Mood board I made in my sketchbook when I was given the 'Call Yourself' text.
As someone who deals with anxiety and a horrible amount of overthinking, this task felt like one of my worst nightmares. I have such a fear of feeling embarrassed and failing that I've been overly complicating what I need to do. Since making this mood board, I have clearer ideas and I'm looking forward to what I can produce during the next few weeks.
Another mood board I made after feeling more relaxed about this task.
Both of these mood boards draw inspiration to Kurt Schwitters collages. I wanted to combine text and images to convey my feelings.
Way of coming up with ideas using the Rhizomatic system-
Meaning: Endless developments and outcomes in any direction.
'A rhizome has no beginning or end; it's always in the middle' - Deleuze + Guattari
Quick mind maps of my thought process
Speak French/French accent!!
Artists
Kurt Schwitters
Kurt Schwitters, real name Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Shwitters, was a German artist who was born in Hanover, Germany on the 20th June 1887 and died on the 8th January 1948 in England.
He worked in several genres and media such as Dadaism, poetry, sound, typography and what came to be known as Installation art. He is most famous for his collages called 'Merz Pictures'.
The art term 'Merz' is a nonsense word invented by Schwitters to describe his collage and assemblage works based on scavenged scrap materials.
'Relief in Relief'
'Opened by Customs'
Annegret Soltau
A collage artist, born in Lüneburg, Germany on the 16th January 1946. She often takes photos of herself, cuts them up and reassembles them. She likes to add details such as stitching or staples to give her images a 'Frankenstein's monster' feel.
“I am using myself as a model because I can go the farthest with me" – Soltau
Sentence taken from the Richard Saltoun Gallery.
Available at: https://www.richardsaltoun.com/artists/233-annegret-soltau/biography/
