WEEK 9:Collection of Frames

After figuring out that I wanted to present my comps in frames I went on a hunt for unique, homey, and ornate frames. I knew that with my grandfather moving out of his house there would be an abundunce of metal older frames that I could possibly use. I then went around to local thrift stores to see what I could find there as well. Now I'm the girl with all the frames....Here are my final picks to use in my installation:

I definitely wanted size and texture to vary through out the entire composition of the installation, so I chose frames from metal, to wood, to possibly painting them to pop more...

I played with compositions of the installation after I realized how many frames I would end up having which is 14 from large to small.

 This was an exercise to visually see what I could possibly make out of these frames, and what ideas I want to express. I have to think about hierarchy...and the story that is behind these comps. What do I want people to feel like when they come upon this installation? What eye-catching element will tie them into the entire composition? And Will they even stick around to see all elements?

To answer the first question of "When do I want people to feel like when they come upon this installation?" Well, the quotes I pulled from the Catcher in the Rye they aren't exactly uplifting. They are more resembling disappointment in what happens in the world. So, I want people to feel sad, reflective, and possibly nostalgic. Taking them back to a time where they could have possible felt a similar way to the quote being expressed.

 To the next questions about it being eye-catching and it telling a story. Well, I have really thought about all seven quotes that I'm using and I have numbered them by importance and to make it more of a linear story. Here the order is:

1. "When I leave a place I like to know I'm leaving it. If you don't, you feel even worse."

2. "Women kill me. They really do."

3. "Don't tell anyone anything, if you do you start missing everybody." 

4. "You take a girl when she really gets passionate, she just hasn't any brains" 

5. "Goddam money. Always make you blue as hell." 

6. "Girls with terrific legs, girls with lousy legs, girls that looked like swell girls, girls that looked like they'd be bitches if you knew them." 

7. "Dopey guys. Guys that are very mean. Guys that never read books. Guys that are very boring." 

While I was organizing these into a list I started to identify themes that I have earlier talked about that has to deal with this book in it's entirety. I identified specific themes with each quote they are: Relationships, Sex, Depression, Superficial, Vulnerability, Innocence, Saying goodbye, Regret, and Alienation. I imagine these words to be placed through the composition of installations as well, but much smaller and more subdued. I feel that this is where my more handmade touch will come more into play...I'm planning on experimenting with different rendering methods. Such as: embroidery, knitting, digital type, hand drawn type, or collaged type. 

WEEK 9:A change of pace

Moving forward from mid-term critique there was a lot to think about, and a lot of questions to answer. The main ones being: Who am I designing this for? Which I have addressed previously, but I have targeted it even more, so that it would help my design process move along faster. My audience for my degree project is directed towards people who collect. Collect objects, memories, words, books, etc. This lead me to an idea of how then are these comps going to be presented. Are they just going to be prints on a wall?…Are they going to be displayed together, or separately? 

 So, moving forward the idea of my comps being framed  I let made it seem more precious, and more personal. This also determines the size of my work, which I was having trouble with. The sizes will vary from 24x36 to 4x6.

Here are some images of inspiration of how i may end up framing my work. There are some things to address though: Will this get to kitschy? Will it become a more "hand-made" piece than a graphic design concept? (I'm hoping these two questions will be no to both.

I intend to place other objects/words within the installation as well. Possibly a clock, or mirror to show how time is reflective, and also to remind people that you don't have forever.