COLLAGE IN PRACTICE
Carrying out some research into shape based work, I came across the work of Ed Cheverton, appealing for it's playful and childish qualities, nostalgic of children's collages. Cheverton's work seems primarily concerned with primary colours and bright tones, often contrasted against muted tones. Working within a mainly restricted colour palette of red, green, blue and yellow, Cheverton's work is identifiable in line with children's media, only enhancing it's playful tone of voice.
I am particularly interested in Cheverton's use of texture, created through simple colour pencil marks. It achieves a variation needed to just lift the depth in his collages. Cut paper creates a lovely crafted aesthetic, but variation in texture enhances the sophistication and consideration of these images by creating definition.
I am particularly entertained by this image of the knights and castle as it really echoes child art, demonstrating Cheverton's sensitivity to his context and audience. His characters seem to be created from abstract shapes, allowing the collage aesthetic to run through all elements of his images, maximising the potential of incidental outcomes. Composition in the above image works to draw attention up through the flags towards the princess at the top of the castle, drawing attention to the narrative of entrapped princess. Line of sight here is key to supporting the narrative, whilst balance and symmetry frames the image through the placing of the knights on either side of the castle.
MY PRACTICE
In light of the illustrated self brief, I am interested to channel some of Cheverton's approaches to image making through his bright, playful colour palettes and shape based images. Within my idea of building blocks, it could be useful to explore how characters can be created from abstract shapes in order to create a sense of community surrounding the central construct, echoing Chevron's abstract and exaggerated characters.
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