Robert Cahen
Robert Cahen
Seeing as I am looking at the passing of time/growing up within my extension project, I particularly resonate with this description about Cahen's artistic intention. I am thinking of digitally manipulating existing baby pictures of myself to challenge the concept of time and bring these pictures alive.
Investigating the 1980s Hollywood Teen Genre: Adolescence, Character, Space by Patrick O'Neill
Extract from Investigating the 1980s Hollywood Teen Genre: Adolescence, Character, Space by Patrick O'Neill
Extract from Investigating the 1980s Hollywood Teen Genre: Adolescence, Character, Space by Patrick O'Neill
Rebellion Against Adult Authority
This common trait amongst teenagers is a stereotype that I want to feature in my film. Feelings of angst, confusion, anger and instability seem to manifest in the behaviour of teenagers. I want this to be conveyed in the most simple, universal way, perhaps within a short sentence that encapsulates teenage angst. One sentence I can think of is 'GET OUT OF MY ROOM!', which draws a line between teenage behaviour and personal spaces (bedroom), signifying that this is the only space in which teens feel secure.
Paddy Hartley - Corsets
Upon first sight of Hartley's facial pieces, I was immediately intrigued and captivated. I am fascinated with extremity and manipulating the human face/body. Hartley's displacement of the corset adds new meaning to the garment/accessory. I like this work especially because it shows the artist pushing skin and the human face to the extent of disfiguration and distortion.
Shana Moulton - Whispering Pines 3
Shana Moulton's films ignite excitement within me - her quirky, comedic portrayals of rather serious subject matters resonate with the humorous approach I tend to take in my own work. I find her use of digital effects very impactful, almost mirroring the sense of chaos and imagination found in the mind.
Rebecca Horn's Finger Gloves
Today's Fine Art 4D workshop gave me the opportunity to carry out some of the more whimsical ideas I came up with. I particularly enjoyed working with film and capturing a sense of uncomfortable uncanniness through motion and sound. Rebecca Horn's Finger Gloves performance piece possesses a similar unnerving, sensory quality that excites me. I have come to realise my fascination with the audience response of feeling uncomfortable after having experienced a piece of artwork. While watching the video of Horn's performance, I found myself feeling both uneasy and enthralled at the same time. The way in which Horn has chosen one small unnerving feeling and exaggerated it using props translates very well into the form of video. I can tell that the length of each 'finger glove' has been carefully calculated so that the tips of each one lightly stratch the surrounding walls as she walks. It almost reminds me of the widely disliked sensation of dragging nails across a chalkboard.
Extract from Investigating the 1980s Hollywood Teen Genre: Adolescence, Character, Space by Patrick O'Neill
Investigating Stereotypes
Cindy Sherman's stereotypical portrayals of figures and various demographics are very relevant to what I am investigating in my extension project. I have identified the 'teenage rebellion' stereotype that is commonly seen in films targeted towards teens. I am very interested in the transition period from pubescence into adolescence and the outbursts of revolt and rebellion that young people display.
Joan Jonas Quote
I feel I connect with this quote by Joan Jonas mainly because I too find masks fascinating. I am very interested in transformation of the human face/body and to me, masks create new personas that I am able to inhabit.
Marcel·lí Antúnez Roca
Although Marcel·lí Antúnez Roca's Epizoo would be considered has been categorised as a performance piece, the device featured in the performance is an accessory to the human body. I am captivated by the way the body becomes a puppet to the machinery and it is especially interesting to see this captured in motion.
Izumi Miyazaki
Miyazaki's self portraits are eye catching and conceptually intriguing, which is why I find myself instantly drawn to them. I appreciate the way she integrates a level of playfulness and humour into her work and explores the genre of surrealism through photography. I personally quite enjoy using myself as a subject for my work, especially when I am focusing on myself and my identity. Self portraits can be a vulnerable form of expression which is why I particularly like the way Miyazaki is subverting expectations of a traditional self portrait by introducing unconventional photography styles in her work.
Richard Brownlie-Marshall for Pret a Manger
The playfulness and simplicity of Brownlie-Marshall's work caters to a universal audience. Having seen the advertisements for Pret a Manger in various countries, I have always appreciated how simple yet clever they are. I greatly admire the ability to
Rebecca Horn - Cutting Hair
The way Rebecca Horn fuses performance and video art together in her work is something I feel inspired by. To me, this piece, 'Cutting Hair', exists as two forms: one as a performance piece and one as a short film. I like the idea of performing for the camera as a way to connect with an audience because as the performer, there is less room to fear appearing vulnerable. If Horn were to perform this piece in front of a live audience, I feel that it would alter its' intent.
Extract from Investigating the 1980s Hollywood Teen Genre: Adolescence, Character, Space by Patrick O'Neill
Investigating Setting for Extension Project
I want to create a part of a teenager's bedroom to shoot my film in. I feel that a lot can be deducted from a person just by looking at their bedroom and the way they decorate/inhabit it and this especially applies to teenagers. Whether a teenager chooses to have posters, trinkets or memorabilia in their bedrooms, all these items represent their personality and their likes/interests. I want this to be translated in my film.
AnotherMag's Second Self: The Art of the Female Alter Ego
May Fung - She Said Why Me
Valie Export's Body Configuration reminded me of an exhibition I visited in Hong Kong where May Fung's short film, She Said Why Me, was showing. I was struck by the rawness of this film, I found myself consciously thinking about all of my five senses and the ways in which certain senses would be elevated if others were to be taken away from me.