Locked-down by Jaden Hirst , New College Stamford Art Foundation Exhibition , Mixed Media
Mixed Media
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:239.8pt;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt 364.0pt 392.0pt 420.0pt 448.0pt 476.0pt;<br>
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:="" arial;color:black"=""">Locked-down</span"></p"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:239.8pt;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt 364.0pt 392.0pt 420.0pt 448.0pt 476.0pt;<br>
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:="" arial;color:black"=""">My work was inspired<br>
through recording Stamford through film and photography, observing the impacts<br>
that the pandemic had on the shops and the people in a space that would usually<br>
be very busy.</span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:" calibri",sans-serif;="" mso-fareast-font-family:arial"="""> <span style="color:black"">I was intrigued by<br>
the theme of isolation and how this global pandemic has made us feel alone and<br>
entrapped within our houses and how these feelings have expanded through the<br>
experience of lockdown.<br"></span"></span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""><br">Through initially researching into collage and the DADA<br>
movement, I </span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"">began combining<br>
different elements<span style="color:red""> </span">such as imagery and text Inspired by the work of Sarah<br>
Davidson who combined hand stitching and embroidery with her illustrations and<br>
photographs, I began to combine processes to<br>
create a mixed media outcome.<br"></span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;""><br">When creating this outcome, I wanted<br>
it to stand out with its use of bold colour contrasts and combinations of<br>
different textures and experimental processes. </span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"">Based on<br>
my photo of central Stamford. I wanted to create a<br>
personal or nostalgic scene, which local people will instantly recognise and<br>
feel immersed in.</span"></p"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:239.8pt;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt 364.0pt 392.0pt 420.0pt 448.0pt 476.0pt;<br>
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"">A1 - £60.00</span"></p">
