Contextual Studies 2

Saturday 24th December 2016

Initial Reflection on Influences

What Influences me in general

Its all about me – the song and relevance

• How I see the world
  • Architecture
  • Solid Lines and Shapes
  • Not shading
  • Colour
  • Black and White
  • Contrast
• Overwhelmed by Vastness, Large Groups, Busy Places
• Interested in the small things that go unnoticed
• Most at Peace in Countryside by the river or trees
• Inability to retain information
• Rose Tinted Glasses
• Openness, Too Trusting
• Nativity
• Non-confrontational, Strong Opinions
• Wont force opinion onto anyone
• Empathy in General
• Empathy for those experiencing difficulty
• Overwhelmed by the world – Harshness
• Strongly affected by the news
• Like to use questioning to raise awareness through artwork
• According to Human Design an Unwitting Provocateur

Artists

• Ai Wei Wei
• Mark Wallinger
• Marcus Coates

Early Artists Influenced

• Cubism
• Picasso
• Edvard Munch
• Marcel Duchamp
• Georges Braques

Films

• Difficulty retaining information
• Find films instantly forgettable, never remember character names

Books

• Loss of reading skill through depression

Theatre

• Les Miserables

Music

• Eclectic Taste in Music
• 80’s
• Bowie
• Queen
• Rolling Stones
• Reggae, Ska
• Good Tunes, Great Lyrics
• Classical
• Affected deeply by music and lyrics and have to be AWARE of the effects certain tracks have on me.

Countries

• Scotland

Experiences

• Fire Walking
• Sweat Lodges
• Healing Journey

Health

• Breaking my Leg
• Depression resulting in loss of reading ability
• Heart Issues
• Fibro

Family

• Relationship with Mum- lessons
  • Strict upbringing
  • Control
  • Under the Thumb
• Relationships in general
  • Control
  • Violence
  • Withdraw from the world
• Non confrontational
• Opinionated
• Sarcastic

My own Artwork

• Principles and Processes
• Extended Practice
• Specialist Study
• Starting to define my “style”
• Art gives me a way of expressing my opinion without attracting confrontation