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.

Chris Ofili Exibition

this exhibition begins with a selection of the exuberant paintings ofili produced in the 1990's. these richly layered paintings pulsate with colour and energy of ofilis intricate brushwork, to which he adds glitter, resin, map pins, and collaged magazine cut outs. he also has hes own personal idea of applying elephant dung balls to the canvas or using them the prop the paintings off the floor.

Oflil says 'using the dung balls is a way of raising the paintings up from the ground and giving them a feeling that they've come from the earth rather than simply being hung on a wall.'

It was only once i had read this quote that i under stud why he used the dung because at first i through he was being offensive towards African Americans. people questions weather there is a substantial amount of racism and stereotyping withing hes painting but what i feel is that he is doing it in the 21st century where i feel he is representing black male identity.n the 20Th century black males where empower by other races but the modern intake of black males has had a bigger impact on today's society then ever. Hip Hop in particular was a defining cultural force for his generation, and he applied the same attitude to his paintings. with paintings like pimpin' aint easy 1997 showing male dominance, and 'Two doo voodoo 1997' Which was a collages tree of famous black males mainly rap artist who rap about, sex, drugs and violence.

ROOM 3 THE UPPER ROOM

I really found the exhibition interesting it made your mind question his paintings whilst walking around. i had never seen anyone create painting with dung in the way he did. room 3 was my favourite. ofili had a number of meditative paintings based on an Andy Warhol collage

of a monkey holding a chalice. it had a lot of symbolism connected to alots of religions from Christan symbolism of the last supper fuses with other faiths such as Hindu monkey god Hanuman. I like how it invites multiple interpretation to a collection of paintings.

'Neighbourhood Colour'- STAGE 2 EXHIBITION

STAGE 2 textile design student were give the the task to choose two contrasting neighborhood areas in London and capture the essence of each, by emphasizing the importance of colour though designing textiles. Inspired by the things found or seen on there journeys. Looking at stage 2 work was very inspirational and gave a positive impact on our task to come in the following year.
Every bodies work was very different and personal. Looking at various affects i.e, architectural, historical and textural. Most of my work is very textual so i began scanning the exhibition for the 'Stitch' work as this is what specialism i have been thinking of going into. 'Shih Chieh Wang' (Candyce) work intrigued me the most as it was very much like my own work from the specialism, subject and techniques. the Peace was called 'Rotating' inspired by the antiques/rust/metal she had came across in her neighborhood.
The intricate texture and shape are what pulled me towards her work which was allocated on the window and window self. The sun light hit theses creative, decorative, 3D, tactile shapes, which had a muted colour pallet of copper browns. The uses of fabric was very sculptural, and related to her subject very well.
I did have the chance to speak to Candyce, however i spoke to another stitcher and she mentioned that stitch was the right choice for her because you can use any material and do anything you want as their are no boundaries. You get great one to one tutorials with tutor Isabelle who guides you through with truthful criticism which helps you achieve a good result to your work. she did however mention that she didn't have influence of sustainability for this project but she enjoyed the project.