For our culture of the copy assignment, we were instructed to take a popular image or icon and and use the derivative on the front of a t-shirt and place our own trans formative image on the back. The class looked at examples of the Mona Lisa; one of the most copied images of all time, to serve as inspiration.
I chose to take the popular "Great Wave" image by artist Hokusai. I broke the painting down into graphic, black and white counterparts. I then cut a stencil out of acetate (overhead transparency) and used black fabric paint to adhere it to my white shirt. On the back of my t-shirt, I used the same stencil but used iron on transfer paper to print out images of garbage that I cut out and ironed to the image of the wave. I just wanted to make a comment about humans pollution of the oceans and how trash make the "Great Wave" not so great. It was the first shirt I have ever made, and was challenging but rewarding as well.
I chose to take the popular "Great Wave" image by artist Hokusai. I broke the painting down into graphic, black and white counterparts. I then cut a stencil out of acetate (overhead transparency) and used black fabric paint to adhere it to my white shirt. On the back of my t-shirt, I used the same stencil but used iron on transfer paper to print out images of garbage that I cut out and ironed to the image of the wave. I just wanted to make a comment about humans pollution of the oceans and how trash make the "Great Wave" not so great. It was the first shirt I have ever made, and was challenging but rewarding as well.
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