Billboards

After my rust incident for the second time, I wanted to do something simple but effective. Therefore I choose to look at my idea of layers being revealing through things like bill boards. Now as a bill boards gets changed time and time again, there always a part in the corner, a part where it's lifted revealing all the other adverts underneath it. Now, this is what I wanted to created, I wanted to created something that shows lots of layers built upon each but also an unseen layer subtly being shown. So, to do this I started by ripping strips of newspaper, adverts and mostly my own photos. I then layered them upon each other with glue. After I had done that, it looked like I was trying to paper mache my sketchbook, therefore I needed to create some texture on it, I need to make it look like it had been worn down because so many things had been layered upon it, the basis of it was being to deteriorate. To do this I grabbed corners of the paper and ripped them up quickly. I like the effect that was created by doing this, certain words were left visible whilst the others had disappeared. In addition to that sections of my photos were clearly shown which I liked because it was a new way of presenting my photography within my work. However the piece looked a bit to faded, it needed some raw colour added to it so I chose black and white. Although these colours are the ultimate opposites when using them separately to add colour to a page, I knew I could use them effectively. To the pieces of the work that were too dark such as adverts that used a lot of black or blue, I would add the white. So, to the pieces of paper I thought were to faded or light, I would add the black. Overall I think this piece went well, basically it showed exactly what I wanted it too and I can't really say anymore than that.