tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79258115323747024922024-03-05T10:58:59.782-08:00Gary PrendergastGary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-78561074816288437742009-07-03T01:29:00.001-07:002009-07-03T01:39:33.645-07:00Pat, Tim & Me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGTWgt5QoN-Sv9qsygDtgzi4ThZmAE1mGeZJC8MqTdba7AynxPs_naE8QWQ7_RZN8cbnRUdlRZqSnHjgpkLV40Q8EgLfQIfdmFiI7mlKqP7Ceq2sXLrCnn-ZbO3Fy3MY9NQGxebc9wLuo/s1600-h/gill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGTWgt5QoN-Sv9qsygDtgzi4ThZmAE1mGeZJC8MqTdba7AynxPs_naE8QWQ7_RZN8cbnRUdlRZqSnHjgpkLV40Q8EgLfQIfdmFiI7mlKqP7Ceq2sXLrCnn-ZbO3Fy3MY9NQGxebc9wLuo/s400/gill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354148423977895682" border="0" /></a><br />This is a piece put together utilising elements of our own work. We all teach on the Visual Communication pathway on the Foundation course at Stockport College. We wanted to make a piece of work as a gift to our retiring course leader Gillian Patterson who has been a great source of knowledge and support throughout all our time here. Let's hope she frames this beauty in her new home.<br />Looking at the work it's evident that we are all 'in tune' and we hope this comes across in the studio to our students.Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-36571448958122706152009-04-22T08:18:00.001-07:002009-04-22T08:21:49.202-07:00Hey Eddie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aFN2Bcm9i5XZO4W_5pANT1rBtuM6zl45eE5fgyrswUx65u0nYS3xhijv4CscQnxRZZK16-ChJMBo32iJ4j0QH1P4-abu4R-oHbs5T8VTkFF1xS0bcHQJqaVIM32c430LEstZGoY78XIt/s1600-h/nesta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aFN2Bcm9i5XZO4W_5pANT1rBtuM6zl45eE5fgyrswUx65u0nYS3xhijv4CscQnxRZZK16-ChJMBo32iJ4j0QH1P4-abu4R-oHbs5T8VTkFF1xS0bcHQJqaVIM32c430LEstZGoY78XIt/s400/nesta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535909023632434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIpcY1yMp0FMKaSicaSsbHN3srvIPEsNzmE0e5pwNNg2Dy4qAKaXFYjuzc1zCyiG3ElOUxe4Xckm1l-d_Y4yN31k4IjtiDFA4VWphcnWZeJi9OgMdnDDleuV0bCSH0sxNr5xfoxUQSvUt/s1600-h/latin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMIpcY1yMp0FMKaSicaSsbHN3srvIPEsNzmE0e5pwNNg2Dy4qAKaXFYjuzc1zCyiG3ElOUxe4Xckm1l-d_Y4yN31k4IjtiDFA4VWphcnWZeJi9OgMdnDDleuV0bCSH0sxNr5xfoxUQSvUt/s400/latin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535903663070338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2byK_rdVo8W89TygTmM5GlwHU83ILtbuq7T8NSCrVwXUDF9-hwsIv45EkAkk1ZkS-FAbo1OtHTcRmK840OKloO-qnRO9bm68E3E3nCtb5fLVKR5mpa7NsnT9KKklnbFKaU6npzDCN-UG2/s1600-h/GP4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2byK_rdVo8W89TygTmM5GlwHU83ILtbuq7T8NSCrVwXUDF9-hwsIv45EkAkk1ZkS-FAbo1OtHTcRmK840OKloO-qnRO9bm68E3E3nCtb5fLVKR5mpa7NsnT9KKklnbFKaU6npzDCN-UG2/s400/GP4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535900939147234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzM9hX1RkZy-cBYFLvq8YGvaK9QJTcM1P5s9oEYyhijnM-Ou-VpDOcMqkRBy_-RjItPJ8KWRV1VR9x7lJdkpibAO8uOX7wJMhEcG_0yZ8hyphenhyphenm-Nx7NUu1A-PFqyvgcSdN-vjV5fFCgrX9Z/s1600-h/GP3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzM9hX1RkZy-cBYFLvq8YGvaK9QJTcM1P5s9oEYyhijnM-Ou-VpDOcMqkRBy_-RjItPJ8KWRV1VR9x7lJdkpibAO8uOX7wJMhEcG_0yZ8hyphenhyphenm-Nx7NUu1A-PFqyvgcSdN-vjV5fFCgrX9Z/s400/GP3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535896174603714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG3OlhU4mbBfc-b9HrFjaqDa78muYmU7YKK7gWl3I_4ys87AkW31ava6gILRQR9k0ipCm24Ud_moLeWkPppqt_diUYTR91W0Kz7YkI6NpaZjNS6J_rgssUNMloLt3MauDZj-zgdbxD-Y-/s1600-h/GP2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIG3OlhU4mbBfc-b9HrFjaqDa78muYmU7YKK7gWl3I_4ys87AkW31ava6gILRQR9k0ipCm24Ud_moLeWkPppqt_diUYTR91W0Kz7YkI6NpaZjNS6J_rgssUNMloLt3MauDZj-zgdbxD-Y-/s400/GP2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535892703144098" border="0" /></a>Hey Ed nice to see you in town, I've put some older stuff on here for you to look at. Hope you like the work.Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-10589858085656050062009-04-22T08:14:00.000-07:002009-04-22T08:17:35.692-07:00For You Eddie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPevy9kRViTuZgLJYEfbFn-_SiOanRgluexO5PjZF8q0R_lgiFHbJZmBPKbkRTLUOA0HP48oO9j5KSHIC6rnr6qWI4qpTNHrbkJD5hU9DQJJ-B0SSgj8z2_4gNUYigJI6An61DTF5HM8c/s1600-h/GP1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPevy9kRViTuZgLJYEfbFn-_SiOanRgluexO5PjZF8q0R_lgiFHbJZmBPKbkRTLUOA0HP48oO9j5KSHIC6rnr6qWI4qpTNHrbkJD5hU9DQJJ-B0SSgj8z2_4gNUYigJI6An61DTF5HM8c/s400/GP1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535189446769570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnxY-FF5AjwCHrMw0hyphenhyphenAgX2fHQuPoGcbwI0U8JCqMgQGA1CYbOHpcFpQA-KWJ95AGQ6QNUSgkQuQQV98DPM-pYAvIePxM5xuMkeTGsUJezvHWPiwAXOWEJxXgh6HvSP30LGdQZ-6KlJz1/s1600-h/coil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGnxY-FF5AjwCHrMw0hyphenhyphenAgX2fHQuPoGcbwI0U8JCqMgQGA1CYbOHpcFpQA-KWJ95AGQ6QNUSgkQuQQV98DPM-pYAvIePxM5xuMkeTGsUJezvHWPiwAXOWEJxXgh6HvSP30LGdQZ-6KlJz1/s400/coil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535187724173874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNihmw_aww8e4P2tcT05Lcd2IfvhGshyouoev_P8giax7Y7kUnuZuTHObosaIFCkGv-NCOttlJAnqhC7sVekzlCGc0jI2RQDgYuPYMI9USy6xp6tdtCgSRpwgZ8KVeVhqRAYBXhoI-uVLv/s1600-h/c_no.+304.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNihmw_aww8e4P2tcT05Lcd2IfvhGshyouoev_P8giax7Y7kUnuZuTHObosaIFCkGv-NCOttlJAnqhC7sVekzlCGc0jI2RQDgYuPYMI9USy6xp6tdtCgSRpwgZ8KVeVhqRAYBXhoI-uVLv/s400/c_no.+304.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535176100947874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTciSKMcxlKdHb7IZpCu7ELGOJ979XXK0e_SSgZAIxkZ1N9OQ1Zxny0WRGpChf0xnBTCz5M06DYuxn_XO2953w_25x_yiW2vIhtknpy_9pFt1kfgqOezK5sZGp3_Zz1vw8JHI6ovdQ-dg/s1600-h/arrow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTciSKMcxlKdHb7IZpCu7ELGOJ979XXK0e_SSgZAIxkZ1N9OQ1Zxny0WRGpChf0xnBTCz5M06DYuxn_XO2953w_25x_yiW2vIhtknpy_9pFt1kfgqOezK5sZGp3_Zz1vw8JHI6ovdQ-dg/s400/arrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535177155225266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D2q7KIfvjFDDISel916jPCzXiTPEVqWi2EFleVuTQKocPK4lsbcZD8UdpEQHEolSgWinTyan5rkQzR5r43JVsF3BrY0SmN1zC4O5wTOadgk1-RgOMPdpdOaULUjWCew7rR2U_XXK4A4s/s1600-h/00051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0D2q7KIfvjFDDISel916jPCzXiTPEVqWi2EFleVuTQKocPK4lsbcZD8UdpEQHEolSgWinTyan5rkQzR5r43JVsF3BrY0SmN1zC4O5wTOadgk1-RgOMPdpdOaULUjWCew7rR2U_XXK4A4s/s400/00051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535170710052850" border="0" /></a>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-6237485824762062412009-04-22T08:12:00.000-07:002009-04-22T08:14:17.694-07:00Kafka Alternative<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZoBRzjJfuQ76A4GZTpZDs07WFGybdNlApfPue4coahJIXjUEr60SDPkoYw3HpDKs0FPGus3D7gz1mXXtYJiuuTDO2CEcMeWSY6duVGitNArmocFr4PmB2dEymJn0pRp8QZBKW42gkJ-1/s1600-h/kafka+alt+type.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZoBRzjJfuQ76A4GZTpZDs07WFGybdNlApfPue4coahJIXjUEr60SDPkoYw3HpDKs0FPGus3D7gz1mXXtYJiuuTDO2CEcMeWSY6duVGitNArmocFr4PmB2dEymJn0pRp8QZBKW42gkJ-1/s400/kafka+alt+type.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327534343219396482" border="0" /></a>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-78029333617203302392009-03-19T09:23:00.001-07:002009-03-19T09:25:35.001-07:00Kafka<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf1j-oDpPdIkm4GBVFnx6BdlJvKm7S9OSMKv0fdSU0rz3HKcMVkTH49nQjQEjRTVMnrBI9zyG-rzGsEqVglT54-2c-iP9OuZEwH-ozBI8n7PD4DzznExXR2diLzCNUYXruSgRwPbD_VLA/s1600-h/meta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf1j-oDpPdIkm4GBVFnx6BdlJvKm7S9OSMKv0fdSU0rz3HKcMVkTH49nQjQEjRTVMnrBI9zyG-rzGsEqVglT54-2c-iP9OuZEwH-ozBI8n7PD4DzznExXR2diLzCNUYXruSgRwPbD_VLA/s400/meta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314935438423840850" border="0" /></a>Starting to put some of the experiments into context.Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-25551050356466952332009-02-07T07:16:00.000-08:002009-02-07T07:26:38.288-08:00Acetate, Old Cardboard Box and Scanner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JpsYnNnsexJFIMhyphenhyphen7zdd71vEH5drbAbKqHPTPDsHj5zPRYOoPpK3eyMChDBIiIo_3W5EO5nEALxhCXN50hiMMeBVzrGzwMhQDb69RatjSvZAllsS_GHF07hZhie0J0qzavvSgRuI8TH_/s1600-h/blkwht3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300075011553095618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JpsYnNnsexJFIMhyphenhyphen7zdd71vEH5drbAbKqHPTPDsHj5zPRYOoPpK3eyMChDBIiIo_3W5EO5nEALxhCXN50hiMMeBVzrGzwMhQDb69RatjSvZAllsS_GHF07hZhie0J0qzavvSgRuI8TH_/s400/blkwht3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ8_OEKM_4dQPNULx_P8-SrSZiSmCZAvwZXVx3VSVnpI_8BpabYl3r9i5W2ZslUo-LlcqYDR1KRrAcpiIhwYT0-27tShjrRVojzSgZsi0c_UkQ7YDo6MM6D1zTfEMu4-iBRjJ_JRo84G7/s1600-h/blkwht2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300075010508371714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ8_OEKM_4dQPNULx_P8-SrSZiSmCZAvwZXVx3VSVnpI_8BpabYl3r9i5W2ZslUo-LlcqYDR1KRrAcpiIhwYT0-27tShjrRVojzSgZsi0c_UkQ7YDo6MM6D1zTfEMu4-iBRjJ_JRo84G7/s400/blkwht2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtY-YkEHs52LyMzBpWq2iS9pDbB_NdwioQ9N_0MyhzvedGyRlkv-7tPE3ZxtQFGEYQKIq6UU39Xhn4Q334_qRwW5jjZmHfYxRUiM4O3rMlvin0aV9xXc2bFCfytdtFk4_AWP_Rt9MhAMV/s1600-h/blkwht1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300075009901441858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 280px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtY-YkEHs52LyMzBpWq2iS9pDbB_NdwioQ9N_0MyhzvedGyRlkv-7tPE3ZxtQFGEYQKIq6UU39Xhn4Q334_qRwW5jjZmHfYxRUiM4O3rMlvin0aV9xXc2bFCfytdtFk4_AWP_Rt9MhAMV/s400/blkwht1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Yeah I know I said I wasn't using the Mac but it's the 21st Century for Heavens sake! It's about getting the balance right, here are a couple of experiments, what will come of this I don't know.<br /></div><br /><div></div></div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-71522382551504346362009-01-06T06:52:00.000-08:002009-01-06T08:04:27.534-08:00A Detail<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0VYqPud6r_N8L_G1Wagrxi9V246ceH-MvoD816D8Gg4I-mRODRqcRMAQy66lap_tL25yuC8Xj6I0jNEGqVo8F-mO8x4e0nbqfhYBK6UYZaLlUaPDnN8nBp3FgIGpCN2p_Nswwy4Xsrjd/s1600-h/det.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288193816681870002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0VYqPud6r_N8L_G1Wagrxi9V246ceH-MvoD816D8Gg4I-mRODRqcRMAQy66lap_tL25yuC8Xj6I0jNEGqVo8F-mO8x4e0nbqfhYBK6UYZaLlUaPDnN8nBp3FgIGpCN2p_Nswwy4Xsrjd/s400/det.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I've been making a few pieces of late with alot going on in them, working very freely, just responding to what I put down. I then like to pick out or find smaller areas. From one image several interesting compositions can be found. It's a great way to generate work and produces plenty of interesting results. I have been heavily influenced by the design group 8vo and in particular their early work in the 1980's for Factory of which The Durutti Columns Circuses and Bread cover is just brilliant. The 3 members worked on the collage for the sleeve together each responding to what the others put down. </div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-68290784820794374312009-01-06T06:36:00.000-08:002009-01-06T07:10:45.150-08:00A Knife, Tape and Letterforms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17XvVcuSPhSPwf_2E_c134_HD57u7tCnfRUXnmKYzHwp5oiscllwqPGnmeXqEjuVIMYqRi0ceOVn6WlortqfUv_Af323TWK93lBvmv73NdaOc3syqcPqVqt964vEy61x4-3j0vNcOD_X7/s1600-h/jk.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288189770420206034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17XvVcuSPhSPwf_2E_c134_HD57u7tCnfRUXnmKYzHwp5oiscllwqPGnmeXqEjuVIMYqRi0ceOVn6WlortqfUv_Af323TWK93lBvmv73NdaOc3syqcPqVqt964vEy61x4-3j0vNcOD_X7/s400/jk.jpg" border="0" /></a> Another off-cut type piece.<br /><div></div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-70032892301137231182008-10-14T10:03:00.000-07:002008-10-14T10:30:06.898-07:00Cut and Paste<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboRwWPxtAhnExCvXbcOp-XxXm0UacUXS6N-97unIt6j_eiskNK444wO2sliXoBdHib0bp03V_L7pIWHO0LrkisbTbVuNRzFu3KXV1NUlHUX1nIXqztbGe25cZXE4QF-lf_7SkvQVCSda_/s1600-h/IMGP1063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257056694316297938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjboRwWPxtAhnExCvXbcOp-XxXm0UacUXS6N-97unIt6j_eiskNK444wO2sliXoBdHib0bp03V_L7pIWHO0LrkisbTbVuNRzFu3KXV1NUlHUX1nIXqztbGe25cZXE4QF-lf_7SkvQVCSda_/s400/IMGP1063.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are a couple of new collages in a series I'm currently working on. I was looking at the Jan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tschichold</span> and New Typography book by Christopher Burke and I was really into the look of the artwork for print, as I have mentioned previously the aesthetic really appeals to me. What interests me is the making and putting together of work, the production and the notes for printing etc. The pieced together artwork, it's really beautiful and revealing, but it would have a short life, once used it was stashed back in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">planchest</span> and forgotten, its job done. <div>In <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">today's</span> digital age where the screen presents finished design to us and hides its secrets, I'm becoming more and more interested in the process of making, real live cut and paste!</div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-60737643531702594502008-09-25T11:19:00.001-07:002008-09-25T11:55:06.234-07:00The Book<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5sEAYnQWxvP9HJCAdJOCqhxNM2hryzTKSaHU5yBcIMKa-zg5nWCHNhnrnhR0B46rVsiMDeQ0j75smQLOqhc4nLlESoQUcXHUy0z2Hd0tnnClFbD0M8bJQQaxHDtAe923vcQR42R7FWuV/s1600-h/IMGP1041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250027126286791698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5sEAYnQWxvP9HJCAdJOCqhxNM2hryzTKSaHU5yBcIMKa-zg5nWCHNhnrnhR0B46rVsiMDeQ0j75smQLOqhc4nLlESoQUcXHUy0z2Hd0tnnClFbD0M8bJQQaxHDtAe923vcQR42R7FWuV/s320/IMGP1041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgritPyu1KvX3Dth_eV3EF5blengLCz-XzPtBgrz_3hvEWO83hWfwCTCkSRllZuhaQPe9wKZXaDG7ZQQNX41i1jOe97Z3zWpi54N4KVHwJeAlvNFxH-A28MrEHKgSx5C6Tql8xGKbLMu41v/s1600-h/IMGP1043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250027130699976002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgritPyu1KvX3Dth_eV3EF5blengLCz-XzPtBgrz_3hvEWO83hWfwCTCkSRllZuhaQPe9wKZXaDG7ZQQNX41i1jOe97Z3zWpi54N4KVHwJeAlvNFxH-A28MrEHKgSx5C6Tql8xGKbLMu41v/s320/IMGP1043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPv9jpt-iMYs_YVeA5tdPbcVCTPZ0LsXcRw6MCm4yh6re_4JSju60duSrkcPfsLRliTa5IU3xi5HVqY4BUG5kmq0ikgtkx-5avGWUtiwTj25jO0S0p5EkFP4PTeIUOsqwuPEuLP-aqOqz/s1600-h/IMGP1045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250027141541711714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPv9jpt-iMYs_YVeA5tdPbcVCTPZ0LsXcRw6MCm4yh6re_4JSju60duSrkcPfsLRliTa5IU3xi5HVqY4BUG5kmq0ikgtkx-5avGWUtiwTj25jO0S0p5EkFP4PTeIUOsqwuPEuLP-aqOqz/s320/IMGP1045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSDuffmMSnMNuEpfXbpmiTpYoJR_M9iiJnSpTqU6CTPpLT_qVDhudEHFCJYqkf4ZrKeSdfUdv9k85x2ABagogYQdqEev4SU2K3NPhM_EwfUQM-NOKjB2UXUaejIRn2dE0mh42u1UK-IAY/s1600-h/IMGP1046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250027148864464114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSDuffmMSnMNuEpfXbpmiTpYoJR_M9iiJnSpTqU6CTPpLT_qVDhudEHFCJYqkf4ZrKeSdfUdv9k85x2ABagogYQdqEev4SU2K3NPhM_EwfUQM-NOKjB2UXUaejIRn2dE0mh42u1UK-IAY/s320/IMGP1046.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the artists book I made when I decided I wanted to get back to a more hands on approach and feel to my work. I restricted myself to certain elements, those being <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">letterforms</span>, tape, acetate, pieces of graph paper, some file dividers and various papers I had lying around. I started to hold the initial pieces together and fix them into the book with staples and this became part of the working <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">method</span> and the aesthetic. I was inspired in many ways by the look of 'mechanical artwork', acetate or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PMT</span> overlays taped down with the information in black. The book itself was initially the vehicle to contain all of these experiments and exercises but soon started to become an object in its own right as the dividers and the work started to edge out of its constraints. It's a bit of a handful.<br /><br /><div></div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-77500105701789399192008-09-16T10:54:00.000-07:002008-09-16T11:37:17.126-07:00More Play With Letterforms<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROn-E_NthSIvR8Ril9OG5hFToBlaiw1Iqp9E8Y3XJh6DtXxWqykqkg_iTVIGOTvZRGKVGpAzPV7KKfU8kabGzbm-xnBE-ELIWIwVQDb0P1u_4hppoaIuy-s8nPsZo7tAWEiXDXnQSXNfq/s1600-h/gpred.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246679425045278626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROn-E_NthSIvR8Ril9OG5hFToBlaiw1Iqp9E8Y3XJh6DtXxWqykqkg_iTVIGOTvZRGKVGpAzPV7KKfU8kabGzbm-xnBE-ELIWIwVQDb0P1u_4hppoaIuy-s8nPsZo7tAWEiXDXnQSXNfq/s400/gpred.jpg" border="0" /></a> After I had completed the artists book (mentioned last post), I was left <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">with</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">plenty</span> of off-cuts on the desk and floor. I began to work into these again, combining and recycling, photocopying onto coloured papers and then overprinting simple type elements using the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">inkjet</span></span></span>. As the elements were copied again and again they became more beautiful, the 'ageing' and degrading from the copying process adding to the aesthetic. There was a real element of chance to the overprinting as I didn't know where the red lines would fall. This is the way I love to work, just playing and having the freedom to let the work happen, waiting for the stars to align.<br /><div></div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-74980266258100450532008-09-16T10:45:00.001-07:002008-09-16T11:41:55.578-07:00The Real Stuff<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IM0lDhF-xQeJlF6QadDfBDfIOBbzXwIt3B78sPHotxgjPmOGpl5ON7yG7VDRA2Pl0-7-yabmxJSP5LINIzOCfG7pb-MjF-1r9LqXwxEaq1oHViV2ob7CZs9fa32WnYTbpFkJow2wJQNQ/s1600-h/acetate1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246676949936323858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IM0lDhF-xQeJlF6QadDfBDfIOBbzXwIt3B78sPHotxgjPmOGpl5ON7yG7VDRA2Pl0-7-yabmxJSP5LINIzOCfG7pb-MjF-1r9LqXwxEaq1oHViV2ob7CZs9fa32WnYTbpFkJow2wJQNQ/s400/acetate1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is when I began working on the 'real' work. I started simply with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">letterforms</span>, enlarging them on the photocopier, cutting and combining them to form new shapes, re-copying onto acetate, more cutting and more combining. This is a piece made from a couple of off-cuts during the process of making an artists book, of which I will post images soon.</div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925811532374702492.post-79932242276646571982008-09-16T10:22:00.000-07:002008-09-16T11:11:49.826-07:00Last On The Mac<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI01F1Epx7pj9Wi9zmT-PbIjWbUAbnGHauGFPtFdRcNlhC0MYt0yq_t2kkSHpfG7jnP9TmDrdSA1h4kj6qVnZWtIL7K6C0HfWJ5SLkanVG7JDNwml_5wb9XVFqmVWhGl7zRZRTAE21CH_i/s1600-h/GP6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246672343365469490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI01F1Epx7pj9Wi9zmT-PbIjWbUAbnGHauGFPtFdRcNlhC0MYt0yq_t2kkSHpfG7jnP9TmDrdSA1h4kj6qVnZWtIL7K6C0HfWJ5SLkanVG7JDNwml_5wb9XVFqmVWhGl7zRZRTAE21CH_i/s400/GP6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This piece of work was the last that I created using the Mac. OK, the Mac was only used to put it together, the elements existed in their own right, cut from packaging and then scanned in, but I began to be aware that the image only existed digitally, it wasn't real in a sense. I wanted to get back to making 'real' work, images that you could touch, that what you were touching was the only one and not a print of a digital piece.</div>Gary Prendergasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12329042026850160902noreply@blogger.com0