What are your initial reactions to the work?
- portraits = good!
- Type is stronger than just the portraits on their own
- some digital pieces not as good as analogue
- seems at the moment to be two different projects- the portraits and the type work- could mix the two?
- maybe make a design themed book instead of a book just of portraits, too similar to Goodnight Stories For Rebel Girls
On closer inspection, what qualities would you like to celebrate?
- visual quality is good!
- very accessible for children especially- suits age range!
- images are immediate and don't require too much concentration to understand and follow
- square format is working really well for you- could this be because it fits with grid like compositions? Instagram
What requires further resolution?
- maybe take a look at cameos, or other interesting ways of formatting and composing pages- at the moment the images are just floating a bit lost in the centre
- portraits/ quotes- could you make this fit more into the grid system you've been working in? this could make the images look a bit more dynamic
- i think just make pages and square compositions that you like and enjoy making that are relevant to your topic, then maybe pull out certain ones that you think work well and consider printing them in different ways? maybe onto fabrics?
How effectively does the work...
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the synthesis between the theoretical and practical contexts of their own creative concerns?
- not hugely successful in mixing your essay and your practical currently apart from the fact that both are about womens issues
- seems like you're getting too carried away in all the interactive elements you could have in the book
- could you maybe make some squares about specific protests from history that you've spoken about in your essay? adding some details and information about more modern feminism and activism?
- use squares and the format to tell the story- you could maybe make 6 and display them chronologically (e.g. starting with suffragettes and ending in present day)
- could these instead be intended for display in a gallery?
- don't think too much about the setting and purpose of them for now, just try and focus on making something that you like and think is good
Evidence the capacity for undertaking a wide range of independent practical and theoretical research that demonstrates an informed application of critical, effective and testable processes?
- so far you've not done much experimentation apart from using digital, and ink methods
- start by physically going through your essay and picking out quotes and themes, then make work about that to give you a starting point that synthesises more effectively with your essay
- fabric print in various ways- vinyl, digital, screen
- make t shirts! t shirts work as a type of quiet protest, very topical due to the rise in popularity in feminist fashion on the high street
Based on what you've seen, list 3 pieces of advice you have for the remainder of this project...
1. start combining your type and portrait work in a more innovative way! play with squares and think about other applications for your work
2. your project is about activism and protest art- utilise that and make some of your own! work in larger scale, make banners, scarves, commemorative quilts
3. look at your existing image content and turn that into a design focused timeline- in chronological order of the history of protest and women integral to that
What I can take from this:
I've come out of this crit with so many more ideas for practical work and finally feel like i have a focus! When I'm left to my own devices I get too bogged down in all the ideas that I have and how I'm going to incorporate them into my book. What I need to be doing is being more realistic and focusing down on some of the ideas as we don't have enough time left in this project to make a full children's book. I also think too limitedly about where I can see my work fitting, I'd not even considered the idea of wall hangings or scarves but now I can see that its a good way of combining my work with something that's traditionally feminine. I think I need to finish more of my essay before I begin to do much more practical work as I need one to feed into the other, so I will aim to finish my essay by the end of next week, leaving me a good amount of time to get on and make some things. I also need to think more about how the case studies I am looking at feed into the work I am doing and the point I am trying to make in my essay. The synthesis is something I've always found the most challenging about COP and I think a lot of that is because I have a tendency to focus solely on one thing at a time. I need to not be so rigid with my work and let my writing influence my practical work.
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