So it's been a long time in the making but it will finally arrive tomorrow the official deadline for handing in of this Blog. I can't say that the experience of writing this blog has always been pleasant especially when I was going through periods of time with a lack of inspiration and little to write about. Having said that, I am so happy that I stuck with it because I feel in this blog I have an outcome I can be proud of. Its like a chronological experience of my past year of being an artist and when I read parts back, my mind is flooded with memories. And although this will be the last post that I have made for this handin it will not be my last post ever. Because, I plan on continuing my blog into my 3rd year and beyond university into the real world as this element to my practice really helps my reflections of my work but also helps me see how I'm working in different periods. For now anyway I am glad to have finished.
0 Comments
So I just completed my end of year studio assessment. An experience that scrutinises your every thought, every process and every key outcome of your year. This assessment carries a heavier percentage waiting towards the studio module than the January Assessment, bringing with it the added nerves and anxiety you could expect from an assessment that has the potential to decide your overal year grade.
This all said I came away with a Mid to High 2:1 an achievement that I know I should be proud of, unfortunately I'm not. I This semester has been my most eventful of my university career so far. It has seen my practice develop in leaps and bound over just a few months. I am now working more productively than I ever have before and there are several reasons for this.
The year began coming off the back of the January assessments. I was happy with receiving a 2:1 but I was also disappointed, I still felt I could achieve more. I continued to work with a concept and theme that had proved fruitful over the last year. Through using experiences from my own childhood, I could question and make statements regarding the society that I live in. My interest and research lead me to base the first pieces I created this semester around drug addiction and drug abuse. As a adolescent I had been involved in recreational drug use, using it as and escape from life’s
Over the past week its been quite hectic trying to get some work done. It was my birthday on the 4th and that caused no end of problems with work flow, especially considering how close we are to the deadline. Anyway because I just wanted to work on my drawing and not worry about my blog I have decided to upload the four latest pieces in the Many faces of masculinity series all at once. The self portrait representations of myself are not accurate they are made up using photographic adaption software, exaggeration of existing lines and photographs of family, friends and others for reference. All of which are mix together with my imagination.
|
Richard CassidyEmerging artist from Derby, England. Currently a student at Sheffield Hallam University. Archives
May 2015
Categories
All
|