This week has been great, not only abit of a break but I have found the vis com project fun to do- although now with a few of the 30 things left to do I have found I have left the hardest ones till last and they are proving somewhat difficult, yet I think a modern approach of minimalism could well be the answer!!
Today I went to the Woolff gallery and saw Clay Sinclair's work- I feel this complimented the project- it was fun and his ideas made you chuckle! Personally my favourite of his work was 'beautiful people', his work was young, modern and refreshing- making you smile which I think is important when looking at art. Yet the humour also appealed to different ages as I went with my mother and she too saw the funny side of the works- wanting to buy the 'real men' for my dad yet at a couple of thousand pounds although this work was great- perhaps this won't be his christmas present!!! But walking away this exhibition although small was definately worth a visit- and although this is soooooooo cheesy the colour and humour did brighten up the day having got literally soaked at the station.
After going to this exhibition I went to the 'bookshop' which honestly was crap!! Firstly couldn't find the place, secondly it was pouring with rain and lastly it was tiny! Walking around what seemed like a box with a little women staring at me- really wasn't worth the visit! Saying this there were some intersting mini sketch books ( although I could have probably created something similar myself), and it was on the list of 30 things to do!
So... 26 done, 4 more to go!!!
Friday, 12 November 2010
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Blog set topic: crossroads II
I am very ambitious. Yet from what side of the creative field do I see the world? Currently I have choice, I can do anything I want to and this aspect of freedom is something I find exciting. Deciding to narrow my pathway and specialise is something I find daunting and difficult. My struggle in clarity to choose one area over another is due to enjoying 3 of the 4 rotations and furthermore, in my opinion producing successful projects in visual communication, 3d spatial and fashion and textiles. Therefore in the coming assesment dispite the area talks I am still torn in what to choose.
Upon entering the course I was unsure of what degree I was going to choose, even if I was going to do something art based or not. Yet I know now I want to do an art based degree- the excitement and opportunities which each area offers is never the less overwhelming.
At A-level I was always told to stick to one idea, and not to play with too many at one time and this I found limiting as I am constantly coming up with new ideas amidst the bombardment of visual imagery, adverts, and social interaction within the world today. Hence visual communication was almost like therapy, just churning out ideas.
My most successful area I feel was visual communication- it gave me the opportunity to generate lots of ideas and experiment which I loved and contrary to my expectations it was not all computer based and was fast paced, which I liked. I was also introduced to photo manipulation and generating lots of images which I had never done before and I found inspired new ideas. Producing lots of sketchbooks also proved successful and enjoyable.
Within this area I felt the most creative. The brief was clear, I had a target and this more distinct direction compared to the other areas I found helpful. However despite this I am not confident using computers and even though I have been assured this is not a necessity for this area, I feel computer technology is the future, a vehicle and an essential tool to progress to the sort of success I crave. Tutors and students have suggested me to be an illustrator, yet although as is clear from my work I love to draw, I do not want to continue into a freelance environment, feeling around for money and direction. I feel I would be more successful in the competitive environment of advertising as, as others have commented on, my presentation skills.
Another area which I have been considering is fashion and textiles- I enjoyed this rotation and its broadness, using lots of different media- yet I do not know where I would fit into this hugely competitive field. Ever since I was young I have always wanted to work within a fashion magazine, due to my interest in fashion through clothes and magazines. I see my role within this industry as advertisement, management and directing yet I do not know whether this ambition would suit the fashion and textile area. Upon entering the course I would have chosen this area, yet after the crit, compared to visual communication I question how successful I would be within this area.
My least favourite area was fine art- this was a drag, not only due to the vagueness of the project but the length and lack of direction, I need a clear brief to work with and I found this rotation although liberating, with a fat paint brush and large piece of paper, the work I produced in my opinion was unsuccessful, both aesthetically and in motivating me. I also found this area the most challenging in generating ideas and perhaps this reflects in my work.
My least favourite area was fine art- this was a drag, not only due to the vagueness of the project but the length and lack of direction, I need a clear brief to work with and I found this rotation although liberating, with a fat paint brush and large piece of paper, the work I produced in my opinion was unsuccessful, both aesthetically and in motivating me. I also found this area the most challenging in generating ideas and perhaps this reflects in my work.
Fine art
HATED this rotation!!!!!!!
For me it was too slow moving and lack of a clear brief for me made it difficult. Never the less over the first week I enjoyed the drawing, and on independent study day I found it great fun taking my own pictures around my local area and drawing the changes that occured. Yet what confused me about the area is what was good and what was bad!!! In the past I have found when looking at other students work ither at school or in the other rotations, for me it has been clear what is 'good' and what is 'bad', not only in terms of ideas but aesthetically too. Yet within fineart, some of the more technical work was bad and the stuff that had taken two seconds and very little thought was good. This confused me as when it came to painting in the studio I found it difficult to know what was wanted from us, and moreover what would be seen as good and waht would be seen as bad! Hence for my final idea I came up with a selecition of several smaller paintings which would be hung together. These paintings were influenced not only by my confusion within the project but by some of my drawings, photo manipulations and too acetate work and the aspect of repitition. With inspiration I translated my ideas onto small pieces of wood. With this work I like the energy and I feel they are quite interesting with the many layers of paint. However these are not usually what I would count as a 'good' painting and although interesting I think I would have prefered to produce a more realistic piece against the advice of the tutors!!!!!!!!!!!!
Overall- rotation not good, it dragged on!!
For me it was too slow moving and lack of a clear brief for me made it difficult. Never the less over the first week I enjoyed the drawing, and on independent study day I found it great fun taking my own pictures around my local area and drawing the changes that occured. Yet what confused me about the area is what was good and what was bad!!! In the past I have found when looking at other students work ither at school or in the other rotations, for me it has been clear what is 'good' and what is 'bad', not only in terms of ideas but aesthetically too. Yet within fineart, some of the more technical work was bad and the stuff that had taken two seconds and very little thought was good. This confused me as when it came to painting in the studio I found it difficult to know what was wanted from us, and moreover what would be seen as good and waht would be seen as bad! Hence for my final idea I came up with a selecition of several smaller paintings which would be hung together. These paintings were influenced not only by my confusion within the project but by some of my drawings, photo manipulations and too acetate work and the aspect of repitition. With inspiration I translated my ideas onto small pieces of wood. With this work I like the energy and I feel they are quite interesting with the many layers of paint. However these are not usually what I would count as a 'good' painting and although interesting I think I would have prefered to produce a more realistic piece against the advice of the tutors!!!!!!!!!!!!
Overall- rotation not good, it dragged on!!
Friday, 15 October 2010
Fashion and Textiles- Week 2
Firstly- The fashion textile room is TOOO cramped- to much ''stuff'' everywhere and it just makes everything sooooooo confusing. Abit like this week which I also found very confusing, not only in terms of what the brief was asking but what I was interested in. After much experimentation with the directed drawing and mini sketchbooks , using photo manipulation was something that seemed to work. My concept came from my initial experimentation with materials, I found that metal and shiny objects was something that I found interesting and especially when shiny objects contracted and expanded, hence I began to research and photograph everyday shiny objects that expanded and contracted. Taking this idea I decided to produce some fashion illustrations and enlarging some of my small sketchbooks and drawings which I had produced on both the directed drawing and also that I had done of shiny objects, I then used this to create patterns on the clothing, experimenting with blending and illustration.
Further to this I also produced some 3D accessories using my ideas from the previous week, however I feel that these were less successful as I didn't feel they showed what I wanted to show and also connect with my previous research very well.
Having had the crit I feel I can learn from this project,
- the need to have a breather in a visually dense book, incorporating simpler pages.
- I feel I have also learnt to experiment and take ideas further for example by photocopying my small books I was able to come up with the basis of my fashion illustrations.- basically go with instinct and try things out.
Overall I found the rotation different to what I had intially expected, alot more experimental and in a sense freeer than I had expected, with independence to do what you felt comfortable to do.
Further to this I also produced some 3D accessories using my ideas from the previous week, however I feel that these were less successful as I didn't feel they showed what I wanted to show and also connect with my previous research very well.
Having had the crit I feel I can learn from this project,
- the need to have a breather in a visually dense book, incorporating simpler pages.
- I feel I have also learnt to experiment and take ideas further for example by photocopying my small books I was able to come up with the basis of my fashion illustrations.- basically go with instinct and try things out.
Overall I found the rotation different to what I had intially expected, alot more experimental and in a sense freeer than I had expected, with independence to do what you felt comfortable to do.
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Fashion and Textiles- Week 1
Initially at the start of the week we began drawing, different to 3D spacial, continuous line drawings, quick, blind etc. I didn't like this style, for me it was too messy, and didn't flow and the drawings were so quick it didn't give me a chance to think about what I was doing. Never the less it taught me about positioning drawings onto the page and looking at their relationship to each other, moreover the speed of the drawings ment I got lots of work, in different styles and using different materails such as masking tape and looking at repitition which I found interesting.
Later on in the week I really liked producing the mini sketch books using different materials and looking at how you can layer the different materials, using different opacities, textures and stiching. I found this generated lots of different ideas about how the materials could work together. Therefore on Wednesday, unhappy with my large sketch book I ripped it apart and using ideas from the mini books I successfully reproduced it, layering and cutting out the drawings and positioning them with more thought than I had intially.
Overall I found the week interesting, although the style of the drawings was intially dawnting, having experimented through the week I am beginning to understand how different weights of material can work together which I feel will be important next week!!!
Later on in the week I really liked producing the mini sketch books using different materials and looking at how you can layer the different materials, using different opacities, textures and stiching. I found this generated lots of different ideas about how the materials could work together. Therefore on Wednesday, unhappy with my large sketch book I ripped it apart and using ideas from the mini books I successfully reproduced it, layering and cutting out the drawings and positioning them with more thought than I had intially.
Overall I found the week interesting, although the style of the drawings was intially dawnting, having experimented through the week I am beginning to understand how different weights of material can work together which I feel will be important next week!!!
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