Thursday, 26 March 2009

I was thinking about how art goers perceive art works in the traditional "white cube" situation. I want to explore alternative places and how this may enhance or change the meaning of the art piece. to be more specific i was thinking abut my work and the piece I'm working on at the moment. I'm working with the female form and vintage underwear (the hold all lumps and bumps in kind) and thought i would be interesting to take the prints out into the urban setting. by hanging my prints out on washing lines the piece wouldn't necessarily be seen by the gallery goer. watch this space...
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  1. GB27 March 2009 at 03:05

    What if you tested out a range of sites? E.g. the spaces for posters from those on bus stops to the huge billboard ones on road sides, or clothes shop windows? It is then easier to create an argument because you can compare and contrast, thius creating a visual as well as written dialogue. If you wanted to theoretically ground this work you could look at Barnard's Fashion as Communication, or Barthes the Language of fashion. In a wider context, De Certeau's The Practice of Everyday Life which looks at how the ordinary person can maintain some sort of integrity within all the pressures of commerce and culture.

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  2. Anonymous29 March 2009 at 16:01

    I think hanging them in shops would look interesting, different types of shops with different age groups or genders.
    Also as you are studying vintage underwear I feel leeds is the perfect setting for this. I could imagine your prints hanging on a line weaved from the top windows of a terraced street. To me this is the perfect "washing line" view with a retro feel. Also as it is in a street it would have many viewers.
    Something else I think would be fun to do is secretly pin some prints onto neighbours washing lines and see if you can catch their reaction, although it may come across a bit stalker-like ha ha!

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  3. Una Quia7 April 2009 at 13:32

    Louisa here
    Do you mean corsetry? If so, there is a rich historical/social/political narrative to be played with here. Did you know that many women were outraged at the idea that they should give up their corsets and maybe take up being able to breathe properly instead? Round about 1905 I think, reform clothing I think it was called.
    Sounds like an interesting project

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