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.