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CONTEXT & RESEARCH
Initial research
Webinars/ Documentaries
ABSTRACT: THE ART OF DESIGN- PLATON: PHOTOGRAPHY
2/03/21
NOTES:
Photographic response- portraits - 7/03/21
PORTRAITS
-Communication
-Story
-Message
-Feeling
-Connection
How do you make this reach people?
-lighting
-eyes
-composition
power of the content- makes you feel something
What can I learn from this person?
CONNECTION
- a moment
- a story summed up
Communicate something deep inside somebody
Simple Clear Bold
“BEAUTY AND DELICACY OF THE HUMAN CONDITION”
Reference: Abstract: Art of Design- Platon: Photography. Netflix, YouTube (April 17th 2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDpqt-haLLM [Accessed 2 March 2021]
MAKING ART IN ISOLATION
Tate. 2020. Making Art in Isolation – Talking Point | Tate. [online] Available at: <https://www.tate.org.uk/art/talking-point/making-art-isolation> [Accessed 2 March 2021].
Initial research exploring the effects of isolation and the current lockdown on the production of art, as well as adapting the concept to the subject of a piece. I wanted to consider how you can effectively illustrate the current effects of COVID and isolation and its influence on how we feel through the means of portrait drawing, applying this research to aid the development of my ideas. This was the main piece of research which inspired my ideas for my FMP.
Response to ‘Making Art in Isolation’
2/03/21
Pencil drawing in response to ‘Making art in Isolation’
(09/03/21)
DISTURBING DRAWINGS: HOW LAURIE LIPTON REVEALS OUR INNER DARKNESS
NOTES:
4/03/21
Laurie Lipton
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Produces large scale, highly detailed pencil drawings
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Make an effect on the audience
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CONNECTION TO THE DRAWING
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Inspired by: feelings, childhood, trauma, technology, society, news, psychology
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suffering
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isolated
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life and perception- reality shifted, turned into someone else
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meaning hidden in the work
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“black and white are the colours of: ghosts, memories, old family photography’s, past and longing, thoughts”
Laurie Lipton- https://www.laurielipton.com/series/
Reference: Disturbing Drawings: How Laurie Lipton reveals our inner darkness. The Atlantic, YouTube (30 October 2019) https://youtu.be/9CGk2r2burY [4/03/21]
Drawing in response to ‘Disturbing Drawings’- 5/03/21
ARTIST RESEARCH
Diego Fazio
Dirk Dzimirsky
Exploring artists which specialise in hyperrealisic graphite drawings. I aim to adapt their techniques and mediums used to achieve the high levels of detail
Dzimirsky, D., 2021. Dirk Dzimirsky - Hyperrealism. [online] Dzimirsky.com. Available at: <https://www.dzimirsky.com/works/artworks.html> [Accessed 5 March 2021].
Additional Artist Research: responding to CRITs
EXHIBITION research
PLUS ONE GALLERY- PAUL CADDEN AT THE PIPER
ARTIST WEBSITE- Paul Cadden - https://www.paulcadden.com/portraits
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Online Exhibition reference- Plus One Gallery. 2021. Paul Cadden at the Piper. [online] Available at: <https://www.plusonegallery.com/exhibitions/126/> [Accessed 12 March 2021]
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH:
COVID, LOCKDOWN & ISOLATION
I wanted to research further into the idea of the pandemic and how we have responded to lockdown and isolation. This has allowed me to develop more ideas to effectively demonstrate this concept.
‘Who do you wear a mask for?’
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creating a personal connection between subject and artist
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deeper meaning to the portrait- emotional connection to the portrait
Wbur.org. 2021. A Somerville Photographer Captures Emotional Impact Of COVID-19 In Portrait Series. [online] Available at: <https://www.wbur.org/artery/2020/06/12/somerville-photographer-katherine-taylor-masks-of-boston> [Accessed 3 April 2021].
HYPERREALISM
Plus One Gallery. 2021. A Brief History of Hyperrealism. [online] Available at: <https://www.plusonegallery.com/blog/28/> [Accessed 19 March 2021].
Responding to research (21/03/21)
RESEARCH- PHOTOSHOOT TWO
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF LIGHT AND DARK
Tate. 2021. Chiaroscuro – Art Term | Tate. [online] Available at: <https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/c/chiaroscuro> [Accessed 26 March 2021].
Artist reference:
Rembrandt
Carravaggio
I wanted to research this technique to adapt to photoshoot two to explore he influence of light and dark. I wanted to see if this had an influence on the psychological impact and whether it helps present the idea of isolation.
Research in response to crit (25/03/21)
FLORENCE LEE- 100 PORTRAITS
Florence Lee & co. 2021. 100 heads challenge — Florence Lee & co. [online] Available at: <https://www.florenceleeandco.com/100-heads-challenge> [Accessed 26 March 2021].
Exploring the idea of producing a series of portraits to adapt to my idea of people wearing face masks. I will need to consider what size, style and how many to achieve the most effective series of drawings.
Further development idea- explore the best method in presenting work. Gallery space?
RESEARCH FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT
-gallery spaces
-outside/public spaces
-create space? Link to isolation?
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