FMP - 1st Draft Proposal

FMP Proposal-Emily Vaines

For my final major project I’m going down a special experience route as I am going to New York with college it my one place I’ve always wanted to go so I’m using New York a driving force for my FMP. To really make the most and get the most research and information on New York, for my primary research I am going to take photos of all the famous landmarks that will influence and be on my screen prints and bring back newspapers to keep track on the American culture and news as part of my research into America. My research and sketchbook will reflect my journey in New York and my experiences and will take on a Journal / Newspaper quality with a personal feel to it so the person looking at my work will feel like they was there too. Alongside my journal feel sketch book I will also write a journal while I’m there and also blog about my days and Art sculptures and the people traffic and transport that covers New York  so I’m not missing a beat and have a constant record of my inspiration and Primary research.

My Idea & final piece will consist of 3 things it will be a Newspaper called The Vaines Voice in a layout of a newspaper with each page being a mixture of materials and screen prints inspired by my primary research; I want to explore the main iconic attractions/landmarks that New York is famous for and the surrounding neighbourhoods other than the Island of Manhattan. This Newspaper that I will sew together with all my A3 samples creating a book/newspaper will have screens of imagery of the Chrysler building , Empire State , Statue of Liberty , NYC taxi , Brooklyn Bridge , Time Square , streets of New York and skyline of New York and surrounding neighbourhoods such as Brooklyn , Williamsburg , Chelsea , Tribeca. As an extra I want to do a collection of New York themed accessories as New York is one of the fashion capitals of the world I want to do my version fashion goods. My accessories are going to be a printed scarves in a range of pocket scarves and longer scarves using Devore and silks also experiment with making jewellery using leather and chains and other fabrics using both heat transfers and screen printing.

Artist inspiration I am taking inspiration from many different roots and art movements I am trying to be as diverse as possible using both fashion designers and artists. The first artist I’m looking at is Roy Lichtenstein with his pop art movement and Jeff Koons for his contempory sculptures in New York also with using Architecture as a constant theme I have researched architects who designed the landmarks so I look into Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Richard Moss Hunt, and William Van Alen. For fashion I am looking at John Galliano for Dior Newspaper Dress.