Illusion.

I started looking into illusions for my new idea for my FMP. Heather showed me this piece of art which really interested me. It involves mirrors and illusion to make the viewer think they are seeing a ghost but really they are just seeing a reflection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper's_ghost

Fear of illness/death. (Damien Hurst)

Most people are afraid of dying and I'm pretty sure everyone is afraid of cancer. However, I was looking at some of Damien Hurst's art and found some really interesting installations about smoking and a piece showing lung cancer which I found really pretty.

http://www.damienhirst.com/second-series-biopsy-m132244

http://www.damienhirst.com/artworks/catalogue?p=2&radiogroup_view=view_as_thumbs&category=18

http://www.damienhirst.com/artworks/catalogue?p=2&radiogroup_view=view_as_thumbs&category=50

http://www.damienhirst.com/the-dead-ones

The ashtrays and the biopsy painting are my favourite but I also really like the cigarette cabinets because it is scary to see how many cigarettes people smoke then the cancer biopsy shows what it can do to you which I find really scary yet beautiful at the same time.

http://www.damienhirst.com/trinity--pharmacology-physio

I have also been looking into anatomy because I find it really interesting and scary to see how the body works and knowing that all that stuff is happening right now inside us without us knowing it's happening.

Body cast artist.

For my FMP I looked up Antony Gormley to see how he does his body casts. I want to use this for my final piece where I would cast a body and use it as a installation to create a sense of fear.

Artist inspiration.

Kiki Smith Lilith - 1994

"In medieval Jewish lore, Lilith was Adam’s first wife. When she demanded to be Adam’s equal, she was evicted from the Garden of Eden. Lilith flew away to the demon world, replaced by the more submissive Eve. Smith catches us off guard with Lilith’s pose and placement. Most sculptures receive our gaze passively, but Lilith stares back with piercing brown eyes, ready to pounce."

I really like this piece, I want to do something like this in my own work because the black figure and the piercing glare gives a sense of fear. If I could use something like this in my art to create the same feeling I would be very happy.

Tim Burton

I looked at Tim Burton's exhibition and found some creepy pieces of art that I think will really help me with my work and influence parts of it.

I think this piece is quite interesting and scary in a way,

I might try something like this in my work but not as 'surreal' as Tim Burton.

 

 

I really like this piece. I like how they use light to create a creepy

feeling because we use light as a child to not be scared of the dark

but they have used it the completely opposite way.



Installation art

 
 

 

The end of this video shows Damien Hirst's 'A History of Pain'

 

 

I really like all these pieces of work and I think they will influence my work quite a lot.

Specialist field: Prop and Costume

Prop research:
A prop is a short word for property that is used by actors during a performance or screen production. A prop is anything movable or portable on a stage or set.



Set designers for Alice in Wonderland:


Lauren Daspit



These are the model makers that were involved in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Model Makers: Jamie Courtier, Adrian Parish, Dan Burnett, Nicky Lions, Mark Hunter, Nigel Blake, and Simon Williams

Adrian Parish was a anamatronic designer for Alice in Wonderland and Jamie Courtier was a model maker.

Jim Henson created the hedgehog from the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland:

Artist Research

Craig Fisher

I started looking at Craig Fisher's work to inspire some of my cake designs. I liked the way he used fabric and textiles in his work to create scenes and props like knives and other weapons.