5.2.10

FILM showing at 12.00 Weds 3rd of Feb


Paris Je t'aime is a film consisting of 18 short films set in the different arrondissments of Paris. Each film is was realized by a different director.
The film will be showing in the 3rd year seminar space. I hope you love it as much as i do! remember people BYOP (bring your own popcorn)

4.2.10

Adaptation (2009)











This project combines concrete and the concepts of body adornment. The wearer is confronted by the unusual mix of materials, perception and form. The piece is versatile and can be worn in a variety of ways. There is an element of balance and unity as the wearer adapts to the unusual characteristics of the work whilst the piece itself changes in form around the individual.

The work creates an essence of appreciation whilst offering an alternative perception towards relationships between form, function and material. This concept of changing perceptions through material innovation is the basis of my work which i intend to develop within the final major project.

3.2.10

Paper Beauty - Brief Introduction

'Paper Beauty' is an exploration of material manipulation and the link with society and the breakdown of structures. Initially, I began to use newspaper as the material that would later become the inspiration behind many ideas, which I intend of pursuing in my Final Major Project.

Newspaper to be represents many things - the recycling process and the whole community of this, the printed information, 'bad press' which causes problems and breakdowns in society, the disposability and disregard of newspaper as a material. Exploring a variety of techniques and processes within the experimentation stage slowly began to trigger links in my mind with how the material itself can represent how social, economical, cultural and individual structures are being broken down and lost through this misinformation, misguidance and miscommunication.

2.2.10

Paper Beauty (2009) - Newspaper, plaster and wax








30.1.10

Stephanie Bartscht


Design is a multifaceted subject that when well executed should encompass all aspects of life.
It is the synthesis of language, aesthetics, function and necessity fuelled by creativity which elucidate me as an interdisciplinary designer.
Conscious of the infinite power of design and the mediatory role it it plays in forming systems and societies my works are centred around the facilitation of a sustainable lifestyle supported by various mediums.

Addressing the escalating effects of mass consumption I aim to create public awareness concerning quotidian waste. Assessing and understanding attitudes towards waste and promoting a more logical alternative, I use my interdisciplinary skills to initialise change.

Employing digital, theoretical and social methods, interdisciplinarity is the driving force behind all projects.

Change advocating influences range from;




cast of teapot (plaster)
cast of teapot ( plaster black fiber flocked)
cast of cereal box (plaster)



29.1.10

Mohammed Aslam

Hello, I'm Aslam and I see my specialism fitting within the realms of material manipulation, material interpretation and material representation with further connection to emotions, feelings and the personal attributes (cultural, religious etc) which 'form' a person and their being.

The material(s) that you intend to use can sometimes enhance, alter, play or mould the way it is interpreted by an audience as meaning something else. The inclusion of a concept sometimes needs to merge with the material used depending on what the concept is. If the concept is about contrast for example then the material used may be the opposite but if the concept is the portrayal of a certain emotion than the material used is quite important as the material itself will speak before the concept itself. The material therefore would probably be connected with many other connotations to a particular person so in order to alter this, the concept would need to be able to interplay or be displayed for them to work together. It is all about breaking the boundaries further to interlink the many attributes within my own work and their connection to myself and others.

Many of the artists/designers that I am interested and whom inform my work are concerned themselves with human connections through the use of material:

Louise Bourgeois works has reconnected with me personally since she is the focus of my dissertation and much of her work is relating to her personal emotions and reflection of these through her material use -
Tara Donovan, another material based artist who have been referring to in many of my projects since the beginning of the degree, works with recycling of material to create these beautiful construction that take you into another world -
Anish Kapoor exploration of colour, illusion and material is also something that I am intruiged by and his exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London displayed this :

28.1.10

Karen

My main specialist subject is Book Art; I am a very practical person and thoroughly enjoy making 3D objects useing a variety of materials including Perspex, Copper, Paper, Card and Fabric I also occasionally use Plaster, Clay and Wax. I use various techniques which mainly includes etching and shaping copper, using lazertran and using the lazercutter I have also used casting and intend to use this technique more in the future. I have worked with a few different themes within my work but my favourite has to be looking into historical events. My aim is to create books that are more like objects rather than the typical text filled instrument. I intend to further my skills in Book Art for my final major project.

Below are some examples of my work:


Day City Book Card, paper, ribbon

















City Book Etched Piece. Copper etched then oxidized.

















‘Untitled’ Perspex Book based on the Nazi Camp System used during WW2


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