Author Archives: Manon Rey

Seeing how the entire installation has come together, I am really proud. A lot of work has gone into this and a lot of new skills have been learned and applied. I have learned to tile and grout, I have learned to edit and piece together a short movie, use and understand the process ofContinue reading “THE FINAL EXHIBITION”

I decided I wanted to make a crossword for my instillation as they remind me of my grandad who always has the daily newspaper in his hand and is completing the crosswords from it. My grandad is the only one who will quiz me on artists and what they did, he always buys me booksContinue reading “CROSSWORDS”

During BA3a, I created my own Cigarette brand Pompier. I extended this to BA3b by printing the label and creating cigarettes and placing them in the box. I made the cigarettes by glueing coffee stirrers together and sanding down the edges to create a rounded shape. I then painted the design on the cigarettes andContinue reading “MATCHES & CIGARETTES”

My plan is to make a TV case in which I can place the TV that would play my short film. The reason for this is for more authenticity within the instillation – really wanting to add the feeling of being in a bedroom. I drew up plans and contacted the university to see ifContinue reading “RETRO TV”

Seeing as the theme of my installation is on surrealism, I wanted to make it clear to the viewers. My intention was to show something that appears normal, but upon closer inspection, is actually quite surreal. Seeing that my goal for this project is to be sustainable – buy things that would be thrown awayContinue reading “A DIRTY MARTINI ANYONE?”

I wanted to include a diary within the instillation to emphasise the fact that it is a bedroom; seeing the theme of the exhibition, I had to make it surreal. So I recalled all of the surreal things that have ever happened to me and chose to combine them in a book. These include aContinue reading “MY SURREAL DIARY”

For the instillation, I have been really torn as I want to include decor but I wasn’t really sure what I wanted it to look like. A constant in my idea has been to create a visually pleasing “to do” list. This was all well and nice but I had no idea how to makeContinue reading “FROM SURREAL DREAMS TO “TO DO” LISTS”

In my previous post I speak about my idea for a short film Lobster Man. In this post, I will be talking about the process of making this film as well as showing the outcome. So my dad and I made our way to the park with a stool, an old phone, the lobster paintingContinue reading “LOBSTER MAN – THE FILM”

A big goal for this project has been to make a series of short films to show in my installation. This blog page will be focusing on my first film and the steps to get there. The first introduction I ever had to surrealism was in my year 9 art class where my teacher wasContinue reading “LOBSTER MAN”

During this unit, I have been focusing very much on how I can manipulate objects to create something completely new and alter how they can be used. This object came to mind when I saw a video of someone making a Christmas garland out of dried orange slices. I wondered how someone might come upContinue reading “ORANGES CAST A NICE LIGHT…”