Friday, 17 August 2012

It's Monday



"It's called a Monday"

After being trapped up in room for days on end doing summer work it's no wonder my brain is producing such strange oddities like It's called a Monday. I've been very very influenced by Grimes, her albums have been on loop for this entire week, and I can't stop listening to her. I have moments like this with music. During my study period the only music I listened to was Piano as this was the only music that gained me focus, and now Grimes is the only music to gain me creativity. After seeing some of Claire Boucher's other artwork it inspired me hugely to create a drawing with no sense or mind. I am pleased with the results as I'm usually a very confined drawer, I draw with one thick black line and everything has to be very precise and planned. However with Monday that was the last thing I wanted to do. I like the freedom in her and the feminism breeching through - as if you hadn't already guessed that is a labia on her head - during A-level I really want to branch out more on this style as it's also very charmaine influenced with the multiple eyes and the 'scratchy' lines. She was only a quick one, but hopefully I'll create something when I have more time with alot more detail and alot larger. Okay maybe not that large as I don't work well with big pieces of paper...

 

Thursday, 16 August 2012

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Third Eye/////Geidi//Halfaxa




I cannot get over the beauty of this song. Claire Boucher you have out done yourself! Even though this song appears on her second album Halfaxa I think it's the most fantastic thing I have ever heard in a while. If you do read my blog I'm guessing most of you know my love for Grimes, she is genuinely a musical genius and I find her music so organic. She herself is truely an inspiration, stumbling her way into the music industry rather than pushing. The best thing for me to happen this year would be seeing her perform her newest album Visions live, however I haven't been able to buy a ticket or find someone to drag along whom I know is a true Grimes enthusiast.

When I bought her vinyl after just recieving my fidelity I found her music strange, however overtime her music has grown on me immensely, so much so that I'm probably going to go into town tomorrow (despite going today already) (This is an hour after I wrote this post. I went out and bought the CD...) and buying her beautiful album Halfaxa as it is one of the most beautiful albums I have ever heard. If you don't know of Grimes I advise you listen if you're into Ethereal/Industrial/Surrealist, she is just incred!

What tops off her music is the artwork. I know that she designed herself the album cover for Visions which is very stylised, I'm guessing she has done the same for Halfaxa and Geidi Primes. Anyway, Claire Boucher, I think you are better than anything I've ever heard.

Piece done by Amy Ross