Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Honours Workshop Diary 7 – Clarifying the Research Project


What is the proposed research about?
The proposed research is about the creation of meaningful art through emotions.
•   What is it trying to find out or achieve?
The project trains observational skills and helps understand emotions in society. The project will be beneficial to other artists attempting to integrate and emphasize emotions in art effectively.
•   What is the body of relevant literature?
Literature addressing art history: Impressionism, expressionism, new objectivity, social documentary photography, photojournalism
Literature on interactivity, animation and cinematography: 2D, 3D and silent films
     Literature covering technical aspects: Colour, value, lighting, composition...
•   How does the literature support your arguments?
The literature covers a range of attempts and strategies to portray emotions through different art forms and offers technical solutions concerning the work flow.
•   How will you undertake your research?
The honours project will mainly be a practice-led research project. Additionally it will cover some case studies.
•   What methods, materials and tools will you use?
Practice-led and case studies.
Blog, sketchbook (traditional materials: pencil, charcoal, pastels), digital sketchbook (photoshop, photography)
•   What are the expected outcomes and benefits?
The outcome could be a new personal art style with future art benefiting from stronger emotions (, in other words the creation of more meaningful art). Furthermore observational and technical skills will improve.
            It could also serve as inspiration for other artists.

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