Whilst going on a lovely with two of my closest friends I stumbled across some views that got me thinking about my project…

Seeing all the rubbish pushed into the ground made me a little frustrated. It’s takes very little time to put your rubbish away. Anyway! It made me think about the idea of there being all these unnatural substances within the natural environments. How we use cosmetic materials on our natural bodies (I for one am guilty as I love using make up), how we use both man made and natural materials, and how you could look at it that sometimes people use their wardrobe to create an unnatural perception of themselves. Just the whole idea of how we have created a cosmetic and man made world really got me thinking and gave me my initial inspiration for this project.

Successful day if you ask me!

 

 

When asked whether he felt a weight of responsibility in capturing the traumatic, personal narratives, Brian Adams responded:

” I just thought that I should try to be as honest with them as possible, because they were being honest with me.”

Initially the images make me feel consumed, they draw me in and make me take a moment to consider what it is they could have gone through in order to get to where they are today, not just the traumatic event of being in war but the rehabilitation physically and mentally afterwards.

After the initial observation I start to notice the textures displayed and patterns created as the result of such an awful event it think are beautiful. The scars represent a pattern that I think would be really effective as a print on a garment.

‘Brilliantly surreal campaign’

“I’ve always loved being a women, I’ve never wanted to be a man. But I definitely think it has its challenges”

       Inspired by the Ninties fly-on-the-wall TV show Taxicab confessions.

The statement ‘Legs are not doors’ is really emotive to me. Makes me think about someone- a girl, demonstrating that she is proud of who she is and that she has control over her and who enters it.

 

Born in Liverpool in 1949, Tony initially started a career as a laboratory assistant and helped to test, manipulate and develop different types of rubber. Whilst working he decided to draw to try and understand the the experiments further and thus this led to the significant of the drawings becoming more to him than the experiments.

I found his work really inspiring as it made me consider silhouette and really think about the shapes in which could be effective. I liked the idea of having layers, and different sections that fit together. I think this could really emphasis the idea and represent how there is unnatural elements that lie within natural environments. How different substances come together to make something new and exciting.

 

‘We think the most important similarity between fashion and architecture is that they share the same starting point; the human body’ – Maison Martin Margiela

This quote really caught my eye because it made me really consider what it is I want to create for this project and what it is my re-brand will represent in terms of silhouette and structure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These images I found myself looking at initially due to the make up that compliments the garments. The dark, strong shadows that surround the eyes creates such an emotive atmosphere and I feel really bring out the power within the garments as a whole.

I also really like the splash of colour thorough the representation of washing up gloves. They suggest a strong women that isn’t afraid to demonstrates that through her wardrobe; she is willing to stand up for what she believes in. She can be who she wants to be, can wear what she choses to and behave in a manor that she feels is acceptable.

AD139 Week 1 Critique

State first impressions. Make guesses. Say what you see, do not say what you like or dislike. Suspend judgement. Describe, analyse, interpret.

1. What stands out most when you first see it?
   The extended lower leg of the sculpture

2. Explain the reason you notice what you mention in Q1.
   It reminds me of a prosthetic leg, how something synthetic and man-made can be beautiful.

3. As you keep looking, what else seems important?
   The colour and affect of the lines created.

 

4. Why does the element you mention in Q3 seem important?
   They remind me of veins, important vessels that a body needs to function but these seem to have a mind of their own.

 

5. How has contrast/structure/space/colour been used?
   The structure has been used to create a piece of elegance, almost reminds me of a dancer extending their hands over the body.

 

6. What leads your eye around from place to place?
   The different edges of the sculpture as well as the blue colour

 

7. What tells you about the artist that created this?
   They are someone that likes precision and flow within there work with a splash of creativity and flash.

 

8. Imagine the feelings and meanings this work represents – what are they?
   Freedom, energy and escape; the name of the piece being waves VI makes me think of being within water, surfing away from reality.

 

9. What other titles could be given to this work?
   Curve, Leap, Smooth extension, Drift

 

10. What other things interest you about this work?
    I find myself staring at the holes within the piece, why are there sections missing? Makes me think about someone falling though a wave and disappearing.

 

11. What do you think the artist was trying to convey in the work – to moralise, elevate the spirit, instruct?
    I think they were trying to represent a beautiful curve, whether it a change is someone’s life or a change in direction. An energetic new event that steers you somewhere new.

 

12. Suggest up to 10 key words that relate to the meaning of this work.
    Electric, Smooth, Flow, Curve, Disappear, Stride, Slide, Missing, Clear direction

 

13. Create a narrative in up to 100 words from this work that would convey this work to others.
    Someone loves a smooth ride, a life where by they live to stick to a plan but that still possesses life and enjoyable times. However they encounter holes within the plan they have to work there way around, whether they have to add something into the mix or remove a previous idea in order to carry on the right path. Through this process they find themselves in an electric blue sea, surrounded by possibilities and visual elements that inspire them to create and not be afraid to change their mind. They are choosing to ride a wave rather than be swallowed by one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD139 Week 1 Critique

First impressions. Guesses. What I see, not what I like or dislike. Suspend judgement. Describe, analyse, and interpret.

1. What stands out most when you first see it?
   The colourful nature of the face and how the lines across the face, represent the eyes

2. Explain the reason you notice what you mention in Q1.
   I notice the facial area initially because it is not what you expect. I find it fascinating that the image still possesses facial features/ a personality even though there hasn’t been any realistic features put in.

3. As you keep looking, what else seems important?
   I think the direction that the figure is looking is important; it suggests that they are looking into the future? Suggesting a hardship or longing.

4. Why does the element you mention in Q3 seem important?
   It is telling a story, conveying a deeper meaning to a few splashes of paint.

5. How has contrast/structure/space/colour been used?
   The background colour and structure of the piece is used to emphasis the figure in the center of the painting. The colour is used to add emotion and draw you in and the

6. What leads your eye around from place to place?
   The speckles of dots, it looks like paint has been splashed across the page to create a faded world around the figure.

7. What tells you about the artist that created this?
   I think the artist is someone that enjoys deliberate mess. The combination of detail and precision against the mix/ blending of colours portrays someone in thought that is clear of their intentions.

 

8. What seems to be hiding in the composition?
   The identity, the gender and the world the figure lives in, is missing.

 

9. Why do you think this is hidden?
   I think this is deliberately misplaced making you consider your own story for the person.

 

10. Imagine the feelings and meanings this work represents – what are they?
    Lust, longing, distance, empty space, feeling alone, looking out to the future.

11. What other titles could be given to this work?
    Hidden eyes, statue of pride, Unknown voice, Future glance

 

12. What other things interest you about this work?
    The patterns and textures used.

 

13. What do you think the artist was trying to convey in the work – to moralise, elevate the spirit, instruct?
    To create imagination, to inspire and portray that there is more to a person that their face.
14. Suggest up to 10 key words that relate to the meaning of this work.
    Longing, thought, space, splash, explode, detail, precision, blood, lust, disappearing.
15. Create a narrative in up to 100 words from this work that would convey this work to others.
    Subject A is a person of drive and of longing for a different life. They are looking into the future, hoping for something different to arrive, they determined to escape their current life and become something more. They made have had heart break or sadness in their life but it is slowly escaping them, allowing them to express themselves and move on.