Emma McLellan, Xavier Meade

In this lecture we had two speakers Emma McLettan and Xavier Meade these two artists both collect things like Frances. Emma collects antique wallpaper, intricate patterns and fabrics she finds and Xavier collects old political Mexican poster. Both artists focus on printing making or screen printing how ever their approach to the art form is different. McLettan has worked with screen printing for 10 years and is influenced by animals, genetically engineered nature and mutations printing on paper and panels she says she like to work on panel because if she chooses to change the print she can wipe it off with a wet cloth. McLettans images are focused on animals and pattern. She plays with the idea of cutting up and rearrangement of nature, g.e animals and incorrect description of a animal. Creating mutated or cross breads animals which many look interesting and amusing.

mutation with animal

Xavier Meade direction heads towards revolution posters prints. He says that “posters have to hit you strait away they are like the warriors of the street” as they are out sending a message and telling a story to all viewers. In my opinion Meade is intrigued with stories of the under dog as he travels the world sorting after powerful prints of revolutionary stories ‘I like that about him as he seems to respect the history of our country and has even learnt how to do his whakapapa in maori. The difference in Emma McLettan and Xavier Meade approuch to printing are the context and material. McLettan body of works combines the idea of human playing god by controling nature and re-apropriated antique wallpaer designs and acrylic paint. Were as Meades work is of revolutional or religious figures on posters.

political poster

religious poster

Melanie Cervantes political posters

Cervantes art work are prints and in the same context as Xavier Meades as her art is of powerfull images about resistence or the “small people” fighting the “man” here is one work of hers posters


”A solidarity piece with the young Palestinian children who must use slingshots to defend their lives and their from the Israeli tanks, “Apache” helicopters and machine gun toting soldiers who continue to invade, “settle” and colonize Palestine.” there is a big difference in color between McLellans work and the political posters as as the posters are bright and bold in contrast as if they are trying to grab the attention of the viewer immediately were as McLellans work is quite detailed and delicate having you look twice at what the image is of.