Thursday, 20 March 2014

Are We Normal?


This project is all about finding out; ‘Are we normal?’. I want to explore photography and also look at it in an educational perspective. During this project I want to also incorporate fine art into it to explore and alternative way of looking at photography. I want to explore the effects of magazines, stereotypes and the effect of the media and create some work that represents that.

I am doing this because I think the question is very much in everyday life. Though people will say that they aren’t affected by it at all but this isn’t true. Unless you live in the middle of the sticks then it’s hard not to be even slightly effected by the media. I think not only will it be interesting to not only photograph about this but also research it.

There are some really good artist’s that I want to look at and I will be really inspired by including; Jenny Saville, Eloise lambert, Tara Bogart and many more. I have chosen these artists not only for the look of their work but also the meaning behind it. For example Jenny Saville is all about showing not only the modern world but the modern women and embracing what is a modern women.

For this project I want to look into self-image, fine art and what the media would see as ‘abnormal’. I think it will be an exciting and interesting project to do as I can link the research and work I do not only with this project but with my essay. At the end of this project I want to have achieved a photo book with a few larger prints. I think I will expand my mediums and location as I don’t want to do work based only in the studio and I also want to use some medium format and digital to create a variety of final work.

I am going to spread out my work and try and do at least one shoot a week to make sure I have a variety of images. I also don’t want to concentrate on just one thing as I have to spread time out on my project and my essay so that I don’t fall behind on either. I also want to create a mixture of location and studio prints so that I am not tied down to one form of photography.

Overall I want to try and create a piece that really expresses what I feel about the question; ’are we normal’. I also want to learn new things and maybe look at the subject in a different light and maybe even change my perspective on the matter. For a final piece I want to create a photobook plus a few larger pieces.

 

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