Going back to an idea that I had a while ago but for some reason discarded – a typographic poster made up from drawing where the text is highly embellished and ornate. I wanted to concentrate more on the language used in porn films and ads – which seems to follow a certain protocol. They are obviously very crude and to-the-point, my idea is to mask the underlying meaning of the text by embellishing the words with beautiful drawings (I’m thinking of quite ornate drawings, natural things - can’t explain myself properly, I’ll draw and find some examples of what I mean).
I feel much happier with this idea as I think it’s saying exactly what I want to be saying, and it is accomplishable in the time I’ve got left.
For the text I might use, I’ve been transcribing the ‘call me’ ads.“Wanna get a free eight hour DVD? Do you wanna see X-rated action – with today’s hottest stars? Do you want hardcore fucking? Sloppy deep-throat sucking.....”
There was a worry about moving too close to Fiona banner’s work. I think this will be OK because I am dealing with the aesthetics of the text (although this is obviously taken into account in Banner’s work, it isn’t the main feature) as well as having slightly different content.
There was a worry about moving too close to Fiona banner’s work. I think this will be OK because I am dealing with the aesthetics of the text (although this is obviously taken into account in Banner’s work, it isn’t the main feature) as well as having slightly different content.
Hi Maisie, I like your idea of language and masking it with embellishments - I found an olde english word for cunt the other day, spelt 'queynte' which i think comes from the word quaint. thought it might be of interest to you. x
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