This is a photoshopped image that i created to represent myself.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Olive Cotton
Olive Cotton works with a fascination of landscape and the Australian bush. She successfully captures the purity and beauty of the land.
Fashion; Art
I think fashion is a way of expressing yourself creatively. Alternative fashion is a good example of this. After looking deeper into my personality profile and the way I present my external self I have become really interested in investigating the clothes I wear. My favorite items, why I was drawn to them, the colours, the textures, and the way I want others to perceive me.
Appropriation: Art Making?
In the visual arts, to appropriate means to adopt, borrow, recycle or sample aspects of man-made visual culture.
I think this process is a valid form of art making because it isn't just copying, it is creating an alternative meaning and using objects or images to convey a point. The process has a subject matter and can be altered in various ways therefor making it art. It is all about speaking through visual language. As long as the appropriating artist isn't claiming the image to be an original or their own than they can usually dodge copyright claims.
Cindy Sherman
In her photographs each one creates a character and she makes this obvious, but the way you interpret it is left up to you.
In Cindy's recent works a lot of them focus of sex dolls that are demonstrating erotic poses.
Chuck Close
After closely looking at this image I can make assumptions about the personality and life of this man. I think this man would be one that enjoys the simple things in like; music, food, sleeping. I can imagine him sitting outside a cafe, drinking espresso, reading over a film script and smoking. I think this man would be in his late 20's or early 30's but looks older due to a hardcore rock n' roll lifestyle. I assume his nights consist of loud music, alcohol and drugs. I could imagine him with a unique, sexy, european name that doesn't really suit him. I believe he would have a very vivid imagination and an eye for film making. I don't think he would be married as he seems too spontaneous and up in the clouds to settle down. I could imagine him being a film director with a very creative perspective on things, spending his time writing scripts and listening to indie music. I think he would dream about flying and worlds lacking gravity.
Imagine Another Life
One of my favourite things to do on a raining winters day it to curl up in bed and read. To imagine anything I ever wanted to and believe the most amazing things. I mostly read fantasy or science fiction novels because I love reading delicate descriptions of these fantasy creatures and surreal worlds. I often imagine myself in another world during boring days. I image what it would be like to ride a magical dragon over a sea protruding with castle tops and what it would be like to go home to a family on centaurs.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Fashion
I love alternative fashion. I think it's all about colours and textures. I love to wear velvet and lace. I think fashion is about showing who you are through what you wear. I love leopard print and Dr. Martens. I love detailed lace corsets and layering.
Rock n' Roll
When I think of music I think of shredding guitars, insane drum solos and vocals that give you goosebumps. I listen to a variety of genres of music but when I turn of my Ipod I go straight to either heavy metal or rock n' roll. I grew up to the sound of 80's rock n' roll... Bands like: Kizz, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen. This influenced me a lot and these bands are some of my favourites today. Although I still go back to these regularly, I am more of a metal head now that I have grown up...
My favourite band is Parkway Drive, and to me this is music.
LINKS:
Parkway Drive Live
Led Zeppelin Live
Monday, July 26, 2010
Popular Culture
Popular Culture to me is a bit like fads. It's what is all over MTV and what everyone is talking about. I'm not a big fan of popular culture because I think a lot of the time it's not what everyone likes, they just like it because of what it is. Today I would list examples of things like Lady Gaga, The Twilight Saga and Russell Brand as popular culture... It also includes things like fashion and hobbies. Things that people talk about and do on the weekends. I think popular culture is heavily influenced by these icons as shown below. People do things that they see them doing, or see them eating or wearing. Popular culture to me is strongly shaped by the media, from the controversial film clip on MTV to the next teen vampire heart-throb.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
5 Gum Advertisement
This is an advertisement for 5 Gum. The creators have used different elements of visual language to like colour, lighting and symbolism to sell. The main colour used throughout the image is a vibrant green. The flavour of this gum is spearmint which fits the colour. The green is a bright, refreshing colour making to think that when you taste the gum you will experience the same refreshing feeling. The shadow in the image represents the immediate taste and the colour intensifies, representing the mint, fresh taste that overwhelms. There are sharp, fluorescent green bullets which are representing the spearmint flavour that hits you. These colours are all contrasting with the gum box, being black, to create a strong focal point.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Royal Secrets, Photograph 3
This image is of my pillow in my favorite pillowcase. This pillow is just for show and has quite an extravagant and elegant mood. The lighting in this image is quite bright which reflects some of the beading on the pillowcase. The colours are all quite simple shades of white and grey, with the very, royal, vibrant, metallic purple and silver. The fancy stitching and beading gives a very fancy impression of the character. This is all contrasted by the position of the pillow. It is slightly arched with a dark cave below. This “cave” is where the secrets are hidden. With the blindingly glamorous exterior of nobility, it appears as if everything is perfect. This character is representative of the person we allow others to see, whilst we hide the inner characteristics of ourselves.
Anarchy, Photograph 2
This is a photograph of my body pillow. This image has been digitally enhanced in various ways through Photoshop. I have used various visual techniques to create a certain mood through this image. The main mood I have focused on it “control”. I have done this through colour, camera angle and personification.
In the image the pillow appears to have life like qualities as the top of it replicates a mouth. The pillow seems to be squirming desperately as if it has lost something. The colours are quite contrasting, thus creating a strong focal point. The background is black and white with protruding shadow, whilst the pillow character is a vibrant, pink/red. This colour is very powerful and gives the impression that it has an important duty and the way it has been folded/bended through the bars of my bed implies that this importance it being confiscated. The colour also implies this as the red colour has faded slightly to a red/pink. This character is being drained of its authority.
Nightmare, Photograph 1
Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Four Elements
This Image could be an interesting representation of me.
Earth: Connected to the North, Earth is considered the ultimate feminine element. The Earth is fertile and stable, associated with the Goddess. The planet itself is a ball of life, and as the Wheel of the Year turns, we can watch all the aspects of life take place in the Earth: birth, life, death, and finally rebirth. The Earth is nurturing and stable, solid and firm, full of endurance and strength. In color correspondences, both green and brown connect to the Earth, for fairly obvious reasons!
The element of earth is relevant to my personality in the essence of the nurturing mother figure. I have younger sisters and have had to act like a mother figure for them at certain times. I have been told that i have a very caring, nurturing aspect of my personality which I am happy about because I can't wait to have children of my own.
Air: Air is the element of the East, connected to the soul and the breath of life. If you’re doing a working related to communication, wisdom or the powers of the mind, Air is the element to focus on. Air carries away your troubles, blows away strife, and carries positive thoughts to those who are far away. Air is associated with the colors yellow and white, and connects to the Tarot suit of Swords.
I think that the side of myself that relates to the element of air is my ability to listen to others. I quite often take in others problems and help overcome these things. I have always been someone that friends usually come to for advice and stability.
Fire: Fire is a purifying, masculine energy, associated with the South, and connected to strong will and energy. Fire both creates and destroys, and symbolizes the fertility of the God. Fire can heal or harm, and can bring about new life or destroy the old and worn. In Tarot, Fire is connected to the Wand suit. For color correspondences, use red and orange for Fire associations.
I have always been a very stubborn person with strong determination toward things that I decided i wanted. The element of fire emerges through these traits.
Water: Water is a feminine energy and highly connected with the aspects of the Goddess. Used for healing, cleansing, and purification, Water is related to the West, and associated with passion and emotion. In many spiritual paths, including Catholicism, consecrated Water can be found – holy water is just regular water with salt added to it, and usually a blessing or invocation is said above it. In Wiccan covens, such water is used to consecrate the circle and all the tools within it. As you may expect, water is associated with the color blue, and the Tarot suit of Cup cards.
I think of all the elements i have the strongest connection with water. I would say this because water to me gives a sense of strength as a whole and once you dive below the surface... the deeper you dive, the more you find. I tend to put up multiple "gates" that people have to work hard to get through. I keep a lot of myself locked away before things like trust and admiration can be certain.
When discussing this task with Anastasia Ward she put forward her interesting point of view. She told me that from an outsiders perspective she would have chosen the element "Earth" for me. She explained that water is too "wishy-washy" and as she is aware that i am stronger than that. Earth would be more fitted to her perception of me.
I thought this opinion was interesting because i have always seen myself as water. Perhaps the element i appear to be is a subconscious front.
"Maybe, you're a beach!?" Anastaszia Ward
Friday, July 16, 2010
Self Portrait II
This is another Avatar from Creative Industries.
This is my first final Avatar. I have decided to give this the title “Black Determination” because it is a representation of a certain aspect of myself. This one is focusing on my individuality and determination. The focal point of the work is definitely the image of me morphed with a black panther. This really is the point in the work that all the meaning branch out from. Black Panthers to me have always been very self aware, determined and I can image that whatever they set there mind to… whether it be the kill for lunch or sitting back and sleeping… you cant stop them once they have made the decision. To be honest I am much like this too. From when I was five years old to now my parents have always said that I have always been very determined once I set my mind to something… I wont back down. I have included particular symbols to represent other aspects in my life. The moon in the bottom left corner is a symbol for my passions and dreams. I always have them in the back of my mind for motivation. I have placed the moon half hiding behind a cloud showing how close they are but I still have to work hard to get there. Another symbol in my piece is the abstract fractal pattern shining through along the bottom half. This pattern shows intricate and delicate thought. I tend to think things through a lot and sometimes too much, I look at things very closely and analyse the quite deeply. I thought that the fractal image demonstrated these qualities perfectly. It’s a gentle image but you can see all the detail and precision. To really bring this piece to life I have used many of the elements of art to give it deep expression. Colour is the main element I really focused on that almost dominates the image. I have used a background image of space that is made of different vibrant shades of purple and blue. I chose the colour purple to really take hold of the image not just because it’s my absolute favourite colour but also because it is a colour that portrays royalty and power. It’s a colour that really motivated me to strive and take hold of what I want and this is exactly what this piece means to me. The line in this piece is really quite flowing and organic as much of it looks like it has just been splashed and splattered on the background. The line flicking my hair was really important to create unity in the piece to match with the free-flowing colours and shapes. This image is one of my favourite I have created so far because it really explores a deeper side of my personality and I think that through the symbols and the representation of me it gives a strong and affective voice to the image.
Self Portrait
This is a self portrait/Avatar that i created in Creative Industries last semester. I thought it was very relevant in what we are focusing on at the moment in visual art. This is a digital, photoshopped image using layering and cloning.
This is my second final Avatar. I have decided to call this piece “Cyborgatorium”. This piece is representing my imagination. I have used various fantasy images to bring this image to life. They have been lightly blended together to create a whole new world… my utopia. On the left hand side is a digital representation of me, as I would imagine myself to look in another world. I have the same facial features but my hair is long and dark, I have scales protruding down my forehead and luminous veins slowly moving up from my chin to my cheek. I am also wearing an outfit that reminds me of a medieval warrior, scales and all. My head is taking on the form of a dinosaur that is linking this image of the future with the past: the Jurassic period, which is actually one of my favourite periods of time. On the right hand side is a flying unicorn/bird/dragon, which is very mystical all on it’s own. My eyes are directed looking at the flying creature, which creates a strong linked focal point, firstly you look at the cyborg and then her eyes direct you toward what is flying toward her. The cyborg (me) is quite out of proportion to give the viewer the impression that she is looking down upon her thoughts, dreams and imagination inspired land. It is my mind exploring and opening up to the world. The places I’ve visited the things I’ve experienced and my inner thoughts and interests are all flaunted sparingly throughout this utopia. The colours are bold and in some areas lit up, this is enhancing the magical, futuristic and surreal atmosphere. There aren’t really any specific symbols in this image; everything just blends together to give a representation of my mind and me.
Pillow Personality
I started experimenting with my pillow. I think i took around 100 images and i really like majority of them. This is just 1 that i played around in photoshop with a bit :) I photographed two of my pillows. One of them is my body pillow which i think all on its own has a lot of meaning purely because of why I use it. The pillow creates a sense of security for me and i have photographed it in certain vulnerable positions. These images are implying that this pillow is my security and in tying it up and threading it through the steel bars of my bed creates an image resembling imprisonment, vulnerability, exposure and rape of control. This thought is quite unsettling for me and i have created this scene for that very reason. It is very dark and dramatic, i just need to play around more with shadow to enhance this mood of trauma.
Carl Jung's Personality Types
After reading this information i found on my personality profile i was really surprised at how much it accurately resembles how i see myself. I mean, wow, it has truly frightened me a little bit... The things that this website has described is nearly 100% me. My dream career is even listed in the most common career choices :) I want to be an Interior Designer.
To be honest, after reading this i have started to think about a lot of hidden aspects of myself that i have known about but rarely thought deep into... i have always been able to pick up on peoples emotions around me. I can usually walk into a room and know exactly how each person is feeling, their desires and dreams, most of the time i'm not even sure if they are aware of. There are certain times where i have felt really vulnerable and uncomfortable because of the things that i can pick up on. i often feel obligated to help certain people when they don't think they even need help. i have also in a few cases made other people feel uncomfortable because of how i see them and it is hard to know sometimes, what to say to them because i feel like i can read them as if it was being screamed at me.
The Image to the left is supposed to be a symbol of INFJ The Counsellor.
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