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The aim for my design was to use pictures of forests and mountain sides along with a geometric pattern placed over the top. The image was blurred while the pattern was formed through the space that wasn’t blurred. To make the pattern stand out more a gradient was placed over it.

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ADAD1002 Assessment Task #1 - Concept Statement:

3. How does collaboration create communities in art and design? What challenges do collaborative approaches face and what are some of the solutions?

Collaboration in general can be viewed as ‘two-toned’ due to the sense of both negotiation and frustration being enforced when an individual is expected to participate in teamwork. Whilst this is not always the case, it is a basic summary of the means of which collaboration can be viewed as not all compromises from others can be respected nor trusted. Challenges faced among peers within group-work range from discussion of ideas to trusting fellow members with explaining said ideas, as not all thoughts will be praised upon when proceeding together. The notion of ‘singular ownership’ must be recycled to allow freedom of voice amongst participating members – a concept that is not so easily overcome. However, in extreme cases, perhaps due to lack of integrity or moral, ownership can be used to ‘encourage’ work ethics amongst collaborative peers as an attempt to persuade collectively. This however is mostly demonstrated within groups that are tormented by the idea of collaboration, hence a ‘toxic community’ is born due to members hesitation to communicate effectively.

Because I considered collaboration as a tangible subject, I decided to create a mini installation that would recreate this concept. Audiences could interact with the artwork to view the processes behind collaboration and its elements.

My concept of collaboration started with the idea of wind chimes and how symbolically they represented key elements of happiness and overall good-fortune. Because I was interested in displaying the pros and cons of collaborative approaches, the first thought was to rust the iron tubes of the ornaments to create a ‘worn-out’ style, representing the thoughts behind peers that despised cooperation. A separate, untouched, wind chime would be displayed in the middle to showcase the idea of collaboration as a positive element. I would then have strings of various tea bags attached to the wind chimes to demonstrate difference in opinion as not all the tea would be the same flavour. Some of these tea bags would appear burnt and some even untouched. However, the tea bags concept would be scratched and replaced with the idea of ‘puppeteering’ – the illusion of control (which would require a lot of string).

Ideally, collaboration is considered a positive approach in art and design practices however, challenges are always yet to occur to even the most perfect groups with the ideal communication, and that interests me more than the optimistic approach behind ‘effective teamwork’.

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Final product!!!

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Final Work: The Art of the Uncomfortable

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Throughout the process of this task, I was able to not only experiment with the physical material of a cardboard box but also explore the concept of grotesqueness and uncomfortableness. I approached this task by experimenting with the material stability of a cardboard burger box from McDonald’s, focusing purely on the material aspect. My final work resembles a creature, transformed from a box into a more sculptural yet freakish form. I had intended for this object to be aesthetic, yet instead it irked me as I thought it looked grotesque. While I felt uncomfortable by this, I was challenged by the transformation of something so simple as a box into a disgusting object instead of one that is aesthetically pleasing, and I was also intrigued by the idea of delving into a dark concept. I wanted to intensify the box’s grotesqueness, so I also experimented with photographing it in the dark while pouring fresh red paint on it so that it would ooze and create the image of slime. I was fascinated by the uncomfortable sensations that a sculptural form could cause, and I feel that this is significant not just for my own experiences but for people’s experiences in general as it is necessary to delve into something that might make one uncomfortable.

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Experiment #3 (part 2): Photography with iPhone I wasn't satisfied with the last experiment as I had taken some nice photos with the DLSR but I felt like I wasn't able to really get close and channel the monstrosity of my box into photos. I played around with the camera on my phone and discovered that I had less restrictions as I was able to get really close to my box and experiment with more angles, which I feel is especially important when trying to create my concept through photography. I ended up with some photos reflecting an object that made me feel freaked out, but was what I found most intriguing about this experiment.

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Experiment #3: Photography with DSLR After covering my box in red paint, I wasn't satisfied with the form so I decided to cover it in more paint while photographing it with a professional camera. By doing this, I was able to intensify it's grossness and create a monstrous form through these photos, which I was intrigued by. The idea of creating something disgusting and ugly has always made me uncomfortable but also curious as my standard approach to art making is usually with ideas about aesthetically pleasing visuals.

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brainstorm of box experimentation explored what kind of material and size box may be and what it may feature both on the inside and outside

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ASSESSMENT TASK1 - CONCEPT RATIONALE

“Contemporary art and design often looks at the idea of constructed binaries, such as man/woman, soft/hard, straight/gay, dirty/clean, organic/synthetic. Considering the history of these ‘pairs’, how can art and design interrogate these binaries and offers new insights?”

Binary meaning creating an involvement between two things that could eventually lead to barriers. In my opinion, i think there shouldn’t be a binary within art and society in the first place. The binaries between good vs bad and the acceptance in the public is seen new in this society.

In this contemporary society, graffiti can be seen in any public areas such as train, street corners, bus, buildings etc. Since graffiti is everywhere people don’t assume graffiti as a bad thing or even think of graffiti as vandalism. When we see graffiti on streets our brain just switches its mind and react to the pretty side of vibrant colours, its texts and designs and don’t really think of it as a bad thing. But the fact that making a graffiti and the glare of people’s sight could be reported as ‘bad’ or leading to ‘crime’. If graffiti is such a bad influence, why does designers and artist challenge themselves to create an artwork or produce an item of graffiti? Such as mass production through clothing’s. People tend to think graffiti are only on walls, streets but they’re worn and used as a good product. If graffiti on public areas are a crime, why aren’t the clothing’s or graffiti designed cups or items be banned? The fact that graffiti is produced manufactural through a machine or digital, the designers are sensing a source of inspiration of crime. which then highlights that art is not vandalism. The art theory behind graffiti are what interrogate designers to explore new insight into the contemporary society.

Hence, from this I have created a poster on a t-shirt which explores the idea of mass production and how art is not vandalism, it is a source of inspiration that dominate designers to explore and challenge new strategies to build upon their piece of artwork.