CP Modernism

Todays lecture was on the idea of Modernism. Modernists are attempting to create and design a new world. In 1914 Germany was the centre of modernist design. Industrialisation after the second  world war began to take over the Art and Design movement and reduce the quality of objects. The Bauhaus was also created around this time after the mass destruction of humanity. With  modernism became a new form of Architecture which was was known as the perfect form of architecture. Modernism also tried to create a new society and a new way of living. A brave new world was trying to be created with a feeling of utopia.

CP/Architecture. Idea of home.

 I chose the Architecture space and design unit due to being extremely interested in architecture , I feel my work always relates back or begins from the idea of Architecture and space. I feel I have chosen perfectly as the lectures completely tie in with my current brief. I like how the lectures are very conceptual and they really get me thinking about different ideas concerning architecture space and design. In the last two lectures we have been talking about the idea of home. The idea that an architect believes that after he has built his building it should be furnished and used as he thought it should be. This is usually ignored as its impractical. People living there have different ideas and taste. We also looked at the idea of space, home and objects and how we present these to others and the relationship this has with our identity and other people. This is can be shown by the idea of the mantlepiece and the objects we choose to show to others, and how these represent us.

The material culture (stuff) of our homes say something about ourselves. The objects in the home are curated to present out identity and are deemed appropriate for certain circumstances. 

Inspirational space.

I am really enjoying working in the new building. The open plan structure of the studio space is refreshing and is very social. Working alongside other degree courses is inspiring and helps creativity massively.

Drawing from Inspiration Boards.

I started with drawing from the boards that I was most inspired by. I'm drawn to linear, geometric shapes and so I feel confident drawing buildings.

These drawings are very simple, I was trying to recreate the shape and not tone. i think they work well as they have a graphics feel to them.

I'm drawn to colour so I decided to work more expressively with materials and scale. I like the colours of the ink mixed in with the teabag stains. I have tried to be expressive but trying to keep the textured properties of the teabag.

On this drawing I concentrated on tone. I used
bold material to recreate the darkness of the
sculpture. I gave myself a time scale and I think
it works as the material keeps the texture of the 3D object.














One of the objects I picked to draw was a triangle sculpture made out of multicoloured plastic bags. I was fluid in my drawing using inks and then a finaliser over the top to show shape.

Buildings and Sculpture.

Our brief was to collect primary research on our theme. This included drawings, photos and 3D objects which we could then go on to draw from. I was very inspired by this day as it was very hands on and good to go out and collect relevant objects.
It was hard to start at the beginning but I found it easier to go out and explore my surroundings.