Revolutionary women

These are a series of mixed media outcomes all with the idea of using the women as the topic and theme throughout the pieces of work. within the work there is a use of symbolism that is not only a link but a representation of the women's past life as well as what things have the women who know for today.     

 An example of this the use of symbolism within the Sophie Scholl mixed media piece. The use of the roses is a representation of a group Scholl was in called the "white roses" which was a non violent anti Nazi group. I also focused on the use of texture through the use of materials such as tissue paper and different fabrics such as cloth. To get an over all affect and somewhat of a story of the women's life i chose to overlap important parts of their lives  (that being letters over an old photo or roses over war images).
To improve i could work on a larger scale and use other materials (for photographs) other than printing out photos.

Revolutionary women
The following experiments are influenced by the mixed media series done earlier in the project. The idea behind this piece of work was to mix the women i had chosen with on another (old over more recent). This to show how not much has changed in the force and power of women and how a lot of things have been cnage through the action of women that were/are activist and saints.  

An example of this is Joan of Arc covering Sophie Scholl mixed media piece. Both Joan of Arc and Sophie Scholl have a lot in common. Apart from being very active with change in their country from such an age, they also gave up there lives for cost of saving thousands of lives. The use of over lapping has been used with in this pice to show similarity between old and new (or in this case more recent).

Revolutionary women
The series of paintings where influenced by both the Artists Gustav Klimt and painting (icons/glass windows) Within churches and cathedrals.  The women chosen for this series of paintings are all of women that became saints in their own right.I chose such women as Olga of Kievs, Joan of Arc, Hildgard Von Bingen and st. Beatrice of Silva.  

With in the sieres of work there is a large amount of gold used which can be a representation of religion as gold is often seen and used with in the churches and the roman catholic faith. However, Gustav Klimt is known for his use of gold within his work as well as shapes and patterns.

Although a wide range of patterns and shapes, I find there other parts lacking, such as the use of symbolism which is only seen in one the pieces within the sires. Within the Joan of Arc piece there is a use of shapes and patterns amongst the background and clothing which within it has the female symbol, the famous sword , Joan of Arc symbol and white lily's.

To improve I could use a range of materials that intern would create texture and make the over all outcome more interesting and have a clearer link with former work such as the mixed media pieces.     

Revolutionary women
The golden clay works were originally influenced by Marie Antoinette and the 1700s. Gold became very popular and was often used within paintings, clothing, furniture, house hold objects and framing. I decided to use these towards my final piece but due to changes within project it seemed logical to not use them as a part of an idea to making frame (for my final piece) which i then used within future art works and ideas.

The overall process proved challenging and time consuming. Clay depends on water to stop it from drying. when forming the clay into desired shape ( roses and leaved ect..) it became matter of tome until the clay began to dry and this crack. The use of gold became the main and final step to completing the clay sculptures; not only did it cover the cracks and color of the clay, it also helped keep the form together and stopped any further cracking.
To improve i could use and find another material that is more manageable and time less time consuming instead of using a material that depends on time attention.

Revolutionary women
With in this project i worked with fabrics and wood and transfer photographs onto those chosen materials. The effects were often faded which gave the effect of the images being aged.  

Revolutionary women