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Print and Text....

I started off my experiments with exploring text and print. I had an idea to print over text, and started off with magazine pages and newspaper pages. These pages are quite different in material, one is thin and papery, the other is thin and glossy, so I was interested in seeing if the different qualities of the papers would effect the outcome of the print. I did 2 magazine text prints and 1 newspaper print. I want to do another newspaper print which is bigger than the one I've already done, and I might do one where I overlap the prints. Colour wise, I decided to use a dark blue as I wanted the print to stand out, but I didn't want it to blend in too much with the already existing black text. Although, now that I think about it, I might go back and try out different colours, perhaps even try out a different wood cut design. 

I really like the connotations made with the combination of the background and the print. How the statement -  'speak no evil' on media resources creates this opposition; i.e. most media sources tend to include negative stories, and the media can also manipulate stories to hurt others. I think it reminds me of Barbara Kruger's work, how she would have bold statements layered on top of images which relate to the statement. It's a strong method of getting important messages out to the masses. I think I'm going to do another one of these with 'Hear no evil, and I will try and print it over related images. This could be a very effective series of prints. 

I might also try and experiment with different colour schemes, as Barbara Kruger uses the same colours in each of her works; red, black, and white. I find that these colours work really well, and the red and white text really help to make the messages stand out and seem really important. 

  • colour schemes? single colours?
  • messages? 
  • series of prints based on the saying 'Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil.'
  • more types of text? printed text? old book pages? leaflets? 
  • collage of images? (relation to see no evil)











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