Some extracts from our group crit have got me seriously thinking. I may know what I intend to do but how will they be interpreted by the viewer, may their message be lost…………
Discussion on post feminism or not-so-post feminism and my current line of inquiry using the language of magazines and advertising to poke fun at our society and the construct in which we are all complicit of having guilty pleasure, seduced by the perfect image either as a literal 2d form of aesthetic or as a life style choice.
Having explained my research and what I aim to do, I need to be very careful of not being complicit and not falling into the same trap of being seduced by the image and not saying anything new. I have to be careful how the work is interpreted by the viewer. DON’T PUNISH THE WOMEN AGAIN.
…not as keen on the union jack as it carries so many connotations and the obvious flaw was an image of Scarlett Johanssan on a union jack would be confusing as she is American. Good point. What am I trying to achieve? Discussion about moving away from the literal attempt at a magazine cover in paint and using the language of the strap lines only. Also discussed that the portraiture may become redundant as the text takes over. I know that I have already identified this as a possible result. If I do text only paintings make sure they are big in scale as there-in lies their power.
Discussion about text only paintings and my love/need of portraiture, which I am not really sure I want to give up. Try doing 2 paintings side by side but in conversation with each other. One with portraiture and one with the text. A juxtaposition of text and the image could be interesting.
Work on my grounds. Layer thinly various coats and sandpaper back. I do need to try this more. You can also add washes ontop of sanded down areas to generate exciting images.
THE TEXT IS THE HOTTEST AREA – so test it and get more sophisticated.
My next step is to text some of the strap lines in paint to see how these can best be applied beyond my initial testings. This will be by development area for this week.
