When I first received the brief I thought it was a very interesting starting point. The brief stated that we need to have a final outcome, and I was completely unsure as to what that would be. As having only recently begun studying fashion and textiles, I'm unsure as to whether I want to go into fashion, interiors, print etc. The initial research period really helped with my direction on the project as it helped me discover what area peaks my interest the most.
I began by doing some independent research and immediately found myself looking at juxtaposition in fashion. I found it very interesting looking at how various designers had explored this theme, either consciously or by accident, through the use of shape, fabric, colour and structure.
We were then given a research task to find examples of juxtapositions in various areas. The first one I received was to find examples of juxtaposition in nature on the internet. At first I wasn't thrilled by this area but after doing some research I found myself very intrigued by the images I discovered.
Juxtaposition between natural and manmade. I found the contrasting textures here particularly interesting.
The two images above show a juxtaposition between temperatures. Cactus' are usually thought of to be found in hot climates yet here they are covered in freezing snow.
These two images show a juxtaposition between the natural and man made. I especially enjoy the contrasting colours - the silver and black metal, white panels, compared to the crisp green of the leaves.
The second task I was given was to look at juxtaposition in sculpture. I found some extremely interesting images from this research.
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| Ramon Todo |
Juxtaposition between rough opaque stone and smooth transparent glass.
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| MyenongBeom Kim |
Juxtaposition between the natural and man made. Interesting placement of something that shouldn't be there.
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| Lei Xue |
Juxtaposition between a tin can thats usually thrown out as 'rubbish' created out of fragile china adorned with an intricate pattern.
Juxtaposition between natural and man made.
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| Roxy Paine |
Juxtaposition between a man made material moulded into looking like something natural.
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| Jeppe Hein |
Juxtaposition between fire and water. The two, in a scientific sense, should not be put together.
Our next task was to then look at juxtaposition in an area we are interested in. I therefore went back to looking at fashion as I had seen others had found some very exciting examples.
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| Fendi |
Juxtaposition between the leather bodice and soft knitted dress
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| Alexander McQueen |
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