Katie Wade COP 3 PROPOSAL
Ques%on 1: What is Good? -‐ To what extent does Social Responsibility impact on the role and func>on of Illustra>on?
For my Cop 3 I want to explore the role of eccentric creative individuals within society by looking at how their decisions and pieces of work impact society and whether the creative sector as a collective has a moral responsibility to challenge the normal in to change the course of history/ continue to develop society order as a whole. To explore this I will research into a select few famous works of art, literature and film (specifically I want to focus on cult films and artistic films that made into mainstream media) created by creatives who were outcasts in their time and assess the impact their work had on society, both at the time of their release and if/ how/why it has shaped society over time and if it is still relevant today. I will also delve into how creative/illustrators are represented within society and whether or not more extreme ‘outcast’ creatives make a lasting impact. By looking into attitudes towards them over a variety of mediums (newspaper, radio, online) and see if being more outwardly weird works in our favour or not. Looking into how the older generation views creativity as a skill in comparison to other more academic skills and if/where attitudes in media are changing towards becoming a creative in this day and age (for example, the acceptance of art festivals, mainstream art websites such as etsy and pinterest, whether this is encouraging people to be creative or classing art as a hobby and undermining the real creatives in the industry). Overall whether a creative could be called a strong contributing factor to modern day society's development and how they shape the current social economic climate in contrast to other more academic individuals.
5 Quotes
Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. ~ Martin Luther King “If I could wake up in a different place, at a different time, could I wake up as a different person?” Chuck Palahnuik, Fight Club “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” - Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre “I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.” ― Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
“Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it.” ― Banksy, Wall and Piece
SUBJECTS
Fashion English literature Independent Cult Films Graffitti/Vandalism Art Fairs Education In Schools Creative Industry Current British Art Celebrities Historical Figures
Websites http://www.vice.com/en_uk/ http://www.itsnicethat.com http://www.theguardian.com/uk/culture http://www.creativeboom.com http://www.villagebookstore.co.uk/ https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/blog
Books
50 Years Of Illustration – Lawrence Zeegan & Caroline Roberts Illustration Play The Fundamentals Of Illustration – Lawrence Zeegan Illustration Next – Ana Benaroya Wes Anderson Collection IN VOGUE D+AD50 Rolling Stone covers