Today I managed to type up around 200 words of my essay (eek). I know it's not that much but I'm glad that I managed to type up anything today since it's still a struggle. Although I was able to grab Glynn just before I was leaving and he read through what I'd written so far, as well as having a little review. He thought that I was heading in the right direction but needed to include more of my own point of view/thoughts on the question I'd chosen. Glynn also mentioned a few artists that I would benefit from looking at and some extra pointers in terms of just slightly altering the essay title and questions that I might include.
One of the main things that he said I should do was to write up the pros and cons of collage. This is so it gets me thinking about why I like to use it, over any other media, but to also see the negatives. I wanted to type it up onto the end of what I'd written today but realised that my laptop doesn't have Microsoft Word. Eurgh. Anyway, I will type it up onto here then eventually transfer it somewhere else.
Pros:
- Using images from old magazines = great colour quality.
- Able to put exactly what I'm thinking down on paper.
- Can be as complex or simple and still make an impact.
- The images can be complete opposites but can be brought/linked together by collage.
- Get to rework images into having a new and different meaning.
- Love the boldness it can create.
- Gives me the chance to make images as surreal as I like.
- I feel like I can express my thoughts and ideas more with images rather than drawing.
- I like the mystery and seduction collage allows you to create.
- I enjoy the process of finding the images and cutting them out.
- Deciding on the composition of the collages is something I enjoy doing. You can see how many variations you can have by just moving them around on the page.
- By using current imagery I can make the audience have a stronger connection to the work.
Cons:
- If cutting by hand it can be quite slow.
- Images from old magazines can be delicate so the paper sometimes rips.
- Digital collage can sometimes take away the texture of traditional collages.
- The notion of 'stealing' others work (although this can be argued with the fact that you rework the image into something completely new).
- Checking copyrights on imagery (if selling the work).
- Looking for imagery can take a very long time and be expensive (!).
- Need to work to the size of the images you find which can be restrictive sometimes.
- Using images from old magazines = great colour quality.
- Able to put exactly what I'm thinking down on paper.
- Can be as complex or simple and still make an impact.
- The images can be complete opposites but can be brought/linked together by collage.
- Get to rework images into having a new and different meaning.
- Love the boldness it can create.
- Gives me the chance to make images as surreal as I like.
- I feel like I can express my thoughts and ideas more with images rather than drawing.
- I like the mystery and seduction collage allows you to create.
- I enjoy the process of finding the images and cutting them out.
- Deciding on the composition of the collages is something I enjoy doing. You can see how many variations you can have by just moving them around on the page.
- By using current imagery I can make the audience have a stronger connection to the work.
Cons:
- If cutting by hand it can be quite slow.
- Images from old magazines can be delicate so the paper sometimes rips.
- Digital collage can sometimes take away the texture of traditional collages.
- The notion of 'stealing' others work (although this can be argued with the fact that you rework the image into something completely new).
- Checking copyrights on imagery (if selling the work).
- Looking for imagery can take a very long time and be expensive (!).
- Need to work to the size of the images you find which can be restrictive sometimes.
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