Frank Stella

Frank Stella - Untitled 1967

From Black Series

Lithograph on Paper

Frank Stella is an American artist born in Massachusetts in 1936. I began looking at Frank Stella's Black Series, particularly his use of lines. The first thing that strikes me about the lines is how you can see that they have been done without the use of a ruler, as you can see that there are slight imperfections. It is thought that Stella chose to do this as a nod to the Abstract Expressionism which was prominent at the time.  

John Virtue

John Virtue, London Paintings Series, 2005.

Shellac Black ink, White paint on Canvas.

John Virtue is a English painter who is well known for using a monochrome colour pallet. In his paintings you can see that there are glimpses of of buildings in the background amongst the chaos, this is something which I would like to incorporate in my own paintings. I think this gives a sense of ambiguity to the paintings, leaving you trying to work out what the painting is all about.

Contrast Painting

Painting Leicester Continued

 

Having done my large emulsion painting on Fabriano paper. I used sections of my drawings to form the structure of the painting. I applied the emulsion paint very quickly using large household brushes, a sponge, a squeegee, and basically anything which I had lying around at the time. This time I added very small glimpses of colour which provided a focus point. I encouraged drips by using a large amount of paint for each stroke. Amongst the chaos I showed some constraint by using masking tape in some small sections, peeling it back to show a sharp edge which looks like a section of a building. I liked the contrast this created. My tutor recommended to look at the artist John Virtue, specifically his Black and White London series.

Large Fabriano Painting

Black and White Emulsion on Fabriano Paper

70 x 100" approx.

Having studied the urban environment around Leicester I this large emulsion painting on Fabriano paper. I used sections of my drawings to form the structure of the painting. I applied the emulsion paint very quickly using large household brushes, a sponge, a squeegee, and basically anything which I had lying around at the time. I encouraged drips by using a large amount of paint for each stroke. Amongst the chaos I showed some constraint by using masking tape in some small sections, peeling it back to show a sharp edge which looks like a section of a building. I liked the contrast this created. My tutor recommended to look at the artist John Virtue, specifically his Black and White London series.

Painting Leicester

I wanted to see what would

Series of Observational Drawings

Black Sharpie Pen, A4 Paper

I created a some observational drawings of different buildings around Leicester. I tried to record as much information in these as I could. I wasn't focusing on a specific style of building, but the buildings which I chose had lots of detail in them, so that I can pick sections of the drawings to study further.