Iconic Shoes - Evaluation

The purpose of the brief was to produce some artwork based around the theme of Subcultures and 'Iconic Shoes' which will be used for a range of promotional materials including flyers and posters.
My idea was to create 4 separate panels with the same shoe and have the idea of 2 being one color and 2 being a separate color, that the audience would associate with negatives and also inspired by Andy Warhol.

The materials and techniques I have used were Lino Printing with white ink and black paper and black ink on white paper to give it a negative effect. During experimentation I did a piece with the same type of shoe but painted with acrylic paint and cut up into random pieces, with some of the cut up pieces I used Lego to raise them up and give it a 3D effect. This wasn't as successful because it didn't give the right effect to it as I wanted and didn't show what I wanted to show.

I have been investigating the work of Andy Warhol and his influence is obvious in my four panel response.  I like the patterned effect created.

I feel that I needed to alter the work by putting a grey boarder around each panel so it lifts the piece and gives more depth and when you mount it onto a white board the white pieces of paper don't blend into it.

I feel that my work meets the requirements of the brief because you can easily see the type of Iconic Shoe that I have created. Also buy having made it into 4 different panels you could present it anyway possible and also make it into posters/ flyers.  It looks bold and graphical but with a hand made touch.  If I were to develop this further I could possibly scan the result and produce larger scale work.

Several presentation methods would need to be considered. For instance, in order for the editors to use the work for marketing purposes, the work would need to be scanned or photographed and presented in the format of mounted onto a white board and making sure that the same colours are opposite to each other.

If my work was selected for the exhibition, I think that it would be best presented in a way of suspension, this is so you can get the full appreciation of the work with out it being suck onto a piece of foam or window mounting.

This is what my final piece would look like mounted onto a white board.

Andy Warhol

Warhol has inspired my work due to the layout and composition. Warhol has inspired by having 2 panels the same color and 2 and opposite color. The difference between mine and Warhol's is that he uses color and i have just used black and white. He has also inspired me by having not all of the show painted and the line missing so you can see the paper behind it. I feel that my work gives it a very urban feel due to the dripping effect of the paint. This is associated with graffiti culture, like work such as Bansky. This is why i feel like this successfully meets the brief. 

Health and Safety Considerations when creating my final piece.

• Make sure that the cutting tool is facing away from you so you don't cut yourself.
• With working with ink make sure you were protective clothing.
• When working with 3D materials, make sure they are secured safely so they don't cause accidents.