Finished Carborundum / Collagraph prints

These are the prints taken from the Collagraph/carborundum boards I created for my 'Infrastructure ' project, I  am quite pleased with the results and have named them ' Weavers Loom 1' and ' Weavers Loom 2'.
 I wanted to create a haunting atmosphere  within the context of Infrastructure to highlight days gone by and I feel that the carborundum works well in achieving this effect.

Experimenting with Carborundum/ Collagraph

So here I have been experimenting by sourcing inspiration from my sketchbook photos from the Annie MacLeod exihibition, an old cotton loom, for my carborundum print, which I have abstracted..
I played around with various different materials in my collagraph using materials such as gauze ,wool, ostrich feathers and even fishnet stockings! Its all a learning experience .

Inspiration in Carborundum

Tor Hildyard 'Figure Prints' Carborundum 

Ross Loveday Carborundum/intaglio examples

Whilst doing some research into various printmakers who work with Carborundum, I stumbled across two different artists work which seemed to be along the lines of what I'd like to achieve,The first being a printmaker ,Ross Loveday, I am interested in the various mark making techniques that he uses as I feel this style of work could be great way of expressing my theme.

'Northbank' 'Ross Loveday ,Carborundum and Intaglio 

The second Artist is
Tor Hildyard, whose figurative printmaking works in Carborundum seem to evoke the haunting feeling that I 'm aiming to achieve within my project.

http://www.torhildyard.moonfruit.com/#/figure-prints/4539362941

Research so far...

For my research into Infrastructure I visited the New Lanark Mill and went to see the Annie Mcleod experience. I found the trip very insightful into the way people who worked in the Mill used to live.During the trip I experimented with using various photographic angles, capturing the machinery and surrounding outside area at the Mill.
For me , the Annie McLeod experience (hosted by the ghost of a young worker called Annie McLeod who died there ), helped me gain ideas on how I can take this project forward by emulating the haunting past that industrial buildings can uncover.

Infrastructure collagraph work so far..

  So I have been working on my board design for collagraph printmaking and as you can see I have made a collage using photographic images of disused Industrial buildings / warehouses, machinery cogs and motorway systems sourced from the internet.

I will then layer up my collagraph board by cutting away areas and adding  different textures, I am also going to be experimenting with Carborundum, which is a special type of grit that can achieve different tonal areas within the collagraph print.

Infrastructure/ Degree show piece work

Infrastructure ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃə

noun

noun: infrastructure; plural noun: infrastructures

1.    the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

"the social and economic infrastructure of a country"

Origin

early 20th century: from French (see infra-, structure).

In this project I am aiming to investigate the theme Infrastructure through printmaking processes

I am going to visually research roads, industrial buildings, mechanical machinery

For my practical based studio work I will be using various printmaking processes such as

-Intaglio

-Monoprint

-colllagraph

-Carborundum

In my work I will be aiming to convey my chosen theme through a series of prints, and create a piece or pieces of printmaking art which reflects the level of study I have undertaken in Printmaking throughout my degree so far.

I feel it is important to socially reflect on the change in traditional Infrastructure that modern development has brought about.Therefore I will be documenting the traditional industrial disused warehouses/ buildings / machinery and road networking systems that have declined in use and formed the journey to our now more ‘cyber existence’.

I will be aiming to communicate these ideas through Print.

Spiritual Planes and Art

'Spiritual Planes' by Mariana Concha

For my presentation I will be discussing Art and Altered Perceptions, Among other things I hope to be talking about spiritual Planes which have been long associated with Meditation, Divination and the exploration of Art .