Links

Here are links to our group blog, Pintrest and my groups individual blogs.

Group Blog -  http://revoltculture01.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Group Pintrest - http://pinterest.com/revoltculture/

Samira - http://revoltfashion.wordpress.com/

Niamh - http://niamhimags.blogspot.co.uk/

Lucy - http://lucysmithtextiles.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

Jess - http://jessicalough.blogspot.co.uk

Howard - http://howardhounitx.wordpress.com/

Tina - http://tinachatrizeh.wordpress.com/

Charlotte - http://charlottereckunitx.wordpress.com/

PE Task 2

I have enjoyed my first year at university, I have made new friends learnt new things and I am looking forward to next year. I tried Print in my first textile world, I enjoyed Print a lot but I feel it was not different to what I did last year on my foundation course. I don’t think I learnt anything new on that unit but still liked it. I then went on to doing Textile Design for Fashion I thoroughly enjoyed this unit as it was different to anything else I have tried. Sampling gave me the opportunity to try a different variety of practices and also taught me new techniques on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. I felt this was difficult to begin with but toward the end when I used it more than once it became clearer and I feel now I can use it without having to go over notes.

I think I would like to continue Textile design for fashion because I consider it the discipline I feel I work best in and I enjoy the most, also I feel that I could incorporate print into fashion as I also enjoy print. I haven’t tried weave or embroidery but I feel as though they aren’t subjects that I am interested in as much as I am in fashion. I would like to continue to use Photoshop and Illustrator and develop my digital knowledge further as I feel these are my strong points and I pick up new techniques fairly quickly alongside enjoying the workshops. I feel I connected more with fashion as it is something I enjoy myself and I also think fashion is where I feel more comfortable and my mind thinks in a more fashion oriented way.

I have enjoyed making Flats and doing initial drawings and patterns at the beginning of the Sampling unit. In unit X I have explored Photography which I have enjoyed as well. I feel I could incorporate new things that I have learnt in Photography into Textile design for fashion as I think there are many paths that you could go down in this discipline including different career paths I am not entirely sure on what I would like to go into but I am leaning towards teaching. I have enjoyed looking at new trends and designs by designers and feel that I would like to explore Textile design for fashion further.

Photography - Unit X

Technical Flats I have made in Sampling

A trend board I put together

Unit X Self Evaluation

1. The Best Bit, Which part of this unit have you engaged with most? Say why

I have enjoyed meeting people of different discipines and working as a team towards a final collaboration. I have been able to use a different practice on my project which is something I have not done before , I feel this shows the risks I have taken, I enjoyed using photography as an outcome as I'm usually a print person and someone who only uses photgraphy for research. Working with a group has also been good because we were able to engage and give eachother feedback and inspiration on how to further our own ideas. I have also been able to learn new things in not only photography but film and media which has made my work more versitile and I am now open to exploring in other discipines.

2. Things that worked. What are the most successful aspects of your work for this unit and why?

I think my final outcome is my most successful aspect of this unit because it shows exactly what I imagined and tried to portray . It shows all the research I did at the begining and also works well in the exhibition with Howards work and everyone elses, It fits in well with our collaborative vision. The colours and the way all the pictures fit together I feel is a strong point in my final photographs as I have though carefully about how they would fit in the exhibition.

3. Things to work on. Which aspects of your work will require more attention in the future and why?

If I had more time on this project I feel I could have taken my photography further by mixing other aspects wuch as my drawings and making collages and also making my images into patterns and prints. I also think I need to work on my blog by being selective on what I put on it as sometimes I have the tendency to put too much information on it. Overall I feel I have worked well with my group and we have all communicated and kept in touch throughout the whole process and we should be proud of our exhibition.

Group Label

Revolt Culture

An exhibition of collaborative work celebrating the diversity of culture in Manchester as the Art School reaches its 175th anniversary. Bringing together photographs, prints, illustrations and objects which individually explore different geographical areas of the city, collectively it represents how the variety in culture makes Manchester the vibrant, exciting place it is.

As a group of students from various backgrounds, we individually studied our cultures and hometowns before reflecting this back on the city we all now live in. Each group member took an area of the city to explore and used this as inspiration to create their own artworks, with many group members experimenting with mediums outside of their specialisms.

Various areas brought up different themes: the bright colours and textures of the Longsight markets led to photographs inspired by Pakistani wedding traditions, decorated mugs and bunting were a reflection of the vintage and café culture in the Northern Quarter, and prints and illustrations were influenced by the traditional architecture of Deansgate, Oxford Road and the Art School itself. Students also looked at concepts of childhood family photographs envisaged through their friends, physical differences through ethnicity and imagery taken from walking around the city streets.

All this individual work was brought together as one collaborative display, with group members hanging works side by side, layering artworks over each other or even creating origami out of each others photographs, to create a bold, vibrant and visually exciting exhibition of clashing mediums, styles, colours and scale that truly celebrates the amazing diversity of this city we all now call home.

Mariam Nadeem
Howard Ho
Tina Chatrizeh
Niamh Maguire
Samira Hales
Lucy Smith
Jessica Lough
Charlotte Wrek

Final set up

Today was the final setup! It was a big task and we managed to get everything done within two hours! Me, Howard and Atif (my friend I brought to help out) started straight away by doing my pictures first It was alot harder than we thought as the wall was extremely uneven and was really difficult to get all the pictures perfectly aligned but we managed to get it right in the end. I think the end result was really successful and I think we should all be proud of our hard work. Our exhibition I feel, fits in with the space we chose and also shows our concept. Everything is put up in place and looks beautiful!

Setting up Exhibition

Today we were up early as we only have two hours to set up 8am to 10am before opening. We went in to look at how we would set up and what it would look up me and howard decided together that I would have the top row for my photoshoot and he would use the bottem row for his eyes. We also tried putting up the bunting, there were a few difficulties as you can't nail into the brick as it bends nails but once we got the hang of nailing into the right bits it was alright. The exhibition is starting to come together successfully and looks really good!

Poster

Heres a poster that People from groups who are also putting thier work up at terrace bar have put together. they used a risograph which I have used before. The risograpgh is an efficient way to make multiple posters as it is really cheap and fast! Apart from this poster we have also made a facebook event page where weve invited everyone and I have also sent out numerous tweets and also instagramed!

Preparation meeting

Today we had a meeting with Nicola and Hannah to discuss how we will put our work up. We had a good chance to take a look at everyones work as we have been working on separate pieces but each piece is a jigsaw to the final wall outcome. After having a look at everyones work and seeing how it look i was pleased with how its all come together. we have decided to mix up all the pieces together so they all flow together rather than using a separate wall each. I think this is a good idea as it shows we've worked on this project together. It was clear what our project concept was and it has all come together!

Final Photographs

I have selected these pictures as my final piece because they show what im representing. I have also included my friend in the pictures who I'd dressed up in a traditional  Pakistani kurta. I chose to use a english person in my photoshoot aswell because it also shows the mixture of the cultures and how they learn and live and mix with people from different cultures.

Meeting at Terrace Bar

Today we met with all the groups that are using Terrace Bar as a venue. We took a proper look at the area and the wall spaces. We decided that we would use the upstairs area for the films and decided to have one projector playing the a looped reel with all the films that all the groups produced. I think this is a good idea as its collaborative in another form as it combines the other groups work with our groups work. We then went downstairs and decided on space that we would like to display our work on. We decided on a seating are at the back of the bar and had asked for the whole wall space. We then separated out the wall and decided on what sections are best to display our work on me and howard decided on the right hand side wall because we are displaying our work together as it is photography based and is a fairly large wall. I really like the look of terrace bar and feel it will show our exhibition nicely!

We also disscussed time slots for watchig over the work and also posters and advertising for the exhibition and buying materials such as nails and bulldog clips etc.

A few pictures from my photoshoot and details about the look

I have decided to use Platt Fields park Skate park as my location, I used traditional arabic makeup to keep my look traditional but added a few twists like a top from a shop and some trainers underneath the whole look for this photoshoot was a mix match of both cultures to show my identity. It shows my own culture and also my life in Manchester hence why I used a local park we spend time in the summer and i chose a skate park specifically because you dont find them in Pakistani countries and its a beautiful backdrop for what im trying to portray. I used a tripod to take pictures of myself and also did the styling and makeup myself. If i was to do it over or was given more time to do another I would try to incorporate more looks and maybe include a few different locations from manchester, for example a westernized look at an asian orientated area.

Inspiration

I was doing some research online and I'd found these Images of a Morroccan themed Photoshoot. I initially had the idea to just have myself in the Photoshoot and by using a tripod I could take pictures of myself I wanted to use this inital idea because I wanted to show a South Asian person in Manchester and I wanted to Portray my family in Manchester today and the mixture of our two cultures. I had decided to mix them by wearing a traditional Pakistani wedding dress with trainers. I have now decided to include a white english person in traditional Pakistani dress to show the mixture of cultures and to see what other people think and to see whethere this kind of modest dress appeals to people who are not Pakistani.

Andrew Brooks Photography

Today we had a lecture with Andrew Brooks He is a talented photographer I was really impressed with how he edits his pictures by merging the same shots together but at different distances so every detail of the picture is clear. His lecture was very inspiring in many ways he taught us about social networking and also photshopping. I chose to go to this lecture as I have decided to have a photography outcome for this unit and Andrew Brooks has inpired me more because of his eye for detail and the impact his pictures have on you when you see them.