Here are photos of my final pieces. I am also going to physically bring them in so they can be seen better.

My original idea changed a lot since the beginning. At first I was going to take photos of tv screens with shows or movies playing on them. I got the idea from John Water’s photographs. Then I wanted to make some kind of assemble piece with those images. I was taking photos like this for a while but I wasn’t getting the results I wanted so then I started taking photos of tvs just as objects and then used these images combined with other images I have taken and other found objects and elements to create these three pieces. I did the hanging piece last just as a last minute idea that I thought of and wanted to try out.

I am currently working on assembling my collage. Here is what I have so far. I have no glued anything down yet because I will make changes and additions.

I will post again tonight with updated progress.

Here are some more images I have recently taken while watching the movie “Lost Highway”

I have more photos to shoot and I’m going to start experimenting with the collaging and assemblage this week/weekend.

-Update-

Last night I just did this real quick to try out. I may expand this idea when i continue collaging

Right now I am kind of feeling stuck in my project. I don’t really know where I want to go with it. I think I’m going to try to shoot a roll of film this week and see if I get any imagery from it that I like and can expand from because I really don’t know what direction to go in right now.

Designer

Here are some possible photos I will work from for my project. I still have more film that i need to get developed that have a greater variety of shots.

(film)




(digital)

Explorer 3/ Designer 1

After thinking about it more and trying out some of the photo approaches I think that I do want to make an assemblage piece and I plan on taking photographs that will be used in it. I will definitely shoot film and probably some digital too. I also still want to incorporate sewing elements. I am still planning on taking imagery of tv screens probably a wide variety of new and old with different images. I plan on shooting over spring break. I also plan on doing all off the assemblage and collaging by hand as opposed to digitally.

Explorer 2

I feel like I still need to narrow down my idea because it’s really open at the moment. I have an example of how I think i want to shoot some of the photos. This is one I took when I was trying this idea out.

I’m thinking I might need to drop some of the elements I previously mentioned because It might make it too busy if I cant figure out how to incorporate everything. Or perhaps I could separate mini pieces that all tie into one larger element.

Explorer In-class

Right now I am thinking I would like to do a somewhat large collage/assemblage piece that involves mixed media. This would include fabric/sewing( probably by had and using a machine), other found objects (various types of papers, ribbons, buttons, “trash”, chewing gum, string, etc, i also am thinking i might incorporate some of my own photos also.

This is some previously posted collage and photo montage work.

I am planning on going into the library for further in depth research for what is due next week.

This is also sort of a starting point for an idea but I am thinking this piece will involve tvs. not necessarily actually physical tv in the piece but images of tvs. Im kind of branching this off of John Waters’ photos. He takes pictures of older movies and i’ve kind of interested in that lately.