family history artwork
liquid metal, tramazite
5400MM X 1500MM
commissioned FOR a private client, international
“JOHNNY, IN LIFE THINK BIG, REALLY REALLY BIG, AND THEN DOUBLE IT AGAIN.”
we were commissioned to create an abstract artwork, telling the story of a family’s journey from Lebanon to Sydney in 1929.
the piece documented the exact journey by ship, INCORPORATING additional elements and memories that are precious to the client’s heritage.
The journey that underpins this commissioned artwork is mapped out in detail in the Based Upon Studio.
Initial studies of the client's story, Based Upon Studio.
Collated memories and historical moments are explored, re-worked and developed into the piece's composition.
The anchor of the story: an abstracted world map is developed in the Based Upon Studio.
Initial studies are digitally remastered before before creating the final piece.
family history artwork
liquid metal, tramazite
5400MM X 1500MM
commissioned FOR a private client, international
understand the process
an insight into the creative practise
i
discover
Working with the client and his personal historian to understand the families journey from Lebanon to Australia and the key documents illustrating this story.
ii
define
Sketching to show how the personal content of the family’s story could be set within a large map illustrating the key moments of the journey.
iii
develop
Material sampling to demonstrate how an engraving process could add the families content into a large abstract map of the families journey.