Embedded Maths & English

Personal Statement Draft 1

Fashion is the one thing that makes everybody different. Even though fashion trends can be the same, everybody has their own way of styling themselves to suit their personalities.

I am currently on foundation art and design which has helped me on the right path to what I want to do. Over the last couple of years, I have altered a few items at home by taking tops shorter or lengthening the sleeves. I have also been working on improving my illustrations to make them the best that they can be.

I want to do this type of course to learn more about constructing and designing clothes. I aspire to be a great designer and to have my own business making clothes in the future. I hope to learn more about being creative with different types of fabrics so that I can become a better designer.

Glossary

A

Abstract – Artwork where objects have been changed or modified so they no longer look realistic. An abstract piece of work does use a recognisable object or thing as its reference.

Acrylic Paint – A water based paint with a polymer binder, dries to a permanent finish.

Aesthetic – The study or theory of the beautiful in art. The way things look.

Alternating Rhythm – Repeating motifs but changing the position, content or spaces between them.

Armature – Basic structure on which to build a sculpture.

Assemblage – Sculpture consisting of different objects and materials arranged in a unified 3D composition.

B

C

Chiaroscuro – Using the contrast and transitioning of light and dark areas to create the illusion of three dimensional form on a two dimensional surface.

Classicism – Imitating, referencing or having the general characteristics of the art and culture of ancient Rome or Greece. Classical characteristics include idealised beauty, restraint, harmony and balance.

D

Depth – The actual dimension of depth within a work of art or the illusion of showing distance in a work of art.

E

Embroidery – Decorating fabric with stitches

Emphasis – The principle of design that is concerned with dominance; the development of a main idea or centre of interest (focal point).

F

Fiber – A type of art using fibers, yarn and fabric as the medium to create tactile forms and images through surface design, weaving and construction techniques.

Fibers – Natural or synthetic filaments, such as cotton or nylon, which can be used in the construction of textiles.

Form – Element of art that refers to the three dimensional quality/qualities of an artwork.

Formalist – A philosophical approach that is primarily concerned with the effective organisation of the elements and principles of design.

Functional art – Functional objects such as dishes and clothes that are of a high artistic quality and/or craftsmanship: art with a utilitarian purpose.

G

Gradation – Principle of design that refers to the use of a series of gradual/transitional changes in the use of the elements of art with a given work of art; for example, a transition from lighter to darker colours or a gradation of larger shapes to smaller ones.

Gouache – Opaque water based paint that dries to a dense matte finish; similar to the appearance and quality of poster paints.

H

Hue – Property of colour that refers to intrinsic “colour” of a colour. Distinguishing between a colour that is more red-orange than red-violet is referencing the property of hue.

I

Impressionism – 19th century art movement that rejected the historical themes and nostalgic images favoured by the academic and romantic painters of the day.

Impressionistic – Showing the effects of light and atmospheric conditions of an artists work that spontaneously captures a moment in time.

Indistinct – Not clear

J

Juxtaposition – Placing two images, objects, pieces of film or sound together to create a third meaning.

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M

Media – The material used by the artist to produce art ie. paint, clay, fibers.

Middle Ground – The area in a picture between the foreground and the background.

Modernism – Refers to the overall art movement from the late 1800s to the early 1970s in which artists were primarily interested in how they presented their artistic ideas and issues rather than reproducing the world as it appears visually.

Motif – A unit repeated to create visual rhythm

N

Naturalistic – Art work that looks like the subject it is trying to represent.

Neutral Colours – Black, white, gray and brown are considered to be neutral colours because they are neither warm nor cool colours. Some neutral colours can be achieved by mixing a complimentary colour pair which neutralises them.

O

Oil Pastels – Media with similar colour pigments as chalk pastels, but an oil and wax composition.

P

Pastels – Pigments pressed into sticks and used as a dry medium on paper; sometimes referred to as hard or soft chalk pastels.

Positive Space – The primary subject matter in a work of art, as opposed to the background or unoccupied spaces.

Primary Colours – Hues that cannot be produced by a mixture of other hues; magenta red, yellow and cyan blue.

Q

R

Random Rhythm – Visual rhythm in which a motif is repeated in no apparent order.

Realism – 19th century art movement in which artists focused attention on ordinary people, such as peasants and laborers, who had not been pictured in art up to that time.

Relief Sculpture – Three dimensional forms attached to a background.

Renaissance – Rebirth. The renaissance period in Europe lasted from the 14th century through the 16th century.

Representational art – Artworks whose primary purpose is to depict the visual appearance of objects and things.

Romanticism – Late 18th and early 19th century movement that emphasised the values of passionate emotion and artistic freedom.

S

Symbolic – Works of art that have forms, images or subjects representing meanings other than the ones with which they are usually associated.

T

Tempera paint – Water based paint that traditionally had pigment mixed with an egg binder. Sometimes called poster paint, this opaque medium now has a chemical binder.

U

Unity – Refers to the visual quality of wholeness or oneness that is achieved through effective use of the elements of art and principles of design.

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