Leeds College of Art BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION OUIL603 Extended Practice
Level
06
Credits 60
STUDIO PRACTICE Project Proposal Name Blog Address Molly Fairhurst m-fairhurst1417-sp.blogspot.com Date 06/02/17 Rationale I have been considering the idea of “situated illustration” (as described by the Royal College of Art)- work that “responds to a certain location… connections that surround work and site… contextual awareness… locality, spatially and psychologically”. Work that is “engaging” and has “persuasive interactions with the public”. “Work that revisits archives and seeks to expand the relevance to wider groups of people- exploring significance beyond academic notions”. Essentially, working in response to locations and archives, and creating a space that addresses these subjects to a (wide) public audience. At this point I am not sure where this will go, but as a large part of this type of project is research, this isn’t so necessary at this point. I have been considering the following themes and subjects, just stemming mostly from drawing a lot of trees in my spare time. Themes / Subjects • Naturalism • ‘Post-Nature’ / ‘Making Nature’ • Attention Restoration Theory • The Slow Movement • Outdoor Education • The Kibbo Kift (post-scout movement, interest in pacifism, art and costume) • -> Dada-ism Professional Context & Contextual References • Museums • Galleries • Education • Publishing -> books • Archives, collections Illustrators/ artists working with collections and installation: • Misaki Kawai • Laura Carlin • Rachel Lillie