10 Portfolio Pages

Pattern Making Using Photoshop

Putting Photoshop Patterns to Use on Stands

Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part One

Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part Two

Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part Three

Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part Four

Short Film Still From Converse Ad

Designs For Galaxy Shoot

Galaxy Inspired Illustration

Life Drawing

I feel good about this body of work. I feel like I have displayed different medias in which I like to work, for example film, photography, illustration and painting. I think that it is clear that I prefer to work digitally base, working on my photography. Some comments that I have previously received concern the lack of colour that I have in my work. I think I have really tried to work on this over the different projects and I am happy with the progress I have made in this area. I still enjoy working in monochrome and in some circumstances it is more effective if I do, but it is important to also consider colour and its important role. It is apparent here that I much prefer to work in a digital format than in 3D, however I have tried to incorporate elements of this into my project. For example creating a pattern digitally on photoshop, repeating it and printing it in multiples to then create garments on a stand. Illustration definitely isn't my preferred media to use however attending a life drawing taught me not to focus too much on it and that the best work is usually the one with more imperfections. 

1 - Pattern Making Using Photoshop
2 - Putting Photoshop Patterns to Use on Stands
3 - Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part One
4 - Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part Two
5 - Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part Three
6 - Galaxy Inspired Photoshoot Part Four
7 - Short Film Still From Converse Ad
8 - Designs For Galaxy Shoot
9 - Galaxy Inspired Illustration
10 - Life Drawing

DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Industry Brief Initial Ideas

The briefing of the project gave me a lot of excitements, and a few ideas started coming through upon hearing the theme of the issue (art history) in which it is a possibility that we will be considered for, for Disorder Magazine. We were given the option to work in a small group of our choice or individually. I decided to be in a small group. I decided to work with peers of who's strengths and weaknesses I already new. This would mean that deciding who to be behind the camera and who should be the stylist for example would be a much simpler task. I also find it easier to critique and compromise with ideas when it's with friends you're working with rather than strangers.

The first thing we did in response was our own brainstorms. There are three of us in the group which I think is a really good number to divide tasks and to compromise ideas to make sure that they are unbiased. After completing our individual brainstorms, of which mine included, initial artists I like such as Claud Monet and Katsushika Hokusai, we found that two of us had liked Japanese artists or artists who work in a Japanese style. We looked into this a bit further. Something that was also written on my brainstorm that was greatly received by the group was 'dolls' and 'doll makeup'. After looking through the most recent issue of Disorder I thought that the mysterious creepy element of dolls or doll inspired makeup would fit in well with the aesthetic they have in the magazine. Japanese dolls was put forward as a response in the group, and we all wanted to research into this further. It was when we started thinking about location, did we think about the controversial nature of the idea and also the fact that it might feel like a 'piss take', something that it definitely wasn't intended to be. 

While we were on the Japanese doll idea, we found that we were interested in shooting in a bath, with a slime engulfing the model. We really enjoyed the idea of shooting in a bath and something else that we took from the initial brainstorms was that we were all interested in water. We found another artist that we all loved called Alyssa Monk, who's cool toned colour pallet and vibe was something we found a great deal of inspiration in. It was Monk and Monet's work that we decided to take further and work with as inspiration. I love the painted flowers in Monet's pieces, and I think scattered in a full bath of water with the model close to being fully submerged would create a really interesting image. I would like to experiment with the styling of the model, for example in the first few images she could be styled in a transparent white flowing cloth, whereas in others she could be wearing hardly anything at all. When I think about the shoot I in visage not mush makeup, maybe just mascara and lipgloss, with flushed cheek. ideally the model will look pre pubescent, or in the midst of it, which will provide the back story of feeling as though your being submerged and drowning in hormones. For the hair, it could start with being pulled back, gradually getting looser and surrounding the face to provide a messier look. As far as initial image planning, only a few ideas have been discussed, including having shots that are zoomed into features and others that are zoomed out showing the bath environment. 

Dress to Transgress

The blog can be found at this web address : http://dresstotransgress.blogspot.co.uk/

Although I feel as though my final outcome for this project was a good concept, I could have done more to make it more interesting, and different. I could have challenged myself more by creating more post ideas and having some of the image content being my own. I think that my 'Bold or Bonkers' post had good content and ideas, there could have been more, and I would like to add to this in the near future. As well as add more posts to give it a better platform. The ideas are all there and I think they have been executed to a decent standard. 

Bad Taste - Kim K Klone

Having an interest in fashion journalism, I wanted to come at this brief with a journalistic viewpoint. At first I thought about creating a magazine spread with a written feature, however with time being an issue the photoshoot to accompany the written feature would have ended up being rushed and of poor quality. Due to this I decided to make a blog, titled dress to transgress, to play off the words, dress to impress. Transgress to means to go above what is socially acceptable. The blog I have created will play host to many posts about up and coming bad taste trends, as well as reporting on some out there fashion and beauty creations. 

My definition of 'Bad Taste' had to be thought about before this project began as I had never really given the idea much thought. I now think of clashing loud busy colours and patterns. Some people can really pull off the loud obnoxious look and I am in ore of them for that. I also think that bad taste can be what is classified as mainstream as well as this is often people subconsciously copying what is on trend to seem as though they have good taste, when in reality I am questioning whether it is their own taste or in fact someone else's.

Nicki Minaj is the muse for this project for me. Her out there fashion and makeup dominated the 2011 red carpets. Displaying her 80s inspired colour palette and bold fashion choices gave people lots of ammunition to slate her style and taste, when I respected them. Im not saying I would go down the street wearing the same but I enjoyed the confidence that she had to go and do just that. Tastes change and that is understandable but I would argue that her style now is more kitsch than it has ever been. She now attends red carpets and events dressing like a Kim K Klone, which takes away the respect I have for her.