Katykins Design: November 2012

"56 Examples of skeletal decor" - Trendhunter

On the website www.trendhunter.com there is "56 Examples of skeletal decor".
I find this very inspiring and encouraging as i am obviously on a key contemporary subject with doing designs about the anatomy.

Go to http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/bone-home-decor to see the full details.

http://www.trendhunter.com/slideshow/bone-home-decor#23

The Heart.

The heart is one of the most beautiful organs and i have decided to draw it as part of my project. Here are some of my heart designs so far combined with my inky Designs.

Birds.

I have recently been drawing a lot of birds as i am thinking of combining my anatomical drawings and ink studies with animals. I really enjoy drawing more than anything and i am rather proud of these bird studies.

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Ink.

Recently i have been trying to think about the bloodflow of the body. How the blood Circulates around and through the body through the pumping moton of the heart. I have tried to capture this blood flow through the use of ink and i have been thoroughly enjoying this more "flowy" style of work as i believe my designs are generally more structured and controlled.

Alexander McQueen

One fashion designer who i am inspired by is the designer Alexander McQueen as McQueen was inspired by the anatomy. It was the 17th of March in 1969 when Lee Alexander McQueen was born and right up until his death on February 11th 2010, when he unfortunately took his own life, McQueen created unique pieces of fashion.

His fashion was very autobiographical and most of his designs featured aspects of his heritage. A design that some people would perhaps find a bit squeamish to look at, is his corset design “spine”. With a metallic finish, ribs that grab round the front of the wearer and a protruding spine that sticks out round the back of the design the “spine” corset isn’t perhaps something every average person would wear on a daily basis but McQueen managed to make the anatomy fun and desirable to wear

Another example of how McQueen made anatomy designs stylish to wear is seen in his scarf designs. McQueen made a design of a skull repeated with Koi carps swimming out of the eye socket, Life and death mixed together to create a beautiful design and this was and is still very desirable to wear.

It is this quirkyness and uniqueness that i want to be seen in my designs.


Alexander McQueen scarf (http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMDY2/$(KGrHqZ,!hwFBZ0QKtU3BQcVRyUSCw~~60_35.JPG)

The wasted works

Recently i went to the museum of Manchester science and industry and I went to an exhibition as part of the Manchester science festival. I went and saw “the wasted works” exhibition.
On the museum of science and industry (MOSI0 leaflet it stated: -
“recently scientists have discovered the rich source stem cells in discarded body parts such as bones...wasted is a collection of artworks exploring the life-giving potential of discarded body parts...and notions of what constitutes informed consent.” (MOSI leaflet ,2012)
This exhibition was to show the work of artist Gina Czarnecki. Czarnecki is an artist of many talents. She “makes films, installations, public art works and sculpture.” (MOSI wall ,2012)
For this exhibition Czarnecki collaborated with Professor Sam Rankin who is a stem biologist, she also collaborated with an ethics committee when developing her pieces of work.
In the museum the main sculpture that was situated right in the centre of the room was “the tooth palace”. This was a very large clear resin sculpture situated on a black platform with uv lights shining down on it giving it a magical pearl effect. The sculpture almost looked like it was made out of ice and within the piece were entrapped bubbles.
On closer inspection this resin palace was scattered with teeth placed down creatively. These teeth were “donated by children from around the UK, creating a Tooth Fairy Palace” (MOSI wall, 2012) . Some teeth were in clusters laid down over one another. Other teeth were placed down in rows next to one another with the roots showing. This palace was truly beautiful, unique and quirky.
Another interesting point about this piece is that this sculpture isn’t yet complete. People can continue to donate their teeth to be included in this sculpture. This opens up the idea of a fashion item created with a surface design that is never completed or may be completed by the garment owner. The clothing that may morph into a new design if the wearer continues the develop the designers fashion idea.
Other pieces of this exhibition included the “installation of dental casts, 2012”. This featured many dental casts placed in rows on a black platform. One of the main points I liked about this piece is that it was taking unwanted products and creating a new unique piece.

I shall upload my photos of these Pieces soon!