Speech Notes:
So for my manifesto I explored the idea of the talents and skills I possess, that I don’t get to use at all during my time here at Vic. So most of you should know that I’m currently a third year Media Design student, but what you wouldn’t know is that I was previously studying Visual communication design and fine arts at Massey before I came here. I only moved to Vic because Media Design is what I’m good at. So what I’ve found here is that I have been so confined to briefs for the last 3 years, I haven’t had the chance to create something for myself, to use my skills as a painter for a project.
I got the title “Looking & Seeing” after further analysing this topic by comparing my thoughts between a digital painting, and a physical painting. When we witness a digital painting, we don’t really pay that much attention to it or the details within it. It’s just another image that’s on the screen in front of us. I like to portray that process as only “looking” at something. On the other hand, when there’s a physical painting in front of us, it’s almost like we’re forced to pay attention to it. We start to notice the careful brush strokes for example, or the several paint colours that have been mixed together, or even how many coats of paint that that person has used. Like for me for example, I had to paint the black background quite a few times with several coats of paint just to get it right. But this process I like to portray as “Seeing”.
One question you’re probably going to ask me is why I painted Marilyn Monroe. Aside from her being an icon for generations and many generations to come, the image of her is what inspired me to start painting again once I had finished college. The only thing is I have never had time to paint her, as I’ve always been busy with assignments day in and day out. So I took this opportunity for this project really to create something that I have been wanting to do for a really long time.
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