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Showing posts with label university. Show all posts
Regarding materials, my initial thoughts are:
- Using projections: that way, multiple designs could be played throughout the day and it could also play a moving image.
- Using stickers: these could be plain vinyl with cut outs which depict the pattern, or simple shapes cut out of the vinyl. They could also be of varying transparencies which will then overlap to create new colours and shapes. I could also use textured stickers which would create more depth and texture.
- Layers of a harder material, such as acrylic, could be used and overlapped. These could contain engravings to add texture. This piece would be very 3D and it allows the audience to interact with it.
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- Using projections: that way, multiple designs could be played throughout the day and it could also play a moving image.
- Using stickers: these could be plain vinyl with cut outs which depict the pattern, or simple shapes cut out of the vinyl. They could also be of varying transparencies which will then overlap to create new colours and shapes. I could also use textured stickers which would create more depth and texture.
- Layers of a harder material, such as acrylic, could be used and overlapped. These could contain engravings to add texture. This piece would be very 3D and it allows the audience to interact with it.
Research: B
Analysis: B
Subject Knowledge: B
Experimentation: B
Technical Competence: B
Communication and Presentation: B
Personal and Professional Development: B
Collaborative and/or Independent Professional Working: C
‘Clearly presented work. You have worked intelligently and well at every stage of this project and consequently have produced a large body of work. Very good experimentation and you quickly personalised your response to the project. Confident and lively exploration of colour. Interesting use of the folding and pleating, in fact you have many ideas which you could have developed. You have worked on your toils and used your print in conjunction with other fabrics, so a lot of thought went into that. A lively body of work’
After designing a simple, repeat pattern, I decided that it would be better to have a more spontaneous pattern which included various size spots overlapping each other, as this best represented the kaleidoscope inspired research.
Regarding colour, we narrowed it down to the contrasting colours of blue and orange. The top I designed was going to be heavily orange whilst the woven skirt seas heavily blue with subtle hints or orange.
The fabric I used was a polyester silk-impression that was printed onto, with polyester chiffon sleeves and a polyester satin. Ideally, I would have liked to use actual silks and satins rather than polyester based ones, but due to costing, I had to use polyester.
The top fastens at the back of the neck with hook and eyes and the back of the peplum fastens with a zip.
Unit 3 has started with a project based on spots and dots.
After playing around with the basic principal of spots and dots, in the simplest form, I then developed this forward to look at mould as a specific form of spot: it provides shape, colour and texture. Unfortunately, although this produced some interesting work, ultimately led to a dead end.
Following this, I moved on to look at a kaleidoscope and based my research on images taken through the kaleidoscope lens, which provided some fascinating results.
I’ve enjoyed writing my blog, although I have found it challenging. With the study tasks, I’ve had difficulty writing them, particularly getting started with the introduction. However, I do feel that my more current posts have improved since the earlier ones. I tended to focus my blog posts on my opinions and what I thought of an exhibition, video or text, as I struggled to look at ‘what’s not being said’. Within this, I have also looked at the counter argument to my point, sort of like a debate. I have learnt to question things and not take it for what it is, but when it comes to writing my blog posts, I’ve struggled to incorporate this. I definitely need to work on this more and work on looking at the ‘untold’ story. I would like to learn how to understand academic texts and how I can interpret this into my blog posts because I feel that they would add more substance to my blog and help to reinforce the points that I am making. I feel that I need to attend more of a variety of exhibitions to develop my knowledge and to help me see other things from different point of views. In conclusion, I need to improve my understanding and applying of academic texts and I need to learn to look at the untold story.
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At the Imperial War Museum, I decided to focus on the First World War gallery.
I found the displays of the weapons particularly shocking. One display was completely filled with a variety of different weapons such as grenades and club like weapons, and information on how they are used. Because so many weapons were displayed together, it made this display really powerful and made you question the impact of these weapons. When it came to the guns, there were six bayonets stood up in a row. What I found most powerful about this display is the size of the guns. You don’t realise how big they are, until they are stood up vertically and you start to think about what i must be like to be stood at the ‘wrong’ side of the gun.
I think the museum wants us to consider why these weapons were invented, the destruction they caused and how they helped us win the war. However, I found that I started to question the ‘men behind the weapons’. How can a soldier use these weapons to harm or even kill another human being? What makes them do this? Obviously, there was a lot of pressure from the government for the soldiers to sign up and the consequences of being branded a coward and subject to punishment if they didn’t sign up. But I then think you can raise the question of, how can the government put somebody in that position and be ok with it? But I guess it shows their loyalty to our country.
At one point, one of the walkways turned into a trench replica, complete with projections of soldiers in the trench and airplane/gun shot noises. When walking through this part, it really made me stop and think about what it must have been like for these men on a day to day basis. When in this position, you can start to understand why they are able to use these weapons: it’s your own life or your opponents. The soldiers are constantly living in fear of death or injury and they don’t want to be the next lifeless body bought back to base. Protecting their own lives and the lives of fellow soldiers and the country is obviously what forces these men to use these weapons. I can imagine that the death of a fellow soldier also drives these men to use weapons as revenge.
I think these displays has made me question new things rather than taking the war ‘for what it was’ and accepting the facts given.
(First World War Galleries. Imperial War Museum, London.)
Research: B
Analysis: B
Subject Knowledge: B
Experimentation: B
Technical Competence: B
Communication and Presentation: B
Personal and Professional Development: B
Well handled CAD designs, showing a variety of techniques, ideas of layout. Good ability to create patterns and creative ideas. Careful and well executed points showing good repeat skills and overlays. Well handled!