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 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.
This essay delves into the author's exploration of their identity as an artist, focusing on three keywords: Autism, Narrative, and Emotion. The author reflects on personal experiences with autism, the influence of narrative in their work, and the study of emotion. Through research and introspection, the author seeks to develop these concepts in a future dissertation
This essay depicts a curation that delves into the artist's mind through the showcasing of various attributes specific to each lobe of the brain. The frontal lobe section presents career paths and problem-solving methods, while the parietal lobe focuses on hypersensitivity and repetitive tasks. The temporal lobe covers music and emotional understanding, and the occipital lobe explores visual processing and perception.
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 