Intentions Inspirations Workshop

Since starting at Uni peer review has been a great way to get feedback and tips from peers within the same industry. We all prepared a short presentation about the work we had done over the summer and where we want to take it next. I feel I am my critique of my work and used to find it hard to show my work to others but having the reviews is encouraging and motivating. 

My initial summer work was inspired by my surroundings which was very floral. This is something I have always admired. After doing the feedback I was given some great advice on how to develop my work and different ways of drawing and with different media as I'm very mush a stick and ink kind of woman. I was advised to try more mark making as these could develop into backgrounds of future prints. As I am very into colour another suggestion was to try and more toned down colour pallet just to see how I would/could work with it as I've always been focused on vibrant colours. 

I also work on my iPad over the summer to get a feel of drawing digitally. This worked well for me and had a great response from my peers. This was made into a suggestion of researching more designers and practitioners that are more digitally based and not necessarily in the textiles industry.

   

Cultural Activity - Turkey

Just before coming back to Uni I visited Turkey and came to terms with the culture differences out there from architecture to interior. One place that really stood out for me was Bodrum Castle. Full of historical artifacts and local culture there was so many items pleasing to the eye. A lot of the flooring was intricate yet went well with the boldness of the castle itself and I like the idea of contrast within design and this I thought was a great example. 

Bodrum Castle

Whilst walking round Bodrum/ Gumbet I came across little design qualities that inspired me and could inspire my practice. The Turkish lamps have mosaic characteristic which is also represented in the street art. I love colour and that's why these appealed to me the most. I would really like to illustrate this feature in my work and work into it to see what outcomes I can get within the print room and digitally. 

Cultural Activity - Sothebys Beyond Limits at Chatsworth

I've never been into going to a sculpture park and looking at fine art sculpture pieces, but after reviewing my thinking I thought the Beyond Limits at Chatsworth would be a great opportunity to dive into something that never really interested me before. Artist such as Damian Hurst, Marc Quinn and Christopher Le Brun. 

The exhibition taught me to really look into something and not just judge something from a first glance. 

http://beyondlimits.sothebys.com/video.html

      Zadok Ben David, Lawrence Holofcener, Baltasar Lobo, Beverly Pepper, Christopher Le Brun

Hoop-La

The one sculpture that really stood out for me was a piece called Hoop-La by Alice Aycock. Made from painted aluminium the size of this sculpture was stunning. I loved the organic structure of it is what caught my eye. This is one of seven sculptures of a collection for Park Avenue. Aycock's studio is based in New York and shes 'encapsulates the dynamism of this cosmopolitan capital.' I think the piece was placed well within the gardens as the backdrop of Chatsworth House in the background is spectacular.