𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐

After I got all the footage I edited it to the beat of the drums. I’m so happy I did this because I learned so much from crotchet videography to editing.

I wanted my project to capture the life behind street graffiti. The life and story of the person who created it. The reason why they sprayed. I focused specifically on the graffiti in Brighton, England. Most of the graffiti incorporates a political influence of a perennially disenfranchised population who want to “fuck the system”. According to Urban Dictionary “To bring down this ensalving government whos only will is to become more powerful and wealthy at the expense of the common working class” . I want to focus my project on the frustrations and the perceived neglect of these people.

I’ve designed high end street wear consisting of windbreakers, hoodies, gilet, trackpants rain jackets, and cross body spray can shaped bags. I wanted to design a collection called “JOKA” that represented the power of the people in a political system. I was inspired by the spray paint in Brighton and it’s vibrant and vivid colours. I wanted my line up to be full of energy fun and colour.

I incorporated a dragonfly into my line up as it’s a symbol for change, transformation and self realisation. I wanted to bring it into the project as I reminder that everything is temporary and that things can change starting from something as simple as a spray can. If Graffiti changed anything it would be illegal.

I never got to finish it but I’m just Testing out colours and images in this painting to see if it would inspire me in future work for my project !

Pages from Michelle Molloys Drawing Workshop

Taking inspiration from both Terry urban and the grafitti in Brighton I painted this picture to get familiar to this painting style and as a trial run. I want to paint another one however with more layers and with stencils. I want my colour palette for my 6 look line up to be a painting.

The most important thing I learned was how important patience is when you have an idea in your head you want to carry through with. 

I learned how to crotchet frills from YouTube they took so many hours but I’m glad I took the time.

I decided to photograph it after I had lined the eyes and lips. I edited it to give it a more vibrant color .

The base of the piece .

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