I will be handing in:
My notebook
My final peice ( a 12x12 large square book)
and a project guide with Cv and Artist statement.
A peice of paper stating my blog address.
Wednesday 4 May 2011
Project Evaluation
With this project, i feel like ive gone on a very long joyrney and finally have reached an equilibrem which i am happy with. After a slow start, finally descovering something i could get my teeth into was a big boost. Most of my micro projects have come along way from the start. With one thing being the initial idea and then developing into images that i am proud to call my own. I have struggled with finding artists, as many photographers dont over this idea of susperstitions However i have made key connections with other aspects of my work. My main inspiration comes from the work of Sophie Calle and her work with text and imagery in the book exquist pain. The stylistic approach of rinko Kawachi is very similar to some of the techniques and styles i have used in my own work and the work on susperstitions by Ansley west. I have also taken a great deal by looking at a range of artists that use text, repetition and the different structures and layout of books, which have informed my final peice. If im honest, i would of loved more time to delve deeper into the many supsertitions out there, as well as finally make work some of the supsertitions i had problems organsising or completeing to a standard i found suitable. I honestly want to continue along this project as i have found it both fun and exciting. I do like how it has allowed me to explore many different techniques, different styles and overall build up my portphilo with a range of work that is both different and coherient. My next step is to create the smaller version of this book for everyday resale and approach different locations on stocking my book and/or showing some of the more specific supsersittions in a gallery space. I think from my original images not only have my themes and concepts evolved but my technique and personal style. If im honest at the start of the year i felt like i had lost my passion and got stuck in a rut but my idea evolving into such a great project has helped my own self confidence as a practitioner.
Presentation and audience.
Over the last few weeks my focus has been moved towards this idea of audience and how my audience would percieve my work. Being a book its not very easy to exhibit. While my original theme was based to the 'be inspired' competition, its not very forward thinking for my project that has now lent itself more to a book format. While i could still exhibit sections of my collection, maybe presenting work from just one superstition i dont think it would work to be showing all at once.
If i did show in the gallery it would be a choice of three of the bigger superstitions and i would want the images to be printed big. A1 or A0 size. Then the full collection in the book can be shown in the gift shop in the book. (editied into an image of the nottingham contempory)
The book will be avalible from blurb already. As well as a link to the blurb site on my website. The book itself is rather expencive at £50 printing cost so with the addition of profit would be around £60-65. However there is an option for me to create a smaller squared book, or a softback which with profit would work out about £20 a pop, which is much more affordable.
I could see my book as a coffee table book among the houses or artgallerys around the country, or even in art based coffee shop like
'THE DEAF CAT' a small independent art based coffee shop in my home town. I have approached them about entering my book to them for free, with the addition of my cards to accompany them.
The great thing about the smart phone barcode means if someone does see it in a shop or coffee house that they can scan it and automatically be directed to the page where to buy it themselves.
If i did show in the gallery it would be a choice of three of the bigger superstitions and i would want the images to be printed big. A1 or A0 size. Then the full collection in the book can be shown in the gift shop in the book. (editied into an image of the nottingham contempory)
The book will be avalible from blurb already. As well as a link to the blurb site on my website. The book itself is rather expencive at £50 printing cost so with the addition of profit would be around £60-65. However there is an option for me to create a smaller squared book, or a softback which with profit would work out about £20 a pop, which is much more affordable.
I could see my book as a coffee table book among the houses or artgallerys around the country, or even in art based coffee shop like
'THE DEAF CAT' a small independent art based coffee shop in my home town. I have approached them about entering my book to them for free, with the addition of my cards to accompany them.
The great thing about the smart phone barcode means if someone does see it in a shop or coffee house that they can scan it and automatically be directed to the page where to buy it themselves.
Book arrival
My final peice, my book, arrived today and i am so very pleased with it. the size and quality is amazing. The details are stunning. the colours are pretty much perfect and i am so happy with the result. Here are a few photos of the end result:
The only problems i really see is that the left cinderella image seems slightlymore orange then it should do, and the final door image is slightly more darker, however in the whole scale i dont think it totally impacts the images or the book a great deal.
What i also found was a good idea, insted of a barcode the book includes a smart phone barcode that links direct to blurb where u can purchase the book. This is a great thing for settling with where/how to present my work and the audience.
What i also found was a good idea, insted of a barcode the book includes a smart phone barcode that links direct to blurb where u can purchase the book. This is a great thing for settling with where/how to present my work and the audience.
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