Studio practise – Jessica Rosaleen Broughton

Pop up brief: Connecting the book Home: A short history of an Idea and the post-modern manifesto and studio practice

Pop up brief: Critical Modernism – Where is Post Modernism Going? by Charles Jencks, The Origins of Post-Modernism.

In his book, Charles Jencks talks about the different categories of Modernism and Post Modernism and how there is often a call for a third. The meaning of each named movement has a different and changing usage, concept and dynamic. 3 Connected PMS: Post-Modernism Movement in the arts, and architecture Post-modernity Today’s social condition, networking,ContinueContinue reading “Pop up brief: Critical Modernism – Where is Post Modernism Going? by Charles Jencks, The Origins of Post-Modernism.”

Queuing

The bus stop outside East Finchley station heading north is where I always catch the 263 bus home. It is not like other London bus stops of which there must be thousands. Here, passengers waiting for the bus queue in a civilised order. Even having grown up in a very ‘English’ household where manners mean everything, theContinueContinue reading “Queuing”

Pop up brief- The Design Museum V&A The British Museum

The Spun Chair, The Design Museum “If you manage that gravity, your designs can be as light as you want.” Thomas Heatherwick The Spun chair was designed by architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick by using a rotational molding technique to shape polypropylene material. Heatherwick has created a chair that is ergonomically accessible from any angle.ContinueContinue reading “Pop up brief- The Design Museum V&A The British Museum”

SURREALISM: report on connections to the hidden and unobtainable

I am interested in the concept of the unobtainable in relation to the work of Meret Oppenheim and Tara Donovan. Inspiration was the millennial condition and their unobtainable: the (almost) impossibility of buying a house. This is something that millennials are struggling with, particularly in London. So much that The New York Times coined:ContinueContinue reading “SURREALISM: report on connections to the hidden and unobtainable”

Academic language and design glossary

ASSEMBLAGE Gathering of everyday objects in composition ANTI-RATIONALISM Opposition to rational thinking CHANCE (use of chance) Liberation from constraints of rational processes in the world, for example, organisation and rationalism CRIT Judgement and review and discussion of work and if it is successful or unsuccessful CRITICAL Analytical review of work to determine its strengths and/orContinueContinue reading “Academic language and design glossary”

The Glass Room- Book club

Identify the themes from the book. Examples in the book that illustrate the themes: MODERNISM Rejection of the past, futures, futurism, Italians, ornament CONTEXT, PERIOD OF HISTORY Czech, Austria, Venice, German Sanctions FLEEING Jewish, Nazis, displacement, immigration- relevant today FAMILY Motherhood, family support (Leisel’s parents) GENDER ROLES Sexism, Liesel’s limited decision making power in theContinueContinue reading “The Glass Room- Book club”

Core concept of Surrealist door handle intervention

What is your concept? I am interested in the concept of the unobtainable depicted as a Surrealist object. How does it relate to your experiments, collages and drawings? Having explored symbolism and assemblage of found objects to suggest the unobtainable home of millennials, using raw materials such as avocado and clay. How doesContinueContinue reading “Core concept of Surrealist door handle intervention”

Bibliography language and example

Term: Taxonomy A Taxonomy is a collection of objects of the same type assembled together. There purpose is to show different types of textures, shapes and colours. For example, Thirty Pieces of Silver by Cornelia Parker, 1988-9.

Pin up and presentation of making and experiments

I received critique today on the development and experiments of the door handle. Fernando does said that he does not understand it and an avocado does not make the connection of millennials not being able to purchase a home immediately. But he does understand the avocado takeover on instagram. Fede also says that she doesContinueContinue reading “Pin up and presentation of making and experiments”