The Emperor's New Clothes

Week 1

This entry covers my progress from the 5/09/11 to 15/09/11. 

I have been exploring this brief by focusing on the lie and how the obvious lie grows and weaves its way through the whole of society as each person  in turn professes it to be the truth. I started this process with drawing trying to visualise the lie and its effects on a person. There is an arrogance with the characters in the story because the all assume that they will be able to see the cloth but they also are sure some of their peers will not be able to see the cloth and so be exposed as frauds or fools and unfit for the positions they hold.

Drawing to visualise the lie and it wrapping and weaving around a person.

I have been continuing this theme with the concept of the lie being woven around the body as the emperor's clothes are being woven on the empty loom.

             I have also been working with wire knitting and weaving wire and strips of paper.

  
                          I have been thinking of combining wire and fused glass.

This week I have been developing these ideas further. Drawing the body bound inspired by Emperors armour.