As a small project, we were instructed to choose three 8 bit invaders (inspired by the artist ‘Invader’) and put them around the town of Kingston.
As a group we initially chose three 8 bit images and discussed which materials we wanted to use to paint the shapes on. We chose to create stencils of the Invaders and spray paint over the top of different surfaces.
We began by sticking our cut-up stencils on wooden and metallic materials. Following this we sprayed white paint over the top of the stencils and waited until the paint dried. When revealing the shapes beneath, we found different results. The wooden surface was shown to be the best for spray painting on while the metal surface wasn’t. The metallic surface caused the paint to seep under the stencil creating a blotchy effect which wasn’t what we wanted. Despite the outcome, we used all three pieces for the project.
After discussing possible locations, we set out into the town and placed our invaders in different places such as on church walls, and down streets. Our locations were inspired by Invaders work on different walls all over the world.
To conclude, we presented our work by explaining our thought process, choice of materials and locations. This allowed us to reflect on what we have achieved, and think about what we could have done to improve our project.
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