Hanqiu Lyu

A group college
From Brick Lane
Inspirations from graffiti and some vintage shops
We used colorful pictures to cut and draw. Because have many colorful graffiti in Brick Lane. First, we think Brick Lane has like old school style, so we bought some magazines from this place. Then , we cut them to do some colleges. We also think the street view of Brick Lane to be visually striking and let us feel very excited. So we selected colorful materials.

1.This is when i go the underground vintage market in Brick Lane, I saw some cute graffiti in the wall, so I selected marker pen to draw it. Since, markers produce more colorful and create smooth lines. So I find them suitable for sketching the graffiti views.

2.I discovered that every wall and rubbish bin in Brick Lane, they all covered graffiti. So I think it very special for me. This work is just one colorful graffiti design in rubbish bin. Actually, I think he is very interesting and have visual impact to me. So my all works is used markers. Because, this place always look amazing.

3.This painting is based on graffiti when i saw a wall in Brick Lane. I guess it has been there for ages,because the colors is now clear now. There were also have some Polaroid photos of some people on the wall, it is very amazing and visual impact, so I painted it with markers.

4.It is also from a cute graffiti. I’m trying connect with the feeling of this graffti. So I use a lot of lines to develop what i see.

5.The inspriation from a painting I saw it in a gallery on Brick Lane. I choose a little elements from this painting and connect my impressions of Brick lane to create this work.

6.This one is I went to the underground vintage store, I saw a mask draped in sheer fabric that I think is very cute, so I used some lines and shapes to create this painting.

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This one was actually developed by some paintings when I saw in gallery. So I tried to put some elements from them, then choose local stylistic to create this work.

8.This painting also I felt in this place, like have many lines and shapes. So, I think maybe i can try some depict designs with modern of spaces. So i tried this one.

9.This one I used some circles and lines to draw, It also I found in gallery, and inspired me.

10.This painting is also a cute face graffiti I saw in Brick Lane, But I also choose my favorite elements- flower, and on each petal, I draw some elements from the face graffiti.

My reflection :

1st Week “ Talking Color ‘project For my first week I collected some primary research with the help of my classmates. And I was also very inspired. It helped make me more conscious of sort of how important color is in our life. And, I learned how to bring in a little bit of useful data from my own life. Actually, I know how to mix ships and the colors in my work. On the two weeks of my course, we went to Brick Lane with my group -that’s my best place in London. Because there is always artistic style around here. If I want to do some primary research, I can come this place and get idea. I also do work with materials like markers too. In fact, I’m bad at drawing with your markers. It may have been a very important step for me. I also want to keep trying how to make a work is sustainable and how to use some print machines in the future. I spent the past couple of weeks trying to study and figure it out myself with my own experience doing the work and learning how to get that mind free enough so you can break out of where your mind is confined and search for more possibilities. Including the workshop works out too many techniques, after that I have never to try it, so wish next time will make more effort and experiment some new printmaster in the future. When I am solo, there is lots of fish that I feel have not much experience. I’m realizing I need to go more place with much better view of nature.” And the two have gotten some inspiration because I always stay at home. So I believe, that cannot inspire me more and I want to do something about it like putting more natural things in my work for example plants.