MEDIA UNIT 3 & 4
Zoe Blackmore
Amy Carmichael
Sophia Chiera
Natasha Cua
Ella Doolan
Larissa Ferrieri
Alana Hadeed
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Georgia Ierino
Maxy Krslovic
Denise Mai
Coco Noce
Madison Ostrowski
Theresa Pham
Sophie Ragusa
Holly Stankovski
Hayley Thompson
STUDIO ARTS TEXTILES UNIT 3
STUDIO ARTS TEXTILES UNIT 4
ART UNIT 3
Shania AmbegodaHanging by a Thread
Fineliner, Toilet Paper & Wood “Hanging by a Thread” is inspired by the unprecedented year 2020. Following the theme, “Moments in Time”, I chose to explore the year 2020 because I found it a historic year filled with many unfortunate events and I wanted to express it in a contemporary way. This piece consists of 11 pieces of toilet paper in one roll that is laid out vertically and is hung by being tied around the fingers of the wooden hand mannequin using yarn. This is done because the year 2020 was a time where we were all hanging by a thread in different ways. I also chose to use toilet paper after the significant high toilet paper demand we faced. Each piece of toilet paper consists of an image drawn using the Artline 0.6 medium fineliner, of some of the significant events that occurred in 2020 such as COVID-19, lockdown, USA election, Kobe Bryant's death and the Australian bushfires. |
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Lara BitsonisUntitled
Mixed Media Inspired by the works of Roy Linchstein and Jonathan Yu I wanted to reflect on the self destruction of individuals from past and current societal expectations demonstrating that there hasn’t been change in society’s behaviour since the 50s. The first artwork is a pop art portrait style to represent a damaged young woman due to 1950’s expectations. This is further exemplified through the broken glass. The second artwork is a mirror with words and phrases that trigger young girls to self-destruct from overall expectations. Finally the third artwork is a burnt torn apart barbie. This demonstrates broken young girls in today’s societal expectations. Due to the rise in advanced technology, young women are receiving various cosmetic surgery to fit these expectations. Thus my artwork demonstrates the torment and self destructive behaviour they put themselves through to fit the perfect look. In my artwork I aim to take viewers through a timeline of the suppression and struggle young women and girls have and are facing and bring light to this issue as we as a society need to change. |
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Zoey BlackmoreUntitled
Film Photography In my piece I wanted to reflect on the beauty of everyday life, whilst capturing a moment in time with my best friend. I wanted to showcase my skills in film photography whilst also portraying the feelings I feel when I am with the people I love. This portrait of Lara is a tribute to her; she is someone who has taught me so much in the past few years. Thus, this piece is a way of expressing her gentle, caring nature. The beach setting combined with her soft expression captures her personality. 
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Amy CarmichaelInspired by the works of Johnathan Yeo and my contemporary inspiration I wanted to reflect on the effects of body dysmorphia in an abstract form, whilst also telling a story. This painting illustrating a girl, shows and demonstrates the modern twist on body image issues in the 21st century and depicts the struggles teenagers go through each day. In my artwork I wanted to present a little of the values of modern teenagers and show this through a depiction of one of the most common experiences teens go through.
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Florence CooperJephthah's Daughter
Coloured Pencil Inspired by 'Lives of Unforgetting' by Stant Litore and the works of Rembrandt van Rijn and Artemesia Genteleschi, I aimed to reengage with the forgotten stories of the Bible. This portrait of my sister, depicted in the style of 17th Century biblical paintings, tells the forgotten story of Jephthah's daughter, a nameless, courageous girl who gave her life for her faith. It is an extraordinary story, and my hope is that artworks like this will gradually lead us to a deeper, fuller understanding of the Bible and the messages it holds. |
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Antonia CreaCrystallised Water
Resin Inspired by the works of Sophia Collier and my admiration for the ocean, I wanted to reflect on the different elements of water and transparency, whilst connecting my work to the ideas of transparent qualities in a person. This resin piece imitating the moving surface of the sea, reminded me of my favourite times travelling and finding my own place of peace and tranquillity. Through my artwork I wanted to present a visually enticing scene that captures the eye as sunlight reflects through the clear epoxy, highlighting the grooves and wave formations I created in the developmental process of my work. |
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Edie CrossUntitled
Drawing Inspired by the works of The Chapman brothers combined with my fascination with human anatomy and old art, I wanted to create an appropriated art piece that focused on the dark aspects of human nature. This compilation of artworks which I have collected at op-shops and then drawn on, aids me in recreating my own art using pre-owned art. In my artworks I wanted to present my interpretation of the way in which I perceived the works’ meanings and messages, developing entirely new thought-evoking dark fantasy-like pieces. These allow me to create an entire new meaning to the old works. 
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Emmerson DowlingUntitled
Paper & Posca Pen Inspired by the theory of the 5 Stages of Grief, I reflected on the expression of one's faces whilst experiencing each stage. Creating repetitive patterned faces of portraying each stage multiple times on a mirror, represents self expression and the various reactions of undergoing the experience of grief. The cycle of life is a repetitive thing and grief happens to be a part of this which everyone is bound to experience at a point in their lives, the reason behind the use of a mirror being the base of this final art piece. |
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Tara FaillaTea Party
Acrylic Inspired by Lewis Carroll's original tale of “Alice in Wonderland”, I wanted to explore this story and the complexity of each character. I wanted to use the animations from the Walt Disney Studios 1951 to create my piece. Taking directly from The Mad Hatters Tea Party scene from the original film, main characters including the March Hare, the Mad Hatter and Alice are all featured. Using these characters, it gives you an insight into the absurdity of wonderland, viewing the contrast between Alice from the “real world” and the March Hare and the Mad Hatter from wonderland. To create my piece I used acrylic paints on glass, as well as mounting it on a board with clay mushrooms and the Mad Hatters hat to accompany it. |
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Madeline FarrugiaThe Norns
Photography My piece ‘The Norns’ is a photograph which was captured using a Pentax K1000 film camera and Kodak Portra 400 35mm film. The photograph includes three figures who wear cloth over their heads. These three figures represent women in Norse Mythology called the Norns. Since my chosen theme of the unit was Norse Mythology and the different figures within the belief system, I decided on representing these three women through photography. The Norns are women who decide the fates of the Gods and therefore decide when they live and die. I’ve represented this ability through the white twine which has been thread through the tree branches in the background. In film these women have been depicted as cutting the thread which is a symbol for ending the lives of certain individuals which I’ve also adapted into my photography. I decided to have the Norns wearing neutral cloth over their heads as a symbol of the mystery that comes with their identity since not much is known about them. I also intended to emphasise the aesthetic quality of eeriness and mystery by presenting a final piece that is quite washed out in tone. I’ve paired this cool tone with the three figures standing ominously at the camera to accentuate the sinister nature of the norns. |
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Larissa FerrieriTreason! Animals: 'NARCISSIST' & 'Evil Eye'
Digital Art The theme of my piece is depicting songs as artworks. I wanted my artwork to capture the thoughts and feelings linked to two songs by Franz Ferdinand, as they are my favourite band that helped me smile through 2020. My theme was inspired by an instagram post of a painting based on a song. My aim was to create two posters based on songs that captured imagery from the lyrics and emotions felt while listening to the song through use of the elements and principles of art. My style was loosely inspired by graphic designer Butcher Billy’s poster series based on songs by The Cure. |
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Cynthia GaleMasked Emotions
Photography In my piece I explored how we often put on a fake expression when in social settings due to the fear of judgement, standing out and showing vulnerability. The urbanisation of cities has resulted in an increase of consumerism, overpopulation and anxieties within individuals. Ultimately this forces us to live in a routine and repetitive way which I aimed to capture in my city exploration, showing the cramped environment of urbanism. The concept of the overly happy, theatrical mask emphasises the idea of feeling the need to hide our true emotions and mask them with a ‘fake’ smile due to society's standards. This sequence of photos depict urban city living and were taken with a digital camera and golden, metallic masks. Adobe Photoshop was used to make the background of each image appear dull and mundane, highlighting the lifelessness that is often displayed in urbanism. The dull background contrasts against the increased saturation of the mask, demonstrating how we have to put on a mask to seem happy, joyful and lively. I want my audience to relate to my work and feel understood in terms of having to hide their true identity. I aim to make people question their everyday life and whether they truly feel that they can freely express themselves. |
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Alba GoodeyUntitled
Collage My final piece, a series of small collages, depicts the stories of a few infamous childhood fairytales. Though I initially wanted to depict the dark history of these stories, after experimenting with my materials and different concept designs, I felt more intrigued by the idea of depicting more suggestive scenes rather than blatantly gory ones. Each piece allows the viewer to make assumptions about what will happen next in an earie manner. Whether it be Sleeping Beauty’s hand drifting towards the spindle’s needle or Red Riding Hood walking into the wolf’s mouth, each piece implies what will happen next without explicitly showing it. For each story I created two collages, allowing the stories to progress. The order of the pieces shows the order of events; Red Riding Hood walking in the forest turns into Red Riding Hood walking into the wolf’s mouth, the Evil Queen watching Snow White in the Magic Mirror turns into Snow White’s limp arm draped along the forest floor with a bitten apple fallen next to her, Sleeping Beauty’s hand leading to the needle turns into Maleficent watching Sleeping Beauty in her deep sleep. |
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Alannah HesseyExpression
Photography Inspired by the works of Marina Abramovic and particularly her collection entitled "The Artist is Present", I wanted to explore the facial expressions and emotions conveyed on the face as people answer confronting questions. I explored the idea that the way people react is due to the different experiences they have had and the ways that they were affected by these experiences. The collection of photographs are still shots extracted from a video of each subject answering the questions with their live reactions, which reveal the emotions teenagers express through the face, to someone they can trust. |
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Bianca JonesUntitled
Embroidery Inspired by the works of Maryam Ashkamian and my interest in embroidery, I wanted to reflect on the function of the human heart, whilst expressing the effects of anxiety on the body. This pillow of the heart and a blood pressure pump, accompanied by flowers, allowed me to express my own feelings and experiences during an anxiety/panic attack and reminded me of how there is always a resolution to those overwhelming emotions. In my artwork I wanted to present an interactive artwork that can provide support to someone experiencing a panic attack for themselves, this is shown through the pillow which can be squished and poked when needed. |
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Maja JuricElena
Photography My aim, in the end, was to have a single portrait of someone with who I share a close connection, whether it is a family member or friend or my sister. I chose photography as it’s a strength of mine and I particularly enjoy being behind the lens more, as I can capture what I see in my eyes for an audience. I incorporated my photoshop skills by solarising my image digitally, which is a trick I’ve also learnt manually. By the use of this blue tone covering my sisters face, it links to my research on emotions and what colours represent. This cerulean like blue lies across my sisters face like a mask which connects to her relaxed and responsible look. Her sophisticated look works perfectly against her emotion. Because this was done digitally when solarisating an image you can’t pick your selected area as you would manually. In the future, taking the photo then manually solarising it could have been another idea that I could later investigate in Unit 4. Later on, I would like to improve on doing some more work inside the darkroom and explore taking photographs of my other sisters and try to have a completed series. |
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Bridget KennedyUntitled
Oil Painting My artwork revolves around the final stages of life, and quite simply how an individual may spend the remainder of their time. The oil painting includes an elderly male seated on a single sofa chair, dressed in grey pants and a brown jacket. Along with this, situated on the floor next to the chair is a bottle of alcohol and an ashtray. Through depicting this I allude to habits of smoking and drinking. Thus, exploring the different choices of an individual, particularly the carelessness and enjoyment of merely living. Having lost older relatives and witnessing how they approached their final stages, I found their mindsets and decisions fascinating and ultimately chose to reflect this in my work. |
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Katya Kornitschuk Lucid Dreaming
Inspired by examining my personal experiences of Lucid Dreaming in a positive light rather than showing any negatives, my artwork shows a young girl standing on the edge of a cliff reaching up into the light and the new universe she has been taken to. it was specifically painted on a sheet of glass because I wanted it to be lifted up towards the sky to have the colour blue from the sky shine through as well as the light shining through from the sun which then would finish the creation of my piece and add a sense of comfortness. Lucid Dreams in my piece isn't meant to be taken in a negative way which is why I wanted to represent it in this way. |
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Maxy KrslovicHome
Rug Through my piece I aim to communicate both personal and conventional ideas of “Home” and what makes a house a home for each individual. Inspired by the works of Vanessa Barragão and Alexandra Kehayoglou, I set out to create a piece that imitates their textile style whilst keeping true to myself and my own “Home”. In conjunction with aspects of furniture, I turned to my own upbringing to convey themes of my home. This includes members of my own family as well as the location to where I grew up. I used topographical electronic design to map out the geographical structures of where I live creating a birds-eye view landscape rug. My reasons for choosing the rug stemmed from autistic children and sensory rugs. With the intention of creating an artistic expression of a sensory rug, I incorporated my own home (topographical location) in addition to homely features like furniture (the rug) to construct a piece that represents my “Home” whilst still being relatable to my audience. |
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Erin KubePride Artists Tarot Deck
Inspired by the Star Spinner Tarot Deck by Trung Le Nguyen, I made eight tarot cards of well known historical artists that were a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. I expanded the concept of an artist, not limiting it to those paint, branching out to authors, poets, playwrights and more. In this artwork, I wanted to show how queer people of the past have continued to influence and shape our modern-day society. With this work, I hope to display how the LGBTQIA+ community has always been a part of history and has continuously been pushed aside or hidden. In exploring the themes of sexual orientation and queer history in my artwork, I use the colours of pride flags to further represent individuals and their sexual orientation whilst also showing how it is a community. |
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Kacey LiddleThe Story of a King
Textile and Resin Piece Inspired by the youtube and twitch series “The Dream SMP” and the storyline shown through the eyes of the character Technoblade, I have tried to create a brief window into this world through this piece. Through this cape I wanted to capture the royal yet fierce character technoblade embodies throughout the series. I have tried to capture this through the practical cape design that allows for his one handed fighting style and still fits technoblade’s appearance of a more royal design, I have also included hints of his storyline through the embroidery on the cape. |
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Angelina MawnAlu
Photography I was inspired by the work of Kehinde Wiley who is a portrait painter, known for his naturalistic paintings of African Americans, I was also inspired by my cultural background. I did a portrait of my sister wearing my mum's South sudanese dress. The blue dress with prints and colourful head wrap that matches the backdrop, represents the unique characteristics of Africa. My aim was to represent my sister as my mum by wearing her clothes. |
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Stella McDonaldMy piece was inspired by the film photography techniques of David Bailey, Brian Duffy and John French. My piece is a self portrait, in which I hold up a camera to the lens. I used the style of self portrait photography in order to become the photographer and the model simultaneously. This places the attention on the camera, rather than the model or fashion and portrays the turbulent change of the 60s and the large impact the photographers themselves had on the decade, not only capturing images of the stars, but being elevated to celebrity status. This era brought around the emergence of the working class and ‘outsiders’ in roles that were previously reserved for the wealthy and I wanted to depict this with a popular and commonly used 35mm film camera as the focal point of my piece.
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Elleshay MendozaConfines
Oil Paint on Canvas In today’s society there’s so much pressure to act a certain way, to feel a certain way and to be a certain way. As a direct result, the basis of my work is positioned towards how men in society have this constant pressure to conform to the standards which are placed upon them. Primarily, I wanted to encapsulate the pressures in which men face in terms of feeling as though they are unable to express their emotions; chiefly emotions in relation to vulnerability. Encapsulated within my work are three figures, two of which more so merge with the background and the other of which stares forward; with tears trickling down the individual's face and ergo straying away from conforming to what is expected. |
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Micaela MuscatGhost City
Water pastels In my work I wanted to portray the theme of isolation and decay. I wanted to create an element of emotion to my work with ‘fear’ being dominant when one is isolated. ‘Ghost City’ as my work is titled, displays these ideas through human poses and materials including mixed media (soft pastel and pencil) and backgrounds that show a decaying city. My work was inspired by Liam Young’s Planet City which was on display at the NGV ‘Triennial’. The artwork itself showed a world that was overgrown. This too was the intention of my own work as well as the results of a city in such disarray - a world that is decaying. |
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Laila NaddeInspired by the snap lockdown in Victoria, I wanted to create a digital image which reflected different emotions through colour. My piece focused more on inner turmoil and the various stages of it which can be visualised as a cycle. I felt like the piece could be relatable to people who may also go through common emotions such as stress, procrastination and hope. I added my own twist on the pop art concept and attempted to create a more contemporary artwork which would appeal to people of all ages. Furthermore, by creating a nameless piece, my intention was to allow the piece to be put up to the viewers interpretation.
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Anita PalumbieriFinding
Collage & Photography Inspired by the theme of stereotypical aesthetics, and my personal background I wanted to reflect on aesthetic culture in a positive light, whilst keeping the piece about me. In this collage, it shows how ever-changing one person can be. I struggled with finding my own personal style throughout my childhood, and through this piece, I felt I could express myself. |
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Quynh PhamEat the Rich
Mixed Media Eat the Rich is based on the events of late January 2021, wherein it examines the dichotomy between how the rich versus how middle to lower socioeconomic groups invest and trade stocks. This can be attributed to the online forum on Reddit r/wallstreetbets, where they short squeezed GameStop’s stocks to push against hedge funds like Melvin Capital, who bet against the nostalgic ‘90’s retailer into bankruptcy. Subsequently, the sheer market volatility had not only created controversy, but it had shed light into the underlying market manipulation being conducted by influential oligopolies and the top 1%. This piece reflects the underhanded and corrupt policies that allow these stakeholders to continue their pursuit for unnecessary copious amounts of wealth, hence the blood that scatters the piece. The main centre of the piece, the cake, is a nod to the infamous and widely speculated quote by Marie Antoinette, “Let Them Eat Cake”, where the size of the piece, the gold foiling and the extravagant detailing reflects today’s top 1%’s flamboyant lifestyles, despite their corrupt schemes. The name of the piece itself twists the quote as a reflection on the true, messy state of the government, colossal corporations and how ‘the poor’ is ultimately discarded in the name of greed. |
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Ruby PhelpsUntitled
Collage Inspired by film and TV shows I loved and the portrayal of relationships in those shows and movies, I created a set of 3 film journals. I hoped to represent the struggles faced by characters in terms of relationships, as well as display how these movies and shows presented teen relationships. My piece was a reflection of relationships as well as themes and symbols in some of my favourite films and shows. |
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Maya RadosLife
Photography & Pen Inspired by my own experiences, the focus of my work in Unit 3 was the exploration of time passing in relation to the human lifespan and societal expectations confronted at each stage of life. My piece consists of a series of four photographs depicting people of various ages and the struggles that they face. In life, we are subject to many unwritten rules and if not followed or succumbed to, one may be judged and/or criticised. I manipulated my images by drawing uncontrolled lines around the subjects' heads in order to further highlight an individual's sense of restriction and entrapment by society. I decided to edit my photos to black and white as the removal of the distraction of colour allows the viewer to purely focus on the subject and connect to them. Image 1: Infancy, explores the expectations placed upon children from their parents, worrying that they will ‘fall behind’ or not be at the same level as other children. Image 2: Adolescence, explores the pressure for young people to have a certain appearance/body shape. Image 3: Adulthood explores the expectations placed upon adults to get married, have a stable financial income and support a family. Furthermore, the lines around the woman's head, exposes the confusion they may face as the expectations may not fall in line with what the individual wants. Image 4: Old age, explores regret, how precious life is and how it should not be wasted concerned on what other people expect. |
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Sibelle SperanzaNonna
Silver Gelatin Print My piece was inspired by the portraits of street photographer Vivian Maier and the normalities of domestic life. Using traditional black and white analog photography, I wanted to capture beautiful and dynamic portraits of my family members and friends. This photograph captures my Nonna, Carmel, in a forest at the front of her farm in Dromana. To me this photograph symbolises the theme of home, not a specific place but in a person that is close to you. For this piece I used the traditional silver gelatin process to create a 16 by 20 inch print. |
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Luci SrourPsychedelic Illusions
Photography & Paint This is my final piece which I have decided to name ‘Psychedelic Illusions’, as I believe that name resonates with the piece the most. At the beginning of brainstorming, I knew I wanted to incorporate psychedelics into something, and I eventually decided that I wanted that to be biology. The whole idea of the paint behind the pictures was supposed to represent the biology behind what drugs do to you, how they affect the brain's neurons. The paint was specifically representing neurons, the branch looking fundamental unit of the brain. I originally wanted the whole background to be bright colors of paint with a lightbox behind it, then I had an idea of doing a positive and a negative.. One neon coloured, and one with darker colours. I wanted to do this to show the 2 different effects of drugs, however, the paint ended up being too thick and I wanted my photos to be the centerpiece of my art. So, at the last minute, I changed my final slightly. I used one of my favourite trial pieces that I did on transparent paper and cut bits out of it, so that I could still incorporate the feel of biology and neurons. I absolutely love my end piece, I love the way the transparent photos look against the light box and how all the colours go hand-in-hand. I love the feel of ‘tripping out’ while you are looking at it, making your eyes feel weird and it being overwhelming. With all the research that I did about the effects of these psychedelic drugs and the biology behind it, I think my art represents it perfectly. |
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Adut ThouSatisfactions
PVA & Thread I chose to explore the heart after scrolling through the media and seeing headlines of billionaires or people who we consider to be successful being depressed, unsatisfied and not content with life despite all the possessions and fame they had. So I started to question why they weren’t happy. I researched what satisfied the heart from different views whether it was spiritual, a religious view or simply just what satisfied people. I found that some of the desires we have as people were under two categories either basic or created desires that didn’t bring fulfillment. The vain desires and satisfactions highly resonated with the idols who weren’t truly satisfied. Which came to my conclusion of making heart pieces that reflected hearts that were either content or not using different layers of thread. |
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Sophie WoodThe Birth of Venus
Inspired by the “Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli, I wanted to reflect on the ideas on plastic surgery in today's society compared to the beauty standards in 1486 when the original painting was created. I hoped to represent the struggles women go through in today's world as the beauty standards increase and change as social media and technology is continuously growing. In my artwork I aim to show viewers the plastic surgery template that fits today's beauty sizes draw over the “Goddess of Beauty”, including an hourglass figure as many celebrities and influencers have undergone surgery to fit these standards. |
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Lara YildizTo Be One With Nature
Photography Inspired by Sebastien Zanella’s photography and my own experience with spirituality, I wanted to reflect on the culture of surfing whilst simultaneously delineating a spiritual connection to the ocean. I’ve recently experienced a ‘spiritual awakening’ that has not only deepened my understanding and knowledge of the universe but has also strengthened my connection with nature. In my photograph, I wanted to demonstrate what it means ‘to be one with nature’; a moment to surrender to the lightness of the ocean and become part of it, not apart from it. Listening to the rhythmic rise and fall of the ocean waves and the sense of tranquility and serenity that comes with it is truly pure bliss. |
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VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN UNIT 3 & 4
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Georgia Chard |
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Mia Cipriano |
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Emilie Cortellino |
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Olivia Dollard |
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Cynthia Gale |
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Alba Goodey |
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Maja Juric |
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Kate Kennedy |
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Micaela Muscat |
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Stephanie Nass |
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Carla Perrone |
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Quynh Pham |
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Charlotte Pollock |
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Holly Stankovski |
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Hayley Thompson |
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Jacinta Todaro |
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Stephanie Walsh |
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Mia Xerri |
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