about the author: group progress surgery + self evaluation

 

• The narrative and uneasy feeling is understood by the viewer but visually they're not as bold as the next series. I also doubt the yellow would come out so bright printed on peach paper.

• These shape driven images are visually the strongest, or rather more eye-catching, but lose the narrative of the first series. I should look into combining them, and being more thoughtful about these images rather than just treating them for aesthetics.

• These two images were more successful than the next as they required less visual deconstruction...

• The shapes in this image are too small and it is hard for the eye to focus on a particular given place or work it out.

• the lino is nice enough but these images suit the sharpness of screen print 

• It was suggested I look at the BBC4 indents for inspiration for the animation. It could create something very surreal but simple to make.

SELF EVALUATION:

What do you think works well? How will you capitalise on it?

• I think the shape driven prints are visually the most attractive and compelling whilst also being able to maintain that strange Murakami surrealness. I'll continue working in this method, but being careful to not become so caught up in it that it can't be changed or improved.

What do you think could be improved? How will you benefit from this?

• Whilst I think there is something visually going for those images I think thematically they're a little hollow and sometimes aren't much more than "pouty girl gets touched by hand".  I want to see how I can get the narrative of the first set of images into these, if possible. I think it might be more doable though, now I'll be working at a larger scale.

What would you do differently next time? What would you achieve from this?

• I'm a little concerned that I didn't present enough ideas with only two clear sets of series and whether more single images of different respects would have been better as I would have more ideas to work with at this point. However, I suppose it is getting to the point where ideas need to be refined.