Study Task 10 - SUMMARY & EVALUATIVE STATEMENT

Practical Development - Final Outcome - Publication

My final publication has achieved a really synthesised outcome from my practical and theoretical research. Encompassing the naive and playful aesthetic of my print-based work and the iconic colour palette of traditional fairgrounds, the book is engaging and accessible whilst using poetry and rhyme to address some more poignant messages. The technical process required some understanding of adobe illustrator and application of  spot colours, but I feel that these have worked to really strengthen the outcome through maximisation of colour palette and utilisation of texture and tone. With consideration of the craft focuses of my theoretical research, the book serves as a physical tool that communicates the thematic concerns of my investigation, whilst practically exploring traditional media and techniques.

Practical Development - Publication Mock-up

On the topic of heritage craft practices and traditional media, I felt that book binding was an appropriate development process to extend and enhance my practical work and print making outcomes. With my intent to create a persuasive tool that promotes the value of cultural heritage, the book seems to serve effectively as an interactive and engaging device that capture the aesthetic value of traditional craft practices, incorporating the visual language of folk arts. Here I have practiced a potential construct and practiced layout and stitching.

Practical Development - Screenprint

To develop my initial practical work, I used collage and digital manipulation to create positives for screen print. Working with analogue elements, I created textural compositions with flat grey areas so achieve half tones for tonal and textural variation. Working within a recognisable fairground colour palette, the outcomes explore a thorough experimentation of colour whilst maintaining a naive and playful aesthetic relevant to the subject.

Study Task 8 - SECOND PEER REVIEW - PRACTICAL RESEARCH

Reviewed by: Lucy Scott

What are your initial reactions to the work?

- Clear what the themes are

- Exciting mixture of analogue and digitally made textures and components

- Good use of colour > wide range of printed outcomes

- Very playful and fun aesthetic

- Accessible imagery > makes theme accessible to a modern audience

- Sensitive to a British community and wider audience 

Use of media and processes?

- Use of analogue print processes is appropriate to themes of craft and heritage

- Use of colour celebrates vibrant english heritage and relates directly to fairgrounds, canal boats, folk art imagery

How does the work relate to the investigation?

- Explores what heritage, value, customs and legacy mean within the category of the unsophisticated arts

- Relates directly to thematic concerns

3 Questions that have arisen from looking at the work?

- Where would these be seen?

- Are they to educate or purely for aesthetic function?

- What is the purpose of the prints/ book? > bridging the gap?