Study task 4 Initial ideas
Notes from working as a group to discuss how themes can be communicated through the 5 elements within the brief. We chose poli:cs and came up with lots of dierent ideas. We had to think about what these elements communicate visually and linguis:cally and what our understanding of them is‌
I then thought about this in terms of my own theme, technology. I struggled to think of ideas for collage so this is something I need to spend some :me on in the development of my visual ideas in my journal. It will be interes:ng to begin to communicate focusing on these elements.
Research/ experimentation
• Exploring using line to communicate my theme of ‘hands’ and the ‘hand of the maker’ • Chose to use a graphite s:ck to emphasise gestural marks
• Visualising a quote from one of my three texts • Literal response of the analogue versus digital through the hand and computer • Two medias used to highlight this contrast
• Using character to show the use of hands for a crea:ve • Hands sparking ideas and crea:veness exploding from the hands • Hands as a tool • Contrast between grey and bright colours • Expressive lines
• Abstract experimenta:on • Exploring through line and colour • Expressive
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Exploring my theme of analogue through the use of shape Crude, hand drawn shape designs Evident pencil marks and scratches Began to recreate the same design in different medias • Neat lines • thought out fill of shapes • Interes:ng contrasts between direc:on of line and shapes
• Again repea:ng the shape design but adding textures/mark making as a mean of changing the design and outcome • Exploring through singular line and shape • Manipula:ng the design to fit with the process
• Working with colour to explore and change the outcome • Working fast and messy to produce something completely different • Again adjus:ng and manipula:ng the design to fit the process and this :me working across three pages to make use of the concer:na journal