this with again with similar colours that Dale Frank uses, and thought this idea related well to his paintings as his art work is all about movement and the colour shining down would be as though the guests of the apartment would be moving through the patterns and colours as they are walking up to the apartment. I noticed how when the natural light shines through these windows the colour completely changes for example the soft reds and yellows convert into bold and fiery colours as well with the blues, which I though was interesting and would be a cool feature to have in the stairwell.
Week 8 – Wet lab
Today we went to the wet lab and learnt about the tile creating process. For my final tile design I chose tile number 6 as I thought the colour palette from that design was most reflective of Dale Franks work. I realised during the learning that it isn’t too easy to create the exact design with the exact colours that I wanted. But I wanted to make a marble effect so I mixed together two lots of red and white clay, cut through the middle and rolled it flat which created the effect in the photo above. I experimented with different shapes and also engraved in some outer lines of the red clay to see what effect it would create after the firing stage. I found this process really exciting to make, to see how each roll of clay came out different from each other. Next week when we go back we will see the result of the tiles after the firing process, and will cover the tiles with glaze which will then go back into the oven for another firing process.
Tile Feedback
For today’s studio we were asked to bring in our tile design concepts for the apartment along with a written statement of intent to today’s class for a peer to peer feedback session. I found this useful as I was able to look at other people work and see how they constructed their tiles compared to mine. I collected a range of strengths and weaknesses from my peers on my work which is constructive feedback which I can then take away and re design and re write my statement of intent.
Strengths:
- Clearly explored the similarities between my work and Dale Franks work, and stated my techniques to create my work.
- Good placement in the apartment, fits well into the kitchen
- Statement is understanding and clear
- Explained the relationship and positioning, scale and glazing
- Good articulation of colour and movement
- Colours express a comfortable visual experience
Weaknesses
- Talk more about the colour platte
- How the artist used the colours
- significance to my chosen space in the apartment
- some colours together seem erotic and busy
Tile Design
For this weeks studio we were asked to construct multiple tile design concepts for the apartment along with a written statement of intent explaining our designs and relation to our artist model, my written intent for my design:
I produced some paintings inspired by Dale Franks artwork in relation to his techniques and colours that he uses, and created some paintings of my own. My process of designing tiles includes selecting sections from my paintings and photographing the relationships within the paintings that interests me most.
My idea around the drawings was to incorporate colours together that Dale Frank uses in his paintings but mainly the movement within the paint in Dale Frank’s work, using his technique of spilling paint mixed with varnish and tilting the canvas to swirl the colours together to show movement within the painting, which emphasise the main aspect of Dale Frank’s work. I also wanted to explore textures and how colours can collaborate with each other to create a contrasting pallet. When designing the tiles, I wanted to create a marble like effect that is displayed as a mural on the kitchen wall in the apartment, as the colours and patterns i have chosen enhance a lively and creative atmosphere that i think is best suited in the kitchen where it is a place of movement and creativity, as Dale Frank’s work resembles marble like effects, and his work is created by movement which is why I want to create a mural instead of a pattern as pattern repeat will restrict movement within the tiles.
The scale size of my tile concepts are 600 x 600 mm, because since it is a mural I wanted to create larger tiles that expand the image of the mural to create breathing space for movement, instead of smaller tiles which can make the mural seem flow and movement like. The tiles will have a polished finished so that the glazing of the polish express the colours within the tiles more than a matte finish would, also Dale Frank uses varnish in his paintings which creates a glossy look.
Week 7 – Door handle design
In Monday’s in class studio workshop our aim was to design 4 door handle concepts that lead into the apartment from the level 7 entry point at the bottom of the stairs in WE building. The designs of the handle are to be related to my artist model (Dale Frank), which I found challenging as Dale’s artwork is about the movement of paint on a canvas. I chose materials such as metal, wire, card and bamboo. I chose these materials because I wanted to experiment how I could create new shapes out of them. With the metal strips I bent them in different ways to create shapes that could resemble to the movement within Dale Franks artwork. I then used coloured wire to wrap around the handle to prevent discomfort of the metal touching the hand and also to imitate Franks colour palette that he uses in some of his works. I used bamboo to create a dripping like effect which replicates paint dripping, and used coloured wire again to imitate Franks colour palette. The fourth handle is made from card so I could easily manipulate the swirling shape, which duplicates the swirling movement of the paint in Franks art.
Renders of final door handle below:
Crit Week – Final Layout
Week 5 – Layout Feedback
Thursday’s in class exercise was similar to last weeks as we were asked to layout all our work to get ready for crit week, and go around the studio and give each other positive feedback and how to improve our final layout. I found this exercise extremely helpful as I collected a lot of constructive feedback, and agreed with all the feedback my peers gave me. It’s helpful to get another persons opinion on your work as they have a different view point than you, and may see things in your work that you don’t. I took this feedback in and improved my final layout and added more details and created a better result than my first attempt of my layout for week 6’s presentation.
Final Wall Design
Wallpaper scaled as two 50cm width strips at 50cm length. Written Intent preparation for crit week:
I produced some paintings inspired by Dale Franks artwork in relation to his techniques and colours that he uses, and created some paintings and iterative models of my own. My process of designing a wallpaper includes selecting sections from my paintings and photographing the relationships within the paintings that interests me most.
My idea around the drawings was to incorporate colours together that Dale Frank uses in his paintings, using his technique of spilling paint mixed with varnish and tilting the canvas to swirl the colours together to show movement within the painting, which emphasise the main aspect of Dale Frank’s work. I also wanted to explore textures and how colours can collaborate with each other to create a contrasting pallet. My colour pallet is inspired by two of Dale Franks works, as I am interested in the oranges, blues and whites when they are mingled together. I then duplicated, reflected, and adjusted the photographs to create a repetitive pattern for my wallpaper.
My chosen wall in the apartment is the wall in the kitchen, as the colours and patterns i have chosen enhance a lively and creative atmosphere that i think is best suited in the kitchen where it is a place of movement and creativity. When rendering my design pattern onto the kitchen wall, I rotated the design so the pattern layout became vertical, so that it stretches out the wall and creates more sense of space and height within the kitchen. Moving forward with the design of the apartment, I intend to carry on using the same colour palette that was inspired from Dale Frank. As orange evokes excitement and enthusiasm, and in ancient cultures, is believed to heal the lungs and increase energy levels. Lighter shades of blue is considered calming and relaxing, which contrasts well with the warm orange. And white allows breathing space within the pattern so it’s not too overwhelming. I wanted the pattern to make you look at certain points in the design, to move your eye from one place to another, as if you were reading the design.
Peer Feedback
In Thursday’s class we were asked to bring in 6 initial design plans of our wall/window covering along with pictures of our artist models and drawings and models that we created in relation to our artist model. We also wrote up a summary of our work in relation to our artist models design research. As a class we were asked to individually go around and assessed each others work with written feedback about comparing each persons written intent in relation to their initial designs. The aim was to see whether or not the designs of each work were related to the aim of the artist models approach. This exercise was extremely helpful for me as I was able to see what my peers thought about my work and if they could see a resemblance of my designs within my artist model Dale Frank from another perspective than my own. I was glad to read that a lot of people thought my written intent was relative to my pattern designs and I got a lot of constructive feedback that enables me to move forward with my designs and improve to create a final outcome of a wall covering. Within my feedback sheets I found a variety of strengths, improvements and suggestions that people wrote which are…
Strengths: – Relative to the ideas I have stated that I am exploring and to my artist model. – Plays with texture that Dale uses the most. – Shows repetition but also breathing room to expand out into a 3D textured design. – “The pattern makes you look at certain points in the design, it moves your eye from one place to another, as if you were reading the design.” – Looking at texture with paint, as paint isn’t always 2D
Improvements: – Scale of the wallpaper in relation to the location. – Make more lucid patterns. “Dale Franks work doesn’t scream patterns as much as iterations would suggest.” – More information on the artist model an the colour pallet I have chosen – Be more specific about “techniques and colour” – More colour in the blue patterns, as the other ones explore colour collaboration, explore with more white spaces.
From reading this feedback on my work I am able to take it in and re-access my designs and adjust them to become better than my original design plans. I also have some good feedback on what I should include in my written intent for my wall covering so I am able to go back and re write it with the help from my peers, so that my work can all come together for crit week.
Pattern Experimentation
experimentation with watered paint, yellow, blue and white on paper and tilted to intermingle the colours
Week 4 – Wall Detail
This week we were given the assignment of exploring the variety of techniques and colour approaches of our selected artist model and manipulating the research into the designing of either a wall or window detail covering. With my artist model being Dale Frank, I aim to incorporate some aspects from his colour palette in some specific work he has done, intertwining these colours together by using his paint pouring and tilting technique, to create a pattern for a wall covering design. The colours Frank uses in some of his works that interest me are different shades of oranges, blues, yellow, pinks, reds and white. I also aim to explore textures and how colours can collaborate with each other to create a contrasting pallet that is aesthetically pleasing for the eye.
My process of designing a wallpaper includes playing with a range of different fragments selected from my drawings and paintings from last weeks exercise, and photographing the relationships within the paintings that intrigue me the most. From these photographs I converted them onto photoshop and duplicated, reflected, and adjusted them to creative a repetitive pattern for my wall design concepts. I find it challenging to predict how the scale of my design will look in repetition and on a larger wall, in comparison to what it looks like on photoshop, as I am wanting to create a design for the kitchen area in the bathroom. But I believe that when I do create the right scale, that the repetition will work with my pattern designs and hopefully I can create something that has flow and movement that can reflect that aspect of Dale Franks artwork.
Drawings
experimentation of colours, dry brush stroke, drips wet brush stroke
experimentation of pink, blue and white. watered down paint dripped onto paper and titled to intermingle colours together
experimentation of black, yellow and red paint
experimentation of colours, orange purple and pink paint, red drips and silver ink pen
experimentation of colours, blue and pink dry brush strokes. red drips and yellow ink pen
spilled paint and varnish dripped onto canvas and toilet to intermingle
experimentation with watered paint, yellow, blue and white on paper and tilted to intermingle the colours
experimentation with colours, pink and red dry brush, blue paint dripped and yellow ink
spilled paint and varnish dripped onto canvas and toilet to intermingle
experimentation with watered paint, yellow, blue and white on paper and tilted to intermingle the colours
Model Making
For today’s in class exercise we were required to create 10 conceptual models and 10 drawings based on on our selected artist model, in which mine is Dale Frank. The main features I decided to take from Dale franks work to use as materials for my models were canvas, which I had previously experimented on by mixing colours with varnish and tilting the canvas to mingle the paints together to create the same affect that Dale Frank does with his work. I then cut the canvas into different shapes and created models with other materials such as reflective card, perspex, coloured wire and card. I used reflective card as in Franks work, he occasionally uses open pieces of mirror in his work. I used canvas as my main material because Franks work is usually always based on canvas, if not it is made on perspex which is why I also incorporated perplex as a material. I used coloured wire as it is a good way to attach all the materials together, also it creates a sense of movement within the models. I wanted to create the models in a way that they flowed and had a sense of movements, as Frank’s artwork is formed by movement of the canvas and movement and flow of the paints.
My idea around the drawings was to incorporate colours together that Dale Frank uses in his paintings, I also wanted to explore textures and how colours can collaborate with each other to create a contrasting pallet. I used dry paint strokes, drips of paint, paint and varnish mixed together and coloured ink pen to draw shapes on multiple drawings to show movement within the drawing which emphasise the main aspect of Dale franks work. I was fascinated with how the colours I used in my drawings and models twisted within one another and made exquisite patterns, almost marble like. I really enjoyed this exercise as I am interested with how Dale Franks makes his work and today I got to imitate his some of his processes within my work which was pleasurable to create.
Dale Frank
Week 3 – Artist Model
My chosen artist model is Dale Frank who is a contemporary Australian artist, best known for his colourful abstract paintings that he constructed for 35 years. At the age of 19, he moved overseas to pursue his career as an artist in the United States and Europe. Franks artistic explorations consist of abstracted landscapes and collections. Since the late 90s, his method involves applying layers of thick varnish, oils, and colourful pigment on horizontal canvas and perspects and then tilting them to intermingle the liquids, to create pools of colour, which illustrate the behaviour of different painting materials, movements and colours. The varnish is the main component in Frank’s creations, as the chemicals expose the reactions when combined with wet paint and oils and other materials with the canvas that create the movements within his paintings.
Frank’s painting process is not one that is quick. Canvases are tilted at different angles every fifteen minutes, allowing the paint to move and leave its mark until the varnish is set and the Frank is happy with the final work. This can take anywhere from six to twenty-four hours of continuous attention to one painting. Dale Franks solo exhibition in Gow Langsford Gallery has large scaled paintings displayed, which allow viewers to experience the materials and colours used in his work. The gallery displays his work which range around 2000 x 1800 mm and 2000 x 2600 mm. Personally, I am interested in Dale Franks work as I am intrigued as to how the resin and varnish react with paint, dyes and oils to create these fascinating mixture of colours and shapes. I love how the colours contrast yet blend in with one another to create beautiful movements within the canvas.
DALE FRANK 2012, suffocating indifference, varnish on linen 200 x 200 cm
DALE FRANK 2012, As her black keyhole eyes sucked his universe swirling to some other side, varnish on canvas 160 × 120cm
“I like it when a painting can have an influence over the entire room; some of these paintings have open pieces of mirror so when you look at that painting fragments of other works in the room are captured in the mirror.” – Dale Frank 2014
Bibliography:
https://ocula.com/artists/dale-frank/
http://www.gowlangsfordgallery.co.nz/exhibitions/dale-frank?id=10945&eid=
Week 2 – Colour Study
Model M
Model E
Model C
Model D
Model A
Model K
Model F
Model B
Model S
Model G
Model R
Model T
Model N
Model H
Model O
Model P
Model I
Model L
Model J
Model Y
Model Q
Model W
Model U
Model X
Model V
For week two we were required to get together in our group of five and investigate histories and theories of colour and their application in spatial design contexts. For my group we were given the topic of research – The histories of colour in relation to spatial practice, with our colour being red. As a group we worked together and equally divided up our given research questions. We decided to allocate the questions to the group members who thought was their best strength as a designer. I was quite interested in the different shades and tints of the colour red so I chose to research into question 3,
Q.3: Research into the different tints/tones and shades of the colour red and the names of these. Further, consider how different paint companies brand/ curate their strains. –Shades, Tints and Tones
Varieties of the colour red may differ in hue, saturation or lightness. Variations in value are also called tints and shades, a tint being a red mixed with white and a shade being mixed with black. Different names for shades, tints/tones of red vary from ruby, wine, maroon, cherry, rose, auburn, magenta, blush, bloody and many many more.New Zealand paint companies curate their strains of red to differentiate themselves from each other. For example Dulux’s different shades and tints are named as a cluster of New Zealand locations, like K Road, Cherry Bay, Napier etc. They also suggest interior and exterior colours that would suit that particular shade of colour. Resene tells you the complementary colours for each colour shade, and they also give you information and values of that colour such as RGB and CMYK values. Apco paint company don’t have any info on their site such as complementary colours or suggestions for what colours to use. They only give you the name of the colour and style number. Apco is more of a paint manufacturer for the specialists such as swimming pool paint, floor and roofing.
As a group we also decided to each analyse a designer for questions 5,6,7&8: An analysis of key design precedents that use red to represent and/or construct spatial design. – The Red Sun Pavilion – Jean Nouvel 2010
The Red Sun Pavilion was designed by french architect Jean Nouvel. The pavilion was built in Hyde Park, London, and was designed to fit in with the citizens who visit the park and with the season summer, as more people go to the park in summer. The pavilion is seasonal, as is the colour red in nature. Its existence is often short and temporary. Jean Nouvel expresses how “Colour becomes bolder in the summer, greens are greener and flowers are brighter. The summer pavilion is like a beacon, a celebration of summer. Red is Summer heat. Red complement’s green and red is bright, alive and piercing.” The striking red catches the eye and interests people as to what it is. The pavilion is made from red steel framing and retractable red canvas awnings, with red rubber floors on the inside as well as red table tennis tables, red hammocks, red tables and chairs, and red chess sets. Jean Nouvel states how he wanted the pavilion to do more than just catch the sun, he wants it to catch and filter emotions, to be a little place of warmth and delight. Nouvel’s pavilion is a simple yet striking construction that, on closer inspection, proves to be far more than a brightly coloured sculpture. Some of its red surfaces absorb light, others reflect it; some glimmer, others are translucent. What inspired Nouvel to design the pavilion as a bold red, he said is the moment when the summer sun catches you full in the eyes, and as you blink, the world dissolves into red. http://www.jeannouvel.com/en/desktop/home/#/en/desktop/projet/london-united-kingdom-serpentine-gallery-the-red-sun-pavilion1
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/jul/06/jean-nouvel-sepentine-pavilion
Along with this research we were also required to create a series of 2 drawings each as well as 25 conceptual models as an in class exercise. Above are a series of models I created for the exercise, I used materials such as card, wax, wire, mesh, paper, balsa wood, reflective card and mesh fabric. I personally found it quite difficult to keep up with the time of making 1 model in 5 minutes but towards the end I found it a lot easier. I liked the idea of creating a model by adding aspects from two other models together as I found it easier to develop ideas for each model.
Here is a link to the group powerpoint presentation that shows everyone’s contribution to information, models and drawings: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ggq-U_KEDLv9Ls45ql9ejQxG_ZasQ0rMF02OiGMUbCE/edit#slide=id.g240f601340_0_0
Week 1 – Colour Blocking
We analysed the cities buildings and colour that surrounds the AUT grounds, and from our images that we collected we created a collage that expressed our own perception of the cities colours. The image below is my collage of what I created through photographs I captured. I wanted to enhance the colours and textures that stood out to me and form them in a way that they explode out of the grey/neutral colours that the majority of buildings were, as if the colour was trying to break through the dullness on the city.
Below are a few of my images I captured while walking around the AUT city site. I wanted to capture the colours that stood out to me the most as well as the grey and neutral tones to comparise the different colours to each other. I was interested mostly in the different textures and patterns around the site like the different colours in the rock wall for example. From these images I created the collage above which captures the textures, patterns and colours in comparison to the greys and whites that most building are made from.
The Colour Collective 