Developement sketches for final piece and my ‘artists statement’…

Martha Bebe Clark – Artist Statement – ‘GIF-ts For Lovers’

Humour is key in my work, over blown characters in love through screens, coming out of their respective worlds too commune with each other. Playing with the idea of traditional methods (print) or craft being at odds with the subject matter. Formalising them in this way is an attempt of ingraining them as part of a history. Using a series of visual innuendo with ‘wrong’ colour palettes, contrasting ideas being visually knitted together by the sparkling pink wallpaper.

Using wall paper and framing the objects like in a front room from the future, a merging of current lifestyles with how we keep record of the past. A shrine to something held sacred in a different sense.

Attempting to bring animation into being considered alongside the fine art prints. Taking advantage of the issues surrounding the history of cartoons. (Not a concept I’ve dived into though).