The Sculptural Books of Peter D. Gerakaris

The website of Peter D. Gerakaris can be found here:
http://www.petergerakaris.com/

The Collages of Thomas Hirschhorn

The article Cutting Edge: Contemporary Collage can be found here:

http://www.modernedition.com/art-articles/contemporary-collage/contemporary-collage-art.html

More information and links on Thomas Hirschhorn can be found here:

http://www.artspace.com/thomas_hirschhorn

The Collages of Dash Snow

The article Cutting Edge: Contemporary Collage can be found here:

http://www.modernedition.com/art-articles/contemporary-collage/contemporary-collage-art.html

More information on the life and work of Dash Snow can be found here:

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/dash_snow.htm

Orientation Ate My Week.

... Sober free time did not exist last week.

Project: The Running Horses.

Format: Silent picture book.

Type: Personal.

State: Pre-print proofing.

Work Progress:

Over the past week I've done little but send emails and stumble around In Design. It's refreshing to do nothing for a while and to actually have a holiday since university broke last year. 

Other Work: 

Mental notes for future reference and some RHA sketches ready for when I get back to work. Completed some collages from newspaper clippings, too. 

Other General:

As the title of the post suggests, university orientation ate my week.

Last week I volunteered at my college to help the Residential Student's Club, of which I was Liaison Officer last year, settle the freshers. Basically the task involves G rated bonding activities, city and university tours and shopping trips because everyone always forgets to bring something when they move in.

Some of the events of the week included:
- Wing combat (a variation of 'capture the flag' but with two hundred people running around in the dark that resulted in many blue hand prints on the newly constructed white wing walls),
- Wing Quidditch,
- UWA O-Day (university club sign up day),
- Movie screenings in the roof top gardens,
- A galaxy themed college party including a silent disco and
- A water slide as long as the college courtyard.

To name a few things.

I've set up my room ready for university which personally starts at the beginning of March. At the moment I'm at home in the country preparing for my twenty first birthday party this weekend. My calendar is a blur at the moment, with too many events and not enough time yet to let them sink in.

Everything is at a lovely level of chaos. 

Five and a Half Finished Ponies

Project: TO.

Format: Silent accordion picture book.

Type: Personal/experimental.

State: Dummy layout and storyboard complete. Line work complete. 

Work Progress: 
All of the line work for TO is now complete! The layout has been cut down into its foundation parts in preparation for photographing and scanning. 

It was a race to finish the line work by the beginning of this week (this post is a little late due to internet issues).  Because of the craziness that is the coming O Week, I will have a fortnight to distance from the drawings so that when the cutting begins my mind will be fresh and able to pick up any mistakes. Resting a project can be important.

Other Progress:

Successful meeting for another horse book project.

Other General: 
Took Mr C for a small 10km ride through the bush. The weather has been lovely and cool lately at only thirty five degrees Celsius. 

More Sketching Ponies

Project: TO.

Format: Silent accordion picture book.

Type: Personal/experimental.

State: Dummy layout and storyboard complete. Line work 3/4 complete.

Work Progress:

The line work for TO is now 3/4 complete with only a misplaced reference image delaying further progress. Tomorrow I shall have to drive to the factory and print out some new copies (the printer there is far superior to the one in the house). 

I have also begun to cut down the drawings. The layout is constructed of tape and recycled record covers because, when cut in half along the edges, record covers measure about 30 x 30cm. Artist's linoleum is conveniently cut to this size as a purchase standard. 

Other Work Progress:

Preparation work and research for a couple upcoming meetings.

Other General:

The usual two hours of horse riding, this time followed by a forty minute run with Pan. Pre-college appointments.

Sketching Ponies

Project: TO.

Format: Silent accordion picture book.

Type: Personal/experimental.

State: Dummy layout and storyboard complete. Line work 1/3 complete.

Work Progress:

Yesterday and today worked on the line work for TO. An example can be seen above, which is hosted on my Instagram page under the username: DenLScheer. This section of the layout measures approximately 60cm x 60cm.

Other Work Progress:

Emails. Appointments. Started some lighting reference sculptures. 

Other General:

The usual sunset ride, tonight in the subdivision. 

Mr Charisma has improved, so the vet was not needed and both horses have started on a precautionary course of psyllium husk. You know that stuff in weight loss shakes that swells up in your stomach to stop you eating? We give it to the horses to flush out their gut and stop them getting sick. 

Tomorrow should be a more productive day of work with only one appointment to slow progress. I'd like to get at least half of the layout line work complete.