Draping paper - Engulfed by the unborn

Putting theory to practice

Can you actually drape paper on a body – of would I need to transfer this technique to a fabric with paper properties? Is there a way of strengthening the folds or permanently press the indents in?

This is the second drape I did with the paper structure. Though I’ve only done 2 drapes, I feel really inspired and driven towards this technique. It’s just completely out of this world and looks completely different to anything I’ve ever done before. There is just so much scope to what I can do with this technique.

Is it too much – Yes I think it is too much – but the direction and angles of every fold is what I think makes it look so incredible.  After refinement and consideration, I can picture this technique to be of something extraordinary and ground breaking.

There sre so many areas to explore :-

• What happens if it was in colour, or several colours
• What will happen if this was made in fabric
• What about thhe size and scale of each fold
• Is it one single sheet of paper- is it it seveal
• What other fold can i explore
• ... and on, and on, and on

With so many questions to answer... i primarily based my freestyle structure on this concept.... What next ..? Making it big of course ! 

Paper Folding Practice

Throughout my undergrad, I have been experimenting with paper folding to generate ideas and shapes. Having gained that experience and practice through the years- I thought this session would be a piece of cake… oh how wrong was I…

For the first time in this module- I felt mentally challenged and drained by the concept of folding inverts to generate a 3D paper folded shape.

After several practice on scrap paper – I decided to challenge myself further more by creating a 2meter long paper fold. Images below are of my folded structure. For this I have used normal sugar paper and because of its property, the shape could still be moulded, bent and twisted to form very interesting shapes. The surface of each section also carry different reflections to light, and I think its these ‘valley’ and ‘mountain’ dents that make the piece so alive.

Where next? Shall we try draping it on a body?



London Street Photography Exhibition 17/03/11

Photography has always been something I have a lot of interest in. As this ‘Creative Practice’ module allows us to explore techniques within other art and design disciplines, I am really intrigued as to where photography can take me.

Image taken from Museum of London Website

This street photography exhibition at 'Museum of London'  is the first to kick start off this passion.

I don’t know much about SLR Film photography, but watching the video and seeing the work of photographers exhibiting at this gallery has made me realise the importance a ‘tool’ is to a craftsman.

The exhibition displays work from works of about 60 photographs from 1860 to present. Through this timeline- you can evidently witness the progression of technology development.

A lot of the photographs documented were of people … but more importantly, it documents history, a story and a moment.

One photographer in the video stated ‘’ a good photograph can not be capture if there is no patients, the right moment and happening is the most important’’ ( please hit me as I cant remember which photographer said this )

I agree with this view completely- not only does this apply to photography, it also carries through to other disciplines. Without patients, trial and error- how would one ever know the finished product in front of us is at its best moment? Photograph is exactly that – a concept that captures the right time, action and emotion through both trial/ error, and knowledge.

The more patients = the more knowledge and understanding of the subject.

One photographer which really shone out to me was Matt Stuart. Originally he stated he would only take Black and White photos- but after years of studying its ageing effect – he converted to colour while focusing on quirky events that happen naturally. Below are a few images of his work which was displayed.



 

 



All images are of Matt Stuarts Prints- provided on
www.mattstuart.com 



I find the natural uncontrolled aspect of his work very moving. ‘The right moment’ was what we discussed, and without patients, he probably wouldn’t have taken these eye catching images. ‘The moment’ can disappear as quickly as it arrives – without chance, we may never meet again. Nothing is everlasting and I think capturing this is the most important mission to a photographer.

Many little tricks and techniques were learnt in this session, i.e

○       How to take pictures secretly by using certain cameras and mirror angles

○       How to strengthen your technique by understanding each camera and lens properties – maybe stick to one lens so you adjust the settings to get the best outcome

○       What is your focus point of today? Always set yourself a target – film restricts you to only a certain amount of shots. Be precise and considerate

SLR camera use is almost like science to me, though I have had previous experience with Black and White photography, I think I need to revise on the settings a bit- I think a session on self learning is needed !! Street photography next week?

This exhibition Is really worth going to –plus its free which is a bingo!

Final Cut Pro - Adding effects to the box Film

Now that I have the basic practice of composing a films, I have added effects to the original Box film.

What do you think?

As there wasn’t much colour composition on the original boxes, I have solarized the images to pull the negative colours out, I especially find the later sections of the video more effective as a very 3Dimensional approach is displayed – these pictures were taken on a black background so could be a reason for this to happen.

Combinbing 2 videos together

To have a quick idea of what 2 images look like when layered, i have created another video displaying multiple images moving simultaneously.

Realisation - The outcome is so energetic and so attention seeking… could I capture the same movement and feeling in my Final Video? What am I going to do for my final video?

Right! Next Task- to compose a mini video in 2 weeks…

During this course, nothing is ever planned ahead for me, and as the boxes follow through so nicely in film, for my final video hand in, I am going to create a film using these stacking boxes … Monster #2 evolution  ! … you ready?