TATE ARTISTS:

Today we went to Liverpool to collect primary research based on our final major project theme, for example mine is domestic violence. We went to the Tate where I collected some images of the work there that I thought related to my FMP subject.

This piece of art work to me showed the feeling of being powerless, as in the picture she is in a position that she can’t get out of alone and is held up by the plank of wood that when she gets to move can become unstable showing the similarity that many victims of domestic abuse feel with the idea of being powerless and have the need to rely on others to help or to be under someones control and being unable to move unless they release them or say they can move, victims also feel like they should do anything for the person abusing them and that it is love and the reason why they abuse that person is because they care for them so much, so the fact that the girl in the image Is powerless to move or is in a position that she can’t get out of shows that maybe she is willing to do what the abuser wants and will stay there to please him.

This is a black and white collage made from many different individual faces. It appealed to me as it made me think of how someone facing domestic abuse is hidden in society thought the crowds of people in everyday life that no one really stops to pay attention others .

 

 

I loved this piece of work as it reminded me of how a victim of domestic abuse can often feel venerable in their own homes and don’t feel safe in that environment as seeing how fragile the house looks can represent how venerable and unsafe the victim feels as it’s a shell that is falling apart. Also that fact that it is being held in a hand suggests that they have crushed the house and that it is under their control. Another thing I like about the image is how it can represent the damage that domestic abuse can have on a family and their lives as the house is a home for a family and if that is shattered it can suggest that the abuse has torn the family apart too. I also found out that the artist used flakes of skin to create the house to represent identity which I found fascinating as it is something that I never thought would be used to create art.

Andy Warhol’s self-portrait 1986:
This is an acrylic paint and screen-print work on canvas. It is a large portrait of Warhol and employs an arresting colour scheme in which the artist’s vivid red head floats against an empty black background. the contrast between the black space and the red face creates an almost sinister feel and look which is what I would also inflict through my project.

“The artist’s neck, shoulders and torso have been excluded from the portrait, focussing the attention on his face, expression and hair”. Warhol expresses deep emotion through this which is something that inspires me with my own work as my project is based on a theme that contains strong emotions and has a very deep meaning therefore I would like to use some of the ideas behind this piece of work to such as the colour red used on his face as red is also a colour that is seen to represent anger, pain and love which can also represent the emotions of a victim of domestic violence so I think that it is important to connect the viewer with the emotions and feelings of the victims and colour is a good way of doing this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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