Group Crit and Reflection

In our group crit on friday(20.03.15) each group presented their work on the magnetic board in the studio. We then proceeded to talk about each others work, about the positives and what could be improved on each image. Everyone's work represented Vanitas or Nature Morte and had symbolism within the objects that were used, just light paintings in the 15th century such as Treck. The feedback for mine, Lauren's, Sophie's and Jess' image was very strong because of the way we placed the flowers, which seemed to be very popular with its audience. No one else had done anything like this so it stood out from the others to be quite different, and once everyone knew the meaning behind it, it was clear to see why we arranged it the way we did. A way we could improve that was mentioned was the lighting and if any of us were to to it again we should change the lighting as it was too harsh, as to how the light source was in the paintings.We also did not follow this mini-assignment, to recreate the painting using modern objects, which would be interesting to do if it was done again.  It was great to see other work from the different groups to see how Vanitas and Nature morte was presented, through how people understand the meaning behind it.