A series of short stories

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Portfolio 2017

By Melissa Dewar

C O N T E N T S 01 CV 02 ART DIRECTION 02.1 Ni Homme Ni Femme 02.2 The Stair that Leads to Gold 0 2 . 3 Au t u m n Wi nt e r 2 0 1 7

03 PHOTOGRAPHY 03.1 Beauty in Emptiness 03.2 A weekend in Prague 03.3 Creta 0 3 . 4 Urb an

04 ARCHITECTURE 0 4 . 1 Infant S cho ol 04.2 Illustrations

05 ART WORK 05.1 Faces and D oodles 05.2 Digital Design

M E L I S S A

D E WA R

Ar t Director/Architecture Student/Creative

A B OU T As a creative person I have a curious zest for life, finding myself immersed within many creative fields. Whilst studying architecture I work as an Art Director mainly within the fashion industry. I feel that art is very much a daily necessity for me and it is the driving front of my business and blog, Majestigal. Majestigal is a creative platform aimed to inspire the modern woman to be artistic, creative and unique. Ultimately, I aim to inspire others using the internet as my tool.

Studying Architecture, has opened my eyes to the built environment around me, helping me to solve problems I wouldn’t otherwise get to solve.

EDUC AT ION 2013-2015

2015-2019

Tunbr idg e Well s Girl s Grammar S chool 4 A- L EV E L S

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Universit y of B ath ARCHITECTURE (Bsc)

E XPERIENCE

June 2 0 1 3

Januar y - August 2017 AV R L O N D O N

P E T E R TAY L O R A S S O C I AT E S UCKFIELD

SHA D T HA M E S

During my work experience with Peter Taylor Associates, I was primarily in charge of drawing floor plans on AUTO CAD. I was able to learn about working in an office environment and gained knowledge of architectural practice and conduct in the workplace

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SKILLS

melissadewar@outlook.com

Photoshop

07890067478

In-Design

University

2 London Street, Bath, BA1 5BU

My current work placement with AVR London is a 6 month placement I undertake as part of my degree.

Working at AVR has helped me learn about architectural illustration and visualisation in depth.

I have been able to learn about rendering software, time management and image making.

SketchUp CAD

PRESS VO G U E Top 5 Style Trends from London Fashion Week Street Style AW17 ELLE Street Style AW17 N E W YO R K M AG A Z I N E Street Style AW17 HELLO MAGAZINE Street Style during London Fashion Week

D I G I TA L

Illustrator Rhino 3dsMax

www.melissadewar.com www.majestigal.com melissa_dewar majesti_gal

C O L L A B O R AT I O N S MIN WU STUDIO Editorial: Distort AY U J E W E L L E R Y

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C ONCEPT This editorial photographed, styled and edited by myself aims to question g e n d e r e q u a l i t y i n o u r S o c i e t y t o d a y. T h e feminine palette of pastels mixed with motifs of the minimal architecture shows the juxtaposition within gender based fashion. I pur posefully styled Sam (my f r iend) in my ow n clothes to show men, as well as, women that fashion can be gender neutral.

Why is it that women have to wear cer tain clothes, why cant men wear those clothes too?

Ni Homme Ni Femme

Ni Homme Ni Femme

The stair that leads to gold

T H E S T A I R T H A T L E A D S T O G O L D C ONC EP T Photo g raphe d, st y l e d and di re c te d by mys el f. Th is e ditor i a l cha l l e nge s conce pts of g re e d, mone y and we a lt h . The s e i mage s tel l a stor y of a l onely woman w ho s e ne e d for gol d is consum i ng he r, and l e ave s he r i n a me ss mo st of t he t i me. Photo g raphe d i n my u n ive rsit y home and mo del l e d by my go o d f r i e nd R eb e cc a L i m , t he comp o sit i on of e ach i mage is made usi ng b ot h hand p ai nte d and di g it a l te ch ni que s. My i nspi rat i on for t h is was arch ite c t Z a ha Hadi d. To tel l t he stor y of g re e d I ove r-l aye d gol d sp e ck l e s and dust onto t he photo g raphs.

The stair that leads to gold

The stair that leads to gold

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L o n d o n F a s h i o n We e k

L o n d o n F a s h i o n We e k

L o n d o n F a s h i o n We e k

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The C ol lore do- Mansfeld Pa l ace in Prague is a wel l k now n bui lding , w it h g re at histor ic va lue. A combinat ion of B aro que st y le and elements of R o co co.

L o c ate d ne ar t he C harles Br idge it was for me d on t he found at ions of R omanes que and G ot hic. Propr ietors include; Jo achim Andre as Von S ch lin k., Karl Jo achim and Pr ince of Fondi. The inter iors of t he p a l ace is in t he st y le of

Beauty in Emptiness

E M P T I N E S S e arly R o co co. The p a l aces most wel l pres er ve d ro om is t he g rand b a l lro om. D e corat ion for t his ro om f inishe d around 1736 to 1737. Wit h a dome li ke cei ling covere d in depic t ions of go ds and angels, it has an a lmost unworld ly exp er ience to it. Made primarily of Masonry that dates all the way back to the 13th century. A truly inspiring building that anyone must visit.

Beauty in Emptiness

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This s er ies c aptures t he b e aut if u l cit y of Prague.

As my f irst v isit, to Prague I was stunne d by t he b e aut y of t he old tow n. To me you did not ne e d to re ad any t ravel guide b efore v is it ing Prague, e ver yt hing was hidden in b e aut if u l b ackst re et a l le y ways, t hat you cou ld on ly f ind if you went explor ing on fo ot rat her t hen using your phone. My hig h lig ht was explor ing a ga l ler y c a l le d C ol lore do-Mansfeld Pa l ace, an empt y hous e w hich was t he home of a r ich man dur ing t he upr isings in Prague. S omet hing felt s o mov ing b eing in an empt y sp ace.

A weekend in Prague

C R E T A The isl and of Crete wel l k now n for its Mino an histor y, and b e aut if u l b e aches. This dest inat ion is my pl ace of rel axat ion, my s anc tu ar y. We a l l have t hat one pl ace t hat f re es a l l t hos e t houg hts in our minds. This s er ies of images t a kes you t hroug h a p ar t of t he isl and to t he West c a l le d E lound a.

Creta

Creta

Creta

U R B A N A s er ies of images c aptur ing b e aut if u l archite c ture and inter iors in L ondon

Urb an

Urb an

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I was asked to design an infant school for children ages 4-7. The school must be able to accommodate years Reception to Year 2. I wanted my desig n to ac t as a nur tur ing and stimulating env ironment to study in. An env ironment that e vokes creativ ity and a w illing ness to lear n. The psycholog y ass ociated w ith children’s lear ning env ironment par ticularly interested me. I res earched into thi s initially and found there i s a lot of s cientif ic e v idence to suppor t that children, lear n best in a nature bas ed env ironment. Thi s for med the hear t of my projec t.

Infant S cho ol

Infant S cho ol

A R C H I T E C T U R A L I L L U S T R A T I O N

I have always loved painting. As a young child I always remember spilling oil paint all over myself, ruining my clothes! Regardless of the mistakes I made, I still continued to paint. It forms a part of me, I need it to stay balanced. Using these skills, you can apply them to the digital art field. As part of my Architecture degree, knowing how to depict my project in images is essential. These series of images are both from my degree and images I have done in my spare time.

Architectural Illustration

Architectural Illustration

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Japaniese Ink Illustration Size: A5 on 300 gsm paper

Ar t work

Japaniese Ink Illustration + Acrylic Paint Size: A5 on 300 gsm paper

Ar t work

Digital Illustration

Ar t work

Digital Illustration

Ar t work

Japaniese Ink Illustration Size: A5 on 300 gsm paper

Ar t work

“ W HAT I S N IC E A B OU T C O N C R E T E I S T HAT I T L O O K S U N F I N I SH E D” -Zaha Hadid