I really enjoyed the print reduction and how the process creates layer upon layer to then build an image. The approach I chose was Geographical and how geographers use mapping to locate an area or place, as well as Archaeology and how they investigate layers and annotate diagrams of materials they find. For this what I did was I created a written plan of the colour palette for each of my print layers labelling the specific parts of the figure. The piece I'm making is a large lino reduction inspired by an art piece called "End of Empire" by Yinka Shonibare.
The planning that when into this and that is still ongoing, is a mixture of the Geographical and Archaeological approaches. I'm mapping out what I will be carving away and then looking at what layer of colour would be applied first, looking at the ink shades and if they need to be darker or lighter. I also referred back to my coloured sketch I created back in the Box as well as looking at his art piece making sure I have the correct colours for each segment. For example the white parts will be the first layer, these would be parts of the patterns on the suit, trousers and some small details on the head. I also chose to do white gloves instead of the original wooden hands to make it stand out more. Then I'll print green over the top and carve out the suit and the next layer and so on, until I build up the image. I agreed that 10 prints would be good as I want to capture the step by step process of adding colour and carving away slowly developing the layers.
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