Patrick Caulfield

My tutor directed me towards Patrick Caulfields work in my mid-semester evaluation. At first I was unsure of the way I could take influence from his style when looking at his more abstract work since this is not usually my style. However, I found some beautiful pieces that seem to use illustrator or some digital method to create black line work to create the structure of the image, and then textured colourful backgrounds to make the space have an atmosphere. This, I realised, is what is lacking in my work at the moment. The lack of colour causes it to not really have a sense of place or mood about it. Another aspect of Caulfields work is the elements of seemingly photographic sections added to his work, invoking a sense of surrealism and photo realism.

The work shown below obviously demonstrates these notions, and compared to my own work shown before it, it is quite clear how taking influence from this can help me to succeed in improving my style and method.