The first element i needed in this piece is a portrait of JFK. This would be the first image i used in the collage to make it clear from the beginning what the piece was about. I created this using oil pastels and i feel it turned out well
As i wanted to use a different technique in every element of the collage, i decided to use the skills i had learned in lino printing to create a section. I began by cutting out an American flag on one piece of lino, and an image of JFK in another. I created the JFK lino cut by editing an image of Kennedy at a conference on Photoshop, using the stamp tool to separate the image into black and white. I had used this filter when creating my Beatles piece also. I then printed these using ink in different orders and colours to experiment. I chose this print as i feel it was most similar to Rauschenberg's silkscreen prints.
I researched Kennedy's death and discovered he was shot whist riding in a 1964 Lincoln Continental and decided to include this in my piece. I drew the image using sketching pencils
I wanted to incorporate news articles into this piece also, this is an appropriated image of a pile of newspapers. I created it by redrawing it using felt tips to create the outline, and then scanned it and used a combination of filters on Photoshop
This is my second portrait incorporated in my collage. I wanted to portray Lee Oswald as what he used to be before he went to prison. I did this by combining an image of him as a soldier, and his mugshot; I felt as if this would be powerful. I created this on Photoshop by placing half of each image together and using the blend tool to merge them together
I experimented with lost of different filters on photoshop. I decided i wanted to make it blue as i feel it would balance out the red of the cigarette packet, and fit in with the colour theme.
I wanted to incorperate dark room work into my peice. I created this by printing off various images revolving round Lee oswalds death, including the famous image of the shooting, and aranging them into one image. I then placed this on top of a peice of photographic paper and exposed it to light using an enlarger and developed it.
I experimented with different techniques such as covering sections and combining negative and positive images. I also experimented with textures by ripping and screwing up the original image before I printed. I chose to use the positive image a i feel its simple and works well and is easier to look at as a section.
The third portrait in my collage is inspired by David Hockney, as i have been studying him in another project. I wanted it to be similar to his ink portraits and i feel i managed this well. I experimented with different pens and pencils and felt the ink pen worked best. As the mugshot i used for inspiration was simple i wanted to continue this when recreating this.
Jack ruby died of lung cancer days before he was going to be sentanced to death for murdering Lee oswald. I researched the subject and discovered that he had died of lung cancer by second hand smoke and decided it would be appropriate to include a cigarette packet with a message on the front.
I created this using colouring crayons to draw the general packet. I also experimented with water colours but didn't get the vivid colour i needed. Instead of writing the message out, i wanted the image to look as realistic as possible so i layered a picture of the message and used Photoshop to place the message onto the image.
This is the draft of my final piece. I arranged the different elements into an order so they told the story of the chain of events leading from JFK's death. I scanned each part and arranged them on Photoshop instead of putting each piece together manually, as i was able to experiment with the sizes of the parts and fit them together.
