FMP proposal

Project Proposal: Metamorphosis

 Progress and Achievement

 Being for most students a logical extension of art education, for me Foundation Course became an unknown planet. I found myself face to face not only with the new situation and environment but even with dissimilar and particular laws of existence. The most unexpected and difficult of these laws was research. Jumping from idea to idea and using associations  only look to be simple. But in the other hand it is the most exiting moment, soaring imagination. Moreover I realized that the most interesting and effective for me is ongoing process, handwork, physical manipulating with different materials as well as alteration and destruction of objects. Far hardest and at the same time the biggest achievement for me was to feel freely during experimentations even if they seem to be effectiveness and unsuccessful. But sometimes it is unexpected experiment that gives ideas and new direction of development.

 Context

During the course I learned a lot about contemporary art, design and jewelry as the intersection of these trends. Visiting Victoria & Albert Museum gave a conception of huge adornment variety from ancient times to conceptual works of nowadays. However far more I was inspired by workmanship of some modern artists originated absolutely unique and independent style. Firstly it is Tiffany Parbs who changed the whole definition of timeless life of jewelry. Using skin as indispensable background and stamping on it simple words and ornaments she creates her "ephemeral" jewelry. By way of contrast Melanie Bilenker composes reminding jewelry employing also elements of human body - hairs. And finally the most strange and inventive Norman Cherry's body medications converting bone shapes and skin surface. All these different approaches in using organic materials made me think about the relationship between the body and the object, body prolongation, memory of body. 

 Proposal Aims, Methods and Realisation

General purpose of the Final Major Project for me is overcoming the conception of jewelry as traditional adornment made of conventional materials. The principal aim is to create jewelry according to the main theme and with usage uncommon stuff. New functional is desirable to invent as well. Starting point of the project is organic forms, such as bones, hairs,teeth, tusks, horns, hoof, etc. both in nature and human made objects.

 The idea is to return jewelry to its original sacral meaning by using small pieces of our body. Such amulets were indicative of personal bond with nature. This function will be among the most significant.

 To achieve these goals it will be necessary to question new technical skills and deeply explore works of modern artists. Self discovery will be also very valuable for investigation and progress. Visiting museums and exhibitions can give new ideas and headway in project realization. Books, magazines and Internet seem to be very good resource of images and reflective articles according to my project. Also I want to visit some local markets and second hand shops where sometimes treasures are hidden. I am planning to use all the skills which I have got so far, including manipulating experiments, printing, 2D-3D rotations, stamping, wrapping, drawing as well, improving my strong sides and making better still undeveloped.

 Evaluation

 Big role in self evaluating will have for me reflective journal and tutors feedback. Visual inspection and internal crates will be very helpful in comprehension what is done and in what direction to move further.

 Bibliography

Broadhead, Caroline (2005) 'A Part/ Apart'. In: New Directions in Jewellery. London: Black Dog Publishing. pp 25-35.

Cheung, Lin; Clarke, Beccy; Clarke Indigo (2006) New Directions in Jewellery II. London: Black Dog Publishing.

Dormer, Peter and Turner, Ralph. (1985) The New Jewelry: Trends+Traditions. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd.

Gilhooley, Derren (1997) Unclasped: Contemporary British Jewellery. London: Black Dog Publishing.

Nocturnus

Strauss, Cindi. (2007) 'A Brief History of Contemporary Jewelry, 1960-2006'. In: Ornament as art. Avant-garde jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston: Arnoldsche Art Publishers in association with The Museum of Fine Arts. pp 16-26.

Woolton, Carol. (2010) Fasion for Jewels: 100 Years of Styles and Icons. London: Prestel.