Astrid Krogh

Astrid Krogh uses optic strands to weave large tapestries which glow and illuminate in a rainbow of colours. She is influenced by natural sun light, and creates contemporary light installations to portray this. 

I have been keen to use light or projection in my samples, and this artist has really inspired me to try optic strands. During my group tutorial, I pinned Astrid Krogh's work up on my wall. My tutor commented on her work, and advised me of a website to visit that sells neon, luminous wire. I have now placed an order for three metres, in varied colours, and I'm going to begin to develop my ideas and samples to incorporate these.

Development drawing

I began to draw and develop my ideas. After researching some contextual artists for inspiration and direction in my project, I decided to try drawing with only line, like James Pegg. I really like the effect of this method of drawing. 

I decided that I want to base my Data project on my time at University so far, particularly on the friendships that I have made so far. I want to some how portray each persons personality, through colour and symbols. 

I have drawn a random face that I found on the internet, just to practice drawing with line.

I then separated the face into blocks, which worked really well, as you can still make out the portrait quite well.

From then, I used the blocks and separated them into thick lines. This is exactly the effect I was looking for. I'm not going to take photographs of my friends and use the same process. I'm slightly worried that they're not going to resemble my friends, and look similar. 

Using my line drawing of the Manchester Art Gallery, I cut out the face, and wrapped it around a bulb. I really like the idea of the face reflecting on to a wall, making it more distorted and warped.
I will investigate any contextual artists using this technique, and try and apply it to my own work. 

James Pegg

James Pegg uses line to draw simple buildings that we would often pass in the street with out noticing them. I think this directly links in with the direction in which my project is going in. I also feel that it fits in with the data brief, as it's displaying images in a more abstract way.

I am going to attempt to use this technique in my own practice. I am veering away from drawing buildings though, as it doesn't particularly excite me. I would like to "map" something that is more close to home, possibly a journey that I have taken, or a period of time. 

Drawing and thinking

When I visited the Manchester Gallery, I timed how long I spent within the building. When I returned home, I began to demonstrate this amount of time using tally's. I really like the outcome of this simple drawing, tally and data collection. It's so simple and yet it has a strong visual impact.

I started to draw using only lines. I also experimented with my drawings, photocopying them, and manipulating the images by movings them around while they are being scanned, to create a random, abstract line.

This was the result of manipulating my drawing on the photocopier. It really reminds me of the results of a lie detector, or even a Seismometer, that measure motions of the ground, like earthquakes.