"Rebellion" was a slightly alternative outcome for my Illustration module. The brief was open (the worst kind!) and after experimenting with carbon copy drawings and different ideas which didn't go very far I was finally inspired by the mass of terrible graffiti that seems to feature just outwith any lightsource.
The idea was to create my own typography-based graffiti out of moss which would eventually colonize and take over the wall it was on - covering the scribbles with something more organic. It took a while to come up with a title ('let it enfold you' was in my head for a while) but in the end Rebellion was the one that stuck, and I love the idea of natural graffiti fighting against man-made. Trying to claim its space back.
After a month of waiting for the moss to grow, I decided to try and grow typography from a different angle; the ground. Using a couple of trays I planted rocket seeds with a stencil and let them grow until they were a couple of inches tall before transferring them into the ground.
I chose to place the letters beside a well used path through the wood that leads to the shore and is surrounded by ivy covered Roman ruins and leafy trees - a really pretty backdrop where hopefully lots of people will see them!
The website looks brilliant. Jolly well done. Have you pair got any exciting projects going on over summer?
ReplyDeleteaw thanks dave, happy its finally done! yea we have a lot of ideas going atm, im doing alot more 3d stuff right now..videos etc and going to buy some plaster tomorrow to experiment making some sculptural stuff, and naomi's doing alot of illustration stuff and working on jewellery which is coming on great. hopefully sell some stuff. I was going to mention to you we have a idea which is kinda big and was going to get you involved, its almost an art protest/edinburgh trams theme..but ill talk to you sometime about it. how about you tho, do you have alot on? its great you was aproached to do posters, things seem to be really kicking off for you.
ReplyDeleteYeah, just bits an pieces. I'm working on re-designing sleeves for some of my favourite records, meant to be doing an identity for a photographer, these posters and then hopefully going to start something good for Mick's 20 x 20 project.
ReplyDeleteAlso been working on some new music so we'll have a new EP out in the next couple of weeks. It's nearly finished. Been experimenting a bit with electronics and recording it/sending it back and forth between me and Andy in London so it should have a pretty different feel to the old stuff.
Gimme a shout about the big project. I'm hoping to keep productive/creative all summer and you pair's work is looking pretty amazing, I'd love to collaborate.