Tate Britain

We did a 3D design workshop on Wednesday. Working with mannequins and various paper trying to think outside the box and construct shapes. We used 8 pieces of paper cut in the same shape for the first workshop. For the second we used pattern paper and cut 8 shapes and tried to attach the together rather than onto the mannequin to build some body and volume which was a little more challenging. It was hard to think of ways to attach them to form unusual and unique shapes, but after a few experiments I completed a shoulder piece that I was somewhat happy with. We then used one large sheet of paper and thought about ways to drape it over the mannequin, which sounds like it would be fairly simple and easy, it was not. With only one large piece of paper there are only so many ways you can hang it, twist it and shape it this workshop really got my brain working. The last activity we did, we cut a thin line of paper to represent the seam or edge of the garment. All of these workshops made me really explore alternate and interesting ways of creating garments. The last one we did reminded me of an artist Piet Mondrian. It reminded me of him because the seam outlines I made were very geometrical and there were lots of squares, very much like the work he does.

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So at the end of the day feeling a little uninspired and stuck I thought I would go to the Tate Britain as I remembered seeing a Piet Mondrain there a few years ago. However tragically I got there and was informed they are now in the tate Liverpool. So instead of seeing piet mandarin I decided to walk about the gallery and discovered lots of beautiful pieces. There was a display of William Blake's work which was very exciting as he is one of my favourite poets. Not only did I find inspiration inside the Tate but also outside along the river many of the buildings were symmetric, geometrical, and very modern. The whole afternoon visit really gave me an extra shot of inspiration and rejuvenation.