Ellis Benjamin B. - Art Foundation 2022/23

THIS IS A GALLERY OF MY ART FOUNDATION WORK, CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS.

PART 1 - ILLUSTRATION

I SELECTED THE ILLUSTRATION SPECIALISM AND WE UNDERTOOK THREE PROJECTS - GATES TO THE CIRCUS, THE OBSERVER AND TEXT IMAGINED.

THE GATES TO THE CIRCUS
WE USED COLLAGED LIMBS FROM A DRAWING PROJECT OVER HALF TERM TO CREATE CHARACTERS TO SPIN OFF INTO A WORLDBUILDING PROJECT RESULTING IN THREE NARRATIVE OUTCOMES.

PART 1 - DIAGNOSTIC

DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC PHASE, WE ROTATE AROUND THE SUBJECTS AND TRY OUT EACH ONE FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. HERE'S SOME OF MY FAVOURITE WORK FROM THIS PERIOD.

Black and white linoprint of someone performing a moonsault from a high place, suspended in a spotlight, with a moon and wings behind them. Another figure is reaching up to catch them, and where their hands are about to meet, there's a tiny star. There is filigree in the shape of stars with wings in the corner, and the text 'SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN.'

LINOPRINT FOR TWO DAY PROJECT 'COMMEMORATE SOMETHING' IN COMMUNICATIONS

 A gallery style display of the linoprint above, including a reference image of a Japanese man moonsaulting off a balcony into his partner's arms, and multiple quotes about wrestling surrounding it.

DISPLAY OF SAID PROJECT! I DECIDED TO FOCUS ON THE ART OF WRESTLING AND ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MATCHES, KENNY OMEGA VS KOTA IBUSHI AT BUDOKAN HALL, 2012.

 A collage of a fashion model, where her face has been cut out and replaced with various plants, animals and fungi sprouting out of where it should be, and teeth sticking out of her neck.

ORIGINAL COLLAGE FOR A VERY SHORT PROMPT 'RECOGNFIGURE SOMETHING' IN COMMUNICATIONS. IMAGES ARE TAKEN FROM A DIOR MAGAZINE AND VARIOUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICS FROM THE 90S.

 A woman's head in profile, but the face has been painted over with various colourful slime moulds and mushrooms.

FOLLOWING ON FROM THE PREVIOUS PROMPT WITH A 2 DAY PROMPT, I MADE 3 PAINTINGS IN THIS STYLE.

 The word 'GIRLGOD' written in letters ripped out of pink wrapping paper.

VERY SHORT BRIEF FOR PROMPT 'INVENT A NEW WORD' IN COMMUNICATIONS.

 A poster with a pink background of a dark figure of a woman holding a bright ball of yellow light, with a pink background and yellow text overlaid.

ONE OF THE A4 POSTERS I MADE FOR THIS PROJECT.

 The same poster as before, but in a gradient from dark blue to purple to pink to yellow.

PLAYING AROUND WITH GRADIENT MAPS IN PHOTOSHOP

 An abstract magazine collage using warm colours.

MAGAZINE COLLAGE FOR PROMPT 'CREATE SOMETHING SENSELESS' IN COMMUNICATIONS.

 A magazine collage, consisting of photos of a barn and yellow flowers surrounded by lines of music, hands, eyes, and a large houseplant with human hands folded in front of it.

MAGAZINE COLLAGE FOR PAINTING PROJECT.

 A magazine collage of a man's belly, with two women, one shirtless, one dressed in a sparkling cabaret-esque outfit, next to him, with a bear eating Harry Styles's head and a single breast in the corner.

ANOTHER MAGAZINE COLLAGE FOR PAINTING PROJECT.