Week 1
PREVIOUSLY (First half of Unit 3)
1:1 with Andrew (17.03.22)
Discussion about the type of submission (GCD STUDIO)
https://gcd.studio/pages/research-and-storytelling-through-diagrams
I used this platform as a tool to present my work, as part of an online digital exhibition. The process and the whole research behind my project can be seen in my blog.
Discussion about the work in general.
Interesting work, really well presented and communicated (great documentation/images, etc.).
My work (project 2) is very pleasing to see, one next to the other, one after the other in the form of a gif, etc. Animation is something that I could experiment with.
My work is also more conceptual, abstract, based on theory. How can I use this to go further/ expand on it? (Books, cultural objects/artifacts, organising reading.)
DEPTH / COMPLEXITY / RIGOROUS
I LOVE MAKING BOOKS; using them to shape and communicate a story or explore a topic (Research and Storytelling through Diagrams). I can use the book as a tool to experiment in-depth. How can I use it along with my diagrams? The important thing could be the book and the diagrams, not the content. The content will come from the other two.
– Cut-outs/holes
– Folds
– Textures
– Materials
– Binding
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On the other hand, I can use a topic that will give context to my work (like before). Previously, I was exploring the brain and its functions. Can I focus on one specific topic/aspect? Fantasy, dreams, subconsciousness, etc.
References
– House of cards (Eames)
Building and forming the story, using the cards.
– Bureau D’etudes
Creative mapping. Giving information (infographics). Viewers can learn something out of it, even if it looks complicated.
This reminds me also of David McCandless’ work (Information is Beautiful), which I’ve already researched before.
Other projects
https://www.behance.net/gallery/72744463/How-Does-Your-Body-Know-What-to-Do
https://www.behance.net/gallery/122937265/How-I-Feel-When-You
https://www.behance.net/gallery/71228835/First-Things-First-manifesto-Poster-Series
https://www.behance.net/gallery/77171121/CXEMA001-Visual-Research-Art-Project
https://www.behance.net/gallery/114008871/Textures-of-Pamukkale
https://www.behance.net/gallery/33217937/100-days-of-doodling
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https://www.macba.cat/en/art-artists/about-macba-collection/conservation/proyecto-espacial
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Brainstorming
Information Design, Sacred Geometry (religious, god, shapes from the nature, symbols, meaning, stories), Map Design (Storytelling through diagrammatic maps, visual rhythm)
Book as a cultural object/artifact – Artist’s book
Through all my projects here at MAGCD, I used to make books. It’s a fact that I LOVE MAKING BOOKS. But I want to go a step further.
24th memory – Antreas Panagi, 2019
Other
Artist’s book | Cultural Artifact | One-of-a-kind object
Letting the forms make the story? or, working around a topic? (e.g. brain)
Researching the complexity of the brain through the forms of the artist’s book (form, shapes, foldings, cut-outs, textures, etc. – A connection/collection of smaller things, publications).
In an Artist’s Book, the medium really is the message.
What makes an artist’s book different from any other sort of book is that the form of the book is as integral to its ideas or concepts as what it contains. https://www.cherryjeffs.com/what-is-an-artists-book.html
An artist’s book is a medium of artistic expression that uses the form or function of “book” as inspiration. It is the artistic initiative seen in the illustration, choice of materials, creation process, layout and design that makes it an art object. https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2012/06/01/what-is-an-artists-book/#:~:text=An%20artist’s%20book%20is%20a,makes%20it%20an%20art%20object.