Thursday, December 8, 2016

OUGD502 - Studio Brief 01 - Hannah Waldron Talk

A talk by multi-disciplinary artist Hannah Waldron in which she presented examples of her work and detailed her journey through projects and moving from illustration-based works into textiles and fabric.







Speaking about her work, Waldron highlighted the use of a square motif, which features heavily throughout both her illustration and textiles pieces. Of squares, Waldron stated that they do no conform to linear readings, have no beginning or end, and can therefore be used in an infinite number of ways. After undertaking a course in illustration Waldron began to explore the textile industry,  discovering that cloth can be a multicultural platform that can be used as art and furniture as well as for clothes.

Speaking about her personal approach to projects Waldron challenged us to move quicker, think of ideas faster and action them faster - ultimately failing or succeeding with a greater passion for the project regardless of the outcome. She suggested that an effective method of tackling each and every brief was to write a personal manifesto. To prevent getting lost in the work a manifesto can create clear personal guidelines to bring a person back to what they consider important and valuable, and well as what they believe in and what their work should represent.