MARC QUINN

ALISON LOPPER

ORLAN

john galliano's spring 2006 collection

AIMEE MULLINS

Object Analysis 'BODY BEAUTIFUL'

The concept of the ‘body beautiful’ and the extent that individuals pursue this desire has been the main influence of my presentation and essay. I have always had an interest in developing work related to health issues, beauty and the science of the human body. I wanted to research people who challenge preconceptions of beauty by playing on the idea of deformity, disability and disfigurement. References have been drawn from a number of art disciplines including performance art, extreme body art and fashion.

I was particularly inspired by the photographer Larry Dunstan (‘Changing faces) this work encourages the viewer to question and expand their understanding on what is beautiful within the context of our culture, which seeks to
Impose an increasingly narrow definition of beauty. Also fashion model-athlete-actress Aimee Mullins born with fibula bones and had both legs amputated. Both artists with a similar contribution to art have inspired me to research into this subject even more.

Blythe House Archive Visit consultation

The Blythe House trip was a treasure trove of fascinating MATERIALS from the V&A archives, for textile designers. its was a really good experience to have first hand consultation and to see and touch materials from all sections of the archive. looks at the materials i could see, i could see the inspirations from today's fabrics and patterns.

Sir John Soane’s Museum

Sir John Soane's Museum comprises his collection and personal effects, acquired between the 1780's and his death in 1837. I would say that most of the collections are objects from a time and a place.The museum looks at how sir john soane's displayed his collections and the detail on how the rooms were laid out and what colour they would have been. Most of hes collections i was interested in were the white marble sculptures. some rooms had sculptures everywhere you looked. The house reminded me of a fairy tale, with the way the lighting had a soothing ambiance, with shelves of marble heads, and casts of tribes.