My Art Room – The Final Instalment
With my start date for Elam being less than a week away (EEEEEEEE/EEEEKKKK!) I think it is the perfect time to finish off this series of posts.
This time I am very basically going to look at aesthetics/composition, which are both very changeable things. As much as I might like them now, things may change tomorrow. But for the past couple of weeks I have been captivated by these..
I have been throwing around the idea of more documentary/voyeuristic photographs in my head for a while now..
Watch out mean streets of Auckland, you might be seeing something CRAZZZZY(er) soon!
Following on from the last set of images. I am still in love with my last series from my degree.
I am in love with black as it hides the shadows allowing for a hyperreal visual experience.
I am really obsessed with making people think WTF?? and when I hear “Is that photoshopped??” I know I have done good.
That is one thing I will maintain.
Creating images just by thinking out of the box, using a little problem solving and your creative noggin, you can make a lot of cool things without hitting control/command+c.
To me if I can’t make the image I want with creativity and the camera, I have not thought hard enough to TAKE and MAKE a photograph.
Lastly.. For the third time ( I am clearly LOVING this ATM)
Robert Frank = AMAZING
This man makes me want to get back in the darkroom.
The text, the multiple images. the layering. YUM
Elam have a COLOUR DARKROOM!
I am so excited to experiment and learn and put it all down to CHANCE.
I hope they let me…
6 days and counting until my life changes and I get to be walking the same halls as some of the most amazing people from the New Zealand contemporary art world
Artgasm 3000.
Block your eyes.. But the Artgasm will be the next phase.
They are the moments when art just makes you go ZOMGWOW.
Happy Wednesday!
Love.
Sunshine.
Happiness.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
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My Art Room – The 2012 Visual Diary
With the AWESOME news about where my 2012 is taking me I feel it is only right for me to share my wee online visual diary of ideas and things that have caught my attention as of lately. Some things are my own – ideas that I had forgotten about, things I used to love AND the others will be of things that inspire me at this exact point in time.
Before we kick things off…
I just have to put it out there that I have been so surprised, happy and humbled to receive everyone’s well wishes and support about me heading to Elam for postgrad. I am so stoked. You have no idea.
If you want to be the best you have to surround yourself with the best and be taught by the best and Elam is the best that this country has to offer. I am so stoked. SO STOKED. STOKE IT UP! (Lame-o Nelson insert right there!).
It was definitely a hard decision to stray away from the comforts of what I already knew and to leave people that supported me right through my degree. But hey, I want to do something with what I love, and do it right and do it really, really well.
Being pushed and taken out of that comfort zone will no doubt take some adjusting but I think it will end up giving me the right direction, skills and success that I know can be achieved in this industry.
Things I had forgotten about and things I used to love..
Manipulation. Darkroom. FILM.
When I was home in Nelson I went through a whole pile of boxes and found these from my first year work.
Although it’s first year, we were turning out pretty decent projects ever week. So I tried to mix it up as much as possible each week.
Janet block your eyes – BUT I did most of mine in 24 hours. Opps! #studentlife
Taken for a portrait assignment.
Used masking, painting with developer, scratching, multiple exposure, OHT layers, negative flip.
For a documentary assignment.
Used OHT layers.
SIDE NOTE: This is now a slice of history.
Taken of the lovely ”Book-Selling Grannie” Sarah Power from the iconic Smiths Book Shop on Manchester Street in Christchurch.
Self directed brief from second year.
Self portrait, medium layer – print, coat, peel – left with thin transparent layer with ink.
My favorite thing I have made. Period. This took me two days straight with four hours sleep.. Worth it!
I have an obsession with layering. It is always in my work.
It may be added at the end in editing or the image my just be built up on so many layers. It’s just one of the aesthetic things that I clearly enjoy.
Artists that currently inspire me..
Boyd Webb b.1947 
Still tickling my fancy.
Large constructed realities with basic, inexpensive props.
Robert Frank b. 1924
Text. Darkroom. Film. Multiple images.
Christine Webster b. 1958
All about the costumes and masks and things that shouldn’t really go together.
As I write up and put together this post more and more things come to mind. I am loving this process and getting my mind all arty again. Just thinking art is inspiring. Life is good.
Next time I think I will look into composition and aesthetics. I think I now have a research topic sussed, but think a little more investigating needs to be done before I even let out that kind of guff…
I am really excited about my old class mates wanting to help me out so guys feel free to give me your input! Art class will not be the same without you but having your words, support, ideas and critique means HEAPS to me.
Still gotta post about the weekend but that can wait!.. Other than this!
Today is Waitangi Day.
Pretty much NZ day.
On the 6th of February 1840 The Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the two cultures that make up our beautiful country.
I am proud to say that I (a girl of european descent) am very lucky to be in a relationship with PJK (a boy of Maori descent).
Although our country never really seems to do things right on this day, it is nice to think that in a round about and super simple way (without all the political/customary rights stuff) we are a product of that moment. Pakeha and Maori uniting… Topic of conversation anyone??
1 of 3 of a little something I made back in 2008
If you’re NZ proud, I hope you got to enjoy the day, she’s always a stunner this weekend.
And if you were a lucky sod and went to the 7′s, I hope you had a massive time!
Aroha.
Whitinga o te rā.
Harikoa.
xx
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So long Springle…Here comes SUMMER!
Wasn’t she just a magic weekend?? You could feel that summer is just around the corner.. YAY! And what made it even better for me was that it was my first weekend off in over two months! Well deserved, and definitely overdue.
As much as I had every intention to DO something with it, I did a bit fat pile of nothing.. GLORIOUS nothing! A few lazy days hanging with PJK was just what I needed.
Ok, not quiet nothing.
We went and had a geeze at the Auckland International Tattoo Convention.
I am the biggest scaredy cat. Even watching people get them done makes me want to cry..
But we did pick up this awesome kete that PJK wants to take everywhere with him, including BYO dins hehe
I picked up the card for this talented lady at the stall, not too sure if she made it but props to who ever did, it is BEAUTIFUL!
Kete possibily/hopefully by Shona Tawhiao
Annnnnd on Sunday we mished up Mt Eden.
We still haven’t done a lot of things like this and we have been in Aucks since JANUARY!!
Lazyyyyy!
Wild flowers/plants/weeds are still so pretty..
I remember taking a picture of a gorse bush flowering when I was little, much to mothers disgust, but sometimes things that aren’t ment to be pretty are..
And below is a perfect example of that hehe
Bro, you’re pretty funny.. Funny looking! x
How cool are trees? They are actually one of the best things EVER!
So we actualy did a fair bit of stuff! However I did miss out on a few key events out of my chillness.. I really wanted to go check out both Whitecliffe and Elam’s graduate exhibitions. Congrats to all that participated in these shows and I am sure you had an awesome night after a year or few of hard work! Hopefully that’s me next year YAY!
NOW I need to acknowledge a wee milestone in the www world, today I hit 300 likes on the old FB which I think is pretty damn awesome.
Considering I haven’t made much art since I finished uni, it’s pretty awesome to have people curious to see what your up to.
For me this blog is a way to keep me active and constantly taking pictures. I really love making and creating and I truly believe that is my gift to share with the world.
So thank you to everyone that has stopped by my page, hit the like button or stalked what you think is David Hasselhoff’s missus. TUUUU MEKE!
AND I promise the next 12 months you will see change, progression and a constant upload of ART and also allll the things that bring me..
Love.
Sunshine.
Happiness.
Love from
Crazy Hayley
Roberto
Hayls
Girl
Hays
New Zealands Next Top Photographer! hehe
xxxxx
