Project Evaluation

To conclude, I am extremely satisfied with the outcomes of the ‘Variation & Similarity’ project, in relation with my initial project specification I am confident to say that it reflects throughout my project and is clear in my final pieces. My initial action plan when approaching this project was ”I will produce photographs surrounding the theme of chaotic imagery. I plan to do this by creating photo-montages, collages and edits in response to the artists and photographers which I have and will research. I am going to relate this work to the issues of overpopulation and capitalism which have and still continue to play a big part in the overpowered development of the world. I will photograph all kinds of things relating to this theme as rather than limiting myself to one specific subject matter this will not allow me to produce pieces with chaos as the main part. These issues of overpopulation and capitalism are something which closely links Jersey with the rest of the world, through trade, immigration, politics and culture. I plan to explore this link and how it has developed over time, looking at the past and how it has become the present. And then how the future may look in terms of these issues. This will be executed by the use of archival and found imagery mixed with my own purposed photographs through means of collage and montage.” Which I can say with full confidence is something which I have more than met. Although my creative thought process and ideas have developed consistently throughout the project, I can safely say that the aesthetic which I was intending on producing from my initial thoughts is exactly what I have managed. My photo-shoots and gathering of visual material were a vital part of executing this project and again I can safely say that I followed my plans for these and it payed off as I managed to gather more than enough to work with than what was needed, which was massively ideal since I required a broad selection of textures, colours, shapes, forms, scenes, objects etc… The research I have done has clearly inspired the work which I have produced. Looking into the work of a total of 18 creative individuals has given me a good understanding of the style of work which I was aiming to produce, and this is definitely something which shows. Also learning about art movements which I was previously unaware of has allowed me to have a much better understanding of the creativity which I was working towards. Artists/Photographers Dexter Navy, Alice Wielinga, Peter Blake, Salvador Dali and Raoul Hausmann were definitely the most influential artists on my work which personally I believe is blatant within my work, as there are visual similarities within at least one of my final outcomes to each of these individuals. In terms of my two final displays they went completely to plan and I believe perfectly reflect my plans and mock-ups, and are overall a complete success. They are interesting and unusual outcomes and I believe that it was definitely worth spending my time on something slightly more complex than just a window mount or framing that wouldn’t show my images in a very eye catching way. They show my work in a way which can be individually interpreted by viewers as there are subtle meanings and messages within the work which can be noticed on closer inspection. So to say the least, I am overall extremely satisfied and confident in the way which this whole project has come together and worked.

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