I make things.
02 October 2019 Natural and derived: waterlilySapphire star - placed beauifully against greens and sky Curly hair? accentuate? hairpiece? Collected shapes, elements and ideas: Collected shapes: Waterlily HouseSpiral Staircase - Temperate HouseCollected objects, Hive installation, questions with technologyDrawing from Space: Kew Gardens Identified beautiful contrasts - structural and organic elementsChihuly exhibit - forms derived from… Continue reading Kew Gardens: Drawing from Space-2
27 September 2019 Use of complex techniques in creating visual effects and material illusion - Is This Craft?? Use of complex techniques in abstract representation of nature - Is This Art?? Use of complex techniques in the representation of artist's concepts, views, opinions - Is This Design?? Design-Art-Craft from the Cambridge English Dictionary
26 September 2019 After collecting object images from the V&A, I set about analyzing why I was drawn to certain objects, and why I liked some and disliked others. At the debriefing session with Scott and my Pathway peers, I discussed my objects and hoped to get some insight for future steps. I chose to… Continue reading V&A Debriefing
26 September 2019 Today I visited the 'Food - Bigger Than The Plate' exhibit at the V&A. It opened my mind to a number of design possibilities as well as viewpoints and revelations based on food production, trade, consumption and waste. The street farmhouse project and the Loowatt dealt with collection and utilization of human… Continue reading V&A Visit Day 2
24 September The V&A originated out of an effort to improve the condition of Britain’s industry, a direct impact of The Great Exhibition of 1851. It was to be a 3D encyclopaedia of materials and techniques. Its current aims are to educate designers, manufacturers and public in art and design. The building itself took more… Continue reading V&A Visit plan
Cities for people- 1.the human dimension-4 factors 2. Shaping the city: effects on usage pattern 3. Socialising in the city -top down planning of cities hampers human experience- how design affects the human dimension, steer away from regimented design -examples of less vehicular access=more pedestrian activity=more psychogeography=more activity=more safety=richer experience -organic development and mushrooming of… Continue reading Readings
20 Aug 2019 Today's visit to the Museum of London was a fruitful research activity with regard to the Navigators project, as it provided me with a lot of background information on the context of the city. Upon entering the museum, I decided to skip the prehistorical exhibits as I felt I could not relate… Continue reading Museum of London
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