Day 48 - Core day, The Creative Process including research and critical analysis along with 'Portfolio Sheets'

 

Jericho by Keifer (outside RA London)

On Friday we also got the benefit of hearing from Heidi about how we could approach the presentation of our ideas and process for our two specialisms  looking at past students work and engaging with our Sketch book ideas. I found the chance to talk with another student about the ideas we had really useful and Michelle's suggestions have provided a fresh angle for me.

During the morning we were also able to use some analytic skills to get more from works in the public sphere - First was Manet's Olympia.

As a group of three we made notes of what we considered some points for discussion with other groups:-

(I have put some of the points that we got feedback on in Blue)

The Model's Gaze/Pose - the model was naked but looked at the viewer directly. - 

This relates to Berger's views on the 'Gaze' and is part of why this painting from the 19th Century is considered part of early modernism.

Race - There is a black maid who is in the background.

At this time France had made slavery illegal but the African woman is still marginalised  here 

Model's Profession - the adornment of the nude with shoes, Jewellery and a flower in her hair can be read as indicating that she is a prostitute.

The signals of the model's pose are plentiful the cat (as opposed to a dog) is another signal of the woman's work

The model looks comfortable and natural and the materials of her Chaise-Lounge are well represented.

[in fact the model for the painting was an accomplished painter herself Victorine Meurent]

If you look on the internet & YouTube you can find many other things about this painting and it's supposed significance.

As well as Olympia we conducted a similar exercise with Jericho by Anselm Keifer - this gave away a fair bit with the title ( a biblical reference) , the materials and the way it somewhat (many said) echoed New York's Twin Towers.

Later... 

We looked at how students had put together a series of  'portfolio sheets'

typically they included :-


1) Methods and Materials 

2) Contextual perspectives

3) Something to Integrate Research and idea development

4) Apply the understanding and some problem solving

5) A review and evaluation

6) Something on the final piece and other possible lines of enquiry

Emotional colour wheel
After this we made some portfolio sheets - my ideas around deadly sins are crystallising  and I'm looking at how something like Pride is more complex and has positives - this topic I hope to show in Vis Com 'book' .

I also hope to consider some common connections about colour and the associated emotions (Hedi said these are a 'construct') .


The sins and their corresponding virtues are


(1) vainglory, or pride  -  (1) humility,

(2) greed, or covetousness  (2) charity,

(3) lust, or inordinate or illicit sexual desire     (3) chastity 

(4) envy (4) gratitude

(5) gluttony, which is usually understood to include drunkenness,  (5) temperance

(6) wrath, or anger, (6) patience

(7) sloth.  (7) diligence.


Some sins 


This look at the direction our portfolio sheets was useful and I really benefitted from the input I got when discussing what I was doing 

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