Developing Practice
"A good start with broad research about music, genres and culture.
I need to be more focused and specific in your research. This means making decisions and choices - e.g. don't just talk about a genre - tell us what is the defining image of that genre and why.
The idea of 100 versions of an iconic album cover is good. Responding to a piece of work is a tried and tested methodology that many other creatives use, so it can work for you too. (Think of Jasper Johns flag paintings)."
I should select an iconic album cover from each decade and then start remaking them exploring materials, processes, slowly include contemporary references and re-make them for today.
Research sources
Different periods, processes and technology:
- Punk_collage, Photo montage
- New typefaces
- New printing techniques: process colours, half screens
- Jazz posters by Mytton Wiliams (printing company in Bath) 100 prints a day
- Mary wager: college artist, surrealism
- Beatles development from roots to Acid/Hippie Psychedelic music
- Crass: unknown Punk band, how are they marketed?
- David Carson: Revolver, Raggn magazine
- Respond by making x-amount of covers of it
- How does the type change over the years
- Symbolic messages, e.g. the queen might not be relevant anymore. (patriarchal figure) New references? Telling stories about our time (socially/politically)
