Fine Art- Project One.

Wow. Last week was a busy one. So busy in fact that I didn't manage to write my usual Wednesday night blog. This week, it is a Sunday night blog. Not that it even matters?
Soooo, I spent my reading week with a bunch of organs, nails, screws and a camera. Fabulous it was.
I can't possibly explain the happenings through text so will post some of the images below:

I have not killed anyone or anything personally, I promise.
The butcher very kindly sold them to me for a fair price of £7.50.

David seems pleased with what my apparently disturbed brain has come up with so, I'm a happy bunny.
I am now using these images to push my ideas further.
Last week I spent a lot of time in the workshop using what looked like a very hot hairdryer to melt plastic.
I came up with lots of very organ like sculptures. Now I am surrounded by hundreds of deformed plastic lumps and trying very hard to think of what I can actually do with them.
A few ideas have popped into mind, but it all depends whether I can get my hands onto a UV light and an enormous cardboard box. Tomorrow could be a challenge.

Oh and to add to my excitement.... I visited Chichester university on Saturday. SO INSPIRED.
Not that I don't like Chelsea, because I do, I love it. But rapidly going off the idea of living in London for the next three years. So expensive, hostile and miserable... I need a happy town. (This might well be something to do with the depressing weather so will keep my options very open for the time being!)
I thought I needed the big City to enthuse me, but, I was wrong. I need grass and trees and farm animals.

Reading Week.

This week I have begun to think about my first project "OUT OF ORDER".
I have drawn out initial ideas, begun making models and thought about the locations around me.
An idea immediately sprung to mind after being given the brief and I have experimented with this idea in many ways during this week, photographing each stage and my progress over time.
Although this idea of mine does combine organic and biomorphic forms with elements of mechanical process I am worried that perhaps it is a bit cheesy/ too much of a cliche?
I have focussed strongly on juxtaposing objects as asked and aimed to gain 'disturbed' results, as for me any controversial/ horrifying images are always an eye catcher. I want to draw the audience into my artwork.

After having my assessment, I went away and thought about what Wendy had said to me. She noticed a hidden talent within my work and seems to think I should experiment further with photography and sculpture. This idea initially terrified me as I have never been overly enthusiastic about either field of Fine Art. However, I am here to give everything a try: Hence why I have selected the more 3D based brief.
Going outside of my comfort zone has been a real challenge so far. I am still nervous when it comes to designing my structures, but I feel that over time, confidence will develop.

I am really going to push myself during this project as I want to prove to myself that I made the right decision choosing Fine Art.
So far I think I have, but. It is still early days.