Week 1 - Clay heads - analysing Nigel Ferage (the politician for the UKIP party) and how he conveys himself. Our intent was to investigate the idea of communication something about the nature of someone by exaggeration/caricature. we had to communicate a personal perspective of his politics and opinions. Therefore i researched some quotes that Ferrage has said and watched a few youtube videos to get his general personality " i wouldn't be a good priminister" "immigration isn't all bad because foreigners have helped improve Britain's awful food." "I'm like marmite, some people love it" from this i have an opinion that Ferrgae is quite up himself and cocky therefore looking at his body language and features to represent these traits, i have extended his nose, flattened his face, thinned his turtle neck and made his eyes more inward. Inspiration has come from caricaturist Honore Daumier who in the 1840s published caricatures depicting me members of the legal profession and created sculptures of the french members of parliament. (exaggerating features on the clay models to convey his own opinions of them).
Week 2 - to investigate the use of metaphor to communicate complex emotional responses. Referring to Shaun Tanns work he engages you though a puzzle to illustrate a feeling through scenery, symbolism, pattern, surrealism, the use of scale, characters, focus of facial expression, juxtaposition. This communicates unfamiliairty and the expected and the unexpected. Therefore from the article we analysed about the lost children from the tsunami i wanted to show the parents feelings through pattern and scale and metaphorically illustrate the children through flying bird characters....leaving a cliff hanger if they are coming home to the parents or not? i have tried to convey despair, loss, sadness and hope via light, pattern and shape. (influenced by shaun tann and his realistic/fantasy worlds)
Week 3 - to communicate a sense of being somewhere with an illustration informed by reportage. Analysing Edward Ardizzone work i have noticed that he is not afraid to show the "real" feeling of the situation or atmosphere. The more closer you look at the figures the more information you receive , for example, where shadow falls and where the light is int he room and reflection. His work conveys desperation and loneliness. I have taken some Ardizzone techniques by the figure being anonymous (they don't have a lot of expression on their faces but the gesture communicates feeling and atmosphere), using many figures gestures to help interpret the other figures body language and finally his line work gives movement and composition. Therefore i tried to communicate the sense of quite desperation amongst coffee drinkers and smokers in the regent arcade with Ardizzone techniques. (if i can go back to this at some point i would like to use another of his techniques hatching and watercolour from one of my sketches).
Week 4 - visual communication of abstract feeling and thoughts. from the poem fern hill i have taken a surrealistic view from it from observing the image of wood on fire in the persons face. Looking at this image i feel their is isolation, lack of background, lack of context, juxtaposing of objects and symbolism e;g; the wood representing embers of life? Therefore i have decided to focus on symbolism and metaphorical imagery to illustrate Fern Hill. As i read through the poem the writer mentions use of time, childhood days "half remembered childhood" and "Golden days" (his best days in the countryside growing up). Therefore i have taken quotes from the poem and the animals he mentions and have done a surrealistic illustrations.
the film that i watched " the footprints she made" made me think of identity from all the random dadaism objects that was shown. But i decided to focus on black and white dinner jackets, men disappearing into air and ribbon and flying hats. Taking techniques from Alfred Bestall anthropomorphism and playfulness and use of background to create a romantic countryside world but with realistic and unrealistic elements within it. I have given birds hats, men disappearing into air tight umbrellas, ribbon in hair or branches and black and white jackets being worn by animals. a lot of this imagery is not only influences from the film but also from the cotswolds where i live.
the piece of music that we listened to by Erik Satie - Cinq Nocturnes made me think to the sea, soft, fast, legato, mysterious, party atmosphere masquerade ball in victorian times, or a Victorian scenario of a man and lady falling in love wondering the gardens. looking at dynamic line and texture use in Aubrey Beardsley work i have tries to illustrate a scenario i described above with these techniques. (i personally don't like this piece due to it needing more texture and the women character doesn't seem to express love like i want her to)
Week 5 - The influence of visual language and devices on narrative. referencing north by north-west there is a strong use of black and white shadow to create mystery and feeling alone. Therefore i have taken sketches from when i was travelling in croatia and i have done narrative illustrations about being on your own and the people you meet and the scenes you see in light and dark intense pencil to convey these feelings.
Week 6 - Monocular vision - the use and effectiveness of monocular viewpoint on a narrative - from studying various angle camera shots Hitchcock has done in his films i have illustrated different timings of camera shots of the image "order of release" to communicate drama and emotion and despair and love by focusing on hands to represent gestures/emotion.
Week 7 - my thoughts on my FMP - WHAT AM I GOING TO INVESTIGATE?
- Pattern
- bodyart
- reportage illustration - south africa - society issues - fox hunting
- book for special needs children? how do children learn?
- symbolism
questions to think about?
- define things what you are and what your trying to achieve
- process, development and research
- inform your own practice
- generally experimenting and collecting work together to the best it can be
- demonstrate process and your own practice
i am interested in layering, fragments and juxtaposition and documenting (looking into reportage illustration?)
fragments and layering
Takahiro Kimura - uses transparency in here work with pencil, watercolour and acrylics (its looks like) - her collages have a mosaic feel to it - broken glass patterns in shapes - Picasso like - distorted elements and body parts - dreamlike - can be quite scary? playfulness of images seems like the illustrator is trying to joke you
Nina Mashiell - uses fluidity and organic elements in her work - woman made into goddesses through animal/jungle elements flowing out from main core (woman) - bold black surfaces with intricate pattern flowing on the line - reminds me of aubrey beardsley work - where are elements places to give this growth? is it based from the illustrators inner patterns from her background? - blocks of black and intricate line work makes this image work - dynamic
Monsieur Qui - transparency - ink - watercolour and pencil - sense of freeness to her work - is it a self portrait? - juxtaposition of elements - composition fluid and easy on the eye - silhouettes of shadow in white - skeletons, birds, flowers, puppet, animals, women, indian, forest undergrowth - big illustrations on walls with big rolling brush and wallpaper! shows a lot of women and elements coming out of women repeatedly! making a statement? why message is Qui trying to get across??
http://cargocollective.com/monsieurqui/about-1
Florian Nicolle - free and spontaneous - collage and ink and pencil? - hidden parts in his work through collage- big spaces left surrounding the illustrations - splatters of ink that juxtapose next to other elements to make a form - blocks of white and black and collage - big spaces - with little detail - makes more of an impact! (quite simple in a way) - various parts of image just outline in pencil and then other parts of image big areas of surface covered with media. - no background , just people lets us decide what narrative they have? but expression is deeply felt!
Gabriel Moreno - relations - people and sensuality - organs growth - silhouettes behind blocks of colour - elements entwined into other elements e.g, hair - multiplying - reminds me of cells duplicating - journeys - maps - roads - links - gestural or expressed characters - contours - hand drawn and digital art - streams of conciousness- subjects thoughts seem to bless through their skin - drastic colour gradients - multi layered imagery - maps of thoughts - atmospheric
Documenting
George Butler - blocks of colours then trickles into outlines - s shaped composition - content is about travelling and current affairs - http://www.georgebutler.org/biography
We seem to have lost the art of the observational reporter with a sketchbook to photography, Butler's memorable images show that a closely observed drawing is not just worth a thousand words but hundreds of photographs." A A Gill
Vivenne Westwood - a combination of tribute and parody, focusing on certain periods, genres or individual women in history - communication of love of painting through her clothes - formats looks like contact sheets, ordered pattern, animation, mosaic " look at the images quickly and it appears to look like a fast film",
all these photos are from Vivienne Westwood by claire wilcox v and a publications book
texture - shredded bits of clothing - shakespeare - layers (top photos woman with baby)
elegant - s shaped composition - sophisticated - transparant - fluid line diagonally - classic - black - silhouette
traditional clothing - country clothes - tweed- feathers- british- countryside
format - conveys movement - white in-between photos to let the eye rest - documentation - elegant
elegant - s shaped composition - sophisticated - transparant - fluid line diagonally - classic - black - silhouette
juxtaposition of objects - randomness - mad hatter tea party - using food and enhancing shape from food e.g. circle of doughnut , circle of buns in hair - triangular composition ( top image of lady holding doughnut)
riding gear/maid - countryside - animalistic - sex - symmetry - lady in the middle of with lights reflecting either side - theatrical
bodyart - documenting a narrative on a live canvas - their personal story - "body, mind and soul"
riding gear/maid - countryside - animalistic - sex - symmetry - lady in the middle of with lights reflecting either side - theatrical
bodyart - documenting a narrative on a live canvas - their personal story - "body, mind and soul"
week 10 -state intent - how do we communicate and visualise issues (political, emotional,social)? How social and political views of fox hunting has changed? (past and present)
From looking at body art as a way of documenting - i have looked into "the illustrated man" that was written in 1951 by Ray Bradbury - the book contains 18 short science fiction stories that explores the nature of mankind - recurring theme in the stories is conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people - the unrelated stories are tied together by the "illustrated man", a vagrant with a tattooed body whom the narrator meets - the tattoos on the man are created by a time traveled woman - each are animated and tell a different tale. (look at images below) After the film has been created in 1969 a short documentary was created "tattooed steiger" that shows the details of the process that was used to cover steiger's body in mock tattoos.
thoughts on the "illustrated man" - tribal patterns - indian - religious - surreal - patterns match into the background
documentation photography
Francesca Woodman - "through the eyes of a ghost" - woodman's work has a sombre and grotesque feel to her imagery - she speaks through a languages that echoes despair - she took her life at 22 years old - natural light - female figure is the core of the photos
reflections- mirror- tricking the eye - inner thoughts - identity
female curves framing the prop - side composition - figure looks dead? - fish in a bowl ? natural light - photograph taken from above - despair - loneliness
stretched pose - lengthens the picture - natural light - puppet like - sex
From looking at body art as a way of documenting - i have looked into "the illustrated man" that was written in 1951 by Ray Bradbury - the book contains 18 short science fiction stories that explores the nature of mankind - recurring theme in the stories is conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people - the unrelated stories are tied together by the "illustrated man", a vagrant with a tattooed body whom the narrator meets - the tattoos on the man are created by a time traveled woman - each are animated and tell a different tale. (look at images below) After the film has been created in 1969 a short documentary was created "tattooed steiger" that shows the details of the process that was used to cover steiger's body in mock tattoos.
documentation photography
Francesca Woodman - "through the eyes of a ghost" - woodman's work has a sombre and grotesque feel to her imagery - she speaks through a languages that echoes despair - she took her life at 22 years old - natural light - female figure is the core of the photos
reflections- mirror- tricking the eye - inner thoughts - identity
hard and soft light - diagonal lines and reflection - mysterious figure
Don McCullin - a british photojournalist recognised for his war photography and images of urban life - his career is known for entering the world of the underside of society
Don McCullin - a british photojournalist recognised for his war photography and images of urban life - his career is known for entering the world of the underside of society
"shaped by war" - unknown world - lost - miserable - hope - future - unclose and side angles ( big space left on the right eye drifts off into vanishing point) high contrast of black and white make image memorable - pure sense and feeling to the images- atmospheric
Henri Carrtier Bresson - bresson wandered around the world and became totally immersed in the environment he was in - he photo journalised the spanish civil world war to the french uprisings in 1968 - "he was drawn to showing real stories about real life."
over exaggerated - 3 clear split pieces - connected through hands - feelings - unaware - off guard - intrigued - cocky - actors - expression - gesture - background used to hint narrative - interested in how poses connect
Sally Mann - "at twelve; portraits of young women"
naivety - ironic - shocking - feminism - attitude - rebellious - political - imorall
all these images provoke strong feeling and opinions from strong use of juxtaposition of objects, context, light (dark to light), composition of figures.
A variety of methods i am going to explore from may to september to investigate my intent "how do we communicate and visualise issues (political, emotional,social)? How social and political views of fox hunting has changed? (past and present)"
- my personal practice consists of illustrating a juxtaposition of objects and surrealistic worlds capturing atmosphere and provoking emotive opinions from the viewer
- my personal professional objectives is to provoke the viewers opinions via the movement and juxtaposition of elements within the illustration/image e.g. bodyarting figures and putting them into poses that create tension, anxiety, adrenaline,death, social buzz, barbarism of fox hunting in a theatrical manner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgvmlqqkofM (pilobolus)
- i will investigate how the human canvas with paint (body art) and movement can manipulate the narrative or idea of an image for my final research project
Overview of Intent
Ever since i travelled to South Africa 3 years ago i have become interested in how we communicate and visualise issues ( political, emotional,social). Since i moved to the cotswolds 2 years ago i have immersed myself into the ways of the countryside e.g. shooting,farming and fox hunting and have found myself questioning "the rules" of this rural world. For my final major project i will be combining these two subjects in the form of a narrative with body art/photography.
The narrative will be based on the political, emotional and social aspects of fox hunting done in body art using dancers or gymnasts to create movement in a theatrical way. I will be questioning the "social, political glue" that both binds and divides the countryside through these country pursuits especially fox hunting, through out my final major project. A possible outcome of this project will be to compare the movement and body art in a playful way and to see how the image as a whole changes in composition as does the message behind it. Through the body art and movement the narrative to the viewer changes showing how people's opinions go through an osmosis, for example the pro fox hunting and anti-foxhunting emotive issues that surrounds the subject matter. This will influence my research project.
Audience
My target audience will be varied. I aim to spotlight tension, anxiety, adrenalin, death, social buzz, barbarism of fox hunting to provoke the viewers' opinions and emotions.
Purpose
I want the audience to be involved with the theatrical movement and images that I will create depicting their emotions and opinions gathered from my research.
Another reason for this project is to gain experience with body art and movement so that I can take up a position within a company (bodyart painting companies - http://www.londonbodypainting.co.uk) that specialises in this field or to work with special needs children/adults whose sensory needs make them very receptive to art therapy. I gain a tremendous amount of satisfaction from body art by illustrating the persons's life/history/culture/emotions on their bodies - it is all about the process (art therapy) i.e "you know me but you don't know my story"
Bodyart is part of my essence and has been since i was 15 years old therefore i am motivated more by this medium than any other.
Research
For my research project, I am investigating how the human canvas with paint (body art and movements can manipulate the narrative or idea of an image. As composition, shape, use of light, body language and movement can change this.
I strive to interact with various social groups both rural and urban to ask their objective and subjective opinions on fox hunting.
I especially will ask them to visualise their opinions e.g. to give me pictures of their feelings "when i feel anxious, it feel like a set of russian dolls being taken apart."
More mediums (film,music,books etc) and how different elements, objects are juxtaposed to create a different image and feeling/message when they are together as one e.g. Banksy "mobile lovers" (banksy - http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/apr/20/observer-profile-banksy-street-art)
Bibliography
henri bresson - http://www.biography.com/people/henri-cartier-bresson-9240139
the illustrated man - http://parallax-view.org/2010/02/08/out-of-the-past-the-illustrated-man/
don mccullin - http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/don-mccullin
sally mann - http://www.jacksonfineart.com/Sally-Mann.html
francessca woodmann - http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/7-francesca-woodman/
vivienne westwood - book - claire wilcox - v&a publications
ed julius wiedemann - book - illustration now 4 - taschen
the guardian - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/22/foxhunting-ban-10-years-on-countryside-changed-for-ever
banksy - http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/apr/20/observer-profile-banksy-street-art
bodyart painting companies - http://www.londonbodypainting.co.uk
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