to ~somewhat make up for the lack of original content on here over the last couple of..milleniums.., here is some work that is at last my own (albeit over a year old now).
well, the work within the photographs is my own, at least; not the photography itself.
in order to showcase an art assignment for assessment in the final year of highschool, i set out for a day trip with two of my best friends (one the photographer, the other similarly modelling her own artwork) to have some old-fashioned fun that was nearly completely void of technology and social interaction. that clean slate was perfect, refreshing and quite possibly necessary in order to achieve maximum creativity.
..although we did find ourselves being the herd-ees amidst a large number of cows at one point.
a number are not the most flattering of shots (evidently not the photographer's fault), but there are many, many worse images where these came from.
some of my more favoured twin shots:
some favourites of my wonderful friend:
some images of myself:
some fun from my Lomo fisheye camera (which is now collecting cobwebs..though perhaps this will change come excessive Brisbane galavanting in the near future):
the scene of the crime:
the scattered and at some points irrelevent / nonexisting symbolism behind my work has been outlined here (paragraph 9) and here (paragraph 5) before. in my portfolio for university entrance (+ may i arrogantly add; successful portfolio - i am one of only 13 to get into the course that was my first and - secretly lone - preference, yay !), i described my thought processes as the following:
'primarily, i tried to address the fact that i see the most beauty within raw materials and natural vessels. i feel that as a population, we continue to strive more and more to cover and surround ourselves with material objects to ‘improve’ our overall perceived beauty, while all along it is our raw selves that are the most beautiful. to depict this, i focused specifically on the anatomical structure of the human form as well as flora. for example, i illustrated a number of varying skeletal images and used twigs within my wearable art piece to represent a sense of organic rawness. in contrast, floral arrangements were put in place to illustrate a more superficial and visual appeal as well as to simply illustrate the blossoming beauty that can be found in excess.'
the design brief involved the following:
this unit explores Artists’ Expressions and how they can vary dramatically from excessive to restrained. your challenge is to examine where your personal expressive style lies and the messages perceived and reactions experienced by the viewer. thoughtfully consider information and ideas, media techniques and processes and finally, resolve a body of work.
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a musical retrospective of 2010:
Deerhunter - Helicopter
Surfer Blood - Twin Peaks
Daft Punk - Derezzed
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i finally got around to watching the Victoria's Secret 2010 show last night. i never seem to find myself watching it so much for the clothing - i watch it mostly for the immediate feeling that i get afterward. for some reason, as i'm sure is not often the case for female viewers, i never feel very intimidated or Bulimicly encouraged after watching the models. i just feel inspired, empowered. perhaps it is my past of dancing concert showgirl-esque and hip-hop-swagger get-ups and routines coming out in me..but i temporarily feel as long-limbed and confident as those women. strange - as this is quite far from what is actually the case, in reality.
well, the work within the photographs is my own, at least; not the photography itself.
in order to showcase an art assignment for assessment in the final year of highschool, i set out for a day trip with two of my best friends (one the photographer, the other similarly modelling her own artwork) to have some old-fashioned fun that was nearly completely void of technology and social interaction. that clean slate was perfect, refreshing and quite possibly necessary in order to achieve maximum creativity.
..although we did find ourselves being the herd-ees amidst a large number of cows at one point.
a number are not the most flattering of shots (evidently not the photographer's fault), but there are many, many worse images where these came from.
some of my more favoured twin shots:
some favourites of my wonderful friend:
some images of myself:
some fun from my Lomo fisheye camera (which is now collecting cobwebs..though perhaps this will change come excessive Brisbane galavanting in the near future):
the scene of the crime:
the scattered and at some points irrelevent / nonexisting symbolism behind my work has been outlined here (paragraph 9) and here (paragraph 5) before. in my portfolio for university entrance (+ may i arrogantly add; successful portfolio - i am one of only 13 to get into the course that was my first and - secretly lone - preference, yay !), i described my thought processes as the following:
'primarily, i tried to address the fact that i see the most beauty within raw materials and natural vessels. i feel that as a population, we continue to strive more and more to cover and surround ourselves with material objects to ‘improve’ our overall perceived beauty, while all along it is our raw selves that are the most beautiful. to depict this, i focused specifically on the anatomical structure of the human form as well as flora. for example, i illustrated a number of varying skeletal images and used twigs within my wearable art piece to represent a sense of organic rawness. in contrast, floral arrangements were put in place to illustrate a more superficial and visual appeal as well as to simply illustrate the blossoming beauty that can be found in excess.'
the design brief involved the following:
this unit explores Artists’ Expressions and how they can vary dramatically from excessive to restrained. your challenge is to examine where your personal expressive style lies and the messages perceived and reactions experienced by the viewer. thoughtfully consider information and ideas, media techniques and processes and finally, resolve a body of work.
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a musical retrospective of 2010:
Deerhunter - Helicopter
Surfer Blood - Twin Peaks
Daft Punk - Derezzed
XXXXXXXXX
i finally got around to watching the Victoria's Secret 2010 show last night. i never seem to find myself watching it so much for the clothing - i watch it mostly for the immediate feeling that i get afterward. for some reason, as i'm sure is not often the case for female viewers, i never feel very intimidated or Bulimicly encouraged after watching the models. i just feel inspired, empowered. perhaps it is my past of dancing concert showgirl-esque and hip-hop-swagger get-ups and routines coming out in me..but i temporarily feel as long-limbed and confident as those women. strange - as this is quite far from what is actually the case, in reality.
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