Emily
Charlotte Davies
Goldsmiths College, university of london: Fine Art For sales, commissions and to send comments to the artist click here |
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(mis)understood My work explores the concepts of (mis)understanding and (mis)interpretation through an investigation of text, poetic rhythm and codes in art. I employ the visual rhetoric associated with the schoolhouse to accomplish this goal—as it is in school that we are taught how to be ‘understood.’ More importantly, however, such images allow me to address the personal frustrations I experienced during my school days as a result of my teachers’ ignorance to my disability—as a late-diagnosed dyslexic. On this level, my work engages with the particular frustrations I feel when my written work is ‘(mis)understood’ and ‘corrected’—as I strongly believe that my identity is compromised when I’m forced to use an other’s (correct) language. Each fold in each plane represents the rhythm and syntax of my text—seemingly simple when isolated, complicated when multiplied, yet pointed regardless.
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Title
of show:
Stand at the back of the class, 2002
Using my
school reports, exercise books, and most importantly, teacher’s
comments as inspiration, I aim to depict emotion through typography and
the language of books. I work with a range of media (paper, plastics,
felt, glass and fabric) whilst using traditional stitchery and print.
I believe my work is minimal but decorative. Pieces are predominately
monochromatic (to reflect notions of insecurity and timidity), whilst
acidic hues depict the discipline of teacher’s marking corrections.
Goldsmiths College, university of london: Fine Art
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