Caravaggio was a Italian artist back in 1971. His paintings reflected observations of the human state and he used dramatic lighting to create the emotional effects. This artists is important in the media sector as it shows the importance of lighting and how the mood and feel is effected by it.
Units 1-4
21st October 2015
Assessor – Jo Collon
For my first formal assessment, Jo and I looked through the entire content of my blog and work that I have created so far in the units 1-4. Overall she seemed to be happy with my progress, especially with the wobbly start I had at the beginning of the course when i was unsure if I was capable of producing good work. I am so happy to have stuck with FAD as i now feel on track and more confident. From what JO could see on my blog and throughout the development of my work, she believes i can achieve a lot on the FAD course and be a high achiever as long as i keep it up. This has given me confidence and a sense of ambition too aim for her prediction.
Too get my blog and work up to a higher level and improve I have a few targets that Jo has set me, these are as follows:
1933-2003
Brakhage was a non-narrative film maker from America. In the 20th century he was a very important figure due to his experimental film making. He used a variety of formats and techniques which revolutionised film making such as scratching onto film, hand held camera work and collaging onto film strips.
Moth light is an example of his collage work and he used real natural elements such as dead moths in this piece. What I like about this specific piece is the use of medium, I find the textures interesting along with the bright exposures.
1901-1980
Len lye was a New Zearland born artist who produced experimental films and kinetic sculptures. He reinvented the technique of drawing directly onto film. He worked in a abstract style and added stenciled messages to promote the British post office and other company’s.
Here is a link to one of his works – A colour box, Len Lye Film
Antoni Gaudi 1852 – 1926
Gaudi is mainly known for his architecture in Barcelona. Some of his most famous building are the ‘Casa Batllo’, ‘Casa Mila’ and of course the ‘Sagrada Familia’ with some of them being made world heritage sights. I have become interested in Gaudi’s work after I visited Barcelona in the summer, his beautiful unique structures were dotted all over the city. They are some interesting and seem modern now even though they where built over 100 years prior to today.
Sangria Familia, still not completed.
Park Guell
Casa Mila
As part of the induction week, we had the opportunity to split off into difference specialised areas such as photography, fine art, sculpture/3D and textiles too do a recycling workshop. I chose textiles as this is where I felt most comfortable. The task was too group together and make a garment or accessory using only scrap materials. This was a experimental task and it tested our team work skills and bravery as along the way we were bound to come across problems that needed solving. We all thought of ideas along the way an as a team decided how we wanted the garment to look. The components of the first design we made were a plain fabric as the base, wrapped around the body of the mannequin, then to give shape and contour, we added black elastic, this also broke up the white and gave a geometric style. We focused on adding yellow net like felt, we tried this in a number of ways such as draped over the top so it hung like a poncho, and also we tried scrunching it onto the shoulders to create a pad like effect. Once we had experimented all outcomes we decided to dismantle what we had done and start a new challenge.
This is the artist/musician who performed for us at our residential trip. Here our some links to her music to get a idea of the type of work she creates and the type of artist she is.
‘Where ever I go’…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qSoYtBsd5w
‘Glory days’… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2J0hnGb0RE
Here music is based on her real experiences of life. She is a very intimate performer and doesn’t shy away from her past. She is straight up amazing and a very unique artist with a voice that is unforgettably different.
In the visual communications pathway, we were to explore the possibilities of making marks using a technique named ‘mono printing’. To do so, we needed to bring a image of our own, that we found visually interesting and wanted to develop. I chose to use the Park Güell mosaic ceiling and a photo that I took from Dolphinholme of twigs naturally inter-wining in a shapely manor.
The process was straight forwards and one that I had used a lot within my Level 3 fashion and textiles course. To begin, using a roller, I evenly spread the block printing water colour onto a plastic plate and then placed over some paper. Using the image of my own, I placed over the design I wanted to print and very carefully traced it. The mosaic piece would have taken a lot of time to trace, so i decided to draw over a small area which worked out well. The first print was heavy on the lines due to the ink not being blotted before hand, but as I created more prints the lines became more refined and intricate as the ink dried. The mono print plate had the design imprinted on it so by placing a piece of paper over it again and pressing down it created a negative image. When I felt I had produced enough mosaic prints, I began to use the other image I had. I used drawing tools with different widths and used a range of pressures to create a interesting array of lines.
I experimented with clear cellophane and white ink rather than the black ink on white paper. I liked the idea of making a lot of prints on cellophane and layering them up. I feel this could be quite successful with added embroidery as it would create depth and colour. This is something I would like to progress with.
These are a selection of my prints.
Soojin Cha is a abstract artist who works with embroidery, drawing, collage and insulation. I came across her work whilst finding an artist to relate to and inspire my 3D sculptural piece and mono prints of which I incorporated wire, yarn and geometrical shapes. Her current work is named ‘eternal energy’, which involves an expansive spacial piece with multilayered interlocking materials. She talks of the purpose of her work being inspired by the wave of energy going through organisms. I love the metaphoric reason for her work as I am interested in biology, so for her to be making something in her own interpretation of that really inspires me and shows me it is possible to have inspiration from different subject areas. I find what she has created colourful, feminine and unique. Using materials such as tubing in a new way. Her work has inspired me to be more creative and experimental with a range of mediums.
For the media pathway we went into the TV studio with Jamie. We were told that we had to make a collaborative, confessional video in response to a artist named Gillian Wearing who produced ‘confess all on video’. She posted this ad… ‘confess all on video. Don’t worry you’ll be in disguise. Intrigued? Call Gillian.’In the times magazine back in 1994. She was unaware of the response she would receive, but it turned out well.
Jamie wanted us to have a basic understanding of the media pathway without us having to sit there for the session taking notes and just looking at equipment. So, we had a quick look around the facility and was shown the sound room and controls. We had a talk about The potential of the space we had to work with, how the black back drop made it look like we where in infinite space and transformed the area from looking like a warehouse to creating meaning. Lighting is a very important feature in media, as where the light is placed can create moods and emotions. We disgused the history of the painter named Caravaggio, who uses the idea of chiaroscuro (Italian for light and dark) who brought this idea into his pieces.
We took a 15 minute break to think of our confession and then returned ready to shoot. Each time someone confessed we needed a director, camera man and juxtaposing hand to cover the presenters face as a disguise, the juxtaposition would be that the hand looked/said a different message than the person behind it. The director was the boss and had the authority of when the filming would begin. The sequence went like this… Director: ‘quiet on set please’ (to which everyone would be silent) ‘everybody ready?’ (Everyone should reply yes or state that they aren’t) ‘roll tape’ Camera man: ‘tape rolling’ Director: ‘5,4,3,2,1 que presenter…’ (Small pause) then the presenter would confess!
The film was a success, however some shots worked better than other and same with the juxtaposing hand effect. Here is the FAD 16 confession film…
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