Context of practice.

so we have 6 topics to investigate that help inform our personal practice as illustrators. As i understand it we must make 3x 1000 word essays that stem from; society, culture, technology, history, politics and aesthetics. Instantly Im interested in exploring some more than others, i would say history and aesthetics aren't as grabbing as the other 4, however Im sure i would enjoy researching them all. I'm interested at the moment in exploring where the boundaries are with image making and in light of recent events i think its a particularly exciting time to be asking questions. when does a joke become offensive, when does teasing become abuse, when does nudity become porn, who considers what offensive and why is it so different, can you say anything cannot be mocked or is that equally discrimination? When i look around i see humans glued to screens and less taking to each other, i think it would also be interesting to explore where the advances in technology will leave interpersonal human relationships. what technology has in store for the people of the future; my kids and my kids kids kids.. etc.

COP begins

Today we had our first COP introductory lecture with R. Hudson-mills. He talked about the importance of the contextual side of an art degree and briefly went over the lectures we have in store for us in the coming year. I am excited by the topics and am looking forward to starting. I also admire Richards passion and politics he clearly holds the topics of the lectures close to his heart so hopefully he will be inspiring.