AN IMAGE OF A FINAL SAMPLE CREATED USING VISUAL RESEARCH WHICH WAS DEVELOPED IN CAD, MEASURING 84.1CM X 59.4CM
'STATES' IS THE TITLE OF MY GRADUATE COLLECTION CONSISTING OF 33 FINAL SAMPLES DESIGNED FOR A HIGH-END S/S 24 UNISEX FASHION COLLECTION. THE COLLECTION TAKES THE FORM OF 6 MINI-COLLECTIONS, EACH EXPLORING MY OWN BRAIN IN A DIFFERENT 'STATE' OF MIND AND TRYING TO VISUALISE THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS THAT COME WITH THIS, EXPLORING A MIX OF BOTH NATURALLY OCCURING STATES, AND THOSE INFLUENCED BY CERTAIN STIMULI SUCH AS MUSIC AND ENVIRONMENT. THE PROJECT IS A WAY OF EXPLORING, EXPRESSING AND COMMUNICATING THE INNER BRAIN, HOPEFULLY OPENING A DISCOURSE ABOUT HOW OTHERS TRULY FEEL AND RELATE, AND AN EASIER AND EFFECTIVE WAY OF DOING SO. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN A SOCIETY WHERE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE EXTREMELY RIFE, AND SOCIAL PRESSURES ALONG SIDE THE NEED FOR INDIVIDUALITY CAN BE VERY OVERWHELMING AND DAMAGING FOR THE BRAIN. 'STATES' AIMS TO FOCUS ON THE INDIVUDUAL, GAIN A TRUE AND RAW UNDERSTANDING OF SUCH, AND EXPRESS THIS FREELY WITHOUT LIMITATIONS.
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AN IMAGE OF AN ILLUSTRATION THAT HAS BEEN INVERTED IN CAD, SIZED AT 21CM X 29.7CM (A4).
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A SELECTION OF 3 SELF-POTRAITS ('DISSOCIATING', 'LIV-ING STRESS', AND ,RUSH') CREATED ON PAPER USING INKS, WATERCOLOUR, OIL PASTELS AND CHALK PASTES WHICH EACH MEASURE 42CM X 29.7CM
THE FINAL COLLECTION CONSISTS OF SIX MINI COLLECTIONS; THE FIRST NAMED 'DISSOCIATING', EXPLORING MY EXPERIENCES WITH DISSOCIATION, THE SECOND NAMED 'RUSH', EXPLORING THE FEELING OF AN ADRENALINE RUSH AND ENERGY BURST, THE THIRD ONE NAMED 'LIV-ING STRESS', EXPLORING MY EXPERIENCES OF STRESS AND A SCATTERED BRAIN, THE FOURTH TITLED 'ANXIOUS', EXPLORING FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS CREATED BY ANXIETY, THE FIFTH ONE NAMED 'VISUAL AURA', TRYING TO VISUALSE HOW I INTERPRET CERTAIN SONGS AND PIECES OF MUSIC, AND THE FINAL ONE TITLED 'NOCTURNAL HIGH', IN WHICH I EXPLORE SOBER NIGHTLIFE EXPERIENCES, FOCUSING ON FLASHING AND STROBED LIGHTING AND LOUD MUSIC TO CREATE A DIFFERENT, UN-NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BRAIN TO EXPLORE. EACH MINI-COLLECTION IS FORMED BY A SELF-PORTRAIT, WHICH NOT ONLY SETS THE MOOD FOR EACH COLLECTION, BUT ALSO BECOMES THE RESPECTIVE COLOUR PALETTE. THE PORTRAITS ARE THE FIRST SAMPLE WITHIN EACH COLLECTION, AND ARE CREATED WHEN EXPERIENCING SUCH FEELINGS OR REFLECTING ON EXPERIENCES IN A CERTAIN ENVIRONMENT.
AN IMAGE OF ILLUSTRATIONS CREATED WHEN FEELING STRESSED AND ANXIOUS. THE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE CREATED AS A THERAPEUTIC ART METHOD AND WORKED WELL TO BOTH COMMUNICATE MY FEELINGS AND REDUCE THE LEVELS OF EACH. EACH ILLUSTRATION MEASURES AROUND 21CM X 29.7CM (A4).
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THE MOST IMPORTANT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL I EXPLORED AND CONSIDERED THROUGHOUT MY PROJECT WAS SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT WITH STRONG THEMES OF MENTAL HEALTH RUNNING THROUGHOUT MY COLLECTION, AND WAS PARAMOUNT THAT IT WAS CONSIDERED THROUGHOUT. WHEN EXPLORING EACH STATE, PARTICULARLY NEGATIVE ONES, RESEARCH WAS UNDERTAKEN TO NOT ONLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE FEEL SUCH EMOTIONS, BUT ALSO WAYS TO INCREASE WELLNESS FOR THE BODY AND BRAIN WITH COPING STRATEGIES PROMINENTLY IN THE FORM OF MINDFULNESS. MINDFULNESS BECAME A KEY FEATURE THROUGHOUT, WITH TECHNIQUES RESEARCHED AND PRACTISED AS I CONTINUED THE PROJECT, SUCH AS THERAPEUTIC ART METHODS AND USING CERTAIN COLOURS TO BOOST MOOD. AS WELL AS GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, I ALSO EXPLORED SUSTAINABLE FABRIC OPTIONS SUCH AS ORGANIC COTTON AND PEACE SILK. ALTHOUGH IN MOST CASES THESE WERE ACTUALLY WORSE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OR PEOPLE, THIS STILL WIDENED MY KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF HOW MATERIALS ARE MADE AND THE PROCESSES AND SUBSTANCES WHICH IS INVOLVED IN THEIR PRODUCTION.
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