This quarter of Life Drawing was my first real experience drawing the body from life or otherwise besides drawing fashion croquis. To say that any previous attempts to draw the body were unsuccessful would be a major understatement, so I was both excited for and dreading this class. During the first several weeks, I doubted that I would be able to even complete any of the projects- with or without time restrictions- and certainly not complete them to the standard that I am used to producing. Both fears proved to be well-founded, as I struggled with both meeting deadlines and producing work that I would not be too ashamed to turn in. I cannot say that I am necessarily proud of the work I have produced so far, but I am happy to see my improvement …show more content…
I will need to create beautiful, well-proportioned illustrations of clients in my designs in order to give them an idea of the finished product, and to give myself an idea of how their bodies move and feel and look so that I can design appropriately. The ability to draw the figure has already made me more aware of how people are built, even when I am not drawing. As that perception develops, I am hoping that I will be able to instinctually look at someone’s body and be able to “decode” it in a sense and quickly figure out what silhouette, print, fabric, etc. would be the most …show more content…
I will need to know how the body is constructed, moves, and attaches in order to know the same for any garment I create. I will need to know which parts of the body tend to be more muscled and toned, which are more sinuous, and which are fuller and softer so that when I am taking measurements and sewing a garment, I can picture where each seem, hem, and accent hit on the body so that the garment is flattering and comfortable. The body simultaneously acts as both the pedestal for and the vocal point of any garment, and I feel those two functions should work in equilibrium, despite the tendency of the fashion world to sway more towards the moving (sometimes barely moving) pedestal role. I believe that clothing should be conceptualized with the body as a foundation, instead of just being imagined as an independent entity that the body is then shoved into for display, so without understanding the foundation, any designs would likely crumble, no matter how incredible they look on paper. Colin McDowell wrote about this very relationship in The Anatomy of Fashion, which is an in-depth study of how each portion of the body has been adorned throughout time and what those methods of adornment say about the
in the codified language of the body (hair style, tattooing, dress, gestures, and dance) and
The way in which the body is viewed is a complete social construction, dependent on the society, history and wider cultural attitude of a given group. Social constructionism can be defined as the ways in which society, culture and history builds up and dictates social norms. It shapes the way we think, behave and interact with our environment. The social construction of bodies is, therefore, the way in which society ascribes significance to different parts of the body and influences our understanding of it as a whole. The social construction of the body feeds into and reinforces inequalities to a great extent, on a number of levels. Gender inequalities and the issues of racism and colourism are good examples of inequalities that are fuelled
· Harwood, Jeremy, ed. How to Draw & Paint Still Life. London: New Burlington Books, 1986.
Throughout my life, I have loved to draw. Due to my love of drawing, I decided to take a career in something that has to do with art. A few things have happened in my life that has caused me to take this path. Three people that I have interacted in some way, are the reason for my choices.
It is pretty safe to say that the majority of the population, if given the opportunity, would like to be in good physical shape. For men it’s the perfect “V” shape, with muscles so finely sculpted, Michelangelo himself would be hard-pressed to mold a finer figure out of clay. For women, the desired look is the “hour glass” figure, with voluptuous breasts, thin and firm abs, and sharply defined legs.
“Body Art as Visual Language” by Enid Schildkrout talks about the different forms of body modifications, and their meanings within different cultures. For example, Schildkrout says “Head shaping may be a sign of high status in one culture and low status in another, but to a total outsider, these practices may appear to be simply mutilation.” In this quote, the author talks about how one body
Our body image is an important part of our self-identity and our self esteem. In Medilexicon’s medical dictionary, body image is the personal conception of one's own body as distinct from one's actual anatomic body or the conception other people have of it. In medicine and psychology terms, body image refers to a person’s emotional attitudes, beliefs and perceptions of their own body. Body consciousness is a growing phenomenon among women and this has started the debate on the positive and negative effects of having an unrealistic body image on women.
M.D. “Body Image: A Clouded Reality”. Human Architecture: Journal of the Sociology of Self Knowledge 2.2 (2004): 58-65 pg. Web. 18 Nov 2013.
This marked the beginning of his inspiration to form a personal, expressive, and religious stance on his art values and style. He has found his process and content that will be apparent in his future work.
Doctor Feldman teaches that art needs to be meaningful and art students must connect to the information presented, then be able to use it as an experience. Then students can use the experience to create a path to transform the idea into a work of art. He presented that art teachers could show students that life and art are connected and that one could inspire the other. He insisted on educating students in art appreciation through critiques and developed the four-step critique method. In the fi...
Individuals have different ways in how they perceive body image. According to Smith cited in O’dea (1995, P. 56) claims: models of Rubens, Rembrandt, Gaugin ...
Fashion is an evolving subject. Fashion Photography, as Fashion itself has transformed too. The way Fashion Photography has changed a lot to what it was and what it is now. And yes it would have changed as a lot has transformed through the years of fashion. Fashion Photography’s meaning and representation has changed in a way that the image represents something that sometimes is not realistic, Photography as an illusion. Fashion Photography has changed in the way we look at it know, it has changed gender issues, sexuality, ethnicity and the way the body has been portrayed. So when looking at a fashion image you have a lot to think about if you want to fully understand the concept of it meaning. It’ not how it used to be, women/men in clothes, showing of the designers creations. But it has a hidden agenda, hidden word, a meaning that it is try to communicate to the viewers. The words in the image, the image are the words, words are hidden in the image or the image is the word are many ways of explaining how fashion image are seen and understood in today fashion photography.
The arts have influenced my life in amazing ways. Throughout my life, art has been the place I run to and my escape from the world. As I’ve grown older, art has become so much more than that. Every piece of art I create is a journey into my soul. It’s a priceless way to deal with my emotions and my struggles. I create art not only because I enjoy it and because I want to, but because I have to. Somewhere deep inside there is a driving force, urging me to put my heart down on paper. I become emotionally attached to each of my pieces because they are like dashes on the wall marking my growth. Each one is the solution to a problem I have dealt with and overcome.
I’m not taking very many classes to prepare for my future career although I am taking art 2-D Fundamentals. It somewhat involves an area of fashion designing, that area being sketching. I r...
Art classes throughout kindergarten and up to my junior year in college have taught me so much about expression, performance and making a statement. Learning and practicing art introduces a new way of processing information, and approaching problems. In my