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I have looked at this as I am theming my FMP on Scandinavia, and am producing digital prints for organic jersey tops, using shapes from primary imagery I took on my trip to Stockholm in February.
I like the use of colour and black outline, and it’s graphic but hand drawn like qualities.
One of my favourite designers are Christian Lacroix. I love his eccentricity and flamboyancy in his designs and illustrations. One of my favourite ones is one woman smoking a cigarette, however I couldn’t find it on the internet, and the book is out of print to search for it.
Here I have taken a photo of an eery looking house that I thought was really interesting. I like how the house seems boarding up but up close there are traces that look like someone might be living there for e.g. the hanging baskets and bird table. I like the juxtaposition of the boarded up windows with the traces of a person living there. I like how the house and it’s surrounding conjure up narrative qualities and the sense of voyeurism, and my curiosity gets the better of me in the 3rd photo where I have taken a close up of the kitchen windowsill.
I have chosen this photos as I like things that contain things, and often look at silhouettes of objects within my work. I found these photos really interesting and intriguing, the second photo was from the top of an old hospital in Chester, and inside it looked like they were storing old paintings and other random objects which were all covered in what appeared to be old bed sheets. I like the idea of things being contained, and in some aspect, having a boundary, whether it’s a fence or a building.
on close inspection, the 2nd photo looks like there’s a figure lurking in the tower part which is quite eery!
I stumbled across this graffiti on a walk through Chester back streets. It’s surroundings were posh houses and on a random wall I found this. I thought it looked really odd within it’s surroundings. I like the juvenile qualities of the graffiti, with the teddy being swept away by a balloon. It reminds me of the street art that we covered last year in cultural studies, it conjured up thoughts of maybe it being someone’s trade mark. I thought that it wasn’t your usual street art.
On a trip back from Hebden Bridge, over the tops, I decided to stop at a reservoir. I couldn’t believe how clear the reflection in the reservoir was and think that the image is beautiful as it’s completely symmetrical. With the majority of my work, I take primary imagery for my research as I think that it’s critical to get first hand research when theming my work around a project as it’s more personal.
This photo again was taken on a trip to Chester centre. I like the juxtaposition of the random lanterns and hanging objects with the modern background. This image could inspire me in my work…
Again, this image was taken from a visit to Chester. When walking around the walls, I couldn’t find a way to get down to walk along the river, therefore I chose to take the photo through the ornate looking fencing. I like how the fence creates a physical lense to create a picturesque scene of a couple along the river. Again, it’s conjures up narrative qualities of the couple that you can see in the distance.
I took this photo at the Manchester Craft and Design centre where it was a shop’s window display.I like the fact that for the window display they’ve used newspaper, using an unwanted recycled object and making it into a desirable object and giving it a new life. Within my work, I like to take a unwanted objects and materials and incorporate them into my work.
I have also used this for inspiration for my Rectella brief, where the project is to advance our skills and to build a portfolio manipulating fabric. I like how they’ve manipulated paper to create 3-D forms.
I have taken a photo of an old box on a tree. I found this really interesting as I like it conjures up thoughts of why it’s there? Initially I thought that it was a bird box, however on close inspection I’m not entirely sure on what it is. I like how random it looks nailed to a tree.
