It was interesting to hear how Gibb was so process driven, finding such enjoyment in the process of screen printing that the act of making it becomes more important than the outcome.
She works with no roughs, a very different way to working than we are being encouraged to. I don't think that this is a professional approach to illustration practice but it does seem to work for her, and her clients are happy to accept that she does not work to roughs.
Kate Gibb creates work that has value for herself rather than clients, although she admits that in order to make a living, she does have to produce work to suit her client's specifications. This is opposite to the practice of Kyle Webster, whose own work is always client-driven. All of his work is made for a specific brief and he prides himself on his versatility in this area; his ability to transform his illustration for any job.
In this respect, Gibbs's work is a lot more authentic and genuine. There is a real element of her authorship in the work she produces, where as Webster is autonomous. Gibb makes things that she likes and I think that Webster makes things for profit.
In this respect, Gibbs's work is a lot more authentic and genuine. There is a real element of her authorship in the work she produces, where as Webster is autonomous. Gibb makes things that she likes and I think that Webster makes things for profit.
The work of Kate Gibb wasn't really my cup of tea. I appreciated the effort and labour of her prints, but they often lacked a purpose or message. She may have a definite subject, such as feminism, but in my opinion, she is just describing the issue rather than stating her opinion within the print. Where is her voice? In the colours she uses perhaps? Maybe the viewer just has to have a more active role and I am too reliant on text telling the rest of the message.
I struggle to define whether her prints should be classed as illustrations or not, as they are images that are made by hand, but are they just pictures? They do illustrate music and they say something more than just a photo could.
Of all the work she showed us, I liked her studio process shots the most. The photos she'd taken of screens in-process or printing medium splattered across a table epitomised her love for the method and the passion she has for making.
I struggle to define whether her prints should be classed as illustrations or not, as they are images that are made by hand, but are they just pictures? They do illustrate music and they say something more than just a photo could.
Of all the work she showed us, I liked her studio process shots the most. The photos she'd taken of screens in-process or printing medium splattered across a table epitomised her love for the method and the passion she has for making.
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