No camera!

My camera wont upload photos...i will try again tomorrow..:(

Ranking - week two!

So far I am really happy with how this week is going. I got a lot of images printed up monday and yesterday and I was happy with them. This week im doing etching which I def prefer to litho..but its prob just because I can work faster which I like. I started off with the burqa idea last week but im developing it further placing the image on milk carton. I kliked how my etching print came out yesterday and also a small woodcut that i did. Today we cant use the workshop so I decided to get my essay finished so its one less thing to be doing mext week :) I will gey some images up next week hopefully if i ever find the charger for my camera! :O

Introduction to lithography!

This week we were introducted to the process involved in lithography! Monday began with showing us how to grind down our stones - very theraputic :) I was meant to grind my stone down to be ready to start on my image tuesday morning but the queue was very long so I didnt get that done until yesterday after break! So i am kind of behind..but I talked to des yesterday evening so i know what image im starting on first thing in the morning! Im still sticking to my idea of the burqa but im going to combine it with the idea of missing person on a milk carton! It needs more development at the moment though..i need to draw out my idea! Lithography takes a lot longer than any of the print processes i have done before. Drypoint,mono and woodblocks are a lot quicker. Litho has a lot of steps to it which will make is it hard to get used to but the faster I get started now the better! Ilike how lithography turns out..its very soft and looks slightly like watercolour which suits my sketches. Im looking forward to getting started on it. :)

Lecture!

I just realised that I missed a talk this morning on the techniques we will be doing next week because I was at my tutorial...Hopefully I didnt miss too much because the workshops are starting next monday.

Shirin Neshat!!

 'women of allah' - Shirin Neshat.

There is a palpable energy in Shirin Neshat's photographs, an almost tangible seduction obviating the violence it borders, deeply rooted in the historical culture she would ultimately have to call "home."
As an artist living in New York and form there addressing a global audience, Shirin Neshat quietly corrodes the most violent metaphysical imperative assumptions about the nature and function of an "Islamic" femininity.
Enduring assumptions of what constitutes an "Islamic woman" are at once domestic to that culture and colonially crafted on it. With a singular strike of creative genius, Shirin Neshat manages to target both of these divergent yet colliding agents.
The history of Shirin Neshat's bodily portrayals of this "Islamic woman" is the unwritten chronicle of a mute and concealed femininity. Her photographs show and tell what has been forbidden to show and tell.
That she manages to do this without violating the bodily codes of an "Islamic woman" marks the site of her creative imagination.

Some images which I am using!!

Burqa

Caged in and her identity stolen!




The contrast between the Burqa and everyday life!

These women march through the streets..none of tem stand out. They all look the same..their identities have been hidden and lost by the society which they live in. Being able to wear what you want seems like a small thing to us everyday..but what if that was taken from you! Clothes and fashion are a means of expressing ourselves..it makes up part of who we are...and forms our identity!

Hidden Identities!

The idea which I decided on was the hidden identities of people...how someones identity can be disguised or altered. I like how this idea shows that no matter what way someone is percieved..nobody can ever take away someones identity! I am also toying with the idea of lost identities..eg missing people throughout the world!  My aim for this project is to challenge myself not only through the new techniques which I will be using but also trying to incorporate a more abstract feel to my work rather than sticking with the same style! I know that layout is a huge part of this project so I am going to have to carefully decide how I am going to display my prints and what size scale I will be using for monday! I have started off with a few basic sketches and images of islamic women. I have also looked at the idea of missing children on milk cartons (lost identities). I still have plenty of researching to do but I have chosen a topic so hopefully I can move on and develop this idea!