Summary of Art Equivalents Project, explaining the process and findings of what I did during my Art Project in AS Level Applied Art and Design.

1. The Equivalents Project XAVIER EVANS-JONES
Mixed medium drawing of still
life using ink pencil and pen
Painting of still life
Print of still life using plate.

2. Slide 2 – Primary and Secondary Sources
I research a variety of works by various artists for example I researched the work of Paolozzi,
Picasso, and Schwitters, to understand the various works to get an idea of what collage I should
do for my own work based of the still life.

3. Slide 3 – Using Formal
Elements
Using the formal elements helped me get a understanding and apply
them into my work for example our first task was to draw a sketch of the
still life on the table so we could work out where we were at and what
formal elements we needed to improve on.
We then practiced using a variety of mediums to practice our mark
making techniques for example I studied Giorgio Morandi’s work and
copied one of studies which was solely using cross hatching to create
form and tone.

4. Slide 4 – Visual Language and Influences
I think the work of others has helped me give a understanding of others
work and be researching a few artists and creating studies of their work, I
can then use ideas and techniques from their work and apply them to my
own.
For example when I researched van gogh, I looked into a variety of his
work to see his technique and researched into his Art style which I could
apply into my own work. I first copied a section of his work to see what
technique he uses and then tried to apply that into my own work using
the still life we had in class.

5. Slide 5 – Mixed Media and Techniques
Using a variety of techniques It can help bring out colour shape and tonal qualities,
for example I used a cut out work of my still life which I stuck on some brown paper
as the paper used was darker in colour it helped bring out the negative space
through the lighter areas of the background. I then experimented with using pen to
create texture.
Another example of using the characteristics of materials was in my 3D model work
which I used the use of cardboard and paper to create a variety of texture and
materials using the basic qualities of the cardboard and experimenting with the
different ways I could use it to create form and shape. For example I ripped of the
thin outer lay exposing the rigid inside which I used for a nice bumpy texture,
whereas using the plane shape of the cardboard I used to create thing layers which
helped contrast between that the thick hard solid forms.

6. Slide 6 - Safety
During the course we used a variety of different mediums and material to help
further our understanding of the work we’re doing as well as to get familiar with
the materials and things we have at out disposal, however what is always our
priority is safety. So before using the workshop or printing machines we had an
induction to help us familiar with the using the machines safely as well as
helping us get to know what to do, and to avoid any risks of harming ourselfs.

7. Evaluation Summary
When during the project I found time management a difficult thing to do as I wanted to go back and work on
other pieces of work whilst trying to get the current work done to a pleasing standard. What I found more
difficult at times was the collage work and print making pages as It was harder to research as well as
produce, Another example was the 3D model page as we where getting towards the end of the project the
quality in work dropped as I was trying to get other pieces of work done as well as write up annotations for
some pages. When doing my research I found a range of examples of secondary work from other artists that
helped further my understanding of the work, as well as give me a idea on what to do and how I can
incorporate aspects into my pieces, which I did through creating studies of other artists work. I found using
the internet as well as books helped inspire and add to research.
Development of the after researching other Artists work I would experiment with the ideas coming up with
several designs before choosing a final design. For example my Collage work I did using the ideas and
inspiration of my artists to then apply their techniques as well as the using my still life as my basis combined
the inspiration and the work together to develop a new piece.
Some of the formal qualities of some of my work really stand and help bring some of the pieces together as a
whole as using a combination of them really make my work stand out. For example I think the most important
features is to not only get the shape and proportion correct by have a correct use of tonal values so you can
understand where and what kind of object it is. For example I like the proportion and shade in the draws
compared to the tonal values and proportion of the paintings. For my final works I liked the final outcome of
them as during the development of the project I have further improved my understanding of formal elements
and can apply them to the majority of my work. For example my painting I really like as it not only looks good,
but the use of tone and shading with the paints help it stand out.