The artist's journey through a multi-module course is documented, emphasizing personal growth and embracing storytelling. The first chapter delves into thought experiments, perception, and character development. The second chapter touches on technique and narrative research, while the final chapter explores research expansion and animation creation. The artist's evolution and passion for creative storytelling are evident throughout.
Hello all, and welcome to my Explorative Research and Praxis project. In this post, I will be going through all the pathways and tangents that I have taken since the beginning of this project. Starting with my initial thoughts and what I could possibly do, I went on to deep dive into narrative as a … Continue reading Explorative Research and Praxis
Hello all, and welcome to my Thought Experiment project that is centred around the brief randomly assigned to me titled Practice Make-Believe Everywhere. In this post, I will be discussing my thought process around deep diving into my own mind and characterising elements of my inner self, exploring the different aspects of what makes me … Continue reading The Thought Experiment – Characters of the Mind
The content focuses on the evolution of art and the artist/designer/maker's role from Modernism to Postmodernism and Post-Postmodernism, exploring movements like Poststructuralism, Posthumanism, and Transhumanism. The struggle against a grand narrative, influence on the artist's evolution, and societal impacts like the Covid-19 pandemic are examined. Various artists and thinkers are referenced, offering a comprehensive exploration of art's evolution.
The dissertation discusses the author's independent inquiry into affect theory, aimed at understanding emotion perception in art. It includes a study on key thinkers of affect theory, perceptions of emotions, and applications of affect theory in art. The study involved three case studies - color, greyscale, and narrative, and an analysis of the data collected. The findings revealed intriguing trends, challenges, and insights into perception and emotional responses.
Hello all. In this post, I will be discussing my design process through various experimental sessions and workshops that I took part in alongside my main project. I will showcase all the different techniques I learnt as well as all of the various experiments I did in regards to combining materials and creating new things. … Continue reading Advanced Creative Enquiry (A.C.E.)
Hi all. In this post, I will be going through my thought process when given the live brief and explaining my journey from start to end. Firstly, I will be discussing research and various concepts I developed until inevitably finding the process that led to the final outcome that I produced. Types of Lighting - … Continue reading Lighting Project
Day 1 - Crystal Meet Rocky the Crystal Wizard! A sentient arcane focus that is eager to learn new tricks and spells. Day 1 - Crystal Day 2 - Suit Meet the Gamble Gang, a dashing group of gangsters ready to climb their way to the top and go all in on success! Day 2 … Continue reading Inktober 2021
Hello all. In this post, I will be going through my process for the Rebel/Gift live brief showcasing the step-by-step process of how my project evolved and taking you through all the practical experimentation I conducted. What is Rebel/Gift? When given the brief, I wasn’t sure what pathway to take when deciding between Rebel, Gift … Continue reading Rebel/Gift – Mission Gallery Live Brief
Once the collections project had ended, the time came for the final project of Foundation to start. So long to fortnight-long projects and hello to extended briefs. For this project, I wanted to add to "The Legacy of Steve" and recreate them as a symbolic characterisation of emotion. This process has become a favourite and … Continue reading “Tabula Rasa” – The Final Project of Foundation
Samuel Mathias 