Helen Green

Helen Green is a freelance illustrator. Her realistic portraiture has captured the attention of thousands, including big names such as Lady Gaga who of which she works with for the Born This Way Foundation.

She produced a gif set of many of David Bowies flamboyant fashion and iconic looks to pay tribute. This sparked a lot of attention and has been featured on many webpages. http://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2015/jan/17/helen-greens-reinventions-of-david-bowie-in-pictures

I think that Helen Greens work shows many sides of the creators of which she admires and creates art from and shows the changes throughout their career. For example the gif sets of David Bowie and Lady Gaga, both show the progression which they have both made throughout their careers.
http://helengreenillustration.com/Refinery29-Lady-Gaga-GIF

http://helengreenillustration.com/time-may-change-me

Green has previously called her work 'fan art' and has spoken of how one of here idols, Lady Gaga admired some of her work. This includes 'Disney Gaga' which went viral and was used in many articles.

http://helengreenillustration.com/

Time Based glossary

Time-based art- contemporary art works which include video, film, slide, audio and computer- based technologies as well as traditional processes of image making

Kinetic art- art that depends on motion for its effect.

Zoetrope- an early form of motion picture that contains a set of still images that was turns in circles to create an optical illusion. 

GIF- graphics interchange format. Image files that are compressed to reduce time. 

Thaumatrope- a disc with a different image on each side, as the disc is rotated, the image moves.

Action painting- spontaneous style of painting where paint is dribbled, splashed smeared onto a canvas.

Stop frame animation- animation technique. An object is moved every time, looks like it's moving when put together.

Stop Motion: Onion Skinning- 2D computer graphics term for a technique used in creating animated cartoons and editing movies to see several frames at once

Silhouette- the outline of a shape with a light behind it on a dark background

Flick book animation- book with a series of pictures that when turned fast, the pages form an animation

Time-lapse- taking a set of picture at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly over time, when played at a normal speed it seems much faster
 

Unit 7: Project Brief analysis

I created this analysis mind map using Microsoft Word.

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Contemporary

Standard

These are my initial designs in preparation for the final A2 design sheets.

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I produced this page on Art Nouveau, to show that I looked into the art movement and understand how it develops and looks.
 

I created a survey to fully understand what my target audience would want when looking for a door.   

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I created these pages to show how different textures can be show through doors, from windows to panels.

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 I produced these pages to show my primary research and the observational drawings I produced from them. I also annotated on what I liked and disliked about these doors.  

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 This double page, shows floral themed wooden carvings and also shows the variety that you can translate the theme onto.

Distinction Doors Evaluation

Distinction Doors Evaluation

I analysed the requirements and parameters by creating a mind map which showed my understanding of the live brief. Within this, I analysed what I needed to achieve the criteria of the live brief.

I think my research was effective as I collected primary and secondary research and analysed it for its god features and non beneficial features. I also think that my target audience was effective since I produced a survey to ask family members which are 25+; this gave me an understanding of what my target audience may look for in a door.

I produced a page on the Art Nouveau movement and how it influenced the future of art. However I didn't show my research through my door designs, though i would have changed this.

With the theme of 'Let The Outside In', I chose to lead with flowers since I had seen some doors before hand which had been influenced by a floral theme. I also interpreted the theme in this way as it could go in many directions; from glass to handles.

I found it easy to design for this target audience as the survey I created, told me what my audience would want. For example the large majority of people said they would want a wooden door, therefore allof my contemporary dors are wooden.

When designing my doors, I chose colour schemes which were natural colours or colours which related to the flower which i based the door on. I planned the glass features on the doors by how the theme was fit into the door. For example if the theme was put into a wood carving and not the glass, I would find a textured glass which wasn't related to the floral theme.

I had trouble when designing my doors since I regularly had a lack of ideas; to solve this, I found some images on pinterest of flowers to inspire new doors.

I think I could have managed my time for this project better.

I found my experience of working for a client very benificial for what I may do in the future. I think it has given me the experience that would also make a possitive impression on a future employer.

https://uk.pinterest.com/rachelbamforth/d-o-o-r-s/
https://uk.pinterest.com/rachelbamforth/f-l-o-w-e-r-s-t-h-e-m-e/

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 This double spread shows the variety of stained glass used in doors/ windows, and how it can be influenced by the theme 'Let The Outside In'




 These two smaller pages,
 are artist researches on
two stained glass specialists.











Also, these pages show other non-coloured glass such as frosted and textured.

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I produced a page exploring the existing doors and colours of Distinction Doors. Whilst creating this, I discovered that their range of colours is fairly limited and does not contain any contemporary colours such as bright and vibrant. A lot of their contemporary designs mainly look the same.

 I created this page to evaluate the contemporary and modern doors that were added to my pinterest board. Some of these doors are also influenced by the theme 'Let The Outside In'.

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This double spread shows my understanding of the theme "Let The Outside In". I gathered some secondary photos which relate to the path that I'm taking with this theme and I transcribed them using various materials. On this page I also briefly looked at floral stained glass; this is how I discovered that I was taking this path. I produced a mind map assessing the wide range of context which I could extract from the theme.  
 

 

 

 

This  page double sided page is to show the content of my flowers pinterest board. This includes observational drawings of both primary and secondary photographs.

 

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I created a page in my sketchbook to explore the different styles of contemporary and standard doors. These include various styles of windows and handles and also a wide range of colours.







This page was to assess the fixtures, colours and styles of some primary photos. I also produced observational paintings of them.

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To start my research into the doors project I created a 'Distinction Doors Live Brief Analysis', in which I assessed the brief and the criteria that I have to meet/ how to meet it.

I collected some paint colour charts to view the potential colours which I could include in process of creating my doors, and thought about which colours I would take forward to the final design process. I took into consideration how well the doors would sell if they featured these colours and how unique the doors would look. 
  

Art Nouveau

A style of decorative art, architecture, and design. Prominent in western Europe and the USA from about 1890 until the First World War and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms. Art Nouveau is the desire to abandon the historical styles of the 19th century which was an important stimulus behind Art Nouveau and one that establishes the movement's modernism.

An important art piece of Art
Nouveau is the Entrance Gate
to Paris Subway Station; the gate
utilizes the sinuous, organic forms
that are so typical of the Art Nouveau
 style.

Feminist Art Critic, Judy Chicago.

Judy Chicago is an artist, author, feminist and educator whose career spans five decades. In the 1970s, Judy's work continued from the critique of the sexism of art history, art museums and galleries as well as questioning which genres of art were museum worthy.

 In 1974, she focused on the subject of women's history to create her most well known piece, The Dinner Party, which was created between 1974 and 1979 with the contribution of hundreds of volunteers. This piece symbolises the history of women in Western Civilization. The impact that The Dinner Party made in the art world, was examined in the 1996 exhibition, Sexual Politics: Judy Chicago's Dinner Party in Feminist Art History.

Chicago's work has been spoken about in many diverse fields, about its impact on the art critic world.    


http://www.judychicago.com/about/bio.php