My biggest achievement this year. Fraternity is beauty! Love your people!
This journey made me realise something extremely valuable - if you want to do something, start doing it now - and perfect IT over time. To stop "waiting for the perfect opportunity", and JUST DO IT.
Some early sketchbook pages - I included these to highlight my development over time in later slides.
These are some sketchbook pages from later in the year. They are more experimental - I began to detach myself from having a beautiful sketchbook, instead focusing on references and experimentation.
This is a recent page - I expanded my horizon to runway concepts using macro photography, as well as pushing myself to experiment with silhouettes.
This is my most recent sketchbook page, pre-print. I have developed my macro photography more and pushed myself to use brighter colours in my fashion concepts, which I have previously avoided. I created unique patterns using AI sampling from my photography.
I have been practicing my technical illustration - this is difficult as I mostly use very rough, quick sketches in my creative process solely for recording ideas. I am currently taking classes in life drawing in order to improve. The picture on the left is an observational drawing from a digital life-drawing class.
This work experience pushed me to consider the requirement of the consumer in my fashion designing - I conducted a survey in which I asked a small group what leads them to buy clothes. Aesthetics was the highest percentage, followed by wardrobe compatibility.
The findings meant I needed my final design to be easily styled with most colours, while remaining unique in its aesthetics to provoke interest.
PHOTOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION: UNDER SURVEILLANCE
Initial mood board and photographer reference
Street photography set presented to resemble a security screen with multiple angles - some photos state "scan has failed - Retry?" highlighting the presence of a human entity in control of the surveillance.
Photography sets from Amsterdam - all these people have been cropped from my photos of the city and collaged together, to show the extent of digital surveillance even when unaware.
While in Amsterdam, I visited the Moco Museum, which contained moving image art by the artist "Hito Steyerl". I loved her commentary on surveillance through this art form and decided to develop my own piece inspired by her, including the collage printed on clear acetate sheets and fitted to my computer monitor.
After applying the acetate to the screen, white squares are edited under them, giving the illusion of lighting each up. The process was long and tedious, yet rewarding - and I really enjoyed playing with the concept. My eyes represent that even trying to shut off from the dystopia is futile as you are destined to return, like how eyes are destined to open again, unless you are dead. Edited entirely in Adobe Creative Cloud.
Some photography from my new personal investigation - "Inside and Outside" I wanted to think differently about the theme, and focus on different aspects of its definition.
Experimenting with acrylic and canvas, I had the idea to paint two canvases opposite colours and join them by pressing them with the colour white between them, to signify the joining of two lovers. This sparked a love for abstract expressionism.
I was given a brief to explore "Change of State" - Here is some research as I began to develop ideas for exploring the change of state occurring in art through the recent prominence of digital art and NFTs. I liken it to Rene Magritte's famous painting, as digital art is intangible on a screen of pixels.
This artboard, when displayed, is a physical artwork, which contrasts the digital gallery. This intensifies the difference between physicality and digitality. When the board is scanned, it leads to isthisartwork.com, and the viewer resembles those pictured at the bottom, digitally photographing the Mona Lisa (all photos I have full rights to use).
Development of the gallery, as well as some explanation of my thought process in relation to its presentation.
To view the gallery yourself, visit isthisartwork.com.
After my initial paintings and my research into the history of art and the question "Is this art?" I was inevitably led to the controversial abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock. The quote at the bottom left by Wolfgang Paalen ultimately became the central idea behind the short film.
My initial attempts at Pollock's techniques and their development. As well as this, photos of constructing my canvas/mirror hybrid.
Timelapse of paintings based on Jackson Pollock's creative process.
"Paintings no longer represent; it is no longer the task of art to answer naive questions. Today it has become the role of the painting to look at the spectator and ask him: what do you represent?
Assuming Paalen is correct, a hatred of Pollock only reflects a hatred of one's own reflection.
Edited in Premiere Pro,
Some works in progress - I am experimenting with combining my love of literature with my artwork in the piece "A VERY PERSONAL STATEMENT" which explores the dynamics of school and student. The outcome of my university applications will decide how the final outcome is presented as I document my own feelings throughout the process. This will then be framed and sent to selected universities - half plea, half protest. As well as this, I was heavily inspired by Picasso's early experiments in sculpture and depth, and plan on linking it to some of my experimental drawings in a tangible way.
