Today alongside my peers in my year, the year below and the year above, we had a group critique on the work we've done so far, how we can develop and what translated to them as the viewer of my work.
What translated to them:
Delicate Precious
Fragile News
Enclosed Death
Regimented Ordered
What people said:
"Deconstructing a harsh reality and turning them into a symbol of love and romanticism"
"Daring text"
"very touching"
"negative news in an aesthetically pleasing format"
"hiding the truth with something beautiful"
How to develop:
Overall I would say my individual critique was a success, allowing me to see how someone other than myself views the work, and if it translates what I want - which it does, so it let me know that my language is being translated properly. The main point I need to consider for my practice is SCALE. At the moment my work is very dainty and pretty, and I feel my subject matter is such a harsh reality that I need to make my work larger to translate the seriousness of my message.
What translated to them:
Delicate Precious
Fragile News
Enclosed Death
Regimented Ordered
What people said:
"Deconstructing a harsh reality and turning them into a symbol of love and romanticism"
"Daring text"
"very touching"
"negative news in an aesthetically pleasing format"
"hiding the truth with something beautiful"
How to develop:
- Possibly contact a morgue?
- Hide the canvas
- Look at the meaning of flowers
- Consider use of materials
- Consider the significance of the text
- Do the flower forms have to be so literal, could they be ripped or damaged?
- Incorporate a printing technique
- Handwrite the text
- Consider presentation to become more 3D sculptural
- Consider colour
- scale
Overall I would say my individual critique was a success, allowing me to see how someone other than myself views the work, and if it translates what I want - which it does, so it let me know that my language is being translated properly. The main point I need to consider for my practice is SCALE. At the moment my work is very dainty and pretty, and I feel my subject matter is such a harsh reality that I need to make my work larger to translate the seriousness of my message.