Author Archives: sophiatate

Having looked into language in a gallery setting and the effects it has on the experience, I decided to look into human experience in itself. I was inspired by Yngve Holen’s exhibit in the Boros Collection, which plays with the boundaries of familiarity in objects, and pushing alterations of them. I liked the idea ofContinue reading “Human experience (idea development)”

Following my initial research into human communication, I decided the progression of my thoughts was being held back by a lack of factual research. I found a general article on street art in Berlin which provides a basis of historical context on the development of the East Side gallery, and the significant graffiti world inContinue reading “First evaluation (of initial research)”

FMP Initial exploration of ideas: I used a mind-map format to collect all of my general interests, both within and outside of art, onto one page. With the Berlin trip so fresh in my mind, I was able to identify specific things about the experience that caught my attention. After assessing this mind-map, I foundContinue reading “Final Major Project: Initial Research”

This link is to an article that assists my overall interest in modernism, but more specifically provides context for my futures project when looking at disconnect in a modern world: a basis for my exploration of how this may worsen in the future. The article discusses loneliness in a modern world where certain things preventContinue reading “Context: Article”

These are two of the successful final outcomes from my digital editing. I mainly used tone selection and layering in photoshop to separate pieces of the figure in the original image and offset them. I think this clearly depicts disconnect of the self, as negative space is created. The incomplete layers taken from the originalContinue reading “Digital manipulation”

This life drawing session encouraged me to be more conscious of the model within their surroundings. I used negative space in most drawings, and found use of a mid-tone helpful in establishing my model’s position within space, as well as the structure of the body. I am happy with the outcome of the session andContinue reading “Life Drawing (unit 2)”

Following feedback from my tutors and peers, I realised I wanted to represent disconnect in a modern, digital future more clearly and conceptually than I had in my previous work (having used paint and physical fragmentation of the images I’d created). I was still interested in the idea of taking a complete or ‘perfect’ humanContinue reading “Practical development following tutorial and Group Crit (CLAY)”

Sketchbook experimentation: basic watercolour figures and page cut-outs to represent disconnect between mind and body in the future. I decided to explore this idea a bit further following research on painters Cecily Brown and David Shelvino, who both use distortion of the human figure in different ways. I responded to this by creating a completeContinue reading “Fragmentation: A first look into ‘Future of the Body’”

The main point of feedback I took from group critique was that I needed to clarify my idea and research it further. Having looked into disconnect between mind and body and explored fragmentation of images of the body, I decided to step back and evaluate my real area of interest. Taking notice of the group’sContinue reading “Group Critique”