In order to get some creative work flowing I initially thought of different ideas and areas that I could explore regarding my theme.
With the main focus being on destruction and how that can be perceived as beautiful, I thought about the general movement of Art Destruction
Art destruction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_destruction
Examples of art destruction
https://www.widewalls.ch/destroyed-art/museum-gallery-cleaners/
Art destruction is the damage and destruction to works of art. This could be a deliberate man made process or a natural process which could be accidental.
Many artists, galleries and museums set up a number of protective means in order to preserve artwork from being prematurely ruined. These precautions range from rope in order to keep viewers at a distance, to bullet proof glass. However, with art destruction some art work is intended to be temporary eg, street art, mediums such as art, ice or food.
Banksy
A Sotheby's spokesman said: "The new narrative is that Banksy did not destroy a work on its premises, he created one, adding value not detracting."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45900314
Sage Barnes
https://www.instagram.com/sage_barnes/
Stephanie Buttle
'The material qualities of clay and the contrasting processes available within ceramics, act to express the artist’s fascination with the politics of intimacy and the discovering and presenting of an experience that often includes a performative element and a personal physical component.'
Banksy
Initially when I thought of art destruction, Banksy's work came to mind. Specifically the one where a piece of artwork entitled 'Girl will Balloon' was auctioned and at the last moment shredded. This action of destruction resulted in the piece of artwork increasing in value significantly, more than doubling from the initial £1.4 million. This shows how despite destruction to a piece of work, there can be better outcomes. In this instance, there were financial benefits to art destruction.
Sage Barnes
Barnes is a contemporary self taught, urban artist from Kansas City. He has a very distinctive style of work that combines realistic and abstract art techniques. His work has strong messages in it down to the opposing themes and mediums he uses.
In relation to my chosen topic, his work fits in well. Some of his paintings show themselves self destructing and 'ruining' themselves. I am really fond of Sage Barnes' work, from the bright colours to the unusual harsh, aggressive approach to wreckage.
Stephanie Buttle
Stephanie Buttle studied Ceramics at Central Saint Martins from the years of 2012-2015 where she was able to combine her passion of dance (classic and contemporary) and the movement and free spirited feeling of it into her ceramic work.
One of my favourite collections of her work, 'Thrum' successfully conveys a clash and tension of materials in unusual 'misshaped' compositions, giving it a feel of being rough and broken. The main materials of clay and porcelain (taking on completely opposite visual textures) are delicately bound together with harsh black wire creating a beautiful juxtaposition.
Here are a collection of videos I accumulated whilst researching. They solidified my interest in the direction of the Japanese tradition of Kintsugi; a beautiful technique that is believed to have started in the late 15th century.
The 'flaw' in pottery is seen as a unique piece of the object's history which adds to it's beauty and value.
Kintsukuroi (Kinsugi) - The traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with powdered gold in order to showcase and enhance the beauty of brokenness
Wabi Sabi - The beauty in the impermanent, imperfect, rustic and melancholy. The respect towards what is fragile, partially broken, and modest.
Things are always more beautiful for baring the marks of individuality
This short film consists of no talking but purely soothing sounds of the captivating process taken in order to make a simple mug.
R.H Sin
https://reader.bookmate.com/tmNKmlVo
pg.72 - the woman
pg.88 - mold.
pg.178-179 - Inner beauty
pg.210 - child of the moon
pg.221-222 - afraid, my silence
pg.232 - more you, mighty
pg.343 - spring
pg.395 - from voices, we evolve
Rupi Kaur
https://www.academia.edu/35791429/Milk_and_honey_by_rupi_kaur
pg.37
pg.179
pg.183
pg.185
pg.191
Show-
Empathise with the viewers problem
Explain benefits
Evoke emotion
Benefits over features
Speak to your niche
Direct and clear
Finish on a call to action (eg Buy now)
Make it feel native
Questions raised. Things to consider initially :
Target audience? (age, gender, income, interests)
Everyone, but specifically young women. The females who I asked the questions too were students, so income isn't something important. Their interests would be bettering their minds, a strong mental health for them and others around them.
What problem are you solving?
Lack of awareness and appreciation towards young women's strength and resilience during life
Where is your audience?
Social media. (1 X 1 format)
YouTube (16 X 9 format)
Gallery space