Art & Photography
These are some highlights from my A-level Art and Photography as well as some works I've done in my free time
Chemigrams
Chemigrams are made using a technique that combines the process of painting with the pieces photography without the use of a camera, enlarger or a source of light. To make my own Chemigrams, I put myself in a dark room with light sensitive paper and painted it with a brush dipped in a developer chemicals. I also used a scrunched up tissue instead of a brush in certain photos.
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I wanted to create a world that felt like a dream-like sequence, using everyday objects to create a blurred and distorted environment that felt familiar but totally abstract and strange at the same time.
Edited Landscape Photography
For these photos, I still wanted to create a dream-like environment. My inspiration for these were definitely Van Gogh's starry night as well as the northern lights.
To create these photos, I went outside and photographed areas I thought were interesting and had potential to be edited in a unique way. It was important that these areas were close to where I live as I wanted that juxtaposition of familiarity and abstraction to me for my photos. After taking photos of the landscape I then created a canvas and dripped acrylic paint and moved it in multiple directions. The end result is what you see in the sky in these photos.
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I then took photos of my acrylic paintings and edited them with my landscape in photoshop to create these beautiful photos of a dreamlike environment.
Drawings, Paintings and Prints
I also love to draw and paint in my freetime. These are some highlights of my traditional artworks
Painting of a group of bottles (from observation)
David Theron's Original Artwork
My Interpretation (freehand drawing)
Ink Print of an animal skull
Painting of animal skull (from observation)
Observational painting of raggedy shoes
Painting of an eagle (from photo)