The goal of this assignment was to visualise a familiar object using elements of form through the process of documentation. My object was a ring. (click here for the full post about this stage https://beataskorek.art/level-4/ard-435-mark-making-1/) after that we went into research and did a mind map about our object. https://beataskorek.art/level-4/visualising-research/ after we continued into learning about Gestalt techniques and were asked to create a simplified "drawings" of our chosen object https://beataskorek.art/level-4/gestalt-keynote/ this was followed by series of workshops where we photographed the objects etc, the final work consisted of us finding out a way to show the object without showing...

We had to pick an object that can fit into a 5cm box. I have chosen a ring. Ring that symbolises emotions, feeling, power and so many more things, Through the research I discovered that the ring can be a symbol of power, gratitude, accomplishment, being part of a bigger organisation, or love. Not only fimls, books and magazines tell us that, but also history and art history. But how do I show a ring without showing a ring? I started with photographing the object. just clean aesthetic commercial photographs of a simple ring. But that wanst it. I...

source: Andy Warhol, Nowy Jork, 1980, Robin Platzer / IMAGES/Getty Images Most of the things manufactured by Andy Warhol revolved around the concept of American culture. He painted money, food, important personalities and everyday objects, everything that according to him represented the cultural values of the United States. For example, Coca-Cola was identified with democratic equality: "The richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can watch TV and see Coca-Cola and you know the president drinks Cola, Liz Taylor drinks Cola and think you can drink Coke. " ...

This was a first photo shoot for the pop-art series. It was a very exciting event for all participants. I had to prepare the props, costumes and over-all styling. I arranged a makeup artist, and that was a lot of fun to everyone. Everything had to be shiny, it had to be colorful. And it's supposed look like plastic. Many thanks to a professional make-up artist - Ewa Brzozowski, for my models - Karolina Skorek and Kieran A M Brooker ...

Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential artists in contemporary art. Throughout her career, she has presented a sustained, eloquent, and provocative exploration of the construction of contemporary identity and the nature of representation, drawn from the unlimited supply of images from movies, TV, magazines, the Internet, and art history. Working as her own model for more than 30 years, Sherman has captured herself in a range of guises and personas which are at turns amusing and disturbing, distasteful and affecting. To create her photographs, she assumes multiple roles of photographer,...