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AS Coursework - Research

Illustration is my main chosen expression and style in fine art. During my first year of AS Level art my work was greatly influenced by photorealism; the main artist which I drew inspiration from being Alex Ross and Chuck Close. Ross known for bringing a realistic approach to the world of fictional superheroes. In the research section I used photographs of people to create a smaller practise caricatures of the images whilst trying to keep the image photorealistic. I then moved on to various other styles such as collagraph prints and cubist paintings/illustrations to broaden the breadth of my technique pallet. This all came in useful when in came to creating my final piece which went back to my original photorealism approach by creating a portrait of myself with caricature elements of swapped out parts such as hair and lips.

During my second year in A Level Art, my style was now even more focused on photorealism and illustration however I had practised incorporating other styles into my work. By developing this my work leaned towards the influence of Sam Greens tonal shapes incorporated into his portraits. I then added a twist by filling this shapes in the style of Jamie Shovlin's old tainted paper. I feel the combined practises and research I have taken over the course of A Level Art has given my work originality and flair making me an ideal candidate for your course in university fine art.

 

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Uploaded on February 9, 2014
Taken on March 20, 2008