Evaluation

For this art project, we were given the title ‘Structure’. I chose to call my project ‘Movement within dance’ relating to the structure of a dancer. From using this title, I followed several different steps in enabling me to complete my final piece. My final piece was managed to be completed by having done lots of preparation and planning in my sketchbook and my online blog. For my final piece, I have created a large-scale charcoal drawing and a video inspired by the artist Hannah Hansen. I have used 9 A1 pieces of sugar paper to create one large sheet. I then used charcoal to create the movement and set the work with a can of hairspray. Using these materials helped give my work more of a smooth and final look and using music towards the piece also helped give my work a sense of performance along with myself moving on the paper. I am happy with how the video and the piece turned out as the paper was not easy to keep still due to it not being one large canvas. Some of my ideas for this piece did not work as well due to the paper (performing the choreography) however, if I were to re-create this piece I would get a large sheet of material or a roll of paper so the charcoal would be much easier to apply when I am moving and not having to worry about creases and edges. Furthermore, the paper would be much more stable. My work would be displayed on a wall or large board and I would project my two films on top of the work and keep them on a loop. Here my audience would be able to view how I created the piece and view the movement that was supposed to happen on the piece. I have taken one A1 part of my piece and projected the films on top to show a small idea of what the presentation would look like, which I have linked on my blog and put on DVD. Overall, I am happy with my final piece as the work shows exactly how I wanted to portray my movement onto the paper and how a dancer’s movement can create many different structures when put down onto paper.

Hannah Hansen Final Piece: Presentation

Here I have filmed my one part of my final piece with my videos projected on top. This gives an idea of what my final piece would look like when being presented.

Hannah Hansen Final Piece: Images

 This is the set up I used to produce my final piece. I hired out our school theatre to assure I had a big enough space to produce and film. I taped 9 A1 sheets together and then stuck that to the floor to stop the paper from moving. I also set up two cameras from different angles of the room to film my process of creating the work. Having two angles helped show how my body portrayed movement through charcoal onto paper. I also brought in my speakers to listen to the song whilst producing the work.

These images are showing the end result of myself and the piece. I really liked the look of these images as it shows what parts of my body worked/moved most on the paper. I really enjoyed creating this piece as I got to show how I used movement to improvise and produce the pattern onto paper using charcoal and my body.

Hannah Hansen Final Piece: Video

This is the final video for my inspired final piece. I filmed on two cameras from different angles to capture the full effect of the piece as I had only one chance to get it right. I chose to have the video in black and white as it helps focus on the charcoal; the pattern being produced on the paper. Overall, I am very happy with the video as it shows exactly how I produced the piece and how my body moved to create the pattern.

Sam Smith Choreography

This dance is a short movement piece that myself and Arianna choreographed along with my Hannah Hansen final piece. My original ideas were to have us perform the dance onto the paper using charcoal however, due to the paper moving a lot we decided to keep the dance as a separate piece to show what we would have tried to portray on paper. We used the same song 'When Will I Know - Sam Smith' when creating both pieces so both movements matched the song.