. . . Interestingly Odd

Another source of recent inspiration is the artist James White, who I actually found back in the days of A Level Design & Technology funnily enough, cos at the time I was looking at retro art for retro inspired CD racks/boxes I was making. The memory of his work was jogged by The Temper Trap's music video so I went in search of him again and found some AMAZING art which has most definitely got the creative juices flowing . . .

The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition from Al on Vimeo.

Inspiration apparently, which is pretty good, well better make some sense of this mindless babble of a post. I realise that unknowingly I have been influence by a music video (weird subconcious stuff I'm guess). The music video in question is The Temper Trap's video for the song 'Sweet Disposition', the bit that's influenced me is the use of shapes (in this case triangles) and pattern on the background of space. the thing I like most is that contrast between the simplicity of the shapes/patterns and the relative complexity of space, inspired I will be . . .

Well these are the first images that I created that are the actual idea that had, with the patterns that I created on someone looking (kinda) like a tattoo. I have to say they look way better than I'd imagined they would, and the whole "geometric pattern don't work as tattoos" thing has worked as well, especially with the pattern on Megan's forarm, where it ends really abruptly at the wrist with a sharp edge instead of curving with her arm . . .

The last of the ones that I've created (for now) although I doubt I'll make anymore just cos I have more than enough and the course will of ended . . .

Just a few more of the patterns that I've created. I have to say I like these a lot more than the first four just cos they're a lot more asymmetrical and I just find them more interesting to look at, plus they look better on bodies . . .

Right so here are a couple of the patterns that I have created for the Final Major Project (FMP). I generally like them to be bright and a bit over the top just cos its fun . . .

Thought it'd probably be a good idea (after Amy mentioned it) to post some of my FMP work on here so people can have a look, cos I know you all dying to see what I've been up to, haha. Well the general idea behind my FMP is about combining geometric patterns and body art, so vast majority of the work is just patterns that I've made on Photoshop and then putting on to people's bodies making it look like it's a tattoo, but as a few people know straight lines and corners don't work for tattoo as they are meant to flow around the body, so the project is about how the pieces I'm creating don't work, I know it's a little weird but then again when isn't art weird . . .