3d rhino model Ivy stop frame animation - locking Writing for portfolio: clarity in ideas 3d design development: commercial version, market study, contextualize- precedents and practitioners foe market study Exploring weaving- different materials Exploring form- abstract forms Exploring human body- contact and mobility- a new function?
Category: P03 Artefact
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
Material Catalogue: Artefact project
25 October 2019 Surface Generation: Wires Steel Wire: Keeps form when wrapped tightWrapping is hard even with pliersLoses shape in 3 dimensional wrappingExtremely useful for replacing hardware - wire wrapped lid pivoting along thicker copper wire forms a hinge Silver wire: Useful for filling in smaller areas where wrapping steel wire isnt possibleExpensiveAdds interesting shine… Continue reading Material Catalogue: Artefact project
Drawing from space – other precedents
27 October 2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BosAac6F4Rp/ StatementInvoke responsenature abstractionLost wax casting https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDmzPYg-e1/ Urban abstractionObjects of memory - visits to citiesMap as object of abstraction
Lost Time piece progress: gel candle wax
23 October 2019 Considering that resin cannot be used in the studios, as well as its unethical sources and toxic nature, I started looking for clear materials that could be moulded into the palm, and embedded with the watch movement. An option was bioplastics, but I didn't have the time to experiment with recipes for… Continue reading Lost Time piece progress: gel candle wax
Kew Gardens – Essence
Abstraction process - things to pick from 22 October 2019 Temperate house - largest surviving Victorian GlasshouseSun- warmth, light. Cage?Structural systemBotanical garden - founded - 1840World Heritage siteAims - Botanical research and educationSite started 1759Kew constabulary - police forceKew palace - previously royal country house - plants, animals, pets?Houses 90% of world's known plant speciesvenue… Continue reading Kew Gardens – Essence
The Handbag – Provenance, Precedents
22 October 2019 Evolution of handbags as coin purses - later gender diversified roles Men - money, weapons Women - accessory, hold perfume, jewels Personal items - the need to be mobile - pouches sown within skirts - evolution of pockets in clothes Sacks - necessity for long distance travel; mobile container - railroad -… Continue reading The Handbag – Provenance, Precedents
Artefact Final Crit and Reflection
25 October 2019 Sparked by a Wendy Ramshaw neckpiece at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the project is an ongoing enquiry into aesthetic identity. Questioning my role as a designer, artist, crafter, maker or interdisciplinary practitioner, I began drawing from space and writing my thoughts while exposing myself to landscapes, art, design and architecture. The… Continue reading Artefact Final Crit and Reflection
1 min Critical Review of Wendy Ramshaw’s Neck piece for ‘Portrait of a Woman’
27 October 2019 https://youtu.be/MzrqMRfJuSs Critique video for Wendy Ramshaw's Neckpiece for 'Portrait of a Woman' My Critical reflection on the object: The object I would like to talk about is a Wendy Ramshaw neckpiece that I came across at the Jewellery Gallery at the V&A. I was initially drawn to the object for its interesting… Continue reading 1 min Critical Review of Wendy Ramshaw’s Neck piece for ‘Portrait of a Woman’
Revisiting Wendy Ramshaw’s abstraction process
21 October 2019 Wassilly Kandinsky's artwork played a major role in Wendy Ramshaw's aesthetic compositionsAbstract shapes, repetition and composition on a surface Taking my weaving as a fresh start, I revisited Wendy Ramshaw's subtle abstraction of contextual elements to inform the aesthetics of the handbag. Architectural Projects: The Pilgrim Doors, Southwark Cathedral Millenium Building, London… Continue reading Revisiting Wendy Ramshaw’s abstraction process
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