My Pinterest silhouette board: https://www.pinterest.com/brontemoxon/victorian-silhouettes/
Friday, 22 May 2015
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Cardboard city glossary
Glossary
AVANT GARD:
Applied to art, avant-garde means art that is innovatory, introducing or exploring new forms or subject matter
CARL ANDRE BRICKS
Kinetic art:
is art that depends on motion for its effects
e.g. Alexander Calder- Antennae with Red and Blue Dots 1960
Installation art:
is used to describe mixed-media constructions or assemblages usually designed for a specific place and for a temporary period of time
e.g. Cornelia Parker Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View 1991 & Rachel Whiteread
Figurative art
Describes any form of modern art that retains strong references to the real world and particularly to the human figure e.g. Picasso
Abstract art
is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead use shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect; it could be based on a subject such as a figure, landscape or object or may have no source at all in the external world e.g. : Kandinsky
Other Key Words
Liner- a fine paintbrush used for painting thin lines and for outlining.
Stop motion : Onion skinning - Stop motion is a cinematographic technique whereby the camera is repeatedly stopped and started, for example to give animated figures the impression of movement.
Meditate and synthesis an image- photorealistic image synthesis - Computer Definition. In computer graphics, a format for describing a picture that depicts the realism of the actual image. It includes such attributes as surface texture, light sources, motion blur and reflectivity.
Zoetrope: Reciprocal Action & Persistence of vision
Silhouette- the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background.
Objets trouvés- an object found by an artist and displayed with no, or minimal, alteration as a work of art.
Theater d'ombre- The shadow theater is to project shadows on a screen produced by silhouettes that is interposed in the light beam that illuminates the screen.
What is time based media?
What is “Time-Based Media”? - artwork with a specific duration - art experience over a specific period of time - may include slides, video, film, live audio, digital media
Typical examples of this category are video and sound artworks, film or slide-based installations, software-based art and other forms of technology-based artworks, many of which can also be regarded as installation art. The Guggenheim collection contains several hundred time-based media artworks, including works by Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Bruce Nauman, Nam June Paik, Jason Rhoades, and many other important contemporary artists.
Usually time-based media are video, slide, film, audio or computer based. Part of what it means to experience the art is to watch it unfold over time according to the temporal logic of the medium as it is played back.
Early examples of time-based media date back to the 1960s, in particular the art of Bruce Nauman, who would record happenings to be played back in the gallery. HisPerformance Corridor, made in 1968, was a recording of a performance in which people edged their way down a dark narrow tunnel. Since Nauman’s early explorations, artists have also experimented with the elasticity of the medium in order to stretch time and space. In 1993 Douglas Gordon slowed down Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho for twenty-four hours.
-http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/t/time-based-media
Monday, 18 May 2015
Final Piece Description
Final Piece Description
This image came from the idea of
someone with poor mental health being unable to see the beauty in what is
around them/ becoming uninterested in what they once loved as well as becoming
uninterested in everything. They become blind to things that once made them
happy. Thus, becoming hollow and blank. If you lose what makes you interesting
and unique, then you are left as a blank canvas, therefore I chose a black
silhouette because it contrasts with the colourful world that surrounds them as
well as keeping the anonymity from one of my earlier final piece plans.
Their freedom would be being able to
have the same happiness in their lives as everyone else does.
FMP Evaluation
I began this project with the task of creating 63 squares (based off the famous 800 year old document; the Magna Carta).
For my 63 squares, I was asked to use them as a miniature sketchbook to showcase the evolution of my ideas of freedom up to my final piece. My squares mainly featured pieces of art that depicted mental health and how people suffering from poor mental health viewed themselves and the world around them, as well as quotes that could inspire people to change their life style for the better and take up new hobbies/ pursue their interests in an attempt to better themselves. For example, I wanted to include images about travel because travelling and finding new hobbies are things that I enjoy and help me to relax mentally. I chose simplistic images/ quotes because giving a message doesn't always have to be complicated, and simplicity works better for some people.
The topic of mental health is something that I personally find important, and is my ideal idea of freedom and what it means. Therefore, I chose to focus more on a topic that is more relevant to me as an artist and as a person. This made it easier for me to produce work based on it, as I understand it and felt comfortable researching and expressing myself through my art. I presented this idea through using different colour schemes to reflect the different sides of how people with varying degrees of mental health perceive the world and themselves. For example, I created squares with more colour to show that not everyone who is suffering is hollow and empty. And not everybody is suffering. To contrast this, I created squares with darker colour schemes to represent the darker side of mental health issues and how not everybody sees the bright side of themselves all the time or are unable to because their mind is holding them back and blinding them.
This topic is crucial to my final piece, as I designed it based upon the concept of how people suffering view themselves and what they see when they look at their surroundings. My final piece has evolved from being based on the image of anonymity (the white
figure without features) to a black silhouette against a colourful galaxy background full of stars. This image came from the idea of someone with poor mental health being unable to see the beauty in what is around them/ becoming uninterested in what they once loved as well as becoming uninterested in everything. They become blind to things that once made them happy. Thus, becoming hollow and blank. If you lose what makes you interesting and unique, then you are left as a blank canvas, therefore I chose a black silhouette because it contrasts with the colourful world that surrounds them as well as keeping the anonymity from one of my earlier final piece plans.
I experimented with different medias in the past (workshops) and from the start of this project, have known that I wanted to create it in Fine Art. After testing my ideas with my final piece plans, using acrylic and watercolours and different colour schemes, I decided upon acrylic paints for bolder colours and layering as well as deciding to combine both colour schemes (black and colour) to include the two contrasting mind sets in one piece. This also portrayed my ideas about how my past experience with poor mental health clearer.
As for research, I primarily used Pinterest to find ideas to inspire my own. (Link to my Mental Health board: https://www.pinterest.com/brontemoxon/mental-health/) (Link to my ‘Freedom’ board: https://www.pinterest.com/brontemoxon/freedom/)
I chose to use Pinterest mainly, due to the wide variety of alternatives artists and works uploaded on to the site from other web pages and artists. The pieces are also clearly sourced and easy to reference, it is however sometimes hard to find the name of the artists (other than screen names) but it is sometimes possible to find the artist’s own website containing more of their works, which is useful for wide stretched projects such as this.
I, however did not research any artist in particular. Mainly because I could not find an artist that created art that I felt was relevant enough to my aspect of mental health. I considered Van Gogh and Picasso but felt that they were too generic and also their art did not fall into the category of works that I was looking for. (Darker colour schemes as well as exploring the inner workings and views of the world from the perspective of someone suffering) Given more time to research at this stage, I would have liked to have found a reliable artist that created work that would have been a useful reference to my own, but that is something that I could attribute to poor time management on my part and is something that I should consider and prioritise next time.
Although, I do feel that Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Sky’ has vaguely influenced the patterns and style that I layered on the colours of the background on my final piece’s canvas.
For my 63 squares, I was asked to use them as a miniature sketchbook to showcase the evolution of my ideas of freedom up to my final piece. My squares mainly featured pieces of art that depicted mental health and how people suffering from poor mental health viewed themselves and the world around them, as well as quotes that could inspire people to change their life style for the better and take up new hobbies/ pursue their interests in an attempt to better themselves. For example, I wanted to include images about travel because travelling and finding new hobbies are things that I enjoy and help me to relax mentally. I chose simplistic images/ quotes because giving a message doesn't always have to be complicated, and simplicity works better for some people.
The topic of mental health is something that I personally find important, and is my ideal idea of freedom and what it means. Therefore, I chose to focus more on a topic that is more relevant to me as an artist and as a person. This made it easier for me to produce work based on it, as I understand it and felt comfortable researching and expressing myself through my art. I presented this idea through using different colour schemes to reflect the different sides of how people with varying degrees of mental health perceive the world and themselves. For example, I created squares with more colour to show that not everyone who is suffering is hollow and empty. And not everybody is suffering. To contrast this, I created squares with darker colour schemes to represent the darker side of mental health issues and how not everybody sees the bright side of themselves all the time or are unable to because their mind is holding them back and blinding them.This topic is crucial to my final piece, as I designed it based upon the concept of how people suffering view themselves and what they see when they look at their surroundings. My final piece has evolved from being based on the image of anonymity (the white
figure without features) to a black silhouette against a colourful galaxy background full of stars. This image came from the idea of someone with poor mental health being unable to see the beauty in what is around them/ becoming uninterested in what they once loved as well as becoming uninterested in everything. They become blind to things that once made them happy. Thus, becoming hollow and blank. If you lose what makes you interesting and unique, then you are left as a blank canvas, therefore I chose a black silhouette because it contrasts with the colourful world that surrounds them as well as keeping the anonymity from one of my earlier final piece plans.
I experimented with different medias in the past (workshops) and from the start of this project, have known that I wanted to create it in Fine Art. After testing my ideas with my final piece plans, using acrylic and watercolours and different colour schemes, I decided upon acrylic paints for bolder colours and layering as well as deciding to combine both colour schemes (black and colour) to include the two contrasting mind sets in one piece. This also portrayed my ideas about how my past experience with poor mental health clearer.
As for research, I primarily used Pinterest to find ideas to inspire my own. (Link to my Mental Health board: https://www.pinterest.com/brontemoxon/mental-health/) (Link to my ‘Freedom’ board: https://www.pinterest.com/brontemoxon/freedom/)
I chose to use Pinterest mainly, due to the wide variety of alternatives artists and works uploaded on to the site from other web pages and artists. The pieces are also clearly sourced and easy to reference, it is however sometimes hard to find the name of the artists (other than screen names) but it is sometimes possible to find the artist’s own website containing more of their works, which is useful for wide stretched projects such as this.
I, however did not research any artist in particular. Mainly because I could not find an artist that created art that I felt was relevant enough to my aspect of mental health. I considered Van Gogh and Picasso but felt that they were too generic and also their art did not fall into the category of works that I was looking for. (Darker colour schemes as well as exploring the inner workings and views of the world from the perspective of someone suffering) Given more time to research at this stage, I would have liked to have found a reliable artist that created work that would have been a useful reference to my own, but that is something that I could attribute to poor time management on my part and is something that I should consider and prioritise next time.
Although, I do feel that Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Sky’ has vaguely influenced the patterns and style that I layered on the colours of the background on my final piece’s canvas.
As for my primary research, I needed a silhouette and a
specific silhouette. Therefore, my brother (Oakley George) agreed to model for
me and allowed me to position him in front of a window in various positions to
get the shot that I wanted and envisioned would influence my final piece.
I did not have any problems with research, I knew what I
wanted to do fairly early on into the project as well as the route I would go
down with my idea of freedom. I knew who to get to model for me, where I would
place them and what position I wanted their face in, the lighting etc.
My view of freedom has changed because before this project
began, I had never really thought in detail about any concept of freedom or
realised that my hobbies, ambitions, interests etc were considered to be forms
of freedom. Therefore, for me to have weight lifted from my shoulders, be
healthy physically and mentally and to be happy is my freedom and it was not
until I began to create pieces of work and allowing it to materialise and for
me to be able to physically see my thoughts come to be, that I was able to
understand how important my freedom is to me and how I am able to achieve it.
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