TASK 2 TUTORIAL AND NEXT STEPS
TASK 2 TUTORIAL AND NEXT STEPS
Prior to my tutorial for task 2, the historical and contextual studies part of the module, I was really stuck on what direction I wanted to go in therefore I decided to do about 10 different points of research on my blog, in different areas of art and design that interested me in order to find some sort of theme or common ground to them refine my work and progress further into the module successfully. My main areas of interest were looking at Linderism, an exhibition by artist Linder, as I enjoyed the collage process she created, as well as the context pf the style of the work in relation to the era that she made it in; the provocative symbolism within her collages being realized in the 1970s which was around when women’s rights movement was at its peak.
Artists like Nigel Henderson caught my attention due to the way he used photographs and distorted them manually along with creating photograms using a negative scanner; I appreciate the experimentation in creating something that looks unique and original, something I need to push myself to do further within my own creative practice. The HATE Zine I discovered on Dazed Digital also had imagery that stood out to me visually, the uncomfortableness of it all made me occupied in finding out more, and discovered that the zine pushes the narrative of talking about ‘taboo’ topics relating to sex and the body in order to normalise situations that are usually not discussed in depth as well as opening the discussion of sexuality and the body in a contemporary creative context that differs to a lot of magazines I have seen previously. Also, designer Juluis Raymund’s body typeface was another considerable influence of mine as I had not seen anyone do this before and once again the uncomfortableness made me want to explore it further.
When coming to the tutorial, I was aware that I had not refined my idea as I should have already, and therefore sought out some guidance regarding this. Understanding the common imagery or themes within my research helped me to form the beginnings of an idea so I could refine my concept for my essay down. I suggested to my tutor that with Linder’s provocative images, researching into Pantone’s release of potentially taboo colour ‘Period Red,’ HATE Zine and their images of bodies covered in baked beans along with fruit dripping all over someone’s chest, my common theme was potentially provocative imagery, representation of the sexualism of content in editorials etc.
Therefore, my next step that I was advised to do was gain some more academic written research such as journal articles, literature, and academic books as I was lacking in that when discussing my research with my tutor. I also need to brainstorm and start refining my ideas down further, I am feeling positive as my tutor gave me a good starting point, but I need to go to the library and find some books relating to my concept.
NOTES FROM TUTORIAL
different depiction of the body
different methods of depicts of the body
task 2 – one vain to draw out as a theme
really drill down into
critical reading
planning how it’s going to look
what kind of delivery
linderism – bodies – provocative – sexuality
broad range what is it that you find interesting
dada – surrealism
increasing normalisation of sexually provocative imagery
been acceptable within the fine arts for a while
widely consumed by art lovers
worked it’s way into mainstream culture
real – not playboy
descriptive words that are used in specific imagery
mundane sexually provocative image
tupac’s
use of sexually provocative imagery in other artistic forms – early photography and collage
and how it’s crossed over into mainstream and editorial photography
READING
think of key words
think about the language they have used in the blog articles
journal articles
start to filter out what you find interesting
refine more
take forward for task 2
13th november
open a word document – use it as a dumping ground, collate all sources
find books
critical reading
journal articles
wrote down ideas in word document in full sentences
any question or topic that relates and forms to mind
or any new ideas or new takes on the topic
