Iconic shoes Evaluation

The purpose of the brief was to 'produce some artwork, based around the theme of subcultures and shoes, which will be used for a wide range of promotional materials including flyer's and posters'.

My idea was to create a pointillism piece of work, that would give the impression that some group of girls wear the same shoes, but they are different colours. I thought this would be a good idea as i see lots of groups everywhere i go, especially around my college and seeing this just amazes me.

The materials and techniques i used were pointillism, that made the piece get built up to have character. The same detail gave it attitude. I used water colours, this gave the effect of pattern, as it left splodges. I also used collage, i used paper and newspaper and some paper from reading books. This gave it a bit of a retro look. I think this was well suited as i was trying to give the impression that girls shouldn't follow they should be themselves.
I feel the work is successful because it took lots of time and has eventually been built up to look professional. I think the work is good because it wasn't rushed.

I decided to alter the use of collage, i used to much dark tones, that distracted the eye from my pointillism. I feel this helped see the composition and design more. As my work consists of small detail it helps see my fine work.

I feel my work meets the requirements of the brief because my work links in to the theme of the event and will intrigue the public.

Several presentation methods would need to be considered. For instance, in order for the editors to use work for marketing purposes, the work would need to be scanned/photographed and presented in the format of either window mounting, flat mounting, foam mounting or even a E-portfolio.

If my work was selected for the exhibition, I think it would be nest presented in the way of foam mounting. This is so that, my work wouldn't rip or get bent.

paul signac was the artist that inspired me. His work is made up with pointillism. His work is magical and is full of life. He inspired me because he uses different compositions of trees (he does a lot of outdoor artwork). He takes time and uses just does to simply build up a beautiful piece. What really inspired me, was that he took certain shapes and filled them with one colour which would make up an image/shape and you would still know what it's meant to be.

Health and safety notes

• Put lids back on pens
• Wash up paint brushes and dry them after use
• Put lids back on paints
• Be careful with the glue