In the pitch, both Jamie and Kim said that my sketchbook pages developed well and that I'd made a good start to the project. I explained the reason behind the theme and they understood my reasons for basing it on this and agreed my past work on the urban environment was successful. Kim was positive about the intended look of my photographs and thought the contrast and perspective in them worked well. She immediately was drawn to the one below, which is infact one of my favourites.
They were also pleased with my choice of contextual references and said I absorbed the information and responded to it well by creating work using their style and techniques. Jamie said that as the pages went on, they got stronger and my intention to explore new materials was a great idea. He was pleased with the brave leap I had made in my painting techniques as it showed I wasn't afraid to step out my comfort zone which is something I hoped to achieve in this project.
Something that Kim said really stood out to me: ''Scale is important. You don't have to produce a massive canvas to get your work noticed. Some of the best work I've seen at exhibitions are the small pieces that you have to wait ages to see because they can work just as well, if not better, as a giant painting hanging on a wall".
She then mentioned that some of my work would look great as prints and that experimenting with new printing methods could be interesting (continuous prints, overlaying plates). She gave me contextual references to look into, whose work has a similar quality to mine and as prints from last year worked so well, I plan to produce some for this project in the near future.
Overall, I'm pleased with how the pitch went. I'm grateful for Jamie and Kim's comments
and I now feel more confident about how the project's progressing. I've tried to take everything on board and plan to act upon the advice given to me to make my work the best it can be.
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