Artsteps Progression and Review

Artsteps

Due to this goal situation holding a traditional exhibition has become impossible at this time, however we can challenge this by holding a digital exhibition in which we make a digital gallery space and use that to exhibit our current work. The following images are of my digital gallery which is based on the layout of the Civic Gallery, which was where my work would have been exhibited alongside my class. 

The process of making the gallery and placing the images into the space was a fairly easy process and it allowed me to make the photographs as large as I wanted them to be within an exhibition. However when I had finished my exhibition preparation the sight failed to load the exhibition as well as other exhibitions by other artists. I also had difficulty logging back in and when I did my gallery space wasn't anywhere to be seen. only after logging back out and leaving it for a few days did it return on my profile. I am still unable to view both mine and others exhibitions.  

Displaying my work update

After leaving my images out for a few days I had decided to go back out to see what had happened to them all. Each of my images weren't at the places where I had originally put them or anywhere near that area which to me was a success. I didn't receive and feedback so far and don't believe that I will. All I can assume if that they have been taken down and possibly back home with the people that found them. This is something that is positive because even during these unknown times people still look to photography as some form of escape. I do wish that I had gotten some form of feedback but I am happy that I didn't find the images and that they have possibly been taken away, and displayed in someones house.

Other ways of displaying my work

Book Binding

This first bookwasmade with the intent of allowing it so stand up by itself and because a 3D frame but with a sculptural element. I did this because I wanted to try experimenting with the idea of displaying multiple images at one time which can then be places anywhere within a home. This book I had made turned out well and is the first bound book I have made but the paper used isn't very strong to allow it to stay stood alone up for a long period of time. The size was too small for myself personally because it is hard to see the images and the detail within them. My images are intended to be viewed in a large format so this book is counter productive.

The following two books were made rather quickly and were made to allow me to get my head around binding my own books and arranging pages. These books are my preferred method or making books because I am all to take control over how large each individual image is and where to place them on a page. This form of documenting my work in a book is great for me to look back on when I develop further within my art practice, but they aren't great and professional enough for public display and consumption. Due to the current situation this is hard because I am unable to get professionally printed books made so to counter this I am going to explore more with book binding.

This style of book binding took a lot of time and patience to master but is my preferred way of displaying my work in a book format at this current time. To me this is the most professional form of book binding that I have made and is something that I would sell to the public. I found that I had good control over where I could place my images but I want to experiment with this style or binding but have my images stretch from corner to corner or a page. This will allow me to use the entire space of a page and help the details within the images be revealed. 

To develop further I am going to explore how else to display my work such as postcards, and postcard collections. 

Getting work out to the public

The following images are my strongest images that I had abstracted further by using photoshop. 

I had chosen to go for the easiest way of putting up my work which was to print out several of my strongest images and add a note to the back of them stating why I put theme images up. I also linked a instagram hashtag that I had created so that whoever found them could upload an image of the picture and leave feedback for me.

I am going to leave them up for a few days to give members of the public a chance to see them and possibly take them. I aim for them to be taken but I'm not sure if they will post replies and feedback.