P.E task 2.

The title we wre given for this body of work was data which I did find quite daunting at first but after thinking into it with mind maps etc, I thought about how we collect data. Our brains I feel are probally one of the most complex data bases and we use there every single day. I then went on to research how we collect data from our brains and what we can learn from them Brain scans etc.  

I big influence for my work has been the work of several textile artist that have their work in the museum of accurate brain art. The main one that I took a lot of inspiration from is Karen Norberg she created a anatomically correct replica of the brain the whole piece has been knitted together. It was the colours that really stood out to me she used different colours for different sections of the brain. Colour is a key role in my work it's the the main way that I have been transferring ideas for my drawings to my samples. The image below is a knit sample that I did I based it on a drawing i did of a brain scan that suffered from depression. I used partial knitting technique to bring different colours into it. I also thought about the texture I wanted it to be based and a brain scan but like Karen Norberg I wanted it to have the feel of a brain the lumpiness so I used a punch card and tuck technique to get the surface texture. 

After looking at the work of Karen Norberg I really started to think about where I would invision my samples.Aalthough I had orriginally thought of them as perhaps becoming a fashion element I feel that would sit much more comfortably in a gallery environment. So I wanted to look into other artists work that was on the same wave length of mine. I began to think about mental health and the brain when I found this piece I was very intrigued by it. In fact it's actually a art piece created by youths who suffer from mental health issues. What I liked about this is the confusing within the painting and all the mark making within the paint. I wanted to get this mark marking appearance within some of my work to also show the confusion that goes on within some peoples minds. There was one sample in particular it's not one of my favorites but I did base try and work from the painting directly from choosing the colour pallet to the weave structure used. I used a weave structure that changes direction and has a continuous movement to it. I also used a bobly thread so that it added a different texture in places.

Laura Jade Is a artist based in Sydney she creates works from sculpture to oil based paintings It was her work named Brain art that really first gave me alot of ideas within my sketch book. It shows a cluster of drawings all based around the brain It showed me you can look at the same source and create several different outcomes from it. Just by looking at something in a different perspective you can create something entirely different.  I really took away from her work shape and form which is where I got the idea for sewing into my weave below the outline of a brain scan. I also thought a lot about waves and lines that the scans create and that show in her work hence

 the movement within the weave in the orange and blue. 

If I were to take my body of work further I would want to think further into embellishing them after and perhaps creating a 3D form from them. I feel my work would appeal to people with an interest into the obscure and who find textile art appealing.I feel it would appeal more to people who are more interested into modern art rather than the traditional. I would hope people would relate to the colours used and reflect on why it is I have used them linking it back to the brain scans. 

Inspirational art work.

The museum of acurate fabric brain art.

I would have thought it would be a lot harder to find inspirational art work that I could link back to my own research. I soon  came across a website about a museum In America dedicated to accurate textile brain art. I thought this whole thing was a crazy idea of mine although my work may not be accurately correct I have taken a lot of visual inspiration from the works shown in this museum I'm just disappointed that its's in America and there's no chance of me seeing it in real life. What it has really shown me is different way in which texture can play a keen roll in communicating something. I feel for me the key here is the colours that I use, I really want it be the colour that shows through in my samples if nothing else. I want it to be about colour cause its one of the main ways we collect data from PET scans the colour shows the active parts of our brains.  

Beginning Knit and Sampling.

I really struggled to grasp the basics with knit It has only been in the last week that I have finally gotten to grips with it and now can do all the techniques I have been shown and grudgingly it has grown on me. My first sample I created Is very basic but I do feel it is effective I based it around a brain scan that shows a brain with a tumor. I used e wrapping and left the threads hanging lose so I could create 3D tufts of the tumors. I also added holes into the sample to show the disintegration of the brain. 

The next sample I created  I based around a drawing I did of a scan of a person who suffers from depression. I really wanted the sample to be about the colours how coincidentally blue and green the colours that I would associate with depression are the colours that show through. I also used hooking up to create movement in the black outlining. 

Difference Between Brain Scans.

Brain Scan Prints. 

After doing my onion printing I wanted to look at creating my own print so I stuck string in the shape of a brain scan to card board and began printing it. I also started looking at different thing that can effect the outcome of a brain scan things like being on drugs, having a brain tumor, suffering with a mental illness all these things effect the look of our brain scan. I never knew out could collect so much information from them before. The image above to the right hand side shows a brain of someone suffering with several tumors. The bottom left image I did the left hand side the brain normal and the right on cocaine to show the difference. And the image on the left is of someone suffering with altzimers. I want to look into more how you can tell what people suffer with from there brain scans the specific characteristics. I'm finding it fascinating the amount of data that we can gain from our brains and how much data in which the hold.