Berlin- some streets 'n art !!!!

Assesment ;) it went really well!!!

The pieces displayed for presentation and assessment

books of happiness ;)

I always look at the shapes.... having lots of cut-outs left while working on the tower, I started playing with them and create short stories..... I like the simplicity of them, black and white, transparency.....  Had lot of fun making them!!!

the white tower

My interest in layering and transparency gave me an idea to make a 3d model. I took the 3 squares from the city and building plans (put together at the earlier stages of the project) and made stencils. I made 5 copied of each square (and it took me ages to cut all of them,ehhhh....;)) 

The effect I was looking for, of lightness, transparency, layering and movement, was achieved by suspending the model from the ceiling and slightly bending it on one side.

prints

Working on maps, cutting them and putting back together in a new way, gave me an idea to make prints. I prepared 3 woodblocks altogether and printed them one on the top of another, using the map colours. While preparing them, I took some rubbings.

...and some colour....

the best three presentable prints ;)

A Busy painting

When I started the urban environment project, I traced Limerick city map, LSAD building plan and St. John's cathedral plan. Later on, I layered them together and traced them again. The result is visible here:

I didn't come back to the traicing until I became interested  in maps again and started cutting them, tearing, etc. Then, one day I thought about painting...... I haven't used oils for a while and in a way missed them! So i started the painting...... Busy one, full of colours one can find in maps, and based on the tracing I did long time ago. 

After watching the programme on Art 21 about Mary Heilmann, an American painter, I really liked the way she used canvas to give her paintings different approach. I decided to do the same with my painting, as the layout remined me of the crossing streets.....