Category Archives: Project 2: Navigators

To create the vibrancy of the scene, I looked to the work I saw in NYC’s “Beyond the Streets” exhibition in June. The exhibition showcases how New York City specifically shaped the nature and discourse of street art and graffiti, emphasizing the “collective urgency of using the street as a canvas for expression.”[1] I wasContinue reading “Beyond the Streets Exhibition”

After sketching out the perspective and scale (I never draft out what to paint nor use underpaintings because I’m always impatient to start, but here I did because perspective is one of my weak spots), I worked on the subjects first. I knew I wanted to depict the figures as organic, and so I paintedContinue reading “Painting Beginnings”

Brainstorming how to formulate paintings from images on what it means to transitions mediums, I looked to Gerhard Richter and his photo paintings depicting everyday life in a blurred manner. I agree with his beliefs of the expressive limits of photography but diverge from his painting intention. Comparing photographs depicting snapshots without creative pretenses toContinue reading “Moving Mediums”

Deciding which scene I wanted to paint, I was drawn to this image for two reasons. First, I liked the contrast between the embracing couple and the background. In these mundane, routine, crowded moments where all anybody wants to be is out of the underground and on with their lives, the tender act of affectionContinue reading “Choosing the Subject”

To look for inspiration, I re-watched the footage we took on our navigator day and screenshotted scenes that resonated with me. I noticed that the scenes I were drawn to were ones expressing human emotion and character, which I also fixated on during my journey. I became interested in the concept of a “screenshot.” ToContinue reading “Screenshots”

Our second project is to take on a role of a “navigator” with a partner and explore London, identify an aspect of the city to further investigate, and create a project relating to our chosen topic. My partner, Elodie Carrel, and I spent a day exploring different parts of the city we felt contrasted eachContinue reading “Project 2: Navigators”