Summarising powerpoint for project 'the place in question'

1. A PLACE IN
QUESTION
POWERPOINT
SUMMARY
Rowena Fry

2. Using historical
and contemporary
research
Unit 9
Contextual References
a research into
historical and
contemporary work,
showing understanding of
the contexts which
influenced the work .
B recording and
presenting information
explaining the use of
visual language in others’
work.
c use of contextual
references in own work
• A) Researching artist Andre
Derain has made me aware of the
Fauvism movement whilst I was
researching his background. I
found this to be art work with clear
brush strokes and vibrant colours.
To improve, I could have
described the art movement of
one the contemporary artists I
studied, such as Simone Ridyard.
• B) For each of my seven artists
that I studied, I described their
work using terminology and formal
elements, such as line and tone
but especially colour. I then
explored their styles in turn by
either creating a copy of one of
their pieces or responding in their
style, to show that I have
understood their work. This
example is Elena Romanova.
• C) I used much of my artist
research to influence my design
ideas. For example, I altered Rita
Furstenau’s motif for my ideas, by
modifying the dimensions, colour
and adding lines either side.

3. Location studies
All Pathways- Fine Art,
Design, Multimedia
a. recording of experiences
or information to develop
intentions
What approaches did you
use to examine and record
your location?
Representing the space;
details; light etc. How did
you decide and which
worked the best? Why?
b use of materials,
processes and technology
or a combination of
materials, processes and
technology to develop
ideas
What did you learn through
your initial enquiries?
Experiments and
techniques, use of an
experimental process to
generate new ideas,
suitability of some rather
than others?
a) I first made many primary
studies of my chosen
location, using a variety of
media such as collage, ink,
pencil and wax pastels. Each
technique represented a
different aspect of the
building, for example the ink
explored the texture and the
blue pastel was to mimic the
weather when I drew it –
cloudy with some rain.
b) From these initial studies, I
was inspired to create
experimental responses. This
led me to my triangle
experimentation, which was
the root of many of my
designs. Additionally, I could
then go onto my exploration
of glass and interior
relationships, shown by this
acetate and acrylic sample.

4. Unit 13 (Design)
a) Resolve the needs of
the brief to develop
intentions
How did you develop the
final brief? What client /
end user is it for? Why?
What constraints and
requirements did you
consider?
What research did you
undertake into your chosen
area of creative enquiry?
b) Develop a range of
ideas in response to the
brief.
How did you develop your
ideas for the final
outcome? What techniques
did you use to generate
ideas? What influenced you
in doing this?
Developing
your personal
brief
a) When devising my brief, I
knew I wanted to both play to
my strengths and do down the
pathway that I find most
interesting. This led me to
choose the design pathway. I
decided to make a screen print
based on my initial research for
the client Amazon.com, as then
the print can be applied to a
variety of products.
b) From this brief, I then
continued with more artist
research of print designers to
gather from them how to create
an effective print and any other
inspiration I might need. Rita
Furstenau I found particularly
helpful as she gave me an idea
for a design aspect (the motif).
Additionally, the mark making
used by Helen Green inspired
one of my designs. I also used
my research on Aztec prints
heavily as inspiration for
designs, this being initiated by
my experimental triangle
research.

5. Unit 11 Develop &
Produce Own Ideas
a) Create and develop ideas
in response to the brief.
How did you interpret your
brief? What different
approaches to the same
theme did you explore?
What decisions did you
make to refine your ideas?
b) Plan and produce final
outcome using specialist
working methods and
processes.
How did you decide on the
final outcome? Why was
this the best approach?
How did you choose the
techniques you’ve used?
Did they work effectively?
Developing
your personal
brief
a) For my final design I knew I
wanted to have a print that would
be versatile, as Amazon.com put
their prints on a range of items,
from phone cases to upholstery. So
to suit this, I knew my design
couldn’t be over-complicated and it
may need to be scaled up or down
depending on the product. I had to
make many decisions when
making my final piece. One of the
most predominant was the choice
to remove the patterns inspired by
Furstenau on the beige layer, as it
would have looked too busy on the
print, distracting from the other
layers and would have been very
difficult to cut for the stencil.
b) My final design was a
combination of my three initial
ideas, modified to simplify and
improve it. I also incorporated the
idea of glass reflections and the
interior image fighting for focus by
having multiple layers of print over-
lapping one another to convey this
idea.