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dear Karin

you will find all my assessment 3 works here:

http://clamayo-cofa1001.tumblr.com/tagged/assessment-3

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Artist statement

By definition, editing is the process of modification existing material- things that can be rearranged, reassembled to small or great extents. Editing on such broad terms can be applied to virtually any end product and result; and is therefore an extremely important process. Without, it these things would not exist in the state that they are. My personal interpretation with editing is that it is absolutely necessary for things that demand perfection. Thus I arrived at the conclusion of editing used by individuals to portray themselves in accordance with their desires, especially in modern society where technology and social media has made a profound impact on the way we document our lives. I explored this multi faceted concept mainly through the depiction of the human portrait.

Work 1 was a animated gif I created of two self portrait photographs where one image displaying a dull, emotionless expression transitioned into an image of myself displaying a happier expression. I used photoshop to distort the transition and resemble glitch art; the purpose being to blur the boundary between representation of one emotion over the other, a concept I think is more relevant in contemporary visual culture due to our the general attitude towards taking "selfies".

Work 2 is an abstract painting based on Pablo picasso's works and a portrait creation I made using cut out pieces from a magazine. The completely distorted image is represented through vibrant colours, striking geometric shapes and patterns and the spontaneous, messy application of paint. This bizarre, unrefined work suggests ideas of physical beauty standards impossible for females to live up to, and the constant reworking one imposes on themselves due to the struggle to achieve what is perceived as "perfection".

Work 3 is a graphic I digitally manipulated answering the question, what if the Mona Lisa had Instagram? What would it look like and how would she express herself? I appropriated the original work placing it into a modern context and the common/general expectations of a "Instagram selfie". Again it explores human representation being a static concept - it is our instinct that we choose to represent ourselves in our best form and that hasn't changed.

Overall I believe my works were successful in exploring my chosen theme, although it is not quite explicit but can be realised when considering the process to reach the final work. I think that in the end my conceptual framework was more in relation to ways of seeing, however, I believe that editing was still the most important aspect of reaching the appearance and execution of my final works. Through my experimentation and research I was constantly motivated to discover new ways to further develop my ideas and to push myself out of my comfort zone but still utilising what I am more experienced with, such as Photoshop and traditional painting.

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Final work #3 - What if Mona Lisa had instagram?

My final work and iteration answers the following question; what would it be like if the Mona Lisa had Instagram? Because I wanted all of my final works to be cohesive I went along with theme of portraiture and human expression, how an individual wishes to be perceived and therefore "edits" the way in which they represent themselves. Using photoshop I took an image of the Mona Lisa (arguably the most renowned piece of art in the history of the universe) and altered it to imitate a modern day "selfie" taken on Instagram, viewing images on my own Instagram feed as reference. Small details needed to be taken into consideration in order to produce something closer to reality. For instance I cropped the image to have it close up to her face, rotated it at an angle and edited in a partially visible arm so that it would seem as if she were taking a photo of herself. I then adjusted the colours of the image so it would resemble a typical Instagram filter. I used the liquify tool to make minor adjustments on her expression- such as plumping up her lips which would give the illusion that she was pouting. The more notable features were made by drawing in eyebrows, eyelashes, darkening shadows above the crease, and adding blush and contour. It gave it a modern flair aligning with today's common beauty aesthetic. Finally I placed the image in an actual screenshot of an Instagram post but personalised it to make it appear that the Mona Lisa used her own account, types with emojis and an adds excessive amount of hashtags in her captions. Overall creating this was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Throughout the stages of editing I was able to discover the different possibilities of editing using PhotoShop and improvised as I went along. I think my piece was successful and clearly captured what I wanted to convey. My work, in essence, is a satirical work that contains humorous overtones. Through appropriation of an iconic image, I intend to simultaneously celebrate as well as (harmlessly) poke fun at 21st century "selfie culture". I do not intend to ridicule our society in the age of technology and social media, rather, I aim to address the progression from classical portraiture to the modern day portrait - "the selfie" - and to some extent, demonstrate how the desire to represent humans in their best form, have not changed.

#assessment 3 #editing #final #will add statement later #LOL

Used PhotoShop to digitally manipulate advertisements for beauty products and replaced them with famous portraits. An interesting contrast between modern advertisements and classical paintings considering the gap in historical contexts; perhaps suggesting that beauty standards remain static.

#assessment 3 #experimentation

Artist Banksy is renowned for his satirical street art which evoke political messages. His works are both visually striking and effective in provoking thought on contemporary issues.

#inspiration #assessment 3

Editing experiment - drew over the mona lisa, continuing to focus on portraiture and portrayal of one’s identity. Changes in expression can make a drastic difference.

#assessment 3 #experimentation #it was easier to draw expressions since she doesn't have eyebrows

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Harry Potter as a teen comedy…

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maybe the best example of editing can portray a mood, tbh like this is really funny but it’s also just artistically amazing

#hahaha #this is relevant #editing

Final artwork #2: painting

Acrylic and permanent marker on canvas, 24x30cm

Bigger version here

Imitating the works of Pablo Picasso, I painted a distorted portrait of an edit of a woman I created within this experiment. The unnatural, almost disturbing nature of the work relates to ideas of society’s skewered perception of beauty. More specifically it pertains to the beauty standards and expectations of a woman. Through the use of vibrant colours balanced with the dark, harsh outline I was able to create a deformed representation of what is not necessarily attractive, demonstrating the physical transformative processes women participate in to fit these impossible standards of beauty. However, the painting is still open to the viewer’s interpretation.

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Pablo Picasso portrait paintings for inspiration and reference

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Final artwork process: The absurdity of the past experiment- the disproportions of her eyes, nose and lips, the different hair colour and texture actually reminded me of Pablo piccasso’s works. Most of Picasso’s paintings from the 1930’s contained the same aspects: distorted anatomy, disproportioned faces etc. I thought that if I were to recreate the face I made I wanted it to resemble those stylistic elements of Pablo Picasso’s portraits.

I painted my creation on a small canvas with acrylic paint, paying attention to the use of colour and messy, somewhat spontaneous brush strokes. For each new cut out piece I added a different colour: nose was green, skin was red, hair was yellow etc. I tried out the same technique I used in my other experiment and went over the painting with black permanent mark to create a definite outline and allow the artwork to look more geometric, using Picasso’s works as reference. Even though the artwork does not fit our general standards of “beautiful art”, I like how the artwork came together as I continued to add layers (like my previous 2nd experiment). I also came to the conclusion that it fits in with the concept I came up with in my previous work. The modifications imposed on the physical appearance of a person is essentially editing; editing one’s identity and how they want to be viewed.

#assessment 3 #process #experimentation

This experiment is something similar we did in week 9 in our studio class; finding images in magazines and attempting to make them look “ugly”. I found an image of a model in one of the magazines, since I wanted to continue the portraiture theme from my first artwork, and cut out different bodily/facial features from other pages then stuck them on. However it is quite the opposite of my 2nd experiment where I sought to enhance the original image, this was more of a reverse-transformation…I turned it into something that is not necessarily deemed attractive.

#experimentation #assessment 3

In this experiment I played with materials, mediums and layers. I firstly did a quick sketch of my self portrait, went over it with red acrylic paint and then again with a sharpie until I was satisfied. This was a way of demonstrating how we constantly edit things so that it is up to our own standards.

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Experiment: Found an old magazine dedicated to rock bands and musicians and cut out figures. Most of them fit the dangerous/intimidating appearance allocated to the rock music culture stereotype – black clothing, tattoos, instruments etc. Considering recontextualisation, I placed the cut outs in different images found in women’s magazines. The juxtaposition implies society’s perception of what is masculine vs what is feminine. I found that it links to the concept behind my previous experiment – the idea of blurring boundaries through editing processes.

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Final iteration: artwork #1 - glitch gif

The conventional portrait depicts one still image and a singular emotion that is more often than not serious and inexpressive. I wanted to offer an alternative. My final work is an animated gif that intends to deliver a connection between different human emotions and how we choose to express ourselves. I chose to represent the serious aspect in black and white self-portrait image, which is then contrasted with an image of a livelier expression in colour via the gif’s transition. However, the transition becomes less clear, uniting the two images, as a result of distortion made to resemble a “glitch”. Due to the editing process, my work manifests both a physical and conceptual erasure of the distinction between representing a specific emotion or side and offers them in junction to indicate one’s emotional spectrum.

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Final iteration: Process

I took the original iteration 3 gif and experimented with distortion, settling with recreating the look of a “glitch” gif, inspired by the glitch art we did in week 9 for the “Failure States” theme. I distorted some frames by using a 3D effect, cut out pieces from the layers and moved them slightly. The glitched pieces such as the eyes and the mouth were layered on top of the opposite image in order to blur the distinction of the two images. I finally needed to resize the gif because it went over tumblr’s 2MB gif limit and added a grain texture to further distort the image.

It was quite a long and exhaustive process: distorting individual frames, adjusting the frame duration and syncing the frames with the layers but I am overall happy with the final product. Although this final work has slightly strayed away from my original concept there is still a sense of modifying our traditional perception of portraiture - gif vs still picture, serious expression vs happy expression

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Iteration 5:

Took one of the shots in which I posed with a serious face and wanted to layer it over another shot that looked more lively. I made the serious image grayscale and left the livelier shot in its original colour (with minor enhancements) and created a gif which transitions the two images. The purpose is to portray both sides of emotions, suggesting that individuals often showcase one side over the other.

#assessment 3 #experimentation

Iteration 4

Further explored use of colour and combined it with pattern, repetition and layering.

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