From Portraits: Patients and Psychiatrists, by Gemma Anderson, Wellcome Trust Arts Award 2010
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1. What
skills have you developed through this brief and how effectively do you think
you have applied them?
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I have
learned from PPP to be constantly inspired by looking into as many practices
of contemporary illustrators as possible. Everyone works in different ways,
so it’s really helpful to evaluate people’s practices in order to get a good
view of my own. I’m always being inspired by what I see, usually being
envious of established illustrators/ artists because I want to make work as
good as them, and I apply this to my own work by being motivated by the
people i’d like to be like.
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2. What
approaches to/methods of image making have you developed and how have they
informed your concept development process?
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There
are many methods of image making that I’ve explored because of PPP, as
mentioned before, I see so many amazing approaches, that I just want to try.
The biggest discovery of the year for me has been digital painting, I found
myself painting in my usual way but without hassle like paint drying etc,
making me produce work generally faster. This of course helped immensely, as
at the start of the year, I found that time limits were a huge amount of
pressure for me when I like to take my time making images. Working digitally
also helped me to experiment with things like composition, colour, textures
without having to make lots of images. This made it easier to have time to
ask myself questions about my work and develop concepts. I feel like this
might be a weakness too, because I don’t want to depend on digital ways of
working, a large amount of experimentation and good outcomes can be produced
if I play with traditional media. A way I may work in the future would be to
try and combine the two, not unlike some of the artists I’ve discovered
through PPP.
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3. What
strengths can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on
these?
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The
strengths I think I’ve shown in my practice this year is my ability to graft,
putting a lot of effort and time into my work. With this, I think the amount
I have done has improved the speed at which I can produce work. I’ve felt
very stressed this year, however, I think eventually I turned this stress
into determination to do well, I feel motivated to put more effort in my
work, I enjoy doing certain things, like observational drawings, and
portraits etc, which in turn allows me to do more through enjoyment. At the
beginning of the year I felt like I was different and that this was a
weakness, but recognising that I shouldn’t change, and learn to work with the
skills I have in order to expand on them is a strength, the most important
one of the year.
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4. What
weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in
the future?
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At the
beginning of the year, I didn’t do my best as I felt too stressed and had no
motivation to do the amount asked of me – I didn’t feel good enough and
considered leaving the course. Although this did change, it was a big set
back, especially in modules that ran throughout the whole/most of the year,
like PPP and Visual Language. When I felt better about the work I was doing
and got back on track, I was so behind on these modules that I put them off
even more, which I know will affect my grade. I know now that this is why
it’s only the first year and that marks don’t matter as much – It’s a huge
adjustment to make and I underestimated it because I’ve never felt I’ve
struggled with education before. Next year I think i’ll do a lot better
because I’ll know what’s coming and what to expect – so I can organise my
time, look for more inspirational Illustrators, research and try more methods
and make my work more meaningful and skilled.
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5.
Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you
expect to gain from doing these?
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6.How
would you grade yourself on the following areas:
(please
indicate using an ‘x’)
5=
excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = average, 1 = poor
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Attendance
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Punctuality
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Motivation
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Commitment
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Quantity
of work produced
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Quality
of work produced
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Contribution
to the group
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