Lixia Duong COFA1002

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experimental all-class collaborative google doc 

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COFA1002 - ASSESSMENT 1 STATEMENT: DESIRE

‘Desire has often been conceived in terms of a lack: we desire what we lack, and we move endlessly (and impossibly) towards the object of desire.’

Our desires are most often shaped by what we see and what we are exposed to. The desire to purchase a product or object is shaped by the way it is advertised in the media. When we are constantly exposed ti something that we lack our desire for that item continually increases until we obtain it, once exposed to products that have been strategically advertised to evoke desires within us. Seeing others with the product and having it advertised make us desire it even more than we should.

In my poster i played with the idea that desires are shaped not only by our own personal preferences but also majorly shaped by the media as well. The hand depicts the “reaching out” for objects that we desire. As humans we are never really satisfied with what we have. We always desire something more in life whether it is a tangible or non-tangible item. I cut out images from magazines, of products such as shoes, clothes etc. that i perceive as objects of desire. I specifically used images cut from magazines to show the idea that the media plays a huge part in making consumers desire a product through the way it is advertised.

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ASSESSMENT 1: POSTER

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Draft for assessment 1

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Transforming a boring undesirable piece of paper into a desirable form

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SEMESTER TWO ~ COFA1002

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ASSESSMENT 3- STATEMENT

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Assessment 3- Final Work 3

Failure States

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Assessment 3- Final Work 2

Failure States

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Assessment 3- Final Work 1 

Failure States

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Experiment 4-

Failure at attempting to use photoshop. I have yet to re-learn how to use photoshop so this was my first attempt at editing since I last used the program a few years ago.

The picture is made up of two different images that I cropped and pieced together trying to create two new faces by alternating the pieces.

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Experiment 3-

Drawing from the same idea as experiment 2, I used the filter ‘Harris shutter’ to take these photos. I wanted to explore the failure to take a proper photo but with these photos the blurry parts are highlighted by the colours.

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Experiment 2-

Failure to take a proper photo. These photos have all come out blurry as a result of either the photographer moving or the subjects moving.

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Experiment 1-

Failure of completion. Drawing inspiration from Michael Krebber, this drawing represents the failure to complete the image of a face leaving the audience to question the meaning behind it.

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WEEK 11 - chance Our group used one of our phones to create a text using the automatic text generator. This created a text message which made no sense, and we had no control over what it would say. We then progressed by experimenting with this message 1. Wrote out the message 2. Wrote every 3rd and 2nd word 3. Wrote the message backwards 4. Wrote every word that included 4 or more letters 5. Utilised tally’s to represent the fourth experiment 6. Counted out each letter of each word and added them together. From this process each of the members in my group guessed what they thought the result would be.

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For my first experiment I wanted to explore the idea that the purpose of a box can be changed through one simple step. I wrote on the surface of the box, words that related to its form, shape and purpose. I then soaked the box in water changing its purpose and form. What once was a stable structure changed used to store things turned into a pile of useless paper. For my second experiment I explored the fact that boxes are used as storage units by creating a wallet. I reused a box that was once used to store a particular item and created something that would store another. From this experiment I realised that there are many creative possibilities with the material that we use. For the third experiment I took inspiration from the artist Art is Tra$h by using what others would consider trash to make a piece of art. With different shades of green and reds, I used squares and rectangles to mimic the look of pixels to create the piece which is a watermelon. I repurposed an object and created a piece of art out of it. For my final piece I used the same box from experiment three and incorporated some aspects from the other experiments into the piece. What I did was splash water onto the watermelon which resulted in the ink running. I then wrote the same words from experiment one onto the sides of the box and made sure that the ink ran down the sides of the box. As a result what I created ended up looking like a decomposing box which is what a cardboard box ends up being.

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