SW5

=Old= **Description:** This piece was based on my old printmaking project, which included quite an old subject, a 1920s camera, I decided to make a photogram of my etching plate to give it an "old feel" look but at the same time, have an abstract touch to it by adding negative colors. **Analysis:** **What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style.** This piece was influenced by my previous project, the printmaking project in addition to the photogram technique in photography. I liked the aspect of objects being inverted in tone, it added a very abstract feel. I decided to add a border by using a method called double exposures, which gave it a black border. **What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?** For this project I used the Dark room from photography to create this photogram which consists of my old etching plate. The dark room has different stages. The first stage is to expose light on your paper using your enlarger. You have to adjust the aperture according to your test strip. One part of the picture has to be completely black, which is why I decided to add a border. I exposed my paper for 20 seconds of light on aperture 8. Next, I exposed it for another 20 seconds, covering my etching plate with a piece of paper to create a black border. **How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?** During the making of this piece I responded to advice given to me by my teacher in addition to my friends and my mom. It was mainly about what medium to use in order to transfer this project from printmaking to something related with a different medium. The advice was very helpful. **Clearly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement -** There aren't any mistakes in this piece and the weaknesses are very low. I think what would be the weakest part in this project was not getting my exposure right at times of my trials but as for my final piece, I wasn't exactly sure about the border since it's slightly off but it is so small and insignificant and it even adds a little to the old world feel. It gives it a bit more depth **Clearly explain the strengths of the piece –** The strengths in this piece is composition, contrast, and the additional unintended scratches on the etching plate. This gave it more depth and increased the effect I was going for. **What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme.** What I could develop further in the next project is sculpt this particular camera. I have an idea of creating a camera as a balloon or using unusual objects to create the camera.