Inspiration : Texture

 

Looking through Pinterest, and after definitely deciding that I would like to use Acetate, I started to look at inspiring images, and the textures and tones in which I could create this myself as I know this is definitely one of my stronger areas when coming to terms with digital exploration.

Inspiration: Craig Kauffmann

INSPIRATION:

Throughout his career, Kauffman remained a painter, and his work reflected his many trips to Europe as much as it reflected the atmosphere of the West Coast. Kauffman was the first contemporary artist to use vacuum-form technology to mold plastic into wall-relief paintings. Described at the time as part of an “L.A. Look,” they were seen by curators and critics as evidence of a promisingly sophisticated aesthetic that was unique in its fascination with light and shadow, use of commercial materials, and obsession with physical perfection. Although he is often associated with that movement, Kauffman’s work was always informed by a broad historical knowledge of European painting and Asian art.

                                            

I'm really interested in the processes Kauffmann uses throughout his work, particularly in his earlier pieces. even though I have not been able to be induced on the plastic bending workshops, I definitely would like to for future outcomes. I really like the transparency of the acrylic and the way the simple colours gradually look dip dyed. I instead will be attempting to use other transparent materials through out my final piece such as Acetate which is much more easily accessible in the time scale which I have.

Inspiration: Martin Richman

INSPIRATION:

working with transparancy, lights, refelction, shadows and similar colour tones.

Inspiration : Astrid Krogh

INSPIRATION:

'Ikat II', a light tapestry of paper yarn with organic patterns created in optical fibres by Astrid Krogh.

Pitch Presentation : Escapism

After coming up with a formal presentation to pitch our final outcome to a panel of members who were involved with the rooftop space, and also members of staff at the university, Hannah and I felt that the presentation ran smoothly and we presented our point across to the viewer really well. in comparisson to the informal presentations that we had previously done in our tutorial sessions I believe I had really come on in the way I presented my work in a professional manner.  However after we had finished, a few of the panel members didn't really seem to like our Teepee idea and basically told us to come up with something new. They just didn't really see the connection between the Flotation tank and the Teepee itself. This was really devastating for Hannah and myself as we had spent a lot of money of fabrics and bamboo and had already started to make the teepee and with only a week left to come up and make a new final piece we really started to feel the pressure.
 

However, they did like our techniques and processes that we had used and provided as samples, using the bamboo wrapped fabrics attached with knitted ropes. And took Mark and Kate’s advice to now work to our advantage by combing this with techniques and processes I knew I was strong at such as the digital technology side of things, as we didn’t have much time left to mess around.

Making the Teepee

whilst trying to create a similar personal experience like one gets when meditating, we decided that we were gonig to create a teepee. We first researched into different colours and symbols related to meditation combined with visuals seen in a flotation tank. we wanted the exterior of the teepee to be bright and vibrant to represent the traditional chakra colours, however wanted to play on the idea of meditation and escapism by keeping the inside of the teepee submerged with darkness keeping it a very minimal environment for the viewer.The Teepee will be made from bamboo. we have distorted the bamboo by wrapping recycled fabrics and wool around, which created an interesting textured surface. the teepee is made from two structures, the inside structure is the foundation; which will be covered in a waterproof material, to allow for bad weather. the material will be attached using the eyelet machine which will also be featured along the doorway, to allow the audience to close and e fully blocked out from the light once inside. the outer structure will involve the fabric wrapped bamboo, which will also have a combination of knitted, woven and tied fabrics between them.

The Teepee would allow a personal meditational experience. Once inside the teepee you will be fully immersed. Pitch black will surround you, and once settled and relaxed, we hope the audience would begin to sink into a meditational state and begin to gain a similar experience.

Inspiration: Flotation Tanks

When viewing the clients PowerPoint to come up with a new idea, some themes i noticed they were interested in were similar to some we had previously mentioned such as escapism and relaxation, along with things that caught our attention such as meditation. We thought it would have been a good idea to create some form of shelter for an individual to escape to, to meditate in a unique environment inspired from our experience in a flotation tank. Obviously it would have been unrealistic to create anything similar to this. So we tried to adapt our own representation, but instead using a teepee.




after previously hearing about flotation tanks through Joe Rogan's podcast, this was a massive influence within my work related to meditation. a flotation tank is a lightless, soundproof tank in which you can float in seawater at skin temperature. the aim is to push the boundaries and test the effects of sensory deprivation, many people claim to have vivid hallucinations and out of body experiences.