Modernising Tutankhamun

For my 'Time' project, I've tried to put a modern swing on the Ancient Egyptians..

I went from looking at mummies and hieroglyphs to looking at circuit boards.

I thought circuit boards would be a great contrast, as they are so modern in comparison to the Ancient Egyptians. I was interested in the idea that the codes and little details on circuit boards are like a new version of hieroglyphs, as I have no idea what any of the numbers or lines mean, so to me hieroglyphs and circuit board codes are equally complicated.

Here is my King Tut circuit board.

He's on a board that is about 1.25 m x 0.5 m, and painted with emulsion and acrylic.

I tried to simplify the circuit board by just using basic shapes to represent it, and painted the shapes on different scales for each section.

I used wood because I think it suits the theme of ancient egyptians, as it seems a lot more handmade to me, and a lot of the artefacts I've seen were made of wood.

I also really like the look of the bright paint against the dull, speckled surface.

The artist I looked at when I created this piece is Jonny Wan, because I really like how complicated and technical his portraits (if that's what you'd call them) look.The composition of this one in particular reminded me of a mummy as it is so symmetrical and due to the lack of facial expression.

I love his use of shape and colour. His work is very clean, but I wanted mine to look a lot more hand made but still fairly technical.

Sketchy - RETRO GAMES

It's that time again, where all the arty types of Sheffield join together at The Forum to draw pretty pictures.

The theme this month was Retro Games. 

Here is my entry...

I am living a lie.

Being a Graphic Designer!

For two days this week (17/02/14) I've had a work placement with a Graphic Designer at Harris Associates, Leeds.

I'd say I got an idea what if would be like if I had a real person job (gulp), and more insight into the kind of briefs that designers are given.

At college, I'm given tonnes of info on the project, suggestions, ideas and a title. The briefs I was given at Harris Associates were a lot more vague, and I had to really read between the lines to work out what the aim of the brief was, and what the client needed. 

I learned how to use Adobe Illustrator, and had a go at creating a series of potential logos for a new construction company. I also created a letterhead for said company, and some posters to advertise courses at York University. 

Here is a pretty window that was in the building I worked in...

The Ancient Egyptians

My most recent project brief is Time, and amongst all my portfolio organising I've come up with a few bits on the subject of our ancient friend Tutankhamun. 

I've always found the Ancient Egyptians fascinating, and came across a hieroglyphics book in the library the other day and ended up spending the day reading loads of books on the pyramids and mummies and all sorts. 

Death masks are eerie and beautiful so I've looked at quite a few of them.

Here I made Tutankhamun out of parcel tape - I wanted to show the shininess of his death mask as well as the stunning and iconic shapes that have been painted on to him.

Here's a bit of a twist on your classic mummy, a bit of leopard print in there. I know the Ancient Egyptians liked their cats so I'm calling this one Tutankardashian because he's a bit more glam and 'in season'.

And here are some left handed drawings of things that Weston Park Museum told me that you need to go into the afterlife - you'll thank me one day.

Chole x