Rakes Progress designs

This design was a desgin for Tom Rakewell, it was supposed to make it seem as though he was carrying the burden of the city on his shoulders. the entire city is after tom because he is so wealthy, they all want a peice of him. The costume is supposed to look heavy, so that it weighs the wearer down just like the burden would have tom.

(middle) this is a design for Nick Shadow, this design was inspired by darkness, which led me to start designing with skulls. the outfit is made to look like a gazelle/ox skull, mainly because they are the skulls that look the most hellish with the horns.

the other two designs were not originally supposed to tie in with the rakes progress, although i may find a way for them too.

this was just a random design, although it may mix in with a character from the paintings, for now though, it will just remain a doodle in my book.

David Hockney

http://www.hockneypictures.com/graphics_rakes_progress/graphics_rakes_01.php

David hockney is an artist that i have found who has done some illustrative etchings retelling the story of A Rakes Progress. In his etchings he has modernized the story, making it look like tom rakewell is going to modern day london, and visiting bars and opera houses.

the etchings david has done are very etchy and simple, so im still unsure if i like them, but i will use them as reference in my printing work as the style of drawing is similar to my lino work and block printing work.

Bedlam (2012)

I recently watched this movie clip from a film in 2012 called "Bedlam". i don't know if the film was directly connected too a rakes progress, as there is no spoken connection to it.

I enjoyed the feel that the trailer gave me, it made it feel Erie and mad. the masks the characters wore in it were especially weird, they completed the look of making them look like his inner mad essence.

i will have to do some more research into this clip to see how connected it is to my work.

Personal designs

These are some designs from my sketchbook that have been inspired my artists like Hayden Williams. They are all my own representations of A Rakes Progress' characters such as Tom Rakewell and Nick shadow. I didn't want to make the characters look like they were from the period the paintings are set in, so i tried my best too modernise them.

(above) This character is tom, the man who carries the city on his back and falls because he cant balance out the good and bad. I chose to make him look like he was literally wearing the city, and i gave him high heels because those bitches are so hard to walk in.

(above) This was supposed to be Toms beloved Anne, i depicted her as a kind of tartish, material girl, who is easily fooled.

(above) These characters were some of my first designs, although i didnt really intend on using them, i think they could suit as possible characters such as the background people who beg tom for money. The zombie can be zombified by the greed after tom and his wealth, which has driven him to look almost dead. The ghost.... i dont even know about the ghost.

(above) This design was supposed to be a type of peasant cotour, the bucket replacing a bag, and the actual model dressed in sacks instead of designer clothes.

Personal Statement

I'm on my 3rd draft of my Personal statement for univercity and i think its safe to say its being a bastard to write. I think its just hard to write so much good stuff about yourself when you dont think you're that good in any shape or form :/

I'm trying to level it so it talks about both fashion and illustration, but writing about it, and having all this stress about uni is honestly making me not want to go, i think i need a day of just chilling on wow with the rest of StarkIndustries (Guild).

If anyone has any hints or wants to read my personal statement to give me feed back just comment with your email :)

Printing

I did these prints during my 3D session and Textiles session. I used plaster, fabric, lino, bubblewrap and wood to make these prints. i usually find it easiest to do animal prints using lino and wood, because its easier too carv into the lino/wood using the correct tools.

The plaster print didnt work very well as the plaster smashed when i pressed it into the fabric.

The photo below was made using bubblewrap and Lino, they both worked very well and were easy too work with.

Lights at the V&A

I took this picture at the V&A museums entrance. i really liked the look of the sculpture/instalment.

i was thinking of doing a t shirt print using this image, because i think it would look really cool and physcadelic.

 The light is multiple spheres all attatched together with wire, hooked up to the cieling.