I have collated a body of reference images, mainly from a visit to the Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh, and traditional seaside towns. These photographic observations document the creative practices applied to everyday objects, and particularly the practices deemed 'unsophisticated' for museum collections.
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
PRIMARY RESEARCH - Photographic Observations of Typography
From visits to traditional seaside towns, and museums, I have been keeping a photographic record of typographic practices, particularly fairground and commercial signage as these document a heritage around visual communication. Moving into practical work, these will serve as valuable reference images.
Monday, 11 December 2017
Study Task 5 - PRACTICAL APPROACHES
PROPOSAL
Following Noel Carrington's principle of art for the people; 'popular art is designed to meet the taste of those amongst whom the artist himself lives and works', my intent for practice is to explore objects of heritage and visual culture and how these uphold practices of craftsmanship and tradition in a more accessible visual culture. Audience is pivotal to the generation of culture so I intend to explore the relationship between traditional visual arts and cultural awareness and acquired knowledge of social groups, most discernibly within immediate objects that surround them or inform their daily lives and industry. My focus in COP 1 was on the re-appropriation of vernacular culture and pop culture in a high-art context and I feel a similar approach could be carried over to this project. Re-appropriation of traditional visual media and objects within a gallery or museum context would work to corroborate my intent to celebrate heritage and also work towards an educational tool.
With the content of my practical work focussing on a celebration of accessible visual media and the visual objects that define certain classes and societies, I could consider some practical workshop proposals for a museum or gallery space. Considering community and knowledge, I could explore illustration as a means of celebrating heritage and tradition in a mode that is engaging and accessible for a wider audience, particularly children. 3D illustration could drive this project, by exploring crafted qualities and the value they add to tangible objects, or a more functional object such as a book documenting a lost visual culture could also be interesting. In the early stages of the work, collage will be pivotal to me understanding the imagery and content, but this could progress to print making and other relevant analogue methods.
Following Noel Carrington's principle of art for the people; 'popular art is designed to meet the taste of those amongst whom the artist himself lives and works', my intent for practice is to explore objects of heritage and visual culture and how these uphold practices of craftsmanship and tradition in a more accessible visual culture. Audience is pivotal to the generation of culture so I intend to explore the relationship between traditional visual arts and cultural awareness and acquired knowledge of social groups, most discernibly within immediate objects that surround them or inform their daily lives and industry. My focus in COP 1 was on the re-appropriation of vernacular culture and pop culture in a high-art context and I feel a similar approach could be carried over to this project. Re-appropriation of traditional visual media and objects within a gallery or museum context would work to corroborate my intent to celebrate heritage and also work towards an educational tool.
With the content of my practical work focussing on a celebration of accessible visual media and the visual objects that define certain classes and societies, I could consider some practical workshop proposals for a museum or gallery space. Considering community and knowledge, I could explore illustration as a means of celebrating heritage and tradition in a mode that is engaging and accessible for a wider audience, particularly children. 3D illustration could drive this project, by exploring crafted qualities and the value they add to tangible objects, or a more functional object such as a book documenting a lost visual culture could also be interesting. In the early stages of the work, collage will be pivotal to me understanding the imagery and content, but this could progress to print making and other relevant analogue methods.
Tuesday, 5 December 2017
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