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 * Metamorphosis**

//Brainstorm//... Mutation / Transmutation Change / Transformation / Evolution A type of alteration or degeneration Positive = to become better in some way, stronger, brighter, taller, bigger, Negative = to decay in some way, become smaller – tiny, rotten, darker change of form, structure, or substance Metamorphosis in living things / buildings / evolution

Key Concept: Change Related concepts: Boundaries and Narrative Global Conext: Orientation in Space and Time Statement of Inquiry: Changing and adapting the boundaries of a form, evolving it’s orientation in space and time, creates new possibilities for new narratives and ways of viewing the art form.

- Still Life drawing session - a piece of driftwood (draw for 15 mins) then morph part of it into something else -

Visual metamorphosis is the term we use to indicate shape-shifting in art. It allows an artist to transform a shape representing one item into a similar shape representing something else. This, in turn, allows one meaning to be hidden behind another. It is a visual technique equivalent to allegory and metaphor in literature and has, in consequence, been widely used. It was first proposed in the 1930’s in a slightly different form by the French art historian, Henri Foçillon. Although subsequent historians have recognized visual metamorphosis in a few works by major artists, Dürer being the best-known, it has been far more widely used than anyone, save artists, has ever recognized.


 * Starting point ideas to get you thinking about your work and angle**

Sewn-up banana peel, let it sit for weeks while photographing it over time. It will go from a sewn up banana peel, to a stunningly deceiving old beat up leather shoe, just from its natural decaying and drying process.

In the television series Supernatural, there is an episode where a man is born with something in him, which waits until he grows to certain age before it takes control and begins transforming in his mind/stomach (craving for raw meat). Had it not been for his death… I imagine his body would have gone through some metamorphosis - I'm thinking of his spinal/rib/shoulder structure painfully growing into some wings!

Puberty? That’s ALL about metamorphosis, and it's something everyone can relate to.

Mythical themes

Semi-self portrait transforming into your totem animals or star sign.

Getting older. Find a photo of when you/your parents/grandparents were babies, little kids, teens, adults, elderly and how they changed through the years, both in appearance and mind. Or from fetus to baby, (which could be done with different animals too).

What about mental metamorphosis? Have you ever had something happen to you that changed your point of view on something? Try to remember what it felt like and maybe convert that feeling into a representative image. Maybe a growing-up moment, or a moment of clarity, or moment of learning?

Artists' engaging with Metamorphosis as a theme/subject in the Real World