Clutter!

Clutter! Clutter! Clutter! I was confused for ages on what to do in accordance with this project. At first I had the idea of doing my bedroom which was rather messy and covered in countless strips of white paper from cutting and contextual work. That seemed rather boring to do a print of and would probably look immaculate as a sculpture. So i decided just to check up clutter on the internet and research the meaning. Bingo! I came across a definition that suited me down to the ground:  Cluttered speech is a common term for speech that becomes broken down, cluttered, or unintelligible due to a variety of reasons. Cluttered speech is often described as hurried, nervous and broken down. Cluttered speech happens extensively with the speech disorder of cluttering, but is more commonly found in various disorders and especially in normal speech not associated with the disorder of cluttering.

An image immediately popped into my head. I decided to go with it and let it develop naturally. I used the white paper and placed strips in my mouth and took some photographs. These symbolized stammering or stuttering relating to public speaking and expressing oneself. I also sensed that it was almost a metaphor for the slang term 'Word Vomit,' which is defined as basically uncontrollably saying something you wish you had not. I looked in the mirror so as to see the camera reflected. This allowed me too have some control over composition. I was lucky that one of the four photographs taken was perfect! 

I edited it slightly on my computer to make it easier to translate as a drypoint etching and give me an idea of its appearance in its final stage. I did such things as heightened the brightness, contrast and deepened the shadows. I also played with the colour temperature. These are basic things that you do not even need Photoshop to accomplish. 

The resulting image reminded me of this infamous album and its rather striking cover: Madonna's Erotica. This was supposedly inspired by the work of Andy Warhol.

I also found this image which I like a lot. Just infusing some rather ultramarine tones can do an immense amount for an image.