CONTEXT OF PRACTICE

COP NOTES - Synthesis + Rationale

further notes 

Synthesis notes

Continuation

8. From practical work --> questioning why I did it? How I did it? Leading to more research/theories. Such as when I looked into colours, colour theories, Pantone. Made me consider more about using colours in my own practice, how it could change the mood/atmosphere, the audience's perception.

9. (link from point 1) As simple as key words! I read articles about the subject, constantly talking about 'form and function', 'aesthetics', 'design thinking'. It then took me back all the way to the Bauhaus era, Modernism, Post-Modernism. (then did more research. as geeky as it sounds, I really love knowing new things)

10. (elaborating point 7) Media. Even to the slightest detail in the choice of media/material, there is thought put into it. Often they are based from the research I had done. From analog work, I had transitioned to a digital approach. I wanted to know if analog and digital aesthetics differ, what are the effects, which is more effective when it comes to producing a simple, minimal, modern aesthetic?

• I would say that looking back at my work throughout COP, I didn't truly realise the connections/relation between my research and practice. It made much more sense now that I reflect back to my own work, why I did things, how I did things. 

• I could see the significant relation when creating my visual journal, the materials, content and the theories/research. From when I tried to create 'meaningless' artworks, to exploring aesthetics and why it exists.  Though from there, what interests me is how it leads one subject to another, even leading me to more questions that needed to be answered (sometimes with more questions). It's never ending!