My architectural journey in progress

Welcome to my portfolio. This shows my favourite pieces of work created in college in my first year as a Level 3 BTEC Art and Design student, longing to become an architect in the future. I also attached a few drawings I had created in my spare time.

Transitions

 

This piece of work was created for my transition brief in my first year at college. The inspiration stemmed from a natural form (shell) into architecture, highlighting the transition. The artist who inspired me was Escher, as he focuses his work mainly on spirals, which led me to the use of the shell. This was created by making multiple layers on Adobe Illustrator and then laser cut onto wood. This was tested multiple times on smaller models, so I could create something I was eventually happy with. Once the structure was formed, I added cress seeds in a swirled form to emphasise the involvement of nature.

 

Homeward light show

This piece was created for my homeward brief, also in my first year of college. The inspiration for this was where I came from, essentially, so since I have Polish heritage, I wanted to show the difference of architecture in Poland compared to England. This was also created on Adobe Illustrator and laser cut, but this time on frosted Perspex to display the bright colours of the Gdansk buildings. I specifically chose Perspex rather than acrylic since my brief insisted that I had to incorporate light, so I decided to have the light shine from behind the Perspex so it was visible to anyone viewing it. This was tested many times with small models to make sure I had done everything properly on Illustrator. As my work wa heavily inspired by architecture, it was displayed in an estate agent in Selby for a few days.

Paris sketches

After a trip to Paris, I decided to sketch a few buildings such as the Eiffel Tower and the Dome of Les Invalides. I chose to draw these as I was mesmerised when taking the photos when I visited. I also adored the way this architecture was so old but so timeless.

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