Statement of Intention- A New Direction

This chart shows me trying to map out my intentions with the work. It shows my decision to bring the material to the fore-front even more than before in the work, refining and stripping back unnecessary influence about the work to leave space to experiment more with minimalism and aesthetic experience. However although 'Rave' will no longer be the primary focus, I believe that the decisions to produce unsettling environments and urban referencing materials stems from my interest with this. This is obviously a reaction to the fact that I believe the 'rave' concept has been exhausted. I intend to research artists who:

-Produce dystopian, uncomfortable or unsettling environments (immersive)

-Work with minimalist sculpture

-Use industrial, urban related materials

-Use neon or green elements of colour in interesting ways

-Work with found objects

-Have anthropomorphic qualities about their work

I think that as a first step forward I should be very observing of environments around me in urban settings, maybe even use google maps street view, considering the kinds of materials I could use or find. There was suggestion to think of a particular place but i'm not too sure what I could work from with that.

Some materials that are of interest:

-Neon slime? Maybe I could make this? an interesting combination with harder more bleak or cold materials.

-Breezeblocks

-Tarmac

-Concrete

-Cement

-Objects: Shopping trolleys, shopping baskets, prams, lamp posts, bins.

A trip to wickes or Travis Perkins is in order!