Alice Daniell
The main theme for my exhibition is contrast. I enjoyed
exploring the different meanings of this word, and the
numerous ways I can interpret it, experimenting with the
boundaries of what contrast actually is. There is the surface
definition of the physical aspects of a piece, in terms of
contrasting light and dark, and of colour, but then it can be
taken further into the more conceptual understanding.
Here I focused more on the expectations of reality
and how that can be subverted.
A strong theme throughout my work is the idea of
contrasting tones. In my Wiggly Buildings I enjoyed the
freedom of a first project, as it set the grounding for what I
wanted to achieve through the rest of my works. Next came
Brian, who inspired me to expand my focus from just the
urban world. Thus the project took root and inspired the rest
of my pieces, still with a connection to contrast. So here
is my lasting contribution to the school: some paintings. I
personally choose to listen to The 1975’s album I like it when
you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it when
I am at an exhibition, and I highly recommend it, but of
course you are not required to.