Logbook Summary…….

  My logbook began as a note taking tool but soon evolved into a method of enquiry into the areas that interested me and that were relevant to my practice.  One of the first artists that I looked at was Ai Weiwei on the recommendation of my tutor.  I was investigating the use of art...

Mass Communication……

Audience Theory and Social Media      Audience theories try to explain the relationship between media sources and their audiences and how they inform one another.  Several different theories exist that differ in their evaluation of the extent to which an audience is influenced by or has influence over media sources.  Early opinions developed in...

Propaganda……

Propaganda Gin Lane - William Hogarth (1751) Eighteenth century London was gripped by what became know as “The Gin Craze” after William of Orange relaxed laws surrounding the distilling of gin to prevent the British consuming “Catholic” beverages such as wine from France.  European alcohol imports had been banned and the production of gin was...

Goodwin’s Theory of Music Videos……

Music Video Analysis - Nicki Minaj “Lookin’ Ass”     In his book Dancing in the Distraction Factory Andrew Goodwin identifies a number of different features which can be used to analyse music videos.  Using the example of “Lookin’ Ass” by Nicki Minaj I will attempt to apply these theories., thus examining the theory’s relevance...

Banksy……

 Banksy started out as a graffiti artist in the early 90’s at the age of fourteen.  The street art craze had been brought to the UK by a member of the British band “Massive Attack” and in Banksy’s home town of Bristol it was becoming a popular pastime.  The style of graffiti had been imported...

Gallery Review…….

 

The White Angel Breadline……

20/10/17 I looked through several books from the list of photographers we were given and was most drawn to the work of Dorothea Lange. Turning the pages of the book Grab a Hunk of Lightening by Elizabeth Partridge, I was captivated by the overtly human element of Lange’s black and white images. Each one seemed...

Inspiration from the unfamiliar…..

6/10/17 Our lesson with Colette was held in the library where we were asked to chose a book that we liked the look of from the art and photography section. From that book we chose one image, again something that took our eye.  We then chose a second book, something that appeared to have a...