{"id":5504,"date":"2022-06-16T12:08:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T11:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/?p=5504"},"modified":"2022-11-08T11:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:59:41","slug":"my-degree-show-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lboro.ac.uk\/students\/design-and-creative-arts\/my-degree-show-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My Degree Show Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My three years as a Fine Art student were coming to an end. The Design and Creative Arts Degree Show 2021 was just around the corner, and I believe I selected the most challenging room for my exhibition space. The walls were uneven and bumpy, and I made it a goal to paint every inch of them vibrant shades of red, blue, purple, and green. The race to hand in my final submission had passed and mindlessly painting came as a welcomed change of pace. Everyone in the Fine Art building worked together to curate their exhibition because everyone had the same aim \u2013 to celebrate their work and what they had achieved during their years at Loughborough University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

True to our cohort\u2019s nature, the scramble to set up our degree show meant many were still painting in the final hour. Due to COVID-19, I had only seen a select few artists developing their practice. It was exciting to see everyone\u2019s work. From sculptures to immersive installations, the pieces displayed passion and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I created a home-cinema experience, with posters on the wall, merchandise, and a rotoscope animation playing on repeat. The animation had taken months to make and refine. I used myself as the model, recording, sketching over each frame, editing the audio, and then repeating the process from the beginning. I used my final year to refine my style. I discovered how much I enjoyed animating and digital illustration after years of painting portraits. Critical thinking surrounding which fonts to use, colour theory, cut scenes, sound editing and utilising stylistic choices to convey emotions motivated me further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The art pieces worked together to create a campaign surrounding the gaze and its impact on young women online. COVID-19 meant that the ever-popular social media platforms were relied on more for \u2018human contact\u2019. Wanting to feel close to others whilst being unable to see them meant that many turned to social media. Although this pseudo intimacy helped some, it also highlighted the way people view others online. Internet trolls and conflicting standards inflicted on young people can be damaging to their mental and physical wellbeing. My practice focused primarily on young women as I can identify and empathise with them. The campaign aimed to highlight how harmful the way we view others can be and what we could achieve without being constantly criticised online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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