Chapman Brothers

Jake and Dino Chapman are sibling collaborators.

Their art work is challenging and the reactions of the public is the importance of the work and to them, what makes their hard work worth while.
The Chapman brothers distort manikins and test different ways of defacing them to create a visual of either war, terror, torture, violence. 
Like most artists they are being creative and thought provoking but I cant help to think where their ideas for their display of work comes from. i find it all rather unnerving and wrong. 

Grayson Perry

The other person but one guy



So Grayson Perry is a funny one. He is one person but collaborates his work with his cross dressing self. (I know... mind boggling) 
Apparently he is making a statement doing this, loves the attention it brings and also gets a 'buzz' of sexual feelings whilst cross dressing. Some say its a selling point for his work, he says he is implying his identity to his work and portraying a visual of little girl whilst being a male artist.


I find his work very thought provoking and riddled with depth. It makes me want to know more about Grayson Perry and his thoughts, feelings and background.


The collaborator part of this duo is Grayson Perry works while cross dressed. He uses pots and tappastrys for visualising his pieces of art. they are like a pilgrim and journey through his life. 
With the pots, once he finishes one, he will brake it, the pieces and fragments of china like a puzzle. He gathers the wreckage of memories and thoughts together and  gold bond them back together. The cracks symbolising an alternative route through life.


His/her work is political, thought provoking and creative. people question, explore and challenge it. he want to be different and stand out from the crowd and to me this is the absolute foundations in becoming a creative artist.

 

Viktor and Rolf

'Its a Dolls Life'


"Art belongs to everyone, you need no training, you are born an artist!"


The Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren are experimental fashion collaborators, who in 2008 began displaying their unusual garment designs on porcelain dolls think Barby meets couture or slightly Chucky meets fashion. They are one of few designers out there that are trying to display their collections in a exciting new way. 


I love this style of showing of your work. Its diffrent, makes you stop and look. More so its creative and that is really what art is! 

Gilbert and George

Gilbert and George are an artist collaborator duo. They embody themselves, their thoughts and their feelings within their work.

They began colaberating whilst in Central St Martians together and now at the ripe ages of 68 and 69 they are still producing phenomenal pieces of work.  

The oldly, quirky duo that eat in the same restaurant every day just down from their apartment, for me stand out from other collaborators. They place themselves within their pieces of art like living structures, making them the art.
They have gone against fingers of authority in their time and have a slight gay imagery about pieces of their work. The church references a lot through their work. They developed a hatred for the church at young ages. It looks as though at times mocking, poking fun at the church within their work "sonofabitch", but it could just be adolescent rebelliousness coming through slightly. 


"Visual letters to the viewer, us speaking to the viewer" the duo has said in a singular voice.


I enjoy the colour popping works of art, it is very 1950's style pop art. For older guys they have produced some spectacular modern art collections. I enjoy the pieces hugely but I think some of that is down to how quirky the duo are and how well I know they both work together.

You + Me = A Collaboration

For a project at uni we have been in paired up into groups  to make a collaboration.

Many people out there are collaborators, they join forces with their friends, siblings and acquaintances yet some also collaborate with their other identity.
Thoughts of other designers feel that if you were not to collaborate or integrate with other beings you shall not create anything with value.
Experiment, Try, Step Out Off Your Comfort and See, the Final Outcome Could Be Out Of This World!

take yourself out yourself.

I am excited to venture into this project. I have a a lot of learning to do and I best do it when its hands on. 

Being paired with a third year fashion student is such a blessing. The amount of information and creative ideas that are possible between us are endless.

Cant wait to get stared.

Insperational hats

Inspirational hats were introduced into our class today. With influence from Thomas Hirchhorn his use of just everyday objects and his way of turing his thoughts, dream and memories, brown paper, tape , string etc we were asked to create and make a hat that shows inside our minds, how they work and what was going on in there.

Let the experimenting begin.

My concept was to have my hat the shape of a light bulb, pieced together with thought of family, friends, uni, love, work and time floating around but linked . I like the whole simple yet effective technique.

 The concept behind the light bulb was down to how cartoons get a light bulb on top of their heads when a idea comes up.

The ‘floating thoughts’ just signify how much rubbish is roaming about inside my big dome.

The linked aspect was that I am always thinking about a dozen things at once eve if they are not related.

I got alot of joy from doing this symple task due to the fact it made me really think about what is going on inside my noggin.

The Results

Susan Hiller

Susan Hiller is an American born artist now living in London,UK. 
She has worked with instillations,videos,photography, performance and writing to get across that we live in a world of lost meanings. 
Her passion is looking at objects that have lost spirits attached, dreams that have deeper meanings and speaking to people who think they have died and come back from near death experiences. Some may say its morbid but i find it quite refreshing. She has creates an instillations called the Clinic that consists of dangling microphones with people from many cultural backgrounds that are speaking about their experiences. The Clinic incorporates a remarkable archive of vivid stories from many individuals, which are metaphors, misperceptions, myths, delusions or the truth.

'It was simply impossible for human beings to bring their creative intention into the world any other way than through action." Joseph Beuys