Mural is no more

Well, the folio gallery mural is now no more, the walls have been all painted over, back to their original colours. The mural served its purpose, and attracted the attention of the press, visitors, and more importantly, allowed myself and my group to gain experience in creating an actual live, running galley from scratch.

We worked well under high pressure, as well as workload, and we met the deadline for completion no problem. It was a really memorable, and enjoyable experience, and now every time that I peer to the folio gallery space, I will think of the time when I worked inside a collaborative group, to create something wonderful for the eyes.

Here is another reminder of what the exhibition space looked like, at several intervals during creation. (Below)

Before work was laid down.

The addition of the fisherman, which I think is great.

The first day of painting.

The second day of painting.

Completion.

I am glad to have been a part of this exciting unit. :)



Thomas.

Exhibition day

Today is the day of the big folio gallery exhibition. All is set for the press, and for the viewers to come in and to take a look at our hard work.

Very excited for today, can't wait until 6:00pm tonight, as that is when the exhibition begins. I will post an update to the blog, after the exhibition, detailing what happened.

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Brief Update: The event is about to begin, in a mere 20 minutes, about to go down to the folio, and begin showcasing mine and my groups very hard work.

Thomas

Gallery Project Complete

Yesterday, the people and character mural in the folio art gallery space, that myself and my group have worked on for two weeks, was finally completed.

As a recap to what the mural consists of, the piece contains various elements of hartlepool's culture, and maritime history, as well as environment. It has a number of different people and characters inside the ink-printed bottles, which are situated on the wall. The fisherman on the pier, who is 'fishing the bottles out', is Sophie's character, and I really love what she has done. Her style is rough, but fits the aggressive brush strokes of the sea.

The gallery exhibition is on november the 18th, and I will be attending, with two guests. I can't wait to see what they, and the press think of our accomplished hard work. I am very excited.

(Example of one of the characters in a bottle)

(Modern, and old fashioned teenage comparison sketches)

(The piece as of last thursday, unfinished)

(The finished piece)

(The bottles close up)

Thomas.

Plans, ideas and incorporation

Quick idea, and basic sketchy plan of where, and what can be positioned in the mural.

The metal pipe, could tie in really well with our industrial theme, I'd like to incorporate it into the piece, rather than view it as a negative (getting in the way) kind of object. It could simply be painted, but I'd like to take a more enthusiastic approach.

Another point of interest is the lighting, there are 5 lights position above where the piece will be placed. We could use this lighting to an advantage, and place more light catching elements under them, like metal. That way it would make our piece more visually eye catching, appealing, and because of it, interesting. Such a simple tweak, could make a huge difference to the outcome, and it's something worth trying.

Lights aren't at every group's gallery space in the folio area, so this would genuinely make mine, and my groups project piece, different if done correctly. I wouldn't want it to just be a simple, illuminated piece.