These are some photographs of my developmental work. The top left page is experimenting with movement by overlaying dance figures, whilst the top right page is experimenting with photography in a confined space to contrast with the freedom shown in the left page. I then started to experiment with different hues and saturations.
More sketchbook work: Artists research from Edgar Degas and Eadweard Muybridge. I studied Degas' work by looking at how single shots were composed to show the back of the dancer as well as the front by using the mirror technique in the painting.I also researched Muybridge's photography and looked into how movement was shown in various multiple images. I then created the piece on the right, showing a ballet movement through one figure using arrows and lines through the body.
Experimenting with different types of media. After taking photos of myself at my dance lesson, I based this piece on my own figure's movement.
I painted onto a plank of white plastic covered wood, then carved in each figure from right to left showing movement in the piece.
This is the final piece of my Dance as a Sanctuary unit. The brief was set on Sanctuary and I chose to go down the route of how dancing can become your own sanctuary.
I decided to focus more on break dancing because it is part of a huge culture and represents freedom, life and equality.
