Leeds College of Art BA (Hons) ILLUSTRATION OUIL603 Extended Practice
Level
06
Credits 60
STUDIO PRACTICE Project Proposal Name
Molly Fairhurst
Date
06/02/17
Blog Address m-fairhurst1417-sp.blogspot.com
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”. https://www.rca.ac.uk/schools/school-of-communication/visual_communication/illustrationpathway/ 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 Leah Fusco Rob Lowe
Natives
The Bothy Project
The Lighthouse Works
BA (Hons) Illustration - Level 06
OUIL603 Extended Practice – Major Brief BRIEF TITLE Final Major Project Brief Working in response to location and archives, create a space/ collection that addresses these subjects to a public audience. Potential themes: 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 Products & Proposals
Installation Publication Archive, collection
Context & Distribution
Museums Galleries Publications
Function & Context
Education Entertainment Installation Publication
Audience & Tone of Voice
Families Non-academic
Additional information/Considerations Deliverables A collection of work An installation… ?
ACTION PLAN – use this section to identify specific tasks that you need to complete
in order to resolve the brief. Week What do you need to do? In the early stages of the project I intend to mostly focus my work on 1 the other smaller briefs, relieving larger blocks of time in the future to concentrate on this project.
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This weekend, I will begin research though, recording from outdoor environments. Research through reading and watching. Establish more themes. Contact other artists. Record from life at opportunity
Deadline 12/02/17
19/02/17
Casual research continues
26/02/17
Casual research continues
05/03/17
The main bulk of the work begins…
12/03/17
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5 19/03/17 6 26/02/17 7 By this point, a solid “end-point” should be established, though flexible.
02/04/17
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30/04/17
RESEARCH ACTIVITY: ‘Making Nature’ at the Wellcome Collection
Deadline
20/01/17
Details
A visit to the Wellcome Collection’s ‘Making Nature’ exhibition, an archive of art and artefacts that document the idea of nature after modern man. RESEARCH ACTIVITY: Reading
Deadline
Bulk done by 28/02/17
Deadline
First series: 09/02/17 – 12/02/17
Details
Reading artistic and thematic literature relevant to the project. Continuous, but with the bulk done by the set deadline. RESEARCH ACTIVITY: Outdoors research and drawing 1
Details
Beginning to record from life the environments that inspired these movements and ideologies, examining their impacts on others and myself. This will be continuous, with small periods of time dedicated more intensely to this. The focus will change and narrow (in regards to locations and subject matter) as the research becomes more focused. RESEARCH ACTIVITY: Practioner contacts
Deadline
28/02/17
Details
There are a few practioners I would like to get in contact with. Rob Lowe, for example, has done work on the Kibbo Kift himself, and I would like to ask him his feelings on them, and how they influenced his work. I’d also like to contact others, such as Leah Fusco, with a few small questions on the functionality of their practices that extend into “situated illustration” and “less-applied” work. RESEARCH ACTIVITY: gallery visits
Deadline
30/04/17
Details Gallery visits, to exhibitions and artists who are influenced by the land. I.e., Hockney, Hepworth, Moore. Can also reflect on visit to Miró, and his interest in his surrounding enviroments.
BIBLIOGRAPHY BOOKS / TEXTS - (Harvard Refernced)
The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift, Annabella Pollen Designing Utopia: John Hargrave and the Kibbo Kift, Cathy Ross and Oliver Bennett Feral, George Monbiot
MAGAZINES / JOURNALS / ARTICLES – (include publication date and details)
Curator: The Museum Journal
ON LINE REFERENCES / WEBSITES / ARTICLES (include specific urls)
Wikipedia pages on the aforementioned themes (it’s a good starting place, and how I made all of those links…)
OTHER REFERENCE MATERIAL (Films, events, exhibitions, conferences)
‘Making Nature’, exhibition at the Wellcome Collection Salts Mill, David Hockney’s ‘Arrival of Spring’ The Hepworth Gallery (particularly for Moore + Hepworth)
The Great Outdoors
BA (Hons) Illustration - Level 06 OUIL603 Extended Practice STUDIO PRACTICE
Project Proposals 10 steps to producing persuasive project proposals
1. Set clear aims and objectives 2. Be SMART (Specific , Measurable , Achievable , Realistic , Time Conscious) 3. Use words from your brief 4. Justify the need for your proposal 5. Describe your audience 6. Describe your motivations 7. Consider the reader 8. Eliminate vagueness 9. Visualise the ending 10. Assume nothing