From Novice To Expert
From the chart i would rate myself at Competent.
I feel that some of the aspects of this group don't exactly explain me however the majority do.
Knowledge
I feel i should have more background knowledge than what i have at the moment, however i can hopefully pick more up throughout the course, at home and whilst working through projects.
I feel that i have a decent amount of knowledge about the camera, which should keep improving throughout the course as i use it more and more.
Standard of Work
Throughout college i'd create work and at first it would never be as good as what i knew i could create so i'd go through more ideas and get opinions off people in my class to try and improve on my work and i'd always be happy with my finished piece.
I've found that working through my first project at university i went through several ideas, most of which i hated, before i found one that really got me motivated.
Autonomy
I feel that i am able to achieve most tasks using my own judgement, sometimes i feel stuck with an idea so will talk to others and research artists to get inspiration to work through it.
Andreas Gursky - 99cent
Coping With Complexity
Throughout my projects i do brainstorms and research to help me get through situations where i don't know how to progress on the work anymore, i also ask for other people's opinions and how they think i can improve on the work i've created.
Perception of Context
When i think of an idea and feel that maybe it could work i experiment with taking photos and researching about it, however for most of my ideas throughout my 'recession' project i haven't continued using them as i felt i could produce something better.
I feel this helps me a lot when working through projects as i try out a variety of ideas and although most of them never get used, they've helped me to progress onto a better idea.
The Experts
I don't really have one favourite expert as i'm constantly researching new artists throughout projects, however, if i was to choose i would probably say Jenny Saville.
I love the work she creates, although a lot of her pieces are paintings they look so realistic and really inspired me throughout a few of my college projects.
Jenny Saville
I was really inspired by the idea behind her paintings as to what they mean/show.
Her work shows fascination with the reality of people, big fleshy parts of the body painted as if they're being pressed against a piece of glass. I was really inspired by the way she portrays the reality of some women as not everyone who are shown in paintings or magazines are slim and beautiful models.
I think that something / someone that isn't beautiful can still be created into something that is.
