22 November 2019 The Friday lecture focused on using failure as a tool in the growth and development of our practice. Failure could be anything from an error, a mistake, losing, an accident, a crisis.. However, improvisation from the situation of failure, could be a great learning experience. We discussed in groups, our experiences of… Continue reading Epic Fail
Category: Inspiration
Tutorial with Alkesh
21 November 2019 Push the same materials furtherRelate the concept of corrosion to ideas in the brief -through 'B' approach of Speculative DesignWhat other objects can be subjected to wear? (Portobello Road market - antiques, metal objects - symbols and meanings) Metal Processes to look at: Electroforming Acid etching - precision and photo etching Powder… Continue reading Tutorial with Alkesh
Patinas and Crystals
19 November 2019 9. I finally decided to use ammonia and see how it changed the appearance of the patinas in brass and copper. For this experiment, I decided to sand a piece each of copper and brass, while scratching another set of samples with steel wool, to see the effects of corrosion based on… Continue reading Patinas and Crystals
Speculative Drawing
21 November 2019 Inspired by Lee Trimming's drawing at the Speed of Thought exhibit, I came home and started doodling on my square pad. I drew this over 2-3 days, different moods and music (which might reflect in the curvature and lengths of strokes). This unplanned drawing exercise did help me think while making, something… Continue reading Speculative Drawing
Is this Public Sphere?
Lecture by Dr. Melanie Jordan at RCA Kensington 20 November 2019 Dr. Melanie Jordan heads the Contemporary Art Practice course at RCA. Her works use text and quotes, placed in the context of the public sphere to inspire dialogue on social issues. During the talk, Dr. Jordan explained that the differences between the concepts of… Continue reading Is this Public Sphere?
Pathway Trip: Art, Design, Drawing and Sensory experience
14 November 2019 For our Pathway trip for the Investigate Project, we met at the Design museum to seek inspiration and possibly identify a contemporary practitioner for our ADAS essay. Since I had seen the Designer Maker User exhibit on my previous visit to the museum, I decided to visit the Beazley Designs of the… Continue reading Pathway Trip: Art, Design, Drawing and Sensory experience
Olafur Eliasson in Real life at TATE Modern
13 November 2019 I had been meaning to view this exhibition for a while now, and felt that week one of the Investigate project might be a good time, hopefully to inspire and direct me, early on in the project. I left the TATE with an exciting new discovery: a contemporary practitioner engaging with art,… Continue reading Olafur Eliasson in Real life at TATE Modern
Subtraction cutting workshop with Julian
12 November 2019 I had been curious about Julian's Subtraction cutting process, and finally managed to catch a demonstration and workshop, pairing with Summer in the creation of our own subtraction cutting garment. Julian's process, as I had observed from his presentation during the project launch, is quite organic and speculative, and relies on some… Continue reading Subtraction cutting workshop with Julian
Project 4: Investigate
11 November 2019 The project launch highlighted the independent nature of practice that was required from us during this stage, mirroring the approach required for the MA. The investigate project would encompass a number of ideas and experiments based on our respective areas of interest and design problem identified, serving as a basis for the… Continue reading Project 4: Investigate
Hot House Handbag – Evaluation and Further development
28 October 2019 Strong context, exposed me to the study of many greats - Wendy Ramshaw, V&A artefacts, Chihuly (at V&A and Kew Gardens), Picasso (through Wendy Ramshaw) Introduction to many amazing art processes - for eachNeed to reflect on each artist's process, and provenance of each context - for more in depth abstraction of… Continue reading Hot House Handbag – Evaluation and Further development
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