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Assessment Two - Major Work
I thought i’d upload an edit of both sets next to one another. The left depicts an ocean environment and the right depicts more of a garden/flowery/forest environment. I referenced photos of myself for the paintings and created the background from my own photos and my imagination. I painted in acrylics on canvas paper.
Artist Statement
The relationship between human and nature is continuous and ever changing. In order to explore the possibilities of imagining “human” and “nature” I looked back through history at examples of how different eras, cultures and religions understood and interacted within the natural world. What I found interesting was how many different perspectives and attitudes there were towards nature. The ancient Greeks often attributed natural occurrences to the Gods and their wills and messages whereas moving towards the industrial revolution nature began to become more of an expendable resource. In my major work I wanted to explore a deep and significant connection between humans, both biologically and emotionally and elements of the natural world. Upon further research I was also very inspired by ideas surrounding natural connectedness and deep ecology. The idea of oneness and the interconnected channels of life. Philosophers who support these ideas attribute the destruction of nature to the failure of humans to perceive that they are “one” with nature. They put this down to modern day city lifestyle and economy. It contents the belief that humans exist detached from all other living creatures or that humans serve a higher purpose than nature. These ideas and concepts helped me better understand the utopian world I wanted to create in my works.
The possibilities of imagining the relationship between humans and nature are truly endless and I still don’t really have a solid idea on how to even begin to explore this. My bright and expectant approach to this assessment is probably a result of both my underlining optimism and maybe even a bit of ignorance. I don’t truly know the extent to which modern day humans are destroying the planet and the very little I do know is enough to provoke a huge amount of worry. A simple Google search would provide anyone with an over flowing amount of information of some sort of irreversible atrocity plaguing the natural world. This for me was a springboard. Personally, when I’m facing difficult times in my life I escape to my imagination. A utopian world totally in my control. So with all the destruction humans are inflicting onto nature I decided to escape into my imagination and try and envision a different present. A present in which humans embrace themselves as a co-existing element rather than a domineering symbol of control. I wanted to explore a deep and significant connection between humans, both biologically and emotionally and elements of the natural world. I wanted to capture a harmony and unity between humans and nature that perhaps with all the destruction of natural resources we will never be able to achieve in the reality that we all recognise in some form. I wanted to create a world that feels and seems familiar but is untouchable and foreign to our perception of reality. I explored the line between reality and imaginary. And this exploration, inquisitiveness and fascination into the unknown is a quality I believe to be distinctively human itself. I wanted to create a world without signs of modern day life. In this way I hope I was able to create an even more definite closeness between the subject and her surroundings. Although the fish, butterflies and bees in my paintings are smaller than the subject (suggesting a difference in rank or importance) I did not intend that to be the message, hence why I made the background immersive, surrounding and in someway consuming the subject. In these ways I was able to explore not what the relationship between humans and nature are but instead what they could be, whether that be in this world or a completely abstract world. The benefit of these abstract worlds is that they give us the room to explore the endless possibilities and potentials.
Bibliography:
http://www.spaceandmotion.com/evolution-ecology-nature-culture-society.htm
http://www.deepecology.org/deepecology.htm
http://www.deepecology.org
Assessment Two - Major Work
Close Ups
Abstract Background Works. (Sorry, not the best quality photos here!)
I hoped that these abstract works would add to the “dreamscape” and further agitate some of the realism in the work. I think they would work better on a larger scale.
Inspiration
Kate Macdowell
Experiment
I’ve been working on another painting today! I thought i would take progress pictures.
In my last painting i started with a green ground and i wasn't 100% happy with the outcome, it gave the skin a muddy look. I decided to try out a vibrant pink instead.
After the initial couple of layers.
More and more layers.
Finished painting (about a million layers later) -
In still playing around with my initial concept of the intrinsic importance of nature in the preservation of human life. Exploring the continuity between the human and nature.
Experiment
Different parts of a whole.
I’ve taken assorted areas of human skin, coral and trees and pasted them into a single image.
Experiment
I wanted to try out painting one of the photoshop edits i had been working on. It took a lot longer than i thought it would, i’ve been painting on it since friday but i think I'm almost done. I’m not sure if i’m going to continue with this style or not.
Experiment
I edited another one but for some reason it didn't save ?!?!?!! :’( Thinking of painting some of these now...just because i don't know what else to do.
Experiment 3
More edits using self portraits and photos from my trip to Fiji! Experimenting with some different layering techniques and filters.
Experiment 2
Experimenting with photoshop again. This time i used photos i took in Fiji 4 years ago. These are actually a lot of fun to make !
Inspiration
Christoffer Relander.
When i look at Relander’s works i get the feeling of the fragility of the subjects. Like one murmur of the wind would blow them all away.
Experiment One
For my first experiment i wanted to merge the human with the natural world. I was inspired by the works of Christoffer Relander. I used self portraits and a photo of the bay where i used to live. I played around with different settings and filters in photoshop and here is the final result!
Artists Statement
The concept that drove my initial research and final poster was the exploration of the intrinsic links between humans and nature. Pointing out the fragility of the very existence of the human race as we currently know it. Through my research i began to explore the relationship between the human species and the natural environment. The human species is considered by many as the most deadly species on earth. A species that has committed destructive and irreversible acts against the very thing keeping it alive. Just last week it was reported that in the last 9 months we have consumed more of the earths produce than it can replenish in a year. The vital importance of nature in the continuation of human life is grossly overlooked. The natural world has existed for millions of years before the human species and has proven its ability to adapt and survive. Without the human species the natural world would likely reboot and flourish. Though without nature, the human species would cease to exist. Nature is at the foundation of human life, without it we could not survive. For something so important to our own existence it is ironic how the natural world is often undervalued and mistreated at the hands of humans. I wanted to explore this angle in my poster. I used symbolism to depict a human heart which represents human live, covered in flowers, vines and trees to represent how nature is at the core of our existence and continued survival. In bold red letters (similar to human blood) i wrote “WHAT CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT?”, i chose to write a sentence because i intend my work to be a point of discussion and debate rather than a statement. I chose this question because i wanted to provoke people to think of the importance of the natural world in their own existence. Can you live without nature? It’s a question i wanted to open for discussion. I’m still trying to answer the question, presently i believe that the human species can not live without nature but there are possibilities in the realms of future technology perhaps that can challenge the importance of nature in the survival and existence of humans. I think this gives me leverage into the next assessment and the idea of possible futures has definitely peaked my interest.
Final Work - Assessment One
Process
Working on my final poster. I decided to use more simple symbols for this work as i feel it will be more powerful and understandable. Overall it seems to be coming along well.
Research
Here are some of the articles i read and found informative to my poster.
http://www.naturalnews.com/003593.html#
http://www.naturalnews.com/027694_complex_societies_civilization.html
Experiment
This was going to be my final poster, EXCEPT IT RIPPED :’( I kept the original concept but adapted the piece and started again. I think my final work has turned out more successful than this work.