POPULAR CULTURE CAPTURED BY THE MEDIA

Designed to capture and reflect the 21st Century’s popular culture combining graphics and illustration as a modern drawing method. Using bold colours in a rainbow array with flecks, of neon and a mix and match of photo and illustrated imagery with floral and geometrics to create a sense of varied cultures in a bustling commercial city. Through photo manipulation, collage and illustration of popular culture and political imagery, vibrant, conversational and culturally diverse prints will reflect today’s modern cities and people.

Playing with Popular Culture Imagery & Final Colour Way

Final University Project Development

Using panoramic photos taken in Birmingham and London of the cities sky lines. These images have been inspired by Pop Art, in particular Andy Warhols work.

Drawings for Part of Popular Culture Project

These first two images have been printed with emulsion as a method. They were then drawn back into with inks, procion dyes and pencil. The first is taken from a D&G advert and the second from a Jamie Oliver program.

Collaborative Project

During my second year at BCU, we were placed in groups a five for a project. Students from embroidery, constructed and printed textiles were mixed together and asked to create a final outcome of a wall paper. The final piece was printed by Tektura, a wall paper and cover company. Above is the briefe created by my group and below is a few fabric samples.

Collaborative Fabric Samples

 

 

Drawing - Red Pepper Studies

Some old pictures scanned from my second year elective sketchbook. Mostly inks, acrylics and pencil.