My New Research Poster

So for the new poster I had to build a new canvas stretcher, easily done, Ive made plenty in the past, all sturdy enough and bigger than the one proposed.

Once I created the stretcher It was time to prime it. I primed it with more white paint and when that was dry I went in with a burnt umber as a background, this was watered down so it would look much more washed out.

I still liked the old posters design of looking worn out and rusting in a way so I got some polyfilla and started coating the piece with it. When that was dry I started chipping it off in small places, although i expected it to look more like rusted metal underneath it actually looked like chipped off wallpaper and paint on a pink plastered wall, this was not expected but I loved it more than the previous concept.

In the right hand corner of the piece I decided to paint something which I find extremely relevant to the question I was asking for the poster, I decided to paint 'William Basinskis Disintegration Loops' The smoke rising out of the 2 chasms the twin towers had left on that day.

I also appreciated the printed words I used on the old poster so I decided to do that again, this time using rubber stamps whereas last time I used a stencil, that took much longer.

I then added a clock to the piece so it has a sound aspect to it, the ticking of time slowly moving forward. i am yet to add text above the 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mark to it.

in the bottom right corner I added a small painting of a ghost lurking in the corner to show that persistence of a ghost in this concept.

The next part was the tricky part, making the curtain which goes behind the hole. I started by cutting out a sheet abit bigger than the width of the hole. I then proceeded to iron it flat, fold over the edges so it has a hem then sewing that closed. I then had to find the correct tension to the fabric so it wouldnt be too tight that it wouldnt turn but not too lose so it didnt catch. once I done that I printed out the title for the piece- "how can hauntology be used to reimagine the relationship between sound and painting in contemporary art practice?" I transferred this on to fabric using printable transfer sheets.

it is still yet to be finished, but it will ave all the correct information it needs.

Hauntology quick mind map

painting and sound

The use of painting and sound can be exciting within the concept of hauntology, with me not knowing much about the rules of music allows me to create sound which doesn't abide by the rules of sound and music, beats etc. this excited me a-lot but I do find myself at a standstill because its one thing creating disintegration loops but i have no knowledge of this aspect for future creations unless I start to learn more about sound etc.

I have found more musicians to listen to who can inspire me in the future, Demdike Stare, Belbury Poly, Philip Jeck, Mordant Music and The Focus Group.

although Its difficult to find painters who work primarily under the concept of hauntology I do find that Ivan Seal fits the structure quite nicely. his work featuring familiar objects which can trigger memories or a sense of familiarity but while also not being that object.

lots to think about following this.