Nacho Ormaechea

The two images that have been layered to create this image include a picture of an elderly lady and a close up of a leaf on the floor. I can tell that it an elderly woman by the shoes that she is wearing and her hair style.

The image that has been revealed (the close up of the leaf) has been positioned carefully. It looks as if it were her top. The neckline shape at the top near the head and how the other end, near her skirt, is almost like it is draped over her hands. Also the colour of the leaf is important in this image. The colour of the leaf has an orange undertone. As blue and orange are complementary colours they are more vibrant and more noticeable. In the image I like how the artist tries to bring together the two images by the texture. He reveals some of the floor on the woman`s leg and on her face, and as the texture of the other image is similar the two images relate to each other.

The two images relate to each other thematically by autumn. They both have the fallen leaves on the floor and the colours of the leaves seem to be of the ones you see in autumn.  

I think that the image is trying to communicate her life, her age and at what point in her life she is at. As I mentioned earlier the image shows a reference to autumn. This could symbolise her life. For example spring is when new thing blossom and are born, summer would symbolise youth. As in autumn leaves fall of trees it show that it is growing old and winter would be the end. Similarly in this picture the women is near the end as she is portrayed to be ‘in` autumn.

This image does relate to the theme of layers as the image of leaf had been layered under the image of the women. It also relates to layers as the overall image shows us the layers of the woman who is sitting on the bench. 

Pandora`s box

The main idea of my project was to portray the history of London alongside what we see of London now.  I wanted to show how much the city has changed through the years and how ignorant most of the modern  generation is towards the history of the city without realising that we have an impact on the future of the city and one day, for the future generations, we would be part of history. After researching and experimenting with different techniques, I decided to use monoprints and image transfers to make up my final design.

 The basic idea for my piece was to create a book in the shape of a box (exploding box) containing different monoprints and image transfers. The walls of the box will not be sealed together so that when the lid is taken of the box, the walls fall with the layers inside. Inside the box there are layers of sheets of different sizes and with different designs. To make the box, I firstly made the outer cardboard layer. I then cut out the layers for inside the box (largest to smallest).  Next I designed both sides of all the layers except the outside layer. As the outside layer was made of cardboard I decided to do image transfers on all the flaps. Once I had designed the layers I stuck the base of the layers together, starting with the smallest so that I could place them in the correct area. To create the exploding effect, I created the lid to the box. I used ribbon to hold the lid. There were 11 layers in total making up the box. Each layer had a monoprint on both sides of it. One side has historical artefacts of London and the other has prints of London now.  The colours I chose to use were inspired by the medieval London. 

Architecture Drawings-Plan

An Architecture Plan- is a birds eye view drawing of  Place or object. The purpose of a design plan is                                     to show the order of space. It automatically captures all the geometric features                                       of a site, building, or components. A plan can either portray an existing place                                       or object, or to convey enough information to allow a builder or manufacturer                                       to realise the design.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Here is an example of an architectural plan that I have made. On the right of the page is a key showing what the plan is off and what everything within the plan is. For example, the boxes with dots in them are tables and the shapes with diagonal lines in them are thick walls.                                                                                              

         

Bridge Types

There are 5 (main) different types of bridges:

1.     Arch Bridges:

2.     Beam Bridges

3.     Suspension Bridges

4.     Cantilever bridges

5.     Cable stay bridges

1.     Arch Bridges:

 They are call arch bridges because they have an arch in them. These bridges were originally built by bricks and stone. However now they are built of steel and reinforces concrete. This allows the bridges to be longer and lower. Unlike other bridges the key stone holds the bridge in place. This means that the weight of the bridge is transferred to the two ends of the bridge. The support at the end of the bridge that stop the ends from spreading out is called the abutments.

2.     Beam Bridges:

These types of bridges are known to man the most because they are so short and easy to build. They are also known as Girder bridges. They used to be as simple as a log across a stream but now there are many different types of Beam bridges. As the bridge is horizontal it is supported by piers to stop it from bending when there is a lot of weight on it or twisting.  

3.     Suspension Bridges:

These types of bridges are the longest bridges in the world. They were once made of wood and rope. However, steel is now used in place of the rope. Each cable is made up of thousands of steel wires each approximately 0.1 inch think. Steel is used as it is very strong and therefor be able to hold the weight of the bridges. Bridges that are light and strong can have a distance of up to 2,000 to 7,000 feet, ideal for covering waterways. Suspension bridges are often the most expensive types of bridges to build.

4.     Cantilever bridges:

Cantilever bridges are also long but they are mostly used for trains. Huge pillars that are held up by the narrow top members, take up the compression. Cross bracing prevents the bridge from twisting and bending. To maintain the balance of the bridge there are counterweights on either end of the bridge.

5.     Cable stay bridges:

Cable stay bridges and suspension bridges look similar. They both have cable which hang up a roadway and they both have towers. However they are different because of the way in which they support the load of the roadway. They are attached to the towers which form a triangle shape (which makes it strong) which holds the load. The cables are attached to the towers from different points on the bridge.

Bibliography:

*       http://www.design-technology.org/archbridges.htm

*       http://www.design-technology.org/beambridges.htm

*       http://www.design-technology.org/suspensionbridges.htm

*       http://www.design-technology.org/cantileverbridges.htm

*        http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/china/meetcable.html

SINGAPORE HELIX BRIDGE

The Helix Bridge is located in Singapore at Marina Bay. It was opened in April 2010. The bridge provides a pedestrian connection from one end of the river to the other. The Helix Bridge was entered into an international design competition which was held in 2006. The design won the completion and was made. There were two different firms that were working on this bridge which are the COX Group Pte Ltd (Australia) and Architects 61(Singapore). The principle architect from COX Architecture was Michael Rayner. The client was the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The owner of the bridge is the Singapore Land Transport Authority.

It is the first ever bridge that uses the double- helix structure and it uses five times less steel than a conventional box girder bridge. The helix structure is meant to represent renewal and growth. Even though the bridge is 280m long, the steel tubes that were used to make the helix structure were almost 10 times big if laid out end to end. The tubes spiral around the bridge in opposite directions. They rise up to a height of 8.8m and spiral back downwards. Shade on the bridge is given by glass and steel canopies. As well has the helix shape, the bridge has a few pods coming out. This is for people who want to catch a view of the city. It also has LED lights around the outside to the helix structure to make to look good and catch people’s eyes.

The advantage of the helix design is that it uses less steel compared to cable bridges or box girders, which saved millions of dollars in construction costs. An estimate of how much the bridge cost is $68 million.

"The Helix is truly an engineering marvel. While the structure is incredibly delicate and intricate, it’s been engineered to support more than 10,000 people at a time. The Helix is the first example of this structural solution applied to a bridge – there is nothing else like it." -Dr See Lin Ming, Arup project leader.

I really like this bridge because it is different to what you would normally see. I also like how they made the tubes go abound the bridge to make it look like a helix. By making it go all the way around it looks more like a helix rather than making it look like a random design. In addition to this I also like how there are lights both inside the bridge and outside the bridge.

Bibliography:

http://travel.cnn.com/singapore/play/worlds-first-curved-double-helix-bridge-marina-bay-505668

http://www.arup.com/projects/helix_bridge.aspx

http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=2705

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1045_2011-06-30.html

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1045_2011-06-30.html

http://www.archdaily.com/185400/helix-bridge-cox-architecture-with-architects-61/

Sophie De Oliveira Barata

The project that Sophie De Oliveira Barata created is the artificial limb project. She creates personalised and realistic artificial limbs for people who amputees. She makes ones that either blend in with the body or those that are unique and reflect the person. She founded this project in 2011.Sophie De Oliveira Barata studied special-effects for film at the University of the Arts London. After that she worked as a sculptor for 8 years, created prosthetic limbs.

 For this type of work the type of artistic skills that are needed are sculpting skills, measuring skills, observational skills, colour skills, etc. This is so the limb looks its best. Measuring and sculpting skills are one of the most important because you don’t want to have one limb longer or bigger than the other. Also the structure of the limb needs to be like the other good limb.

She uses different materials which include; silicone, plastic, metal, wood and crystals. The material of the limb depends on the type of design chosen. If the client wants a robotic limb for example this would have specific skills. She often collaborates with different artist often with ones that have different skills to her like woodwork skills, laser cutting skill, and metal work skills.

To start making the prosthesis limbs she takes a cast of the limb that is good, or she uses a donor limb. Next she will take pictures, colour readings and will discuss any ideas for the limb and how different it should look. Then a test piece will be made so that it is made sure that the limb will fit. If the client is not happy with it she will make alterations to it. She will keep making alterations until the client is satisfied with the fitting. She will then involve the client in designing the limb. After that she will go ahead and make the limb for the client. She involves the person wearing the alternative limb in all the processes so they can decide how they want it to be.

In my opinion I like Sophie De Barata’s work because it’s unique. All the designs that she makes are personalised to fit the clients’ needs. Each limb she makes looks really aesthetically pleasing. If I were to get a prosthesis made I would make it look realist, so it blends in with my body but at the same time it would have gems and diamonds going down it.

Bibliography:

http://www.tedmed.com/speakers/show?id=293049

http://www.thealternativelimbproject.com/#/alternative-limbs/4569103979

http://www.theindy.org/398

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/dec/29/artificial-limbs-art-de-oliveira-barata-interview

Amara Por Dios

Amara Por Dios is a Swedish artist but she is based in London. She has been doing street art since 2010. She said that she loves “to paint big, it’s a feeling of freedom and not to be limited”.  As well as doing street art she also does graphic designing and canvas painting. In her work she has a mixture of “ancient, ethnic imagery with a modern palette and animated, graffiti application that is reminiscent of a more vibrant version of the tribal art left behind by the Aztec and Incan peoples”.  She uses a lot of bright colours in her work. Her interest in graffiti art stared as a child in her grandmother’s studio. She continued to draw and paint until she graduated in 2007. After this she enhanced her graffiti skills.

She has done a few collaborations including the finish street wear brand KSRHU originals. In 2010 she designed a t-shirt for Flying Lotus, an American producer. The t-shirts got sold in Japan on Tour and on online stores. In 2012, she designed the album comer “Martian Xmas” for Moka Only, a Canadian rap artist. She has had exhibitions in many cities in Sweden. But in 2013 she finally had her first solo international exhibition which was located in London at the Great Easter Bear Gallery. She currently has her own t-shirt brand,is working on larger scales of area and I doing graffiti in the streets of London.

I very much like Amara Por Dios’s work. The reason for this is that her work is very original. Her work has a consistent theme. If you were to walk down the street and you saw her graffiti you would be able to recognise that it is her work. I also like how she uses a black outline to show the features of the characters or cartoons that she creates but at the same time she makes them look realistic. 

Here are a few pictures of her work:

Here are some of the links that I used:

• http://amarapordios.blogspot.co.uk/
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2081336098/amara-por-dios-goes-to-london
• http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/amara-por-dios/86/3a8/32a
• http://amarapordios.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=19&zenid=0db6714e83ecb5656367f6876e49b4a2