Fine Art- Ideas and concepts

The theme in Fine Art was 'Pick and Mix’ we had to combine an artist and an object that we picked randomly from a box, and use them to create a journey that would lead us to a successful final outcome. The artist I chose was Tracy Emin and the object I chose was a match box. I didn't know much about Tracy Emin but I found the image I selected "Twin Brains" unusual and interesting. However, when I saw the rest of Tracy Emin's work I wasn't entirely sure that I liked it, but further research allowed me to understand and appreciate her work more and realise that it was very much about raw emotion.

 This got me thinking; since fire is an emotional element then maybe I could create a piece based on emotion. when I was in secondary school, I came up with a theory about where the mind metaphorically stores emotion. I was originally going to create an interactive blog explaining my theory, but I had limited time and more importantly at that point I had no knowledge of how to create a blog.  

So, to my joy I used an oxy-settling torch and created a concertina sketch book showing the different thought patterns throughout the day.

I then photocopied it in different formats e.g negative, to represent different emotional states throughout the day and used a light box to up light the concertina producing shadows and reflections.