Joohee Yoon

http://jooheeyoon.com/index.htm
“She contributes regularly to international publications, such as the New York Times, in addition to working on picture books, posters and other projects. "

Even with just pink and green, by using different transparencies, she has managed to create an interesting image. The different textures also add to the picture.

The limited colour of pink, red, green and yellow has worked really effectively, as well as an interesting twist on perspective within the piece, collaging the images together.

Zingy refreshing blue and yellow, you can taste the food and the sunshine in the picture. I’m interested in the way she’s shaded and used colour in the buildings, using the dark tone of the red for windows and doors and blue for the shape and line. It remiss me of the USE-IT map covers from europe.

I really enjoy her bright colours and clever combination to produce different tones with only a few colours.

The Tiger who would be king.

The Tiger who would be king.

Only using red and green, but combined makes a dark brown. The animals and jungle become one and merge together, and the bold geometric shapes distinguish them from the soft leaved plants.

Le Monde Magazine

interior cover and spot illustrations for a feature on wine and wine pairings

Graffitti

http://remed.es/art/

REMED. Spray paint on wall. 5x7m. 2013. Mexico DF

Drawing and writing entwined. The black background really makes the colours pop.

“Entre et vois, L’encre est voix”. Permanent installation in LISBOA FRENCH INSTITUTE. 2014

“ENTRE ET VOIS , L’ENCRE EST VOIX. EST ANCRÉE LÀ, L’ESSENCE. ET TOI ? Entre et vois! L’encre est voix. Est ancrée là, L’essence. Et toi ? Entre, et vois…”

A translation could be “Enter and see ! The matter is We. Here is present, the Essence. And you !? Enter, and See ! the matter is We. Here is present, the Essence. And you !? Enter and See ! …”

Here He has transformed a bland reception into one of poems and colour. There are many facades of the wall- elevators and doors, to work around. Each wall has words written across it, but the graphic typography transforms it into geometric blocks of colour.

detail of the reception

http://prettycoolpeopleinterviews.submarinechannel.nl/sixeart/
http://www.sixeparedes.com


http://zosenymina.tumblr.com
BARCELONA-TOKYO VISUAL ARTISTS
Zosen and Mina Hamada are two visual artists based in Barcelona, one from Argentina and another from Japan.

process of the mural and live painting piece for “Nómadas” show curated by Jules Bay

http://zosenbandido.tumblr.com

Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao

http://www.eternitystew.com/projects/paper-plants/

”With the belief that the world of the imaginary is as “real” as the natural, we create bright immersive environments of paper, paint, wood, and plaster.”

“With the primitive optimism of a child and the meticulous focus of a horticulturist, the imaginary and the wild continually slip in and out of the ordinary...”

Eliza - Outdoor paper plants

From Paper Islands.

From Paper Islands

Paper plants in the wild. The tiny flowers add realism to the cactus.

The bright colours and patterns make this appealing, as well as the childlike qualities. Having been made from papermache, a craft skill that many schools start with, I feel there is a connecting with childhood, with playing with hands and gloop, but the refined finish shows that it is art. The imagination into these exotic plants is the same value I want to put into my buildings, where they look like they could be some strange rare plant but are in fact fictional.

Digital printing

http://www.catdigital.co.uk/pages/
I have looked through the fabrics and want something quite heavy weight but without visable weave - which makes Cotton Drill a consideration. I will have to look at mounting hem on to a backing as well as a option.

More play rugs

http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/construction-cars/c-400/garages/p-3094/playtime-rug/

Smyths Toys 

£19.99 

• Dimensions 95Lcm x 200Wcm

Gel foam under side to prevent slipping.

100% Nylon

It features a church, barns, school, factory, petrol station and houses, As well as a lake, railway track, car parking, zebra crossing, roundabout and road signals. 

I find this a good mix, although the buildings themselves aren’t very big in comparison to the amount of field. 

• The colours in this rug are bright, with primaries red, blue, yellow. Other colours are green and brown. If this was a limited palette and print process, these colours could be made by overlapping the 3 primary colours in different ways.
• The perspectives are all different, so that when the child is facing different ways, the buildings follow. It makes it more interesting that the buildings all facing one way.
• The reviews all seem positive, stating that it’s bigger that what they expected and comfortable for playing on wooden floors. One lady, Annie from Cornwall, stated that although the colours are brights, “I was very disappointed to find out on christmas day it has a continental layout and not British ie roundabout markings and road junctions on wrong side of road thus teaching him how to use it becomes difficult as it is not what he sees when out with us in the car. “.
• A lot of the customer reviews state that it is or will be a christmas present.

http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/vtech-toot-toot-drivers-playmat/0106381

Toys R Us

£14.99

Age Group: 12 months - 5 years, 5 (h) x 12.2 (w) x 6.7 (d) cm

On Toys R us website, there is only one image available and none featuring the child to show size comparison.

There are very few buildings featured on here, but this mat does feature a background if skyscrapers, which changes the viewing. 

The large logos I find off putting, and looking at the roads, some of them spiral into themselves which will cause terrific accidents. There also seems to be some young unattended children featured which doesn’t promote road safety. 

What is he holding?? There’s not even a crossing there.

Overall I’m not impressed with this mat, although out of 11 reviews, 90% would recommend this to a friend. 

Mock presentation 14th Oct

• Expand on interactive - Have flaps that can open, blank spaces to draw on...
• Digital printing - how, where?
• methods - bring in finished examples
• Timeline
• Whats the size? Bring in piece of paper to show size.
• Everything to include in a list.

Primary research

I plan to create the buildings based upon this in Cheltenham, combining several designs and manipulating it into a new hybrid building.

I have done something similar to this whilst co-assisting fine artist Jake Lever, whilst creating ’the City of Our Dreams’ with primary school children. Not only did they create 3D models, but we also asked them to design their own building. I found myself asking them,

“What is in your town? 

Where do you go when you’re shopping? 

What do you think is important to have in a town?”.

The buildings we made out of foam and recycled materials 

the display Me and Sammi Taylor created, featuring the 3D models and a selection of drawings.

We made a city scape from the pen drawings. 

They answered with things like - A school for the children to go to, a shopping market where we go with mum to get food, a fire station, a vet to help our pet dog etc.

I have made a list of ‘points of interest’ that each town has in some form.

• School.
• Church.
• Hospital.
• Vet.
• Housing estates.
• Supermarket or open market.
• Bank.
• Police station.

and then we have the shops which can be chain stores or independent shops...

• Hairdressers.
• Cinema.
• Pub or social house.
• Florist.

Cheltenham has a variety of gyms, fast food outlets, charity shops.

I will make a small map of where I will go, and several outings.

I have looked up points of interest in Cheltenham and come across a Listed building map from the Cheltenham Borough Council

It states the address and what grade of listing the building is.

I think I will use this to aid me in what important buildings to draw and also use the structure of pillars and regency style to intwine with the other houses.

http://maps.glosdistricts.org/map/Aurora.svc/run?script=\Aurora\CBC+ListedBuildings.AuroraScript%24&nocache=1762328048&resize=always&workflow_Id=FindListedBuilding