Medium- ART

In order to research my final project in depth I have decided to create my own patient notes file to add to the narrative of my images. I want to include drawings, poems and other general notes from doctors on meetings and analysis of the patient. This means I have a lot of work to do yet feel it will not only be rewarding for me to look at the final product but will ensure the audience have a fully complete narrative if observing my images. I have begun to create some documents such as an admittance notes and some observations. I am now researching other notes such as any artwork or poertry written by the patient. Due to the patient not being real and the name and illness being false I wil have to create these documents myself. I have some ideas and me and the model in the images will create some drawings and poems written by him.

Before I draw anything or write anything I want to do some research into it. I spoke to my photography teacher who recommended 'outsider art'. The term outsider art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for art brut (French: "raw art" or "rough art"). This technique almost helps people get emotions out and uses a lot more abstract ideas. I decided on creating some art similar to the ones I found. I only used a simple Google search to find some of these images but really like the way they would fit in with my work:





Whilst researching this style of work I came across Arges Jorn whos work is of a similar style. He uses materials to create art. He was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author and I feel this work fits in suitably with my work. His work is quite abstract and is open to interpretation. These are some of my favourite paintings by him:






I want to create images like this to show the fake  patients state of mind and mental health. It gives the audience a much more of a creative view on mental health and how it can be expressed through art.