Unit 4 Subject : Possibilities [40 credits]

Camberwell College of Arts Design Area BA [Hons] Illustration Stage 1 Project : Author Genesis
Project Schedule: (> google calendar for more detail/events) Tues 31.1.12 1:00

Brief: 31.1.12> 13.2.12

You are emerging from the primordial soup. You are a being driven by primary needs. Your physical form reects these basic requirements. You are at your earliest evolutionary stage. Using the primary needs as the basis for further devel opment you are asked to design a body suit or costume [Please Note: This body suit should cover the entire body]. You must present 2D designs on paper for the form of this body suit on 7th Feb which you will begin to make in the costume workshops with Riitta Ikonen. The other drawings must be completed before the moving image brief begins on Feb 13th. Consider: How you propel yourself The number [if any] of limbs you possess How/what you consume, through what? Are you predatory/passive/brainless/upright/horizontal How your skin and form enables/restricts your movement The quality of surface/skins Produce: 5 drawings/images of its form (by 10.30am on 7th Feb) 5 drawings/images that describe its characteristics and behaviour 5 drawings/images of its purpose 5 drawings/images of its immediate territory/home (by 10.30am on 13th Feb) Drawings/images should be a minimum of A4

Brief Author Genesis

Learning outcomes and marking criteria: An ability to develop and employ a working method appropriate for solving a range of Illustration problems. (Research, Analysis, Experimentation, Technical competence, Communication and Presentation) An effective approach to working independently and collaboratively in Illustration. (Collaborative and, or Independent Professional working, Personal and professional development) The use of relevant research methods that support your emerging independent and collaborative Illustration practice. (Research, Analysis, Experimentation, Collaborative and, or Independent Professional working, Communication and Presentation) An ability to analyse and comprehend the cultural context of your practice, research, ideas and skills. (Research, Analysis, Subject Knowledge, Communication and Presentation) The ability to represent your practice, research, ideas and skills visually, verbally and in written form. (Subject Knowledge, Personal and professional development, Communication and Presentation)

References: Leigh Bowery / Alfred Jarry / Brothers Quay / Erwin Wurm / Lucy Orta / Ernst Haeckel / David Hockney / Viktor & Rolf / Diller & Scodio / Archigram / Jake and Dinos Chapman / Jack in the Green / Hussein Chalayan / Riitta Ikonen / Nick Cave / Francois Deprez / Jean Paul Goude / Alexander Girard / Kenneth Anger / The Almighty / Matthew Barney / Tom Leppard / Paul Mcarthey / The Burry Man.

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