THE IDEA:
In order to display and present my work, I have decided to take a totally different approach to the conventional, making a sort of cube in order to showcase my work. Each element of the display will have a symbolic meaning attached to it, linking it all in with my overall theme of landscape urbanization and the title “journeys and pathways”. I have devised a plan on making my final display step by step which I will record whilst making it. The final outcome will hopefully resemble the product which I have made a mock up of below.
SYMBOLISM:
CUBE:
A cube is symbolic of many things yet the aspect which I am focusing on is the relation it has to industry and man made structures. Being such a precise and linear object, it is totally different to what we see in nature. There is nothing organic or nature about this sort of form, therefore this is why I thought this would nicely juxtapose the images which I have created that include nature. It is also symbolic of the start of surrealism in art and the evolution of art. Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. One primary influence that led to Cubism was the representation of three-dimensional form in the late works of Paul Cézanne.
CLEAR GLASS/ACRYLIC:
The clear glass/acrylic which I will be using whilst making the cubes is symbolic of untouched nature. The faces which I will be covering with the images will be representative of the parts of our landscape which have been altered by humans, the images showing clearly the sort of impact we have had. It also allows the viewer to see each image much more clearly as opposed to if the images were opaque.
CLEAR IMAGES:
A possible aspect which I am still debating about is if to make the images clear, being printed on a clear sheet of paper as opposed to card. This is more for viewing reasons. making it easier to see the rest of the images which are situated underneath.
PLACEMENT/ARRANGEMENT:
For this display, I am making two cubes which will display each set of images separately. Although theoretically the cube would have 6 faces to display work upon, I will only be displaying work on 3 of them. There are two reasons for this choice. Firstly in terms of visuals, the bottom face of the cube would be obscured from view therefore it would not be able to be seen . The other reason for this choice is that the clear faces of the cube would be symbolic of untouched nature which we still have here in Jersey.
