Salma Hagras

I really enjoyed how this blog has some sort of connection throughout, linking all of the experimentations to each other. Even though each piece is quite different in inspiration and colour scheme, they all appear to be from the same collection; due to the technique used and the addition of fine line details. The artist used many different mediums and overlapped them to create dimension and depth, I would’ve liked to see some drawings that didn’t include the fine black lines, as lovely as they are, they just got a bit too repetitive. I thoroughly enjoyed how the artist created a digital repeat of the perfume bottle drawing, it turned out to be an extremely interesting print. The artist also inspired me to use collaging, I was especially drawn to the combinations of mediums and textures. I also really enjoyed the drawings of the everyday objects and belongings, they added personality to the drawings and I thought the fridge drawings in particular were extremely detailed and rustic. However I would still like to see some drawings that didn’t involve the black fine lines, just a bit looser and messier like the drawing of the scrunchie and the underground using oil pastels. Overall I was certainly impressed and inspired and I believe that the artist has accomplished the task at hand effortlessly.

Similarly to my last reflection, I thoroughly enjoyed this task, seeing as how it was somewhat a continuation of the first task. I used apps on my phone to zoom in and out of images I had taken or initially take pictures of objects from strange and varying distances. All of a sudden I was seeing new textures and shapes and sometimes even streaks of colour that just weren’t there before; it was very eye opening. I tried my best to use new images while simultaneously linking both tasks to one another, so there will be a similarity between the shapes and lines but I think I managed to use new methods and techniques to convey my ideas. I tried to create textiles patterns and repeat patterns but they didn’t really turn out as good as I would’ve hoped, so that is something I would like to work on in the future.

I just completed my work for the Task 1 topic “Talking Colours”, and I can confidently say that I was extremely overjoyed with how it turned out. I think the first project or task you receive can be overwhelming and stressful to say the least, just because you feel the need to prove to yourself that your work is good enough, no matter how simple the task may be. Sometimes the more basic the requirements are, the more stress you drag along with you. Which is why this project was perfect, it was very eye opening and it allowed a certain degree of freedom that was just the perfect amount where you could be just calm enough while you worked bu not too calm to create. I used images that I had collected over the past couple weeks in lockdown, which allowed me to see the beauty in its simplest form, which allowed me to really dive into the objective of the project. I wish I would’ve had access to more resources to be able to create on paper what I was thinking up in my mind, but nonetheless I thoroughly enjoyed this project.