Continuing the theme of old and new, I walked around Manchester city centre taking photos demonstrating older styles of architecture mixed with modern buildings and interesting, colourful objects.
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| I liked the jaunty angle of the front bike and layering effect of the whole row |
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| The reflections from the glass mixes the old and new |
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| The mix of colours and shapes gives a sense of movement |
I then selected details from the photos to draw, using fine liners to make bold, simple images, which I could reproduce in stitch, some in their original colours, some in artificial ones, based on the 'new' parts of the photos.
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| Bicycle Blue |
I particularly like the complicated detail of the bike compared to the simplicity of the street lamp; perhaps I could fashion a lamp-like 3D structure from thread, which could take details from the spokes or gears of the bike. Some details, such as these below could be used to create a patterned background which could then be embellished with stitch in contrasting colours.
There are many options now for the development of the project, and combining 2 techniques or styles may be a good way forward.
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