Looking back on this weeks work and having discussed it with fellow classmates and tutors during my crit I came to realise alot of things upon my own reflections and from the critisms of others.Firstly,I am glad that I took the risk and re-explored the word rebels as it taught me to be less attached to my work and more open to different avenues appearing.I feel that re-approaching the word ‘rebels’ for the 2nd time the approach was more obvious using cowboys/bandits and influences of ‘Punk’ era but one criticism I did face was ‘were Cowboys actually rebels?’And that maybe I should of focused more on southern rebels and outlaws. Another suggestion was that maybe i should of focused on rebellion in today’s era because in an age of comformity what is rebellion? And that maybe I should of focused on the politicians of today who are rebelling against the political system.Does this make them the rebels of todays society?I feel that i should of spent more time developing and reckonising elements of the cowboys piece that needed changed as it was pointed out to me that the cowboys worked well without being placed into a ‘scene’ with the poster behind them.I experimented with this and noticed the difference immediately.Visually I think the first part of my project worked better but only because more development was put into it.I also found it more aesthetically pleasing due to this.Therefore I would say that this was the more sucessful part of the project altho i hold no regrets over ‘risk taking’ and reigning the project back in to it’s original title.But it would still be interesting to see where the ‘creature like’aspect of the parcels would of gone had I not.
#visualresearch
Lasso stop motion videos. #daytoday Part 2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11tKFS4wLMsPT1VmWYC75MMP93u0tEL4K/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11m5qzpFBNhLrdPuv73fYR7VB18V5_-o3/view?usp=sharing
In these videos I play about with the use of the lasso.Given more time I would like to of played about with the composition of the cowboys and the lasso.The quality of the video isn’t the best and I would proberly consider using the tripod next time I film it.
#daytoday part 2
Today i had a change of heart and decided that instead of following the route I was currently on that I would re-focus on the words ‘rebel’ and ‘riot’I started to think of olden day ‘rebels’ and discovered some old magazines of bandits and cowbots.I then decided to use the contrast of modern day rebels with the olden day bandits/sherriffs.When creating the mixed media piece I used a brick to create the background texture as i felt that this was important as it tied in with ‘hooded youths rebelling/rioting during protests’ i also felt that it was important to use orange and red to create a feeling of rage/warning.I then stuck the cut out bandits/sherrifs to the bricks as i felt that this connected the old way of rebelling to the new.
In comparison to the last 2 days i felt like i could of pushed the development further.Especially the texture the cowboys are stood on.I felt like i should of considered this more and the composition Because of this I personally don’t think this is the strongest piece.I think the parcels i made yesterday were alot stronger due to the fact i played about with alot of different compositions.
#daytoday part 2
So today i decided to further develop my ideas by making a series of videos,compositions etc.I felt that everything worked well and that the videos of the parcels unfolding in the water took on an almost plant form.I have noticed that my theme has started to move away from the word ‘rebel’ and that some of the parcels have started to take on some kind of creature/alien form,along with an almost plant like form when in the sea.I guess I am ok with it taking this turn as it is an interesting form/idea which is allways welcome.
#daytoday Part 2
Today I looked at what has worked well in the #daytoday daily project.
Looking back at the photo’s I realised that using 2D work as 3D work worked well,stop motion,video’s,photo’s,mixed media and installations mixing the organic with the non-organic.
I wanted to continue the theme of rebel/Riot as I felt that it was a good strong theme with plenty of potential.I want to mix organic with non-organic again and also see the effect that both can have on each other.
I decided to wrap the bricks that i had found in the mixed media painting which had been used previously.I soon found that the parcels started to take on a different form,one looking organic and the other started to become creature/alien like.This is not what I was initally expecting would happen.Placing organic objects in and around the parcels really created quite a nice contrast which i found to be sucessful.
#daytoday day5
Today i focused on the story of a man who was trampled to death by prison guards and who’s family have finally been given an apology.I focused on the word failure.Then moved down the path of police brutality,lack of empathy or safeguarding.I feel that the deaths of victims are often covered up and alot if it is racial aswell.I also don’t think we know the full number of deaths each year related to police brutality especially in America.
#daytoday day 4
Todays project i focused on the word ‘rebel’ a word which seemed to be used quite alot to discus Boris Johnsons antics during the latest question time.I thought about what it is to rebel and what things can grow from rebellion.First of all I went for a walk in the surrounding area and took photo’s/video’s of things I felt displayed rebellion such as rubbish throwing,breaking fences,broken objects,stop signs etc I then collected some organic and non-organic items in order to use together.I wanted to reflect what can grow from rebellion/riots.
#daytoday day3
Today’s article reflected the harsh atmosphere that evacuees faced in Britain 80 years ago due to a clash of classes and culture.Evaquee’s were seen as filthy and some houses weren’t allowing them to use the cooking or washing facilities.In a report from North Wales it was said ‘there is a nasty spirit among the mothers and some of the children.Some of the children were so filthy that the homeowners would wash them in carbolic baths.This made me think of the clash of classes and how they saw the evacuees as dirt invading there lives and a clash of cultures.This is why i decided to use oats which is a food associated with the lower class and to ‘dirty’ the middle class belongings with it.I used a white sheet to represent how the homeowners thought they were pure good people doing the ‘right thing’
#daytoday Day 2
Today’s piece came from two articles i noticed in the Edinburgh evening news.These articles focused on eviction.I tried to think of the emotions connected with eviction and what eviction can lead to.There is also significant evidence of homeless people who face mental health issues and people with mental health issues struggling to pay rent arre
ars.I decided to ask fellow classmates to shout out what they think is associated with eviction in order for me to draw it.I then destroyed it to show the power eviction has on peoples lifes I then tried to mend it to show how lifes effected are very slowly mended together.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11djUWQPBe4fwBSYFk9TEG3bu5e0538lc/view?usp=sharing
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