FIA2 – Art as Lens Experimental Folio
Reflective Statement My focus on my folio was an iPhone. I explored the iPhone through different lenses and viewpoints throughout the term. I chose the most divergent thinking art pieces that explored different uses of media, process, techniques and materials. The folio includes various drawn, collage, 3D, watercolor and developed artworks. The iPhone used throughout the folio was a present given to me on my 16th birthday, that holds a lot of memories and history of who I am and where I come from, there for presented in a personal context.
Reflective statement continued My folio has been influenced by contemporary and historical artists that explore pop art and consumerism. The iPhone is expressed throughout the folio as time consuming having a dreadful effect on the way people live and operate. This was demonstrated through both Steve Cuts, Banksy and Mayanja. Whilst pop art is expressed through Andy Warhol’s artwork of the famous and popular Campbell’s soup cans repeated in different colors. I connected these artists through my artworks by expressing the iPhone in different contexts, forms and matters by analyzing the meaning behind the purpose and effects of what a phone really is.
Folio of experimental works
Pencil drawing on watercolor paper with illustration of human holding an iPhone tightly. 28cm x 21cm
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Clay replica of iPhone. Exactly like the original iPhone with detail, symbol and all. 13.5 cm x 6 cm
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Abstraction: Collage 24.7 cm x 17.2 cm
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Digitally manipulated photo of iPhones stacked on top of each other.
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2 Time-lapse videos recorded on my dad’s phone, of myself on my iPhone demonstrating the consuming time and concentration of it. 1st video duration: 18 seconds 2nd video duration: 5 seconds
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Concertina book of different perspectives/POVs of the iPhone. From Left to Right (Pencil, Sharpie, Fine Liner, Pencil, Charcoal) 42 cm x 10.5 cm
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Close up watercolor of bottom of iPhone, painted on watercolor paper. 27.7 cm x 21 cm
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Altered object in various positions on iPhone. (Phone and Phone lenses) 28 cm x 21 cm