Final Major Project!!

This brief is the last and final brief which will conclude all of the work I have done over the past three years on this course, with it being the final major project I have written my own brief which allows me to take it in a direction of which I am interested and passionate about - which should enable me to get some really good and interesting outcomes which will be exhibited at the end of the brief.

Below is the brief that I have written for this project,

Final Major Project Proposal

Title: Hidden Within The World

Key words: Abstract, Fine art, Colour,  Hidden, Unnoticed, Missed, Beauty, Objects, Environment, Composition, Light, World.

Overview / Topics of Interest:

I have always been very interested in the things that go unnoticed within the environment and everyday life / experiences. I always seem to be drawn towards the little things that wouldn't necessarily by noticed by other people. Colour and lighting can impact a view or alter a response or meaning - this is something that creates different experiences, ones that alter and differ for every individual.
I am interested in looking at and photographing and the things that may or do go unnoticed, looking for the beautiful within the environment, seeing what may be seen as bad as well as good.

Introduction/ Research Question:

Something that is noticeably obvious to me through my own observation of the world and my surroundings within the environment is that a lot of the things that should be seen and taken notice of tend to go unnoticed by people. People aren't necessarily observing all that they possible could be. I, personally am very interested in looking at the things that tend to be going unnoticed, the different things that make the world and our surrounding beautiful, the things that I feel people should be noticing.
I went to produce a body of work that consists of a variety of different images showing different things within the environment, whether it be indoors or outdoors.. The images that I intend to produce will be based on anything and everything, I want to produce some abstract photos that will be interesting and informative to get the viewer thinking about what it is they can see within the image and what they are missing and not seeing within the real world and their surroundings.




Aims and Objectives:

·         Research photographers who look at the hidden/ unnoticed things.

·         Research abstract and fine art artists and photographers.

·         look at the use of colour and how it affects people differently.

·         Look into the different types of things that go unnoticed, both inside and out.

·         Think about the use of composition, lighting and colour.

·         Look for and find different things that are interesting to photograph.

·         Create a series of images that have a strong visual impact.

Rationale:

For this project I want to produce a series of images that have a strong visual impact through the use of colour, composition and lighting. The images that I intend to produce will focus on the unnoticed and the hidden things that are within my surroundings and will be about informing people (the viewer) of the beauty of what is surrounding them, but the things that they don't necessarily see.

Previous Research -

I have previously looked into how the environment can affect a persons health and how interaction with the nature around us can drastically alter mood and stress levels. This is something that is stated on an article I read on the website Taking Charge of your Health and Wellbeing.

Kreitzer, Mary Jo . (n.d). What Impact Does The Environment Have On Us?. Available: http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/healing-environment/what-impact-does-environment-have-us. Last accessed 18/11/2013.

I have also looked briefly at how the environment affects people health wise with air pollution and the different hazards that are within the different types of environments.

[N. k] . (n.d). Environmental Health, Available: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicId=12. Last accessed 18/11/2013

I have previously done some research into the things surrounding us that tend to go unnoticed, based around different things that are missed such as the everyday thing that have been the same for years but go unnoticed for a period of time.

<http://www.jungleoflife.com/what-are-we-missing/>

<http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-beauty-around-us/>

<http://www.inspirationalresults.com/appreciating-beauty-what-are-you-missing/>

The beauty of life and the things that are surrounding us.

<http://life-happens.co.uk/beauty-of-life/>

News article about an artist' work whom is based on the 'conscious and the unconscious, the here and now, the point between dream and sleep'.

<http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/10368342.___Seeing_the_fragile_beauty_in_things_around_us___/>

Some photographs that are looking at different things in life that may not always be seen and recognised but that are important.

<http://methaweeboriboune.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/the-best-things-in-life-go-unnoticed/>

Images on Pinterest that are focusing on the beauty that is withing our surroundings and the world around us.

<http://www.pinterest.com/kchastain18/seeing-beauty-in-the-world-around-us/>

                                             

As a bit of general research into seeing the different types of images that are out there and the different techniques that can be used to get different effects and such I have looked at a few different theory / practical based magazines for a little bit of information and inspiration. I have looked at Outdoor Photography, Digital Camera, Image Maker and also The British Journal of Photography. When looking through these I was mainly looking to see what different types of things have been photographed and the amount they catch my eye and how effective they are in creating an impact on the viewer.

General Methodology -

Researching and looking into different artists and photographers to see the different types of works that have been produced and the different ways the subject matter can be approached.

Thinking of different ways to capture things that are interesting and eye catching and cause a reaction -  through the use of colour and composition.

Date Collection and Analysis -

I will use all of the research and information that I have gathered to enable me

to capture the best possible photographs that focus on the different things that are within my surroundings that go unnoticed and are missed by people.

Qualifications and Restrictions -

There may be restricted access to certain locations depending on where they are (may be privately owned) this is something that can be determined through research and gaining knowledge about the area or location which will in turn determine how I go about taking photographs in certain areas and/or locations.

Specialist needs - Equipment, Access, Workshops, Training etc -

Access to different locations or places - Knowing the locations that I am going to and their accessibility and if there is any restrictions on times or access.

Access to equipment for on location shoots if necessary - university hire.

Knowing the weather conditions and forecast on the days that I am going to be doing outdoor photography as the weather will in turn determine the outcome of the images.  

References:

Books -

Bright, S (2011). Art Photography Now. UK: Thames and Hudson Ltd.

Susan Bright’s ‘Art Photography Now’ to research different landscape and environment photographers.

Sontag, S (1977). On Photography. London: Penguin.

Looking at photography in general to gain a better understanding for different aspects of it and how it can impact the visual.

The Photography Book. London: Phaidon Press LTD.

Looking at different photographer and photographic styles.

Gould, K and Hosey, L. Women In Green: Voices of Sustainable Design. Ecotone Publishing.

Chapter focusing on how we live in the land.

Newspapers, Magazines, Journals -

Campbelle, L. (2010) Life in the wild. Outdoor Photography, 130, 18-20.

Mulderrig, A. (2013). Leytonstone artist Ashley Davies is exhibiting show Hovering Halfway at the Stone Space gallery. Available: http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/10368342.___Seeing_the_fragile_beauty_in_things_around_us___/. Last accessed 30/12/2013.

Websites -

<www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/healing-environment/what-impact-does-environment-have-us>

Article focused around the what people look for in an environment and how it influences choices, i.e. living somewhere. As well as how stress levels and your mood can be altered by interacting with the environment.

<www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicId=12>

Looking at the different hazards of air pollution and explains the different types of pollution and hazards.

<http://www.andrewbrooksphotography.com/>

Photographer who produces some landscape based pieces and has been influential with some of my previous work.

<http://www.grida.no/publications/rr/food-crisis/page/3566.aspx>

Environmental and land degradation.

<http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Impacts_of_Environmental_Degradation>

Causes of degradation and pollution, how it can be prevented or at least minimized.

<http://fraenkelgallery.com/exhibitions/the-outside-world>

Page about an exhibition by Richard Learoyd titled 'The Outside World'

<http://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/richard-misrach>

Information about the photographer.                  

<http://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/carleton-watkins>

Information about the photographer and as series of work produced documenting areas before mass development.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvVYg7P5uJo>

Video about the photographer Jessica Backhaus where she talks about her work.

<http://www.rinkokawauchi.com/main/rinkokawauchi_eg.html>

Photographer who captures the everyday ordinary things.

<http://www.pinterest.com/all/>

Looking at and browsing the different pins/ photos people are viewing to see the different things within the world.

<http://www.braingle.com/mind/223/noticing-the-unnoticed.html>

Small article talking about the little everyday things that may go unnoticed, and taking the time to start noticing the little things that pass up by everyday.

One of the first things I am going to do is go back over this proposal and see if there is anything new that can be added into it at this moment in time and then I am going to start researching and looking into the different things/ points that I have made within the proposal to back up and relate to my intended outcomes / experiments.