In anticipation of the screen printing workshop I attended on Saturday I worked on some ideas and designs for the screen-print design in my sketchbook.
I was inspired by a recent visit to the Eduardo Paolozzi exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery two weekends ago. It was full of amazing art, prints, collages and sculptures.
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| Paolozzi Tapestry |
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| Paolozzi Screen Prints |
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| Paolozzi printed dress, 1970's with Wedgewood Plates |
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| Paolozzi Screen Prints, 1960's |
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| 1953 Cocktail Dress in Paolozzi designed fabric |
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| Screen Printed Designs 1950 - 52 |
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| 1950's Screen Printed Fabric |
I love Paolozzi's use of abstract shapes, blocked colours and contrasting lines. Using these ideas as a starting point for my designs I developed a range of ideas in my sketchbook.
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| Collage and scrap-booking in my sketchbook |
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| Mixed media design using acrylic, marker pens and washi tape |
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| Detail of scrap-book collage |
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| Mixed media piece with watercolours and marker pens |
I ended up choosing something completely different from the images above for my screen-print design, but I had a lot of fun creating these art works.
Which is your favourite design?
