Preparing Easels

Because we cannot put any of our works on the walls of The Roxy, we decided to display our works on boards that are placed onto easels. To help them look more professional we are painting them black. 

New: FINAL Bio for Zine

Name: Gin Sparrow
Role within Team: Producer, communication, event hire, documentation 
Skills and Interests: 3D modeling and sculpting, texturing and traditional art making (pencil, charcoal, pen)
Explanation of work for exhibition (movie song choice, narrative of series, what each work depicts/expresses from the music)

• Song: Gangsta by Kahlani from the Suicide Squad movie soundtrack
• Narrative of series: A visual timeline of the Joker's and Harley Quinn's relationship, showing the stages, how they interact with each other and influence each other. My series shows the process of how they love each other and develop as a couple while facing the world. 
• Each work depicts/expresses from the music: 
• First Work: This piece is an introduction of the Joker's and Harley Quinn's relationship starting from a professional relationship to a forbidden love. I showed this juxtaposition of the two stages in a subtle playing card format with the professional relationship at the top of the piece and the love interest upside down. The professional relationship is the right way up to communicate that this should be the way their relationship should be and the upside down stage communicates that their relationship shouldn't be.
  Second Work: The second work in the series depicts another stage of their dysfunctional relationship. Harley Quinn is getting electric shocked by the Joker and is the reality of the start of their relationship. The top half of the work is the Joker and Harley Quinn in their traditional costumes dancing together. This is what Harley wants their relationship to be and maybe how she views it now. In the original series Harley's character was introduced as a narrative of abusive relationships. This physical abuse from the Joker and the reflected traditional costuming introduces this underlying theme of abuse Harley suffers at the hand of the Joker although she doesn't view their relationship in that way.
  Third Work: In the third piece we only see the Joker and no Harley Quinn. The Joker is portrayed at his most insane moment. The lack of Harley Quinn communicates that the Joker is really only in this relationship because it benefits him. He is inside a huge laughing mouth that is upside to down to show his insanity and his mental illness. 

Hanging Up Posters Around University

Sayydah and I hung up posters around uni. 

Emailing with The Roxy

Bio Draft for Zine

Name: Gin Sparrow
Role within Team: Producer, communication, documentation 
Skills and Interests: 3D modeling and sculpting, texturing and traditional art making (pencil, charcoal, pen)
Explanation of work for exhibition (movie song choice, narrative of series, what each work depicts/expresses from the music)

• Song: Gangsta by Kahlani from the Suicide Squad movie soundtrack
• Narrative of series: A visual timeline of the Joker's and Harley Quinn's relationship, showing the stages, how they interact with each other and influence each other. My series shows the process of how they love each other and develop as a couple while facing the world. 
• Each work depicts/expresses from the music: 
• First Work: This piece is an introduction of the Joker's and Harley Quinn's relationship starting from a professional relationship to a forbidden love. I showed this juxtaposition of the two stages in a subtle playing card format with the professional relationship at the top of the piece and the love interest upside down. The professional relationship is the right way up to communicate that this should be the way their relationship should be and the upside down stage communicates that their relationship shouldn't be.
  Second Work: The second work in the series depicts another stage of their dysfunctional relationship. Harley Quinn is getting electric shocked by the Joker and is the reality of the start of their relationship. The bottom half of the work is the Joker and Harley Quinn in their traditional costumes dancing together. This is what Harley wants their relationship to be and maybe how she views it now. In the original series Harley's character was introduced as a narrative of abusive relationships. This physical abuse from the Joker and the reflected traditional costuming introduces this underlying theme of abuse Harley suffers at the hand of the Joker although she doesn't view their relationship in that way.
  Third Work: In the third piece we see the Joker's and Harley Quinn's relationship as of now. They both are at their "most insane" moment but are happy about it. Keeping to the playing card format, they are morphed into one being with the Joker on top and Harley Quinn at the bottom. This shows they have a very strong connection to each other however the Joker being at the top shows his influence over Harley Quinn and also his dominance. One of the Joker's hand is clutching Harley Quinn's arm showing his abusive side in the relationship but also his desperation to keep her in his life.

Mock Up Posters

Sayydah is on poster and zine layout but I felt like making some quick little mock-ups too. I don't know grid and I am not a graphic design person so these are just roughs.

Meeting During Class and Tanya Feedback

Notes:

• Video option open but cancel including filming everyone creating artworks
• Start writing bio for zine
• Look into lights: floor mounted lights from the Toystore (contact Durgy), Bunnings
• Plan schedule, what needs to be done -from big to small tasks- person's name next to each task, make Google Doc
• Marketing out by next Monday (Facebook, Instagram, invites, flyers, posters), have at Mirimar supermarket, library, community boards etc, Remember different dates for public in comparison to open night guests
• Check health and safety at venue, displays would only be the health and safety issues

First Completed Artwork

All artworks are around A2 size completed in charcoal on off white paper. Style inspired by artist Jim Dine. 

Emailing with The Roxy

 Invoice before my group discussed the tables.

Reply from Erica about adding the tables to the invoice. 

Planning my Artworks

Figuring out what I should create, what story/part of story I want to portray, composition, themes etc

I settled on the three final artworks being loosely set like playing cards (joker being on normal playing cards link). 
First Artwork:

• How Harley and The Joker met
• When they start to fall in love
• The Joker's mouth is bordering the scene

Second Artwork:

• On top half The Joker is electric shocking Harley
• Bottom half Harley and The Joker are dancing (reference to Alex Ross' painting, was also in the movie)
• Dark shadows border the picture

Third Artwork:

• When the Joker and Harley fall in love
• Top half is the Joker, bottom half is Harley in their insane (but happy) state of minds -they "complete" each other

Rough Sketches of Composition: