Summer Project Feedback

Today in groups, we were welcomed back by presenting our summer project work and receiving peer feedback. We were able to share sketchbooks, photographs, influences and holiday inspirations; allowing us to focus on not only our personal strengths and weaknesses, but also learn from other students and their comments. This I found to be a great way to reintroduce us to the course; after spending a long period of time away from university, I really grew from the opportunity to reflect on everything I had worked on and learn ways to push myself and take full advantage of the year ahead of me. 

During the task, as a group we presented our work and then spent time discussing areas which worked well, what could be improved and ways to further challenge our abilities. I received positive comments on my consistent use of colour and clear layout, as well as the unusual idea of deconstructing my photographs. It changed the focus of the image and allowed the audience to absorb the work in a different way. This was an area of my summer work which I enjoyed and was inspired by the most. I loved breaking down an image so that it changed the composition and allowed me to study intricate parts and colour within the photograph. I'm hoping to continue with the vibrancy and richness of colour over my next project, as it is something that really captured my attention during the summer. 

On the other hand, it was suggested that I could vary the size of the pieces I created, as working within a landscape sketchbook restricted what I could do, and I could perhaps experiment with a range of mediums to discover what the outcomes could be. This also links to a comment received by a fellow student, as a lot of their work was produced using unusual objects and a form of printing. As a group, we all agreed that her experimentation with paint and sliced fruit/vegetables was ingenious and created an outcome that was not to be expected. I loved the way that she took a simplistic art form and approached it in a creative manner, to produce beautiful and interesting prints-it was very exciting to imagine how she could develop the work. This is something that I am going to take from today and learn from in my future work.

As the session drew to a close, the rest of the group agreed that my work was very structured and linear and would translate well into both weave or print. Weave is the area which I am most passionate about, however due to the work I have developed over the summer and the feedback which I received from my peers, I want to experiment with ways in which I can combine both practices. I'm already looking forward to the future briefs.