Spanish Senorita

I have also recorded the process of Georgina getting ready , however it needs editing, so I will post it at a later date.

Spectrum

Sorry I have not posted anything new for a while, i've been busy. Anyway, instead of doing a solo exhibition this semester, we had to do a group project in which we created a shop and made work to be sold in it. The aim of the project was to work together as a group and co-ordinate and organise ourselves in order to be a success.

The name of the shop was Spectrum based on theme for our shop which was colour.

Here is a press release that I wrote for the shop, although it was never offically released.

Spectrum!?

For the first time 17 up and coming art students from Sheffield Hallam University will be producing a ‘spectrum’ of art works to buy this December. Their works of art will come alive in their very own shop which opens to the public on the 8^th December until the 10^th, in the Cantor Gallery. Under the name ‘Spectrum’ the Creative Art Practice student’s will be producing a wide variety of work surrounding the Gravity Lecture series Colour. Colour is often seen as frivolous and vain, while black and white are considered serious. It is the group’s intention to reclaim its importance, demonstrate the power colour can have when used with precision in advertising and production, colour seduction is absolute, and challenge the stupidity that colour is the terrain of the ‘mere’ formalism. The works range from Limited edition prints, beautifully hand crafted pathological jewelry, exquisite hand painted cards, a selection of the finest framed Dandelion Seeds and much more. The gifts/works will be available to buy over the Christmas period and this is definitely worth a peek, only around for 3 days and with such a spectrum of different gifts you’re bound to find something to steal your attention.

Overall I would have to say that it was a success as we made a substancial amount of money. However if this were to continue to be a permanent part of the second year course, I believe a better location for the shop and a longer time period would be required.

Here are a couple of my contributions to the shop. I decided to explore the intensity of colour through the natural world.

1920's Flapper

I am so annoyed that these photographs are slightly blurry because they are my favourites. Maybe I can fix them with photoshop or something because even if I take them again I dont think I could get it the same.

Fabiola

In my Art Context lecture on the body we were looking at portraiture and a piece of work by Francis Alys. This gave me the perfect idea for my next re-creation.

Welcome to the 1940's

In these photographs Georgina reminds me of Bobby of off the Railway Children, which wasn't my intention as it was wrote in Victorian England and this was ment to be the 1940's. But I like them anyway. It is a pitty that the middle one is blurry though, maybe I could fix it with photoshop, if not i'll do a painting instead.

Medival Maiden

It was suggested that instead of taking pictures at home I should take my next photographs on location. However I dont think I got the location quite right, the sandstone of the castle was too light and didn't give me the atmosphere of the dark ages that I wanted. This was the first photo shoot that I decided to make the costume my model was wearing and I was very pleased with it and I hope to continue to design and make the costumes.

Movie Star

For some reason these photogaphs remind me of Kate Winslet on the film Titanic.