'Fauna': Stencil-Based Patterns

This was originally derived from the print-making workshop, where I scanned stencils I may have potentially used for the prints and then applied them to digital editing. As a result, I produced a quantity of patterns focusing on the outline of a single object. The main front to this was a series of patterns I entitled Assassi-nation.

Original stencil drawing used in 'Assassi-nation' (2010)

The shown image was edited slightly through photoshop and then layered multiple times in different layouts, providing a number of examples to how the piece could be put together. 20 were made altogether but I've only shown a few notable versions. On more than one occasion, I made the patterns all too elaborate to the point the patterns felt aesthetically off-putting.

'Assassi-nation V2' (2010)

 

 'Assaasi-nation V4' (2010)

 

 'Assassi-nation V8' (2010)

 

 'Assassi-nation V11' (2010)

 

'Assassi-nation V17' (2010)

 

However, it wasn't until I tried working with another pattern using a different outline that I felt I made a more effective piece. Entitled 'Flock', I produced an outline based on a kookabura and replicated it multiple times in different colours. The layout of the image was a lot more simplified than the Assassi-nation counterparts but I believe it has also become the most effective through that simplicity.

 

'Flock' (2010)