Given this title as our new brief, we began looking for objects around us that are overwhelming and 'over the top'. We were required to bring in these objects to create an installation. Initially, l used 'burlesque and showgirl' as my concept as my objects were dramatic, brightly coloured and feathery. Our installations consisted of a background and a foreground, in relation to our concept. The purpose of this installation was so that we could collect enough visual information to allow our work to develop by generating ideas from it. This was the problem with my installation. My objects were not solid enough to draw from and did not provide enough visual information, which led me to run out of ideas fairly quickly and I was stuck.
Of course then, it was probably a better option to change my concept. Therefore, I was suggested to consider using the idea of flight as my concept. We had been experimenting with some wet media as well, such as using ink, paint and monoprinting, which produced ideas that also suggested flight or random placement. Eventually, my concept changed to the idea of displacing and replacing. Experimenting with monoprint, I cut out simplistic shapes from these prints and replaced with the overloading of stripe or stitch. I also introduced a little colour with the use of light blue against grey, black or white. I had also photocopied some of these and stitched over them.
During my crit, I presented with a wide range of ideas after struggling on my first week. Although I could have developed by using a wider variety of shapes and colour palette, again because there was insufficient visual information provided by my installation.
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