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Time and space session.

In the beginning of the session we had to do 4 tasks about time and space.  First one was to draw a line for 10 seconds without taking a pencil off the paper.

Then we had 60 seconds to draw a circle with a different colour. 

After that, we had to write continuous words or thoughts that come to our mind about time (along the lines)

The last task which was related to the previous exercises was to fill the space of the circle with thought or words relevant to space.

I think my time and space map was surprising task. First of all, I realised that 60 seconds mean a lot, even it sounds like nothing for us. I had a problem to draw a circle for 60 seconds, as i finished it in nearly few seconds!  Secondly, I understood that space which I have created on my drawing was too big for me, as I couldn’t find enough words to fill the space with. 

What is the relevance of:

a) the line:

it has the beginning and the end

the line means time, our life

b) the circle:

it has the beginning and the end

the circle means space, our life

Have our perceptions of time and space changed over the generations?  In my opinion our perceptions of time and space had changed over the generations, because:

when we were kids, time was going slower and nowadays it is going really fast

when we were kids and we were smaller, the earth looked much bigger for us than now

less people are dying, so there is more people in the earth

TASK: Document 6 videoclips in a visual way. 

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Making a mark collaboration - Whitworth Art Gallery

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Making a mark collaboration - 12.10.2017

What would be your role? 1. If you were working on a magazine?

I would like to work as an editor. I think it is good role for me as I am creative person who loves to do different things everyday. So as an editor I would not feel bored.

2. Working on a film? I think I would like to work as an video editor. In my opinion it is hard job but it might give me good experience.

3. Working on constructing a building?

I guess my role would be construction planning manager, because in my opinion girl should not work in those places, as it is not safe at all. 4. Working in the theatre? I would like to work as an make-up artist. I think this role is the perfect one for me as I can use my imagination to create something wonderful and unique.

5. Working for an advertising agency?

I would like to work as graphic designer as it is my dream work. I would love to create brochures,  logos and other stuff for people. 6. Working at the University?

I guess I would like to work as a teacher of graphic design. It is great place to work and also I would love to share my ideas with other students.

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Making a mark collaboration - 5.10.2017 On Thursday’s session we spoke about marks. 

What is the mark?

a line, figure, or symbol made as an indication or record of something.

Then, by using papers and poster paints, we created alphabet marks. I made a lot of stuff, so I had to choose the best examples. 

This black and gloomy marks on a pink piece of paper present  S- Slippery.

This example is my success. Those pink and blue marks present A - Angry. 

This marks present F- Fog.

Blue and black marks present Z- Zig zak.

Those dots and other marks present W- Weepy.

I- Indecisive was presented by dividing a piece of paper into two parts and creating a marks which were totally different. 

D- Deep was presented by making a circle in the middle of the paper and adding marks which could show that terrible depth.

H- Happiness was presented by painting the sign of infinity. For me, infinity is the definition of happiness. Second task was to spend 20 minutes making rubbings around campus to create own textured Campus Map.

Unfortunately it was my failure. I tried to rub a bricks inside our building, but I couldn’t create any amazing mark. 

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Self Portrait Reflection - 02.10.2017

My self portrait. 

My drawing might be boring and not creative for many people, as it has nothing what could amaze them. But for me, it is the best self- portrait which I could ever make.

On my illustration I have drown:

☁ left hand - it is symbol of being left handed. However, I can say that it is symbol of being unique, as not many people write by left hand. 

☁  my signature - no one else has same signature as me

☁  polish flag - white and red colours present my nationality. I have drown that flag as a symbol of my family, as they live in Poland

☁ geometric triangles - it is symbol of my course which I will start next year (Graphic Design)

What is the work?

It is drawing. 

Can you give it a title?

My self - postcard

Who influenced you?

My mum influenced me. I was doing my task while speaking to her on the camera. Then we spoke about my project and she gave me few ideas to create my work.  Where did you research?

I didn’t research. I decided to use my imagination to create my self portrait.  Why did you use this technique for this mini project?

In my opinion drawing is the easiest technique for me. I feel really comfortable using pencils and highlighters.

What have you learnt about myself?

I understood that whole my life I was creative person but i was not confident enough to show my work for other people.  What did you find challenging?

I think drawing other person by one line was really challenging for me. However, creating a 3D object was the hardest task for me, so I hope i will improve my capacities in the next mini projects. What might you do differently next time?

Next time, I will try to use different techniques to make each work more unique and creative. However, I will put more pressure on my mini projects, to make them look really gorgeous. 

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Self portrait brief (28.09.2017) On Thursday’s session we were talking about self-portraits. In the beginning, we had to define few words: 1. Parody - an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect; imitation- comic 2. Pastiche - an artist work in a style that imitates that of another work; artist or period copy- naive 3. Appropriation - taking someone else’s work; taking someone else’s culture First task to do was drawing our side profile.

After that, we had to write in our profile: 1. special events from my life 2. important fact 3. characteristics 4. things that make me, “me”

Second task was more creative than the previous one. We had to create our self portrait out of objects found around the room.

I have created my self- portrait from a bottle, tissue, little piece of paper and hair tie. In my opinion that task was weird, but same way it was unique. Everyone in the classroom created something different, even we used similar objects. In the third task we had to answer the questions: How the following examples could be self- portaits?

1. Tracey Emin, Bed, 1998

it shows her personality

messy mind

depressed

2. Helen Chadwick, Self Portrait, 1991

organised person

she has huge knowledge

she might be professor

3. David Lachapelle, Self- Portrait as a House, 2013

an artist soul

he might be designer

sexual experimentation

4. Cornelia Parker Self-Portrait as parallel lines, 2015

she might be pregnant

5. Carery Young Inventory

it shows how much body is worth

How can I produce mine self-portrait without my face being included? ◈ my height ◈ left hand as a prove that I am left handed ◈ my crooked nose ◈ my engagement/wedding ring ◈ my plane ticket ◈ photos which I have taken ◈ my signature ◈ photos of my family ◈ my fingerprint ◈ polish flag ◈ glasses ◈ crooked back ◈ autumn leaves ◈ photo from the plane What makes me unique? ◈ my past ◈ my partner ◈ my left foot is bigger than right one ◈ I am creative ◈ I am left- handed ◈ I moved to United Kingdom without planning anything ◈ I am very sensitive ◈ I have crooked nose ◈ I am not racist The inpact of mine environment and culture on who I am: ◈ I am stronger person than I have been before ◈ I trust myself more than in my past ◈ I love my body as it is ◈ My partner and mum supported me when I had final exams and because of that I can study at University ◈ I feel useful for other people ◈ I am independent ◈ I have rights to decide about myself All the diffirent approaches to the self covered in the sessions: ◈ I cannot draw with closed eyes ◈ I found out that I am creative person ◈ I prefer to describe other people than myself ◈ I can spend many hours to do my homework very well ◈ I have not idea how to build 3D objects ◈ I found difficulty in creating my self portrait

links: https://drawingroom.org.uk/drawingbiennial2015/drawing/self-portrait-as-parallel-lines

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/11499618/Tracey-Emins-Bed-is-now-exactly-where-it-belongs.html

https://fineartbiblio.com/artworks/david-lachapelle/5451/self-portrait-as-house

http://www.careyyoung.com/inventory/

http://suehubbard.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=165&cntnt01returnid=57