Hippie Modernism – Continuation and More Finals

Continuing my hippie project, I researched some artists that dealt with similar concepts and I brainstormed some phrases that related to current affairs in the world. I also experimented with some printing techniques, I tried heat-pressing vinyl and foils to fabric, as well as some sublimation on fabric. I loved how bright the colours turned …

Thematic Essay – Hippie Modernism

To what extent has the original hippie movement influenced contemporary activism, and how do the visuals of both periods compare? The hippie movement was a prominent, cultural shift in the ideologies of the 1960s and the 1970s, it influenced people's views on political, economic, social, and environmental issues by challenging the norms of that era. …

Project Development Feedback

I think my overall feedback from my tutor for the Project Development module, a.k.a. my Hippie Modernism project, was just above average. In this post I want to go over and analyse the constructive criticism I received for each learning objective for this module. LO1: Define the parameters of their academic vocational project through research …

Hippie Modernism – Final Piece and Evaluation

Going into the final stage of this project, I reminded myself of my aims; I wanted to combine the 1970's hippie aesthetics with modern activism, I wanted my work to look psychedelic, chaotic, and a little harsh on the eyes, and I wanted to experiment with bold colours, textures, and layouts. Figure 1 - My …

Hippie Modernism – Development

My first plan in the development stage of this project was to try out screen-printing for the first time, I've been wanting to try this technique for so long and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity. I began by using imagery from my artist responses to create some stencils to be printed, I …

Hippie Modernism – Research

The theme for my first project this year is "Hippie Modernism", I have interpreted this title as combining aesthetics of the hippie movement with modern protest culture. Figure 1 - My visual research on hippie aesthetics. To get a feel for the theme and to understand it as much as I could, I started with …