Generating Ideas from the Chosen Themes...

The chosen themes for this project include: city life, fantasy, historical portraits, natural world, literary subjects, war, death and culture traits.

I mind mapped each chosen theme and genre to help generate ideas

After creating a mind map for each theme, I then chose 5 to further brainstorm, looking at artists interpretations ranging from painting and photography to makeup and body painting to help generate more ideas with colour, texture, reasoning and messages. I chose to further brainstorm city life, fantasy, death, historical portraits and natural world as these themes intrigued me the most.

References

City life mind map

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Allartclassic.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.allartclassic.com/img/Vincent_van_Gogh_GOV004.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

City, T. (2016). The City - Hopper Edward. [online] www.wikiart.org. Available at: http://uploads1.wikiart.org/images/edward-hopper/the-city.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Leninimports.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.leninimports.com/edward_hopper_shop_approaching_city_postcard_1.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Theartwolf.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.theartwolf.com/articles/images/wayne-thiebaud-ocean-city.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Theartwolf.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.theartwolf.com/exhibitions/images/leger-the-city.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Theartwolf.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.theartwolf.com/articles/images/richard-estes-broadways-bus-stop.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Theartwolf.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.theartwolf.com/masterworks/masterworks/1943_mondrian_broadway.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Theartwolf.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.theartwolf.com/articles/impressionism/pissarro-montmartre-night.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Fantasy mind map

Dalipaintings.net. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.dalipaintings.net/images/thumbs/the-persistence-of-memory.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Dalipaintings.net. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.dalipaintings.net/images/thumbs/swans-reflecting-elephants.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Reproduction-gallery.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.reproduction-gallery.com/catalogue/uploads/1124960036_large-image_125_painting_figures_in_the_night_1950_lg.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Upload.wikimedia.org. (2016). [online] Available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Joan_Mir%C3%B3,_1920,_Horse,_Pipe_and_Red_Flower,_oil_on_canvas,_82.6_x_74.9_cm,_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

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1.bp.blogspot.com. (2016). [online] Available at: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKNgUVd-nW8StXUd1KgRSrKccO0xk0AGsxQhbH9iA8iemoMuZ0afRATMyLkowuGylS8BEbZV1AJEf2L9tjbGpNTABrGPSArVS7U4Th2i8fdfFiUANxGo_lU3sbD6k_p_cbPrRqJK0SPk/s1600/images+(14).jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Churchofhalloween.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.churchofhalloween.com/wp-content/posts-2016/ve-neill-2.png [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Rankin., and Box, A. (2009). Alex Box. [London]: [Rankin Photography].

Spurling, H. (2006). A life of Henri Matisse: volume two, 1909-1954. [Place of publication not identified]: Penguin.

Death mind map

Fridakahlo.org. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.fridakahlo.org/images/paintings/girl-with-death-mask.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Frida-kahlo-foundation.org. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.frida-kahlo-foundation.org/72074/A-Few-Small-Nips-small.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

I0.wp.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://i0.wp.com/listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/blakebeast1bg.jpg?resize=356%2C400 [Accessed 1 May 2016].

I2.wp.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://i2.wp.com/listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/study_after_velazquez27s_portrait_of_pope_innocent_x.jpg?resize=314%2C400 [Accessed 1 May 2016].

I2.wp.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://i2.wp.com/listverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/gericault_severed_heads.jpg?resize=550%2C452# [Accessed 14 May 2016].

Upload.wikimedia.org. (2016). [online] Available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Gustav_Klimt_-_Death_and_Life_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Petapixel.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2013/11/reincarnation.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Historical portraits mind map

Images.npg.org.uk. (2016). [online] Available at: http://images.npg.org.uk/264_325/9/2/mw06792.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Images.npg.org.uk. (2016). [online] Available at: http://images.npg.org.uk/264_325/9/2/mw06792.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Eonline.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2016319/rs_1024x423-160419102755-1024.HMQ-90th-Birthday-stamps2-Kf.41916.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Upload.wikimedia.org. (2016). [online] Available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Mona_Lisa,_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci,_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg/687px-Mona_Lisa,_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci,_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Upload.wikimedia.org. (2016). [online] Available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Meisje_met_de_parel.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

I.gr-assets.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1423522731i/13638071._SY540_.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

I0.wp.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://i0.wp.com/paulgreenphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DSCF0278-Edit.jpg [Accessed 1 May 2016].

Kitaab.com. (2016). [online] Available at: http://www.kitaab.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_20150917_224316.jpg [Accessed 28 May 2016].