Artist Influences
I began looking at the artists mentioned in my NGL however, early on in my project I quickly altered my work towards a different light therefore my artist influences had also changed.
Alyssa Monks
Monks is a contemporary oil artist who includes figures within her work which have been obscured by water, steam and vinyl. Finding beauty in imperfections, Monks is currently playing with the tension between abstraction and realism. Exhibitions include 'Resolution' taken place at the Forum Gallery, NY. Looking at her work I loved how she used the water as the form of disfiguration rather than simply painting the altered lines. I decided this is what I would like to do within my project however, in a more physical form.
Samantha French
French is an oil painter who gains her inspiration from exploring the idea of escape and tranquillity behind her lazy summers as a child. I looked into French as she uses water as the main subject within her work. Studying the direction and movement of which she uses in her paintings I was able to use this concept within my work. However, it was her use of painting underneath and looking up through the water which game me the idea to add dimension within my work. Not only looking directly above the tank of water from an upper height but to look through the walls of the tank to discover new angles and reflections from under the water.
Margarethe Vanderpas
Vanderpas draws her inspiration from many sources; such as water. Inspired by the natural forces that have altered the landscape, water in particular has been a huge influence on Vanderpas. Much like me, Vanderpas is interested in how water moves as a way that ripples and distorts what lies beneath. Using exaggerated colours, with enhanced hue and saturations alongside harsh lines brings together the idea of natural landscape and distortion. When looking at Vanderpas, I looked particularly at the way she painted the light reflecting off the water and how it created dimension.
Cristina Toufa
Troufa is another oil painting artist that I used for inspiration. Rather than her painting what's around her, Troufa mirrors her inner journey of self-realisation. The absence of sections within her work hold a key theme within her paintings. The empty space in her painting removes areas of context and time, leaving space for the imagination. However, I used the colour scheme of the cool colours contrasting against the yellow ocre background. This is because I found the contrasting colour scheme somewhat complimentary to my work. In particular I used her piece "Forces" as inspiration.
Suzanne Saroff
Saroff is a photography based artist who plays with the idea of different perspectives through water. Using drinking glasses ranging of sizes she places an image behind therefore creating an optical-type illusion. With the still object behind the glasses filled with water, it creates a spectrum of angles. I looked into Saroff as an artitst because it played with the range of perspectives I am able to use within my work and has influenced me to perhaps include photography within my project.
Alexandra Carr
Carr works with patterns within nature, natural processes and its phenomena. She uses large installation in large dark rooms fitted with only a few spotlights. Using light refracting off a number of surfaces, it creates a series of layers resulting in depth and dimension. The light highlights the spectrum of textures on the installations giving off a dark yet delicate aesthetic. Within my work I used Carrs use of textures to experiment with a range of surfaces to place underneath the waters surface and reflect light on it. 'Lux Mundi' consists on tiny fibres which allows light to move through in different consistencies resulting in beamed light; giving the illusion of moving fibres.
Rashad Alakbarov
Alakbarov is another installation artist who tends to use everyday objects partnered with light to create an alternate image on a parallel wall with the use of shadows. Using installation, light is used as the stimulus of creating a negative image through objects blocking out certain sections of the light. Using a range of recycled materials, monochrome and multicoloured plastics, Alakbarov spreads his installations through both figurative and landscape images. I used this as inspiration as its a great example of how light can be used on everyday objects to create an alternative image. Unlike Carr, Alakbarov uses the objects to block out the light rather than the light as a reflective material.
