FMP Week 1 : Studio Day 1

The Anxiety Arts Festival London 2014 - Would've been perfect for primary research had it not been scheduled to commence in June 2014.

'Anxiety' - by Ida Vaag. Poignant visual depiction of anxiety, has given me some preliminary ideas that I will note down and expand on in my idea generation phase.

'Anxiety Girl!' a more lighthearted but still factual look at the issue of anxiety, given me an idea and shown me a more humorous side of tackling the issue. This has given me the idea to possibly create a character, rather than focusing on story when responding with my final piece.

Studio Day 1 Evaluation:

My Final Major Project is entitled 'The Fear Of Failure Will Make You Fail' and is intended to explore the many ways fear and anxiety inhibit people from fulfilling their true potential. Today I predominantly conducted secondary research online on various concepts; the fear of failure, anxiety, performance anxiety and a few factors that contribute to anxiety in peoples' daily lives. I have gathered some great books for secondary research and I am arranging some interviews for primary research within this week and the next. I have found some interesting images online thus far that have given me preliminary ideas and introduced me to different ways of portrayal through metaphor i.e 'Anxiety Girl' (above). I aim to strengthen my conceptual and scientific knowledge on all things neurotic in order to bolster my Arsenal of options when my final piece is created. So far I have  taken today at a fairly leisurely pace and must trust myself and not fall into the habit of pragmatism that has been pointed out to me by Tom and Seb.