The moving figure
There are lots of hints and tips in the course manual about the best way to tackle this section - none of them allay my fears about being able to capture movement! I've looked at how artists depict movement in a previous post but then it seemed a long way off. The course notes give me the work of Richard Hambleton to compare with that of David Haines. Both show dynamic movement but in completely different ways.
Richard Hambleton b1954
Hambleton's has been called the "godfather of street art"(1) and his early work is considered by some to be graffiti. The life size, black shadow figures were splashed and painted on buildings and it certainly looks like they were done quickly. I find them full of life but some of them are sinister and oppressive.
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| Shadowman, Richard Hambleton (1982) (2) |
This one is more fun but somehow I'd rather avoid these men:
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| Double Jumpers, Richard Hambleton (1999) Acrylic on canvas (3) |
David Haines b1969
Haines makes images of movement in a completely different way. His drawings are meticulous in detail and execution but no less worrying. He gets his inspiration from the internet and the world around him. It must be a scary place because the images he portrays are often shocking and violent in the extreme
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| ??? by David Haines (4) |
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| New Balance Sneakers vs KFC Bucket - David Haines (4) |
The pencil work is amazing. There is a surreal quality to it; it's in your face just as much as Hambleton's work but relies much more on the narrative and suggestion. There is a lot to learn about stance from these images.
(3) http://www.woodwardgallery.net/hamb-doublejumpers.html
(4) http:// www.upstreamgallery.nl
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