Worksop Bus Station

Research and Visual References

Inspiration

30/01/15

For the curtain walling designs, I needed some visual references that would help me come up with new ideas and that would also help me overcome that block that I had reached. My first thought was to focus on the water tower, and, following on with one of my earliest ideas of 'Worksop though the seasons', to have images of flowers found in Britain in each particular season. As well as this, I also wanted to experiment, and create a design that was geometrical, so I wanted a map of Worksop.

I wasn't too keen on the geometry idea, so I began to look into other ideas, such as the water tower and 'Worksop through the seasons'

I focused mainly on the chimney, as that was where most of the detail is, and began to come up with a design

This image shows how I interpreted the style of Art Deco and translated it in my own way when coming up with the water tower design.

The theme of this design in Art Deco, which would tie in with the theme of the bus station, and while the design still needs improving, I feel that it is a very strong idea.

The idea behind this was to celebrate the history within the town and to show that, while Worksop is developing around it, the water tower, built in 1881, still stands tall and proud on the grounds it was built. It's intention is to shine a light on the history that may not be getting as much attention now that newer developments are modernising Worksop

This image I used in particular because it shows the flower in full, and so makes it easier to look at and refer to.

I wanted an image of the flower head on so that I was able to look at the detailing carefully when it came to my design work.

While I already had an image of a Daffodil that was enough to help with the design work, I wanted to see how different species of the flower varied and how the colours may change how it looked.

These images show fully the proportions of the flowers and how the petals look in detail, the first image also shows how the leaves look on the flower

This image is particularly useful for showing the detail within the centre of the flower.

These images I would then refer to for my 'Worksop through the seasons' idea. Each different flower, the Sunflower, Poppy and Daffodil are each flowers that are symbolic to different seasons. I was attempting to make something more delicate compared to the water tower idea. and so added a lot more detail, however, through the designing stages, this design got a lot simpler. However, upon contemplation, I then begin to experiment with the design by making it a lot more abstract.

After looking at this design, I then began to create various other designs with an abstract nature. Using some of the patterns out of the first Semi- Abstract design, I began to see what I could achieve.

While these designs are rather simplistic, the boldness of the lines and the patterns stand out, making them less delicate, but more eye catching.

However, I was still more swayed towards the Semi- Abstract design.

Upon contemplation, I relaised that, while the design was both quite delicate and bold, all of the smaller patterns merged together, and so I set about adding tone to it, which eventually gave it an illusionary feel, with the likes of Bridget Riley, and that also eliminated the merging of the patterns

This design is meant to be a mixture of not being able to determine what it is, and yet obvious as to what it is, making it Semi- Abstract. it is bold and yet delicate to keep viewers looking and interested. the varying boldness of lines and tone is intended to draw the viewer into the design.

Bridget Riley

Bridget Riley is a British artist who is one of the foremost exponents of Op Art ( Optical art: A style of visual art that makes use of optical illusions and are Abstract ). She is known for her drawings and paintings of illusionary art.

To extend my work on the flower design, I will also look into Georgia O'Keeffe, who produces highly detailed paintings of flowers, and to try to produce something that is inspired by her work.