10/12/12 Presentation research

My focus over the past couple of weeks since the hand in of the Studio Practice 1 brief, has been solely on the presentation for Contextual Studies: presentation date wk beginning Mon 17th Dec. This has consisted of reflecting back over the 1st essay draft and compressing my findings into a summary of what I have researched thus far.

Research has included

History of Contemporary Art

Origins of Conceptual art

Looking into the work of artist Jenny Saville

John Berger's "Ways of Seeing" and relevance to essay and argument

History and purpose of traditional portraiture and the self-portrait: what was its purpose and what did it represent?

 

 

I have also begin to research a theme and concept for Studio Practice 2. Throughout the project there will be a clear overlap between research into the theme of project and also the work carried out within my essay into the values of art and what exactly defines art, as art. I will be publishing my final ideas on the projects theme and concept later this week once further research has been carried out and I have more concrete idea of the direction I wish to take.