Week 2 (4th Feb):

I have spent the last week preparing my one minute piece in response to something in the gallery. Initially I was inspired by The image of the rings (insert title and artist) in the Viewpoints exhibition, the sense of personal emotion in the image was overwhelming. I realized that art is often only as real as the emotion of the artist. I felt in order to create my own piece of work that conveyed emotion I ought to find inspiration in something that felt more personal. Upon further investigation in the gallery i came across some broaches in a cabinet, which provoked the idea that jewellery (such as the broaches) is both art and history. Most jewellery has a personal story to tell and much of it eventually ends up in galleries like The Collection.

I began to think about jewellery of emotional significance in my family, immediately my grandmother’s locket came to mind. As a child i would sit beside her and she would tell me about my great grandfather, who’s picture she kept in the locket. I decided my minute piece would be a retelling of one of these stories, as an account of my families history. I feel that the collection setting would have exposed the element of realism in the piece, that might otherwise have been overlooked. I began to feel that even though my story was personal, it was no less important than any other piece of art or history on display in The collection. Sadly i was unwell and did not attend this weeks lesson, but i still feel motivated by the work i have done this week and the ideas that have been bought to mind.