Alexis+H+Place+Portrait



What is a digital substrate? It is a surface that artists can print onto, such as metal, glass, cloth etc.

 What are the 3 directions that this project could take? (hint there are 3 kinds of processes used to do this sort of work, what are they?) There is digital printing process this is like editing it in photoshop and taking the photo a step farther than what was just taken. There is image transfer this is changing the surface on which the photograph is on. Lastly altered art which is taking a piece of art that already exists and editing/changing it.

 Explain 3 new things you learned through this research about how to print and take photographs. I learned how you would use your gel medium. How you would image and also that you have many things that you can print images on.

Which of the artists' works did you admire most and why? John Paul Capringo, his work is unique and it is something that makes my mind wander and connect to other things.

Did you discover someone not mentioned? I just looked into the gallery of the gel transfer website and found some cool images like the gel medium based photo at the top.

How will this effect your work as an artist? It makes me want to try something new and go beyond my usual comfort zone.

 What places are you thinking about creating a portrait of and why? My mom's old dance studio. It is a place where lots of memories were created, most of my first steps were there, it's where I learned how to dance which is something I still do to this day. It is just a really important place because I practically grew up, all my time was spent there and now that she sold it, I realize how much I miss it.

What mood do you hope to evoke through your photographs of this place? For me, since this place isn't in my family anymore, something like sadness but I want it to turn out very unique and something that people will think about, because the space is perfect for something like this.

 Which of the three techniques do you plan to use for your project? Either digital printing or image transfer, I don't know what I would do if I did altered art.

What non-digital art techniques will you use? (drawing, painting, art metals, printmaking, sculpture, sewing, hand-made books, altered book etc) I either want to try the gel medium and if I do that I will probably used some painting and a little bit of sculpture because I will glue the mediums into some sort of shape-which I haven't figured out yet. Or if I make a book, I'll use painting, drawing, and maybe some sewing.