I have now finished my research on Laura Callaghan and have started focusing on Barbara Kruger. I have also this week made a list of artists and lecturers I would like to get in touch with over the course of my project to get their views on my question. I have got their emails and this week I plan on starting to draft these. Problems that have occurred include trying to find emails or contact details of certain people, I am surprised by how difficult it was to find something for Grayson Perry yet how easy it was for Barbara Kruger.
In addition to this I went to our college library to have a look at past EPQ's as examples. I tried to find art EPQ's in particular however there were very few of these. I learnt how the project would look when finished and the amount of work that gets put into them.
Monday, 26 September 2016
Thursday, 22 September 2016
END OF SEPTEMBER UPDATE
This week I have put my Laura Callaghan research onto paper in my sketchbook. By the end of this week I want to have finished her and moved fully onto my next artist which will most probably be Barbara Kruger. I need to look at getting in touch with experts such as art historians and also places I can go to further my research. A problem I have encountered is the difficulty involved in trying to get in touch with experts in this field.
Thursday, 15 September 2016
STARTING LAURA CALLAGHAN RESEARCH
This week I have moved on from Grayson Perry and begun looking at my next artist, Laura Callaghan. Her work has interested for a long time now. Despite being a recent MA graduate in illustration from Kingston University she appears to be at the for front of the media. I have found an interview on 'mag culture' and looked into her commissioned pieces. What stands out most about this artist in relation to the question is that her work is usually exhibited in places which get a large amount of public attention for example social media, fashion advertisements and even murals in central New York.
You could say her work takes a feminist approach however the question really is; does she illustrate women because she believes in changing stereotypes in the patriarchy or is it simply because this is what she knows best? Working out whether an artist uses their medium because it is what they enjoy most or whether they feel it is a subject which needs attention is the most pressing debate
You could say her work takes a feminist approach however the question really is; does she illustrate women because she believes in changing stereotypes in the patriarchy or is it simply because this is what she knows best? Working out whether an artist uses their medium because it is what they enjoy most or whether they feel it is a subject which needs attention is the most pressing debate
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| Tictail Marketplace NYU |
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| MTV Horoscopes |
Saturday, 3 September 2016
SUMMER WORK
Over summer I have continued to develop my research sketchbook. I have almost finished my Grayson Perry research and now need to provide a response to his work. My findings throughout researching Perry is that he likes to draw upon traditional methods and focuses on class and how that effects our taste in Britain. It is clear to see that he is definitely approaching cultural issues in his work, the amount of influence it has had on our country however is hard to tell.
After I have done this I will go on to do the same with my other artists and hopefully that will give me the scope to answer my question.
After I have done this I will go on to do the same with my other artists and hopefully that will give me the scope to answer my question.
Monday, 25 July 2016
RESEARCH COLLECTION
This week I have started producing my research sketchbook. I have collected a lot of artists work that I will then put in my sketchbook. I have started with Grayson perry and put all the research and references I have brought together over the last few weeks and put it on paper. At the moment it is still in draft and note form but at least i've got the project off the ground.
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| Start of sketchbook, collected notes and pictures |
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| Collected artist imagery |
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| Notes and research on selected artists |
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
PLANNING THE PROJECT
This week I've started planning how I'm going to approach my chosen question and what sub-topics I want to include. Some worth taking note of were; popular cultural topics artists focus on, how much publicity this art is getting and history of ethical art.
I thought I could research how the artists I have chosen decide to approach cultural issues and whether it has worked. For example in Laura Callaghan's illustrations she envisions women with extravagant and materialistic lifestyles however they always look ridiculously bored with their lives. In Grayson Perry's work he plays with the idea of social classes in Britain and uses traditional art forms such as pottery and tapestry to produce modern fine art reflecting this. Hope Gangloff paints the people she's closest to in the way he wants to by twisting the image ever so slightly, it's her way of 'teasing' people, describing it as his sense of humour. This would be an example of art that could potentially be interpreted as influencing body image and what we 'want to see however this was never initially Hope's intentions.
Therefore by researching more into specific artists I have learnt that often the artists does not intentionally wish to have an influence on cultural issues however does so in the process (Hope Gangloff). Perhaps looking more down the path of how the artists vision differs from the audiences interpretation would be an interesting field to look at.
what I am struggling with most at the moment is trying to find artists that are open with the intentions of their work. Many like to leave it open to the audience which seems like a perfect answer to my question as to whether their work is intentional however what it does not tell me is if they are politically and socially aware or if their work is simply for trivial purposes and putting cash in their hands.
I thought I could research how the artists I have chosen decide to approach cultural issues and whether it has worked. For example in Laura Callaghan's illustrations she envisions women with extravagant and materialistic lifestyles however they always look ridiculously bored with their lives. In Grayson Perry's work he plays with the idea of social classes in Britain and uses traditional art forms such as pottery and tapestry to produce modern fine art reflecting this. Hope Gangloff paints the people she's closest to in the way he wants to by twisting the image ever so slightly, it's her way of 'teasing' people, describing it as his sense of humour. This would be an example of art that could potentially be interpreted as influencing body image and what we 'want to see however this was never initially Hope's intentions.
Therefore by researching more into specific artists I have learnt that often the artists does not intentionally wish to have an influence on cultural issues however does so in the process (Hope Gangloff). Perhaps looking more down the path of how the artists vision differs from the audiences interpretation would be an interesting field to look at.
what I am struggling with most at the moment is trying to find artists that are open with the intentions of their work. Many like to leave it open to the audience which seems like a perfect answer to my question as to whether their work is intentional however what it does not tell me is if they are politically and socially aware or if their work is simply for trivial purposes and putting cash in their hands.
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