* Publication - change in direction *
After researching a fair amount into Meadham Kirchhoff in particular, I have learned that so much goes into their work. They are very idea led, and there's got to be something behind what it is that they're doing. Their craft is a lengthy process, and it raises a lot of important issues - be it about feminism or how music affects the world.
After researching a fair amount into Meadham Kirchhoff in particular, I have learned that so much goes into their work. They are very idea led, and there's got to be something behind what it is that they're doing. Their craft is a lengthy process, and it raises a lot of important issues - be it about feminism or how music affects the world.
A lot of what they do could be described by many as 'kitsch', and I'm really interested in this whole idea that something can be viewed as tacky and so on, yet still hold a lot of meaning. In past lectures, the debate between low and high culture cropped up - kitsch being something considered low culture, yet being so big in the fashion world would not be considered so. Fashion such as this would be associated with those of "high culture" in a sense. I'm not claiming to know a lot about fashion, however it is something that interests me.
I am therefore debating focusing my publication on this contrast between something that at first glance could be viewed negatively, but presents it's viewers with a number of questions surrounding numerous issues. I also feel that it relates to my essay in how certain things within culture has an effect on design. Feminism plays a large role within their work, as does music as an inspiration - particularly Courtney Love. Periods of music and change in society have a notable impact on how people work and I feel that this is something I would like to investigate. What is it about all of this 'stuff' that makes their work look the way that it does? How does it lead to this idea of 'kitsch'?
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