Alicja Golec OUIL501

End of Module Student Evaluation BA (Hons) Illustration Module Code: OUIL501 Context of Practice Name: Alicja Golec Student ID: ag260019 Please identify where the evidence for each of the learning outcomes is within your submission and how well you feel you have met the learning outcomes. Please also grade yourself in relation to the learning outcomes using terms: poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent (Note - This is so that the team have an understanding of how well you feel you have done. It is not an indication of the actual grade you may receive.)

Learning Outcome

Evidenced where?

Blog, Visual Journal, Roughs, Final Illustrations, Storyboards, Development Sheets etc. (No more than 75 words)

5A1 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the aesthetic, cultural, historical, technological, social, political or other contexts relevant to individual subject disciplines.

(Knowledge and understanding) (Research / critical awareness)

Most of the research is evidenced on my blog, visual journal and also in my essay.

5A2 Demonstrate an awareness of the relationship between the theoretical and practical contexts of their own creative concerns. (Knowledge and understanding) (problem analysis/definition)

It is demonstrated on my blog, essay and visual journal.

Good

5B1 Evidence the ability to use logic, reasoning and critical judgement to analyse ideas from a range of primary and secondary sources.

(Cognitive skills) (Critical awareness)

Evidenced in my essay, visual journal, blog.

Good

5C1 Evidence the capacity for undertaking practical and theoretical research that demonstrates an informed application of critical, effective and testable processes.

(Practical and professional

Mostly reflected in my visual journal and also blog and essay.

Good

Your grade Using words: > poor, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent

Very good

skills) (research)

5D1 Organise and carry out selfdirected projects and communicate outcomes through written and other appropriate forms. (Key transferable skills) (professionalism / technical competence / visual quality)

Evidenced in my essay, blog, visual journal.

Satisfactory

Summative Evaluation (See Evaluation Guidance on next page for more information) You are required to write a 750 word Summative Evaluation of this module.

Please type up your Summative Evaluation in the box below. Make a PDF of the document and post the PDF as your final post on your OUIL501 blog.

On the beginning of this module I was aiming to do focus on my new interest-architecture. I have been fascinated with the atmosphere of places, and before I have started the essay, I had been thinking about how architecture influences the people. This module was a perfect opportunity to explore it.

I have started my research with modernist architecture, because this was something that I liked the most. I have read books about different modern movements and tried to connect it with non-places but also uncanniness. I have also thought about some areas filled with blocks of flats and how do people live in therewhat are their feelings about it. All those questions were just ideas pilling up in my head, but after some research I have realized that finding actual people talking about their experiences with their houses would be very difficult. There are no much studies about it, or I haven’t looked deep enough to find it. That is why I have changed my idea.

I have stayed close to architecture and people response to it, but I have narrowed it down to one, particular source. David Lynch movies. Lynch is one of my favourite directors, I know his movies quite well, and therefore I have noticed that he pays attention to the places he chooses in his films. Cinema of David Lynch is also filled with uncanniness and this is the mood that interests me the most.

I have researched about David Lynch, uncanny and architecture so much that I have forgot the most important part- asking the question. After I have gathered more than 4000 words of quotes I got lost in what I would actually want to ask about. The other mistake was leaving this module almost to the last moment. I have done some bits and pieces during the year, but it definitely wasn’t enough to achieve a very good outcome. Especially because I don’t feel comfortable with academic writing, so I should have spent much more time on it.

Last thing is visual journal. Filling the sketchbook has been a very interesting process. I have took some time to do that and also visually responded to the subject that matters to me. What is the most fascinating part, it’s the fact that I have got so interested in places that I have started to extend it into my private practice. As a ‘character designer’ this topic is something completely new for me, but also very relaxing. I get a chance to make images that create mood and that are free to interpret. Also, I feel like they can be a part of a narrative.

Architecture subject is very refreshing for me.

In terms of strictly visual- technical aspects, I am happy to explore line again. I have been practicing inking for some time now, but usually with similar tools- brush and calligraphy pen. This time I went further and

started to do some more marks and also connect it with line made through different media. The effects are interesting, and it reminds me, that I shouldn’t forget about something that used to be a huge part of my practice- a line.