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Digital Art Evaluation


As I said in the post before, I was worried about this unit because I felt I had not done anything for it. One, because it was all digital so I had nothing physical and two because it was all blended into other units. Once I actually looked at how much digital work I had produced I was pretty happy with my work...

I explored digital art for my units Art project, Contemporary art, Illustration and Surface Decoration. For Art Project I looked at a few different artists that worked with projecting and moving image.
( Sonia Falcone, Tony Oursler, Jean Painlevé, Joan Jonas) For Contemporary art I looked at Sarah Lucas, Matt Herring, Julian Opie, Orla Kiely, David Carson. For Illustration and surface decoration I looked at Alice Potter, Orla Kiely, Victo Ngai.

I explored different ways to work digitally with moving image, photography, photo montage/ collage, Pattern / Illustration and Typography.

I started thinking about the theme Environment and ended up tying this unit into my surface pattern unit. I ended up producing collage work that i wanted to be in an urban setting. So it was a rural urban environment.








Overall I enjoyed this unit for a few different reasons. Firstly because I feel my skills in photography, digital collage and moving image have improved hugely. Secondly because I would say I enjoy working digitally the most and thirdly because I got to look a range of very different artists all who all work digitally and they have inspired me to push myself in what I love to do.

I realized that from this unit, and ones before it, I have been using Photoshop non stop. I spend almost everyday making collages, editing photographs, drawings and illustrations ( yes I am booking an eye test). But I realized I am doing this because I enjoy it so much, and because of that I am improving.










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