My personal Brief

P E R S O N A L   P R O J E C T    B R I E F 

I am aiming to create a selection of woven designs which relate to my key theme of light and urban landscapes. For my visual research, I aim to look at light in different aspects, but for my starting point I would like to concentrate on ‘Urban Light’ through the use of photography. For my live project, I have chosen to explore the Urban Outfitters Brief and look more specifically at jewellery through a contemporary view point. I want my projects to be linked to one another and so I aim to use my visual research for my personal project to inspire my live project, and I want my live project outcomes to enable me to develop my personal project. I aim to look at inspirational artists such as Sarah Taylor who specialises in using optical yarns for weaving, as well as contemporary jewellery designers such as Karl Fritsch. Throughout the ‘Locating’ unit, I would like explore more three dimensional work and also incorporate new techniques into my samples. I think that this will help me to push my work on from the last project.  For this unit, I want to push my work into the unknown and try to design and make pieces which are unique and artistic, but simple enough that they could be made as a small line in the Urban Outfitters store. In terms of process, I would like to use materials which relate to my very urban theme, and so my samples may include reflective yarns, rubber, iridescent colours and even pieces of glass (possibly in a bead format). The area that my proposed work is to be designed for is accessories and adornment for a middle to high end market range. Throughout this unit I aim to critically analyse and develop my work further in order to decide where it is that I envisage myself after graduation and I will do this reflectively through the use of my blog. Finally, I aim to create and build networks with practitioners who are working towards a similar market as me, and gain as much work experience as possible.