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Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran work ‘The Cave’ at Carriageworks for The National 2017.

- Light hearted

- Explicit imagery

- Reacts against censorship of the nude 

- Embraces and illuminates the nude in both colours, light and scale 

- An expression of sexual beings 

- Plays with cliches of representation 

- criticism towards idealised aesthetics  

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Concept (continued)

After completing the poster assessment I was determined to continue working around Instagram through an analytical perspective on the behaviours of individuals online, specifically with an interest in self design.

I looked into the work of Richard Prince, his work that deals with Instagram and his other collage work that deals with the female form and distortion. For me, I saw a clear connection between the two. Provided that my poster was talking about the ‘glitch’ we as consumers of the digital age have experienced in the way that we edit and manipulate our images. We have this distorted sense of control over what we distribute online.

I wanted to continue this notion of glitch through exploring the manipulations and distortions we make on our own images, influenced by the general aesthetic of Instagram (primarily the Kardashians). I wanted to engage with the idea that everything is altered in some way – either cosmetically or digitally – and we fail to notice because this has become the norm, it has become the aesthetic that we a conditioned to accept.

Whilst that point talks about the implicit changes that are intended to look as though they aren’t there, I wanted to focus more on creating a work that exposed these changes, made them absurdly explicit. I wanted to create a work that also focused on the idealized features of a woman that are portrayed online – incredible bone structure, a toned stomach etc.

I feel as though I have achieved this in my work. The collage is representative of the ‘cut copy’ nature of our online representation. In the world of self design, we have the ability to manipulate our image and become very selective in what we choose to share. I don’t intend on criticising those who choose to change their appearance (unless its for different motives i.e. cat-fishing), but rather present an observation and exploration of this concept.

My final work is presented on Instagram via the account I created for the poster assignment. I used to app ‘Pic Splitter’ to post the image - this app cuts the original image into 9 separate images that when posted in the correct order form the image within the Instagram grid. I did this in order to fully cement my ideas surrounding Instagram. Each image is captioned with #selfie - representative of the comparison I draw against the explicit changes I have made in my work and the implicit changes made in every other Instagram posted online. 

This can be viewed via this link: https://www.instagram.com/mona_lisa_babe/ 

Bibliography 

Art-sheep.com. (2017). Richard Prince Sells A Work Featuring A Stolen Instagram Shot For $90.000 | Art-Sheep. [online] Available at: http://art-sheep.com/richard-prince-sells-a-work-featuring-a-stolen-instagram-shot-for-90-000/ .

E-flux.com. (2017). Self-Design and Aesthetic Responsibility - Journal #7 June-August 2009 - e-flux. [online] Available at: http://www.e-flux.com/journal/07/61386/self-design-and-aesthetic-responsibility/ .

Price, R. (2017). An artist is making $100,000 a pop off other people's Instagram photos -- and it could be totally legal. [online] Business Insider Australia. Available at: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/richard-lewis-instagram-photos-100000-dollars-new-york-new-portraits-copyright-2015-5?r=US&IR=T .

Richardprince.com. (2017). Richard Prince - Images. [online] Available at: http://www.richardprince.com/ltd-editions/ 

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Final work

Ive created a pdf file with all of the experimentation and research - Tumblr was malfunctioning when I tried to upload multiple images to a text post. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByQlOOM4zEOBX0JoUkkyUmg3RmM/view?usp=sharing 

https://www.instagram.com/mona_lisa_babe/ 

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continued research + ideas

The transformative and artistic possibilities of glitch 

Exploring the 'glitch' of     beauty iconography  - the clear     shift of how we choose to praise and display beauty - comparative of     decades previous to today

Value of the permanent and     timeless image of the Mona Lisa contrasted against the ever changing     images and ideals of beauty

Overt and explicit glitch

 Richard Prince - glorification of the Instagram model, how we have all inadvertently redirected our creative gaze to the Instagram feed.

 We trust that it is, in all of its filtered glory, a reliable source of creative and interesting images. We legitimise this point via an analysis of the amount of likes and comments on an image. Further, a blue verification tick will guarantee that there is good creative aesthetic material.

Visiting the gallery has now become something to do to project an image - an image of yourself as an intellectual. It has now become the 'extra step'. *Generalisation* One does not simply visit a gallery to genuinely appreciate art, and if you in the off chance forget to take an image to note that you were physically at the gallery, were you really there? 

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Another idea... 

Glorification of popular culture 

Cross shots of iconic moments in history

Things that people would have been fixated over

Things that made the world     stop

Things that went 'viral'

Crossed with shots of popular culture over the centuries, things that would have held equal value in their time 

show a comparative analysis of what we value 

dramatic scenes ...?? 

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Major Project brainstorming

http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/richard-prince-instagram-pervert-troll-genius.htmlRichard Prince and his way of appropriation will definitely continue to inspire me and my interest in the phenomenon of social media...

key words/ ideas that come to mind when i think of my poster amid reflecting upon the work and concepts of Richard Prince - 

- vanity 

- vacuous 

- indulgent 

- self obsession 

- self design 

- self promotion 

- false sense of control/security/ownership 

“What does the internet do? The internet hates. Obviously, it does lots of other things, too — it jump-starts insurrections, appropriates, lusts, scrambles, loves cats, disrupts. But hating often seems like what the internet does best, especially when it’s got a good troll. And it's done a lot of hating recently in response to Richard Prince's semi-revolutionary, drop-dead simple, often salacious Instagram paintings. For these works, Prince has been called a dirty old man, creepy, twisted, a pervert. All of which may be true — but true in a great way, if that's possible.” - http://www.vulture.com/2014/09/richard-prince-instagram-pervert-troll-genius.html 

I find the point about Prince’s gaze being argued as ‘perverted’ and ‘twisted��� extremely ironic, for he is only gazing upon what those accounts have consented for everyone in the world who has access to Instagram to see, he has beaten the system. There is this confusion between voyeurism and the simple consent to observe images that has been given by those pictured. Further more, there is the sensation that people believe that they own and have the ability to protect their own images - a false sense of security. 

all the power to him in my opinion - this work serves as a reminder of how little the control is that we have over our social media. 

So where to go from here? - 

id like to continue with the ideas of vanity...as well as continuing to work via instagram... 

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‘Everything we do is political and everything we produce is ideological. From the clothes we wear to the way we move and the language we use, we constantly project and are exposed to micro-politics, or the politics of everyday life. A variety of creative approaches can help us locate and play with these dynamics.’

In her practice, Hayes intends to collapse the traditional constructions of gender and the body. Hayes exposes the unexplored spectrum of sexuality and representation through her photographs. 

Gender and politics of the body are not as black & white as genesis may imply...instead the extents by which the body can be liberated beyond the mere image of ‘man and woman’ is just what Hayes wishes to challenge her audience to think about. 

Hayes asks her audience to question the authority, responsibility and freedom that we have (or don’t/or wish to) in regards to our own bodies. How do we wish to explore ourselves and further express that accurately within society. 

Hayes successfully presents a playful exploration of these dynamics that have been previously censored, giving voice to those who are now free to express themselves honestly and further engendering a political discussion surrounding the expression of our own being... 

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Week 3 in class activity 

Self Portrait (borrowed, donated, instructed) 

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progress progress progress

for my concept of ‘rebellion’ i have decided to challenge and start a conversation about what constitutes for beauty and whether or not our contemporary craze to be easily influenced by famous individuals i.e. the kardashian empire, is just a 21st century trend. 

my rebellion is communicated through an absurd morphing of 2 icons within their respective times ... rebelling against the traditional idea of beauty that was accepted in the early centuries of art and portraiture. 

--- may or may not have to change my topic??---

the Kardashians were the most obvious influencers that i could think of - i personally do not follow them on social media however their posts continue to flow through my various discover pages and a can be argued to have definitive influence to some degree on other peoples appearances or how they choose to present themselves - whether this is done consciously or not... 

The Mona Lisa was the most obvious icon i thought of to use and to juxtapose unto the personality of a Kardashian-like individual. 

the universally recognised ‘mona lisa smile’ is something i found interesting when thinking about the repeated nature of how people such as the kardashians choose to present themselves...i.e. each of them use the same pose in each of their photos - a trend that may not be picked up on in the same way that people can easily identify with the eternal gaze of figures such as the mona lisa that have been literally cemented into history via a portrait... 

in order to bring this concept to life i decided to create an account for the personality under the name of mona_lisa_babe that anyone and everyone has access to... I borrowed information from Kylie Jenner’s instagram account such as the millions of likes and the verification ‘blue tick’ in order to make my work seem credible, real and recognisable ~to some~. Most people will recognise the instagram layout and therefore will bring about a greater connection and recognition to the work... 

im really happy with how this looks and want to stick with it - now i think ill have to reconsider my concept or build on the many avenues that rebellion can take... 

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experimenting with the idea of rebellion as a way of challenging aesthetic norms/going against the traditional within respective cultures and eras .... 

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ADAD class activity

Caution signs to divert public. 

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poster brainstorming...

Choose a topic and think about it in terms of art, media and design practice: how can you approach it as a creative practitioner? Brainstorm a variety of approaches. Make sure you document everything on your Tumblr. Produce a poster that engages with an aspect of your initial research towards Assessment 2. 

A poster is a designed object: consider how the form and content relate to the topic and engage your audience. Remember, this is a studio course. Your final poster is a creative work and not a research report /summary. 

The poster must be A2 and able to be mounted on the wall. Within these constraints you can explore a variety of possibilities. Your lecturers will show you examples of creative posters that play with materials and forms.

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Human + non human 

- digital/robot generation vs human interaction 

- human and animals 

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Contemporary rebellion 

- what it means to rebel today vs in history?? 

- pepsi ad controversy 

- censorship *** 

Glitch 

- dependence on technology 

- human interaction has been altered since the rise of technology and internet relationships 

- recontextualise technology in history or present a vision for the future 

- image of the progressive state by which technology is reducing human emotion 

The opal card and self serve check outs dispose of human interaction i.e. ye old days of buying a physical ticket from a rail assistant which required small friendly conversation -

Collaboration creating communities 

- communal poster 

- a poster that creates a common group

Interrogation of binaries 

- redefine traditional constructed binaries ... 

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Owen marks the start of semester 2

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Re designing rainbow 

- A bow made from rain … similar idea to water mattress but a bow tie/hair bow

- A rain bow and arrow 

- rain bow, bowing down in submission to rain - this could have real roots to ancient civilisation that were dependent on floods 

- rain - ‘bo’ - a ‘rainbow’ of comedian bo burnham 

- rain from hot glue gun 

Re designing a clock face 

- Telling the time via the shadows on ones face at different hours of the day (using the face like a compass)  or taking portraits from different angles that represent different time 

- time for pasta clock – where the numbers would be on the clock, we re designed them as ‘time 4 pasta’ and the hands on the clock are now sticks of dry pasta 

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Assessment 3 ADAD1001

I documented my early experiments on my blog and my final curated experiments + final works + concept are all documented in this PDF. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByQlOOM4zEOBdEF5NDdiWkJYbGc/view?usp=sharing