Thorsten Brinkmann inspired photographs

Thorsten Brinkmann takes photographs of figures, covered up with fabric,  clothing and objects. The portraits are slightly surreal, as the bodies are covered up, and the faces are never showing.
   We made similar photographs by dressing and covering each other with cloth and hats, and also used objects. The pose of the figure was very important because it was the only way of showing emotion and feelings, because you couldn't see their facial expression. When I was modelling it felt very strange because I was trapped in the cloth, but at the same time it felt quite safe, because nobody else knew what you were thinking so it was easier to become a different character.

The third picture along was the one that I dressed, I decided to use black and white because it was very striking, and I liked the idea of the stripes going across the body.

One of my favourites is the first one on the middle row, because of how the fabric is clingy, so the buttons on her jacket, and her hands stick out and make a very interesting texture. I also really like the second one on the bottom row, because even though the top of the body is completely covered, the arms and feet show it is a figure. I also like the garden shears in her hand, because it makes it seem as though she is going to work, and doing something, as opposed to many of the figures that look as though they wouldn't be able to do anything.
I am dressed in a purple robe, bottom left, and I think because I am kneeling, the fabric drapes nicely and falls well on the floor.

Life drawing: Sculpture

This week, instead of drawing, we used clay to make the figure. We started  with basic shapes, and then used clay tools and our hands to refine this into a more realistic figure. I enjoyed this, but in the time we had, I found I couldn't get all the smaller details in. I think I captured the proportions quite well, and I enjoyed how easy  it was to change parts by adding and taking away little pieces of clay.


































Making the head sculpture was my favourite part, because of how much detail I could put in, but I also enjoyed the process of building up the head, starting with a newspaper base, then building up the basic head shape with clay. Each four minutes, we all moved positions, so as to get an all round view of the head. I struggled for a while to get the profile right, but I think my end result turned out well and is very realistic.