You need to make sure you upload your blog at least once a week, detailing what you have done and where you're going with it. This is a required part of the course and will form the evidience for certain elements. You will not pass unless you do this properly.

When writing your posts, you must be evaluative, and should work through this process:

EXPERIENCE

Record each event, obstacle, step forward etc. as you pursue your project

REFLECTION

Think about the situation you have recorded: How do you feel about it? How does it fit in with your plans? What can you learn from it? Do you need help? etc.

ACTION

What happens next? This should flow out of your reflections and be as practical as possible. It will then feed into subsequent entries in your blog.

Research...

At this stage you should have the beginnings of an idea for your project. Some of you may have a very clear focus, such as How does geography inspire and influence art and textile designers? whereas others may just know the general area they want to focus on, such as documentary photography. This period is all about refining that focus, and your research will help you do that.


If you have a clear focus then you can dive straight in and use things like JSTOR and the library to look at artists, concepts and theories related to your idea. If you're still unsure, use this period to look at the kind of work you'd like to produce, finding artists and techniques. Approach it like you would the start of an Art project.


Whenever you find something, record it on your blog - remember the blog needs to be updated every week - but also record it on one of the appropriate bibliography templates located on the O drive (O:\Art 2016-17\EPQ\resources)

Library talk today

Just a reminder that there is a compulsory library talk today (Wednesday 22nd) at 12.45 in the Library Annexe with Mira.

Past Projects

Previous Art & Photography EPQ students have explored titles such as:

How does geography inspire and influence art and textile designers?
To what extent did the social and fashion changes since WWII and the post war era reflect their gender role and the social construction of women in society?
An investigation into Darkness in photography
Designing a modern business structure in central Stockholm.
An introduction into Photography as Art
An exploration into the 1960s through fashion and culture
An introduction into black and white and colour fine art photography and how it is effective.
How do both historical and contemporary textile artists convey the colours and textures of natural forms in their own work?
How Can African Textiles Influence Textile Art in Britain?
Wallpaper as a decorative art
An investigation into in-flight airline food solutions
Creating character through costume design

Fashion for Re-cycling

An Investigation into the Representation of Women in Art and Modern Media
To research into craft magazines, leading to the creation of sample pages for a magazine, aimed at textile students.
Investigation into over-manipulation of images in Fashion Photography
Investigation of Juliet Capulet from Romeo and Juliet on stage and in film
An investigation on Mail Art- is there a price on art?

An investigation into the branding of classic books, and how these can be introduced into a new audience.

An illustrative approach to perfume advertising
Rebranding the Asda Smart Price Range to remove the stigma associated with supermarket value brands.
Food Photography - A Recipe Book Without Words
Transformation: illustrating Fairy Tales through lingerie.



Is self-expression through art limited to trained artists?

The change of Interior design in the eras 1960's, 1970's and then compared to now the modern day, through the creation of craft packs and cushions.
Contemporary Haute Couture Fashion
Investigating how 1990's fashion and fashion Photography has influenced today's fashion and fashion Photography

 

Discomfort: an exploration of Tourette’s Syndrome through art

 

 

There is an example of a final PowerPoint on the O drive (O:\Art 2016-17\EPQ\RESOURCES)

 

WELCOME

Welcome to the QMC Art & Photography Department EPQ Blog.

On this page will be information, links to useful websites, reminders of work to be done and anything else important to work through the qualification