After researching into some artists and their collections from the previous week, I chose to take onboard some of the weird, but wonderful collections they had.
I mind mapped out my thought process of some of the things I collect.
I used Quinell for inspiration, he had an interview into the thought process behind his illustrations, he was asked 'Why he uses nostalgia, and other things to create his work, is it deliberate or is it something thats available to you?' his response was...
'Well using found objects tends to be the way I work. For the collage work, old stuff works much better commercially because there’s no copyright on it.'
This made me think about what kind of things I could use for my collection, as I wanted it to be something I like and something that I can use without even realising I collect it. The closest thing I could get to Quinnell's response was my chokers. I wear them everyday without realising it, I also have a lot of different ones, so I guess you could say I've been collecting for years without realising it. I don't really have a reason for wearing or collecting them other than the fact I have a visual interest in them, some with lace, others with other items on them, I just find them visually pleasing.
After a group discussion my tutor really liked the idea behind my collection, he said to use the way the chokers themselves are made, eg. He was very keen on the one with lace. From this feedback I have decided to find more chokers that have more around them, rather than the actual items attached to it.
How do they in corporate into illustration?
I was thinking about using them to create the Illustration itself, for example. On the back of on of my chokers has a Japanese dragon, I was thinking about forming a dragon Illustration from the chokers.
After having a final collection chosen we had a visiting lecture today, Andrew Foster, he showed us some of his works (well most of them.) He described his work to be abstract and figurative, with a commercial side to it, he also mentioned that he changed formats so he didn't get bored of his work. One thing that really interested me was that he said he had a fascination with 'lacy panties,' I thought he'd be a good influence in my work because of the way he'd use the lace in his illustrations, he'd cover the 'object' or something within the illustration in lace, very faintly. I feel I could use this because my chokers have lace around the neck and that the inspiration to cover things in lace could be used in my work.
He has 2 websites the first is a more personal one to him and the second one relates more to marketing.
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