Thursday 4 December 2014
Evaluation of Unit
Overall I have found this project to be very interesting, and I feel that I have grown a lot in terms of my way of thinking and developing ideas, and my attitude to work in general as I usually put it off until last minute but this unit I have pushed myself to complete tasks when they are set and even do additional research to help push my ideas along. I really tried to focus on time management as this is something that I struggle with a lot and although I did get a little behind at times overall I managed to stay up to date and this really reduced the amount of stress I have experienced this term. I did struggle a little with the amount of time we were given to come up with a design for our contemporary character verses the amount of time we had to prepare for our historical character, and I do feel that this hindered my design a little but I am still happy with the outcome of all of my designs and shoots. I practiced a lot for my designs and really tried to ensure that I had all the techniques down before the assessments or shoots which was really helpful as I didn’t experience any mishaps in the shoot preparation. I feel that I could have used more sources of inspiration in this unit than I did, and I could have explored different mediums for art and inspiration. I am slowly learning to use the sketch blog like a sketch book and not only put completed final images on there, but images of all practices, sketches, doodles and ideas. After looking at my contemporary character images I feel that I could have been a bit more experimental and artistic with the make up, and I will bear this in mind for future designs and ideas, as I feel that the make up I created for Sally Bowles was quite a standard make up look with added glitter. I really enjoyed looking at and learning about 1920’s and 30’s, and have got really interested in the club culture side of the unit especially Michael Alig and his friends. The alternative club scene is something which really interests me as I really love the message of people being different but unified in their difference and alternative style and personalities, and I think some beautifully creative looks are featured in this scene. I especially liked how I could notice links between the club kid culture and Weimar Berlin with the underground clubs and the obsession with glamour and being different. I am really happy with how my partner executed my design in the assessment as it came out just how I wanted it, and I feel that I created my partners design as she wanted it and to the best of my ability. Next unit I will take what I have learned forward and really focus on looking and experimenting with art, photography and other sources of inspiration to push my work further.
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Ansett, R, (2013), Grayson Perry [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.npg.org.uk/assets/microsites/perry/images/Perry_rotator_cropped.jpg [Accessed 03 December 14].
Bellatoni, P (2005). If it's Purple, Someone's Gonna Die. Oxford: Elsevier/Focal Press. 197-198.
Brit Show Off. (2011). The British Guide to Showing Off- Official Trailer. [Online Video]. 11 October. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Znffz-5Nj4. [Accessed: 17 November 2014].
Cabaret, 1972. [DVD] Fosse, B, United States: Allied Artists.
CABINET // Inventory / Everyone Once in Berlin!. 2014. CABINET // Inventory / Everyone Once in Berlin!. [ONLINE] Available at: http://cabinetmagazine.org/issues/32/gordon.php. [Accessed 17 November 2014].
Cosmetics in the 1920s - Cosmetics from early 20th century . 2014. Cosmetics in the 1920s - Cosmetics from early 20th century . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.historyofcosmetics.net/cosmetic-history/cosmetics-1920s-1930s/. [Accessed 17 November 2014].
DirtyDirtyDancing: London Club Photography. 2014. DirtyDirtyDancing: London Club Photography. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.dirtydirtydancing.com/. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Dix, O, (2010), Modernes Tanzpaar [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.merkur-online.de/lokales/weilheim/landkreis/otto-goldenen-zwanziger-544447.html [Accessed 05 November 14].
Eichner, S, (1994), Michael Alig and Richie Rich attend New Year's eve festivities at Club USA in New York City [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6084718/michael-alig-club-kid-killer-post-prison-job [Accessed 01 December 14].
Geigner, M, 2014. Rehersal Resource Packet. Northwestern University.
Grayson Perry - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery. 2014. Grayson Perry - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/grayson_perry.htm. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry | Artists | Victoria Miro. 2014. Grayson Perry | Artists | Victoria Miro. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/12-Grayson-Perry/. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry discusses the 'psycho-sexual process' of being a transvestite - People - News - The Independent . 2014. Grayson Perry discusses the 'psycho-sexual process' of being a transvestite - People - News - The Independent . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/grayson-perry-says-not-wearing-a-dress-doesnt-stop-you-from-being-a-transvestite-9777881.html. [Accessed 04 December 2014].
Grayson Perry- Display. 2014. Grayson Perry- Display. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/graysonperry/display.php. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry: Who are you? 2014, Television program, Channel 4, 22nd October- 5th November. Available at: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/grayson-perry-who-are-you/on-demand/55337-001. [Accessed 02 December 2014]
Hoffmann, H, (1930), JO JO - das Spiel der zwanziger Jahre auf den Strassen Berlins [ONLINE]. Available at: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1985-101-36A,_Berlin,_Jo_Jo-Spiel.jpg [Accessed 05 November 14].
Isherwood, C (1939). Goodbye to Berlin. Britain: Hogarth Press.
James st James. 2014. [ONLINE] Available at: http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d142/_manson_/jst.jpg. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Josephine Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2014. Josephine Baker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker#Paris_and_rise_to_fame. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Le Segretain, P, (2010), John Galliano- Runway Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011 [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/nNpPWIMkPaU/John+Galliano+Runway+Paris+Fashion+Week+Spring/EQoB7Eoqx_P [Accessed 05 November 14].
Leigh Bowery . The fashion Transgender * Design Catwalk . 2014. Leigh Bowery . The fashion Transgender * Design Catwalk . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.designcatwalk.com/leigh-bowery-the-artist-who-created-himself/. [Accessed 16 November 2014].
Leigh Bowery inspired Designers, Photographers & a Painter (Part two) | . 2014. Leigh Bowery inspired Designers, Photographers & a Painter (Part two) | . [ONLINE] Available at: http://agnautacouture.com/2014/11/16/leigh-bowery-inspired-designers-photographers-a-painter-part-two/. [Accessed 16 November 2014].
Leigh Bowery. [Internet]. 2014. The Biography.com website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/leigh-bowery-20943343 [Accessed 16 Nov 2014].
Michael Alig. 2014.[ONLINE] Available at: http://www.michaelaligclubkids.com/images/lg%20photos/9.jpg. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Michael Alig: 'We didn't even realise he was dead' | US news | The Guardian . 2014. Michael Alig: 'We didn't even realise he was dead' | US news | The Guardian . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/21/michael-alig-interview. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Michael James - YouTube. 2014. Michael James - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/xxmichaeljames. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
MoMA | The Collection | George Grosz (American, born Germany. 1893–1959). 2014. MoMA | The Collection | George Grosz (American, born Germany. 1893–1959). [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A2374&page_number=9&template_id=6&sort_order=1. [Accessed 16 October 2014].
nfectedgenetics.tumblr.com, (1812), Michael Alig and James St James [ONLINE]. Available at: http://giphy.com/gifs/cocaine-macaulay-culkin-3bL1P4EWJmNGM [Accessed 17 November 14].
Nico Rosales. (2008). Money, Success, Fame, Glamour (Party Monster Montage Video) . [Online Video]. 26 May. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I59a22lPnvo. [Accessed: 17 November 2014].
Otto Dix - Catalog Paintings. 2014. Otto Dix - Catalog Paintings. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ottodix.org/index/catalog-paintings. [Accessed 16 October 2014].
Otto Dix - Otto Dix. 2014. Otto Dix - Otto Dix. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ottodix.org/. [Accessed 15 October 2014].
Party Monster, 2003. [DVD] Bailey, F. Barbato, R, United States: Strand Releasing.
petrilude - YouTube. 2014. petrilude - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/petrilude. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Preston Allen, J, 1972. Cabaret Screenplay- First Draft. Available at: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~ina22/splaylib/Screenplay-Cabaret.pdf.
Retna Ltd, (1993), Michael Alig at The Tunnel in New York City [ONLINE]. Available at: http://pagesix.com/2014/04/17/club-kid-killer-alig-to-be-released-already-dreaming-up-party-plans/ [Accessed 01 December 14].
Screenshot from Music Video, (unknown date), Leigh Bowery [ONLINE]. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leigh_Bowery_Multi_glasses_from_Taboo_art_showing_.jpg [Accessed 16 November 14].
Sebastian Simon - YouTube. 2014. Sebastian Simon - YouTube. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/sebastiansimonxo. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Sex and Weimar Berlin | Peggy Riley. 2014. Sex and Weimar Berlin | Peggy Riley. [ONLINE] Available at: http://peggyriley.com/2012/06/15/sex-and-weimar-berlin/. [Accessed 17 November 2014].
The British Guide To Showing Off - front page. 2014. The British Guide To Showing Off - front page. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.britishguidetoshowingoff.com/. [Accessed 17 November 2014].
The British Guide to Showing Off, 2011. [DVD] Benstock, J, United Kingdom: Verve Pictures.
The legend of Leigh Bowery (Part one) | . 2014. The legend of Leigh Bowery (Part one) | . [ONLINE] Available at: http://agnautacouture.com/2014/11/09/the-legend-of-leigh-bowery-part-one/. [Accessed 16 November 2014].
The Sexual Decadence of Weimar Germany, by Lasha Darkmoon. 2014. The Sexual Decadence of Weimar Germany, by Lasha Darkmoon. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=80636. [Accessed 17 November 2014].
Theda Bara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2014. Theda Bara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theda_Bara. [Accessed 01 December 2014].
Walery, French, (1926), Josephine Baker dancing the Charleston at the Folies-Bergère, Paris [ONLINE]. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baker_Charleston.jpg [Accessed 01 December 14].
Warner Home Video, (1972), Michael York as Brian Roberts [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.bryanreesman.com/2013/02/07/michael-york-cabaret-logans-run/ [Accessed 17 November 14].
Weimar Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2014. Weimar Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weimar_Republic. [Accessed 17 November 2014].
Weimar. 2014. Weimar. [ONLINE] Available at: http://weimarart.blogspot.co.uk/. [Accessed 04 December 2014].
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, (1918), English: Lolette, the Spanish peasant girl (played by Theda Bara) uses a knife to defend herself (from an unidentified actor) in a scene still for the 1918 silent drama The She-Devil. [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=104573 [Accessed 01 December 14].
Black and White Photography
In our seminar we were discussing photography and Weimar Berlin to consider different ways in which we can find inspiration and get our creative juices flowing.
We began by looking at contemporary images which represent Weimar Berlin in one way or another from this site, and then discussed how black and white photography can bring out a different mood to colour photography.
Henri Cartier Bresson was mentioned in the beginning of this lesson, so he was in the forefront of my mind as I have researched him before for my a level photography course, and loved his work with the decisive moment. We had 1 hour to go around Southampton and take images in black and white which we felt represented a contemporary Weimar Berlin, and were told to think about composition, faded glamour, our throwaway society and "ordinary decadence made divine through the lens". We then presented three of our images to the class, and here are mine.
In the image above I definitely had the decisive moment in my mind. I liked the composition of this image but decided it needed some movement in it, or something to draw the eye in. I waited for a train to pass and took a few images, this being my favourite.
This image is my favourite in terms of showing our throwaway society; the furniture and rubbish outside the back of a bar or club which is probably perfectly good and reusable materials has just been left outside to be collected by the bin men.
Below are some more images from this task.
Sally Bowles- Final Shoot
Here are my hair and face charts for my Sally Bowles character.
Here are my final images for my shoot. I wanted my model to look carefree and like he was having a good time. The top two are my favourite images from the shoot as they put across the idea that Sally is carefree and flirtatious, always smiling. The last image shows a more playful side.
Overall I am happy with how the images turned out. I did struggle with putting the glitter in the hair as I ran out part way through which was a shame, but I manages to get some on there! I tried to take away most of the shine of the synthetic wig by spraying it with dry shampoo which I think was quite successful as it looks more like a natural shine in these images.
Overall I am happy with how the images turned out. I did struggle with putting the glitter in the hair as I ran out part way through which was a shame, but I manages to get some on there! I tried to take away most of the shine of the synthetic wig by spraying it with dry shampoo which I think was quite successful as it looks more like a natural shine in these images.
Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry is an English artist who works mainly on ceramics, using them to explore social and cultural norms, and to challenge them. To become more familiar with his work and way of thinking I watched a 3 part series on Channel 4 titled Grayson Perry: Who Are You? This series explores identity and personality in a very critical way, and shows him meeting with a variety of people to look at gender, fame, religion and identity. He specifically looked for people going through a crossroads or a crisis in identity, and explored how he could show this in his portraits which were then put on show in the National Portrait Gallery. In the introduction to the program, he describes artists as "part psychologist, part detective" when they are creating portraits, which really shows how he feels portraits should be made: showing much more than a photograph simply can.
"Our most beautiful and complex artwork that we can make is our identity" Greyson Perry
Greyson considers himself a transvestite and dresses as his alter ego Claire. He talks openly about how being a transvestite goes much further than just wearing a dress and putting on make up, and also discusses how his cross dressing began at a very young age. After looking at my Sally Bowles designs and the images of Claire, I can see some similarities in their style and appearance which I think goes very well alongside my ideas of androgyny.
Grayson Perry | Artists | Victoria Miro. 2014. Grayson Perry | Artists | Victoria Miro. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/12-Grayson-Perry/. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry- Display. 2014. Grayson Perry- Display. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/graysonperry/display.php. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery. 2014. Grayson Perry - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/grayson_perry.htm. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry: Who are you? 2014, Television program, Channel 4, 22nd October- 5th November. Available at: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/grayson-perry-who-are-you/on-demand/55337-001. [Accessed 02 December 2014]
"Our most beautiful and complex artwork that we can make is our identity" Greyson Perry
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| Ansett, R, (2013), Grayson Perry [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.npg.org.uk/assets/microsites/perry/images/Perry_rotator_cropped.jpg [Accessed 03 December 14]. |
Grayson Perry | Artists | Victoria Miro. 2014. Grayson Perry | Artists | Victoria Miro. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/12-Grayson-Perry/. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry- Display. 2014. Grayson Perry- Display. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/graysonperry/display.php. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery. 2014. Grayson Perry - Artist's Profile - The Saatchi Gallery. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/grayson_perry.htm. [Accessed 02 December 2014].
Grayson Perry: Who are you? 2014, Television program, Channel 4, 22nd October- 5th November. Available at: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/grayson-perry-who-are-you/on-demand/55337-001. [Accessed 02 December 2014]
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