Let’s take a look at these imaginary worlds perhaps seen in a future life: films
The Hunger Games
The Purge
The Host
I am Legend
The Walking Dead
Wall-E
Category: Field
Final post that displays 5x doc links and 5x context links
Documentation
https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/silk-painting-in-pictures/ – A post that demonstrates a skill you have gained. ( in a TD session).
https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/14/projections-for-field/ – a post that demonstrates the work undertaken in the field collaborative.
https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/final-drawing-machine-material-groups/ – posts that demonstrate/show the work from both of the material projects groups. – https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/24/clay-groups-on-mondays-term-1/
A post that demonstrates the development of your first Inside Outside final piece. https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/development-of-the-first-inside-outside-final-piece/
A post that demonstrates the development of your second Inside Outside final piece
https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/01/a-post-that-demonstrates-the-development-of-your-second-inside-outside-final-piece/
Contextualisation
A post that shows us the most influential artwork you have seen first hand either on a London trip or in a gallery in Cardiff, with a brief description of how it has influenced your practice: https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/29/post-that-shows-us-the-most-influential-artwork-you-have-seen-first-hand-either-on-a-london-trip-or-in-a-gallery-in-cardiff-with-a-brief-description-of-how-it-has-influenced-your-practice/
A post that shows us the most influential concept you gained from the Big Question lecture series, with a brief description of how it has influenced your practice. – https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/altarpieces-2411/
A post that shows us the artwork you have seen first hand or found in a book/journal in the library that has had a profound influence on your second Inside Outside outcome, with a brief description of how it has influenced your work – https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/stained-glass-aus-edition/
A post that shows us the artwork you have seen first hand or found in a book/journal in the library that has had a profound influence on your first Inside Outside outcome, with a brief description of how it has influenced your work. https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/29/oriental-carpets-v-a-collection/
A post that shows us an artwork you have seen in a book/jpurnal in the library that has influences on your field project. https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/the-theatre-for-field/
A post that shows us the most influential concept you gained from Constellation, with a brief description of how it has influenced your practice – https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/fine-art-body-in-society/ & https://charlotteundergradblogblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/the-zoot-suit-subcultures/
The Theatre for field
I think that looking at the theatre really works well with my field as I am looking into installations and stage designs. I got a book out from the library called A concise History of theatre by Hartnoll. The book has lots of images, drawings and paintings and photographs of the theatre and different plays through out a long history.
- I love how the theatre is a place to provide others to :
- Act/freeing from their own personal life
- Living in a vogue/ a masquerade that is never real
- a place that provides entertainment and for an audience to escape their own life/personal difficulties/issues.
The above drawing was made by graphite, which I haven’t completed yet but wanted to show the development of it. The two figures that are outlined, are crossing their bodies, as if dancing an act of theatre. Their intertwining bodies are interactive, communicative and are moving which creates a huge sense of energy.
The below drawing is by graphite pencils and different strengths of pencils. I especially am fond of the dark 6b pencils: as they can give off a softer shaded affect on the paper, but with pressure to the pencil, it creates a great shadow which makes that contrast between the highlights and the dark shadow, that creates depth and a lesser flatness of the piece.
..The African resistance
even though it could seem that the resistance of the slave trade was poor, due to African kingdoms themselves hat enslaved captives.
In 156, King Afonso of Kongo complained to the King of Portugal that he was taking his citizens and “depopulating” his kingdom.
Also, Queen of Angola and King of Dahomey an leader Donna Vita complained, and even tried to fight the barriers of the ships and protect the coasts of Africa.
The slave trade therefore led to Africans immigrating to the Caribbean, North and South America and Europe+.
Slavery in general history
In religious texts such as Islam, Buddhism and Christianity.
The Mayans and Aztecs kept slaves in America; the Sumerians abd Babylionains kept them in the Near East; the Egyptians kept Jews and Ethopians; the Romans had slaves in Uk, France and Germany.
In 1807, The UK alleged the slave trade illegal. Leading to the USA abolishing slavery in 1811.
Transatlantic slave trade, contextual histories researching
The Transatlantic slave trade started in the 15th Century Africa which led to the power and wealth of Europe until the 19th Century.
It was first the Portuguese that reached the West Coast of Africa and kidnapped these citizens to then enslave them in Europe.
The Africans could become slaves if they were punished for crime, a payment of family debt but most commonly they were captured as punishes of war.
European and American ships offered trading goods in exchange for people.
However, the slave trade still continued in Africa, not just Europe and America – it was the rulers and the wealth that enslaved them which was due to their own selfishness and own interests rather than the interests and the overall state of the Continent. – It was more about being part of a specific membership/kingdom.
In the mid 1600s, America and Europe were more in demand for slave captives, which lead to raiding and warfare. Slavery for the capitals also had it’s limitations: there were costs of living for the slaves and sometimes if the captives ran away from their home, it would cost money and time for another captive to come. Sometimes the slaves did not work properly or efficiently enough, on purpose or due to living conditions.
Nevertheless, Africa was not always in a poor and awful position in the globe: there was gold from Ghana, Mali and Songhay. Mali, was one of the richest states in the world in the 14 Century – however it is apparent that Monsa Musa (the emperor of Mali) took so much Gold with him, the price of the Gold fell dramatically.
Oppression of the people
As in my field work looked at particularly the homeless, I have had an occuring idea about groups of other communities that feel similarly depressed, such as the slaves during the transatlantic slave trade in the 15th Century-19th Century.
I looked in this earlier – about the transatlantic salve trade, (from the BBC website).
I think it is important to consider historical concepts and narratives to be able to understand the goings on in art and in general, today. Other communities of people who have (and maybe still do) suffered oppression are The mentally ill, the disabled, the young and the poor.
So before I start working on ideas practically/physically I want to understand about the history of the black slavery first, to maybe develop particular narratives.
Continued next..
Leonor Fini, artist
Leonor Fini from 1901-1996,
From the Tate sit, I have been able to understand – this was painted in oils in 1948, in the post-war period.
I like the dark and spooky atmosphere of this painting.
I think it works well with the ‘abandoned buildings’ theme that was an idea for Future generations. I feel like this painting also works well with an installation set – the door being the stage.
Ceri Richards, more over
Continuing on the last post, The Flowering skull below displays a great constrast, with an a very dark black that surrounds the foreground objects such as the big bird and the foilage, that looks like leaves, s
mall flowers, some thin branches in the right and maybe some stones and rocks to the back-near the horizon. Again, he creates a textured feel to it.
Perhaps a little different to the previous one’s of his that I’ve shown, but the layers of each colour is different every time. There is so much to this painting, where we can pick out each very brushtroke and, looking closely, examining the detail he has applied to the piece. The colours feel neutral, yet the composition feels disorientated and difficult to understand what is going on. However I admire Blossoms’ way of texture it emits.
Ceri Richards, artist
1903-1971, Welsh artist that had an interest in painting, printmaking and stage designing. Richards was part of the serrealist group and London group.
In 1940-44 he ran the painting department at CSAD. He also designed the costumes and decor for Lennox Bethley’s opera ‘Ruth’ 1956 and Noye’s ‘fludde’ in 1958.
As well, he designed two stained glass windows for Metropolitan Cathedral in Liperpool. Later using music as a theme in his work that developed into ideas.
I really love the textures and the movement this piece creates. The scratches, it seems, that he has made provide a sense that I want to feel and touch, therefore I like the way the piece is more emotive and personal to a person – it makes the connection between the person and the artist/maker, and the theme of the piece of art, increased.
I am interested in the way he has made the piece dark – mysterious and spooky, unsettled. I think it is important a piece of art displays something that will emotionally affect the viewer on a personal level, as it captures their attention, like a horror movie it often affects an audience more than perhaps a comedy would.
field, The theatre…
From the formative assessment, now a couple of months ago – I have decided to look at theatres more closely and the plays and performances that happen there. .
As the theme of the homeless carries on…I looked up on ‘homeless plays’ – which I found
The Lower Depths (1901-1902) by Maxium Gorky, and it was directed Konstantin Skowvarski.
I also got a book from the Library called ‘The Theatre – a concise history’ By Phyllis Hartnoll – 1985 – Thames and Hudson- so I could find out more about theatres in general, and what happens inside them, as well as their history. The images will help me for ideas to continue the project, which links with installation for what I presented for the formative.
My next post will have some notes, and quotes from the book about the theatre, and my thoughts on what will happen in theatres for the future.
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