2. My Influences
My initial development
and experimentation was
influenced by the artists
and works that I’ve
encountered inVienna,
includingGustav Klimt,
Egon Schiele, as well as
more modern works of
Herbert Boeckl. I wanted
to highlight the contrast
between the
modern and
classical
architecture,
Secession and
German
Expressionism.
The experiment
derived from
Klimt’s ‘Philosophy’
sparked my
interest in
capturing the
atmosphere or a
specific ‘feeling’
in a piece
3. Proposal 1
My 1st proposal for the Vienna fine art
brief is a series of prints on different
backgrounds. I’ve started with a
monoprint of the Leopold museum on
cartridge paper, resulting in a clear
image and a ‘hazy’ qualities from the
ink imprinted around the image,
enriching the texture and atmosphere
in the image. From looking at William
Kentridge’s works, I was intrigued by
his use of newspapers and pages from
dictionaries as backgrounds for his
drawings and prints, inspiring me to
print on toned paper with collaged
newspapers. I found that it adds a
subtle ground to the image and
perhaps a deeper meaning and
interpretation as text is incorporated.
4. Further Development
In order to further develop my idea into
my final piece for the fine art brief, I
would want to work on the subject of the
print, perhaps use one of my earlier
compositional studies so it is my personal
interpretation of Vienna and the
landscape. I was also intrigued by
Kentridge’s ‘Twelve Coffee pots’, where
the subject gets taken apart and
‘moulded’ into an abstract image, which
led me to consider creating an abstracted
image of my own composition.
5. Proposal 2
My proposal 2 was developed
from my model that was
influenced by my main
inspirations from Vienna. From
my earlier collage experiments
I’ve found that they appeared
too ‘flat’ which was improved
after I’ve created the model,
that had a strong sense of
atmosphere, adding depth to
my collage drawing.
I wanted to incorporate both linear qualities and tonal values. Regarding the colour
scheme, I took the bright and light-hearted colours from Boeckl’s Landscape painting in the
foreground and the dark tones in the sky, taken from my previous experiments from
Schiele’s landscape paintings. This added a sense of perspective and depth to the image. I
especially enjoyed combining pastels, chalk and watercolours with pens, playing around
with the shading and layering of the materials.
6. Further Development
To further develop my 2nd proposal, I’m planning on arranging my
composition and precisely using the collage elements to achieve a more
illustrative feel. I really liked the way Jon Piper incorporates sections of
collages into the images, forming the subjects, instead of only acting as
background or texture. I would want to create that ‘bridge’ between the
drawn elements and the cut out collage shapes, making them interlinking
rather than two separate aspects. I also want to highlight the contrast of
modern and classical in Vienna, through the media, colour scheme and
composition.
