Boardmasters 9-14 August

This year I went to Boardmasters festival in Cornwall with my friends for five days - we arrived on Wednesday 9 August by coach and left the following Monday. As well as enjoying this experience, I have managed to capture some incredible moments and also relate them to my personal investigation.

Interacting with a composition against sea pollution

Here I am stood on a surfboard that was part of a composition that included a sculpture of a wave made out of waste. As Boardmasters hosts surfing competitions at Fistral Beach and has many links to the seaside, this wave sculpture was made out of plastics that are commonly found in the sea as a reminder of the pollution in our oceans. Whilst I was there I loved dressing in more obscure clothing and covering myself in glitter and jewels. It was great to see everyone's sparkly outfits and I even received the odd compliment here and there. This outfit in particular got me thinking about one of my artists, Chila Burman, someone who uses mixed media in her work. Coming from an Asian family, some of her work, for example, 'Sugar love', includes items such as bhindis. When I was at this festival I wore face jewels and glitter and this gave me the idea that I could use these in my work when I start looking at Burman in more depth.

Sugar love

Chila Burman

oil paint and bhindis on canvas

2013

Corona Sunset stage

In this photograph of the Corona Sunset stage, the stage acts as a divide across the horizon between the sky and the ground. I think that the navy sky looks quite intense, especially when it is contrasted by the bright lights to the right of the photograph. The colour of the sky is also harmonious to the green grass and these colours both belong to a colder colour palette. This cold colour palette is then contrasted by a warm yellow which slices the photograph horizontally. As this photograph was taken at night, the lights are much more prominent than if it was taken in the day. Along with this, there is also more tone in the sky where the clouds have lined the sky at night time, allowing some light to seep through in more places than others. I like how the amount of tone in the sky contrasts the little tonal representation in the sky, making the sky more attractive. I think this concept of warm and cold colours is something that I can experiment with in my artwork.

Ellie, Reigan and I at 'The Point'

Alfie and I at 'The Point'