Summer Adventure!

Well I'm going to be away for 10 days as of Wednesday 8.35am.

I'm interrailing with two buds from the Costume course; I totally gate crashed and invited myself.
THE PLAN - Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam
And I turn 20 whilst we're in Berlin, then at night we're in Amsterdam, messy 20th ahead.
Bt other than being with amazing people and seeing amazing things I will finally hopefully if I find the way, get to see EGON SCHIELE'S WORK IN REAL LIFE at The Leopold Museum. So excited I am wet.

So I will sooo obviously bring a sketchbook and draw the whole activity and get drunk everywhere, sampling all the absinthe and getting excited for life.

Life at home has been utter shit so for once I am fully embracing escapism.

But tomorrow in the morning I'm off to an MA Workshop at my uni with Peta Lily, get in get in get right in.

So loads of updating soon!

Madwoman of Chaillot

 So this project was a group collaboration between us costume lot and the make-up, prosthetics and wigs kids at LCF, and the play we worked from was 'The Madwoman of Chaillot' by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943. Our group's theme was 'In Her Eyes'.

Now. I've already said I hate period. So you can imagine my disgust when I was sat in that briefing. But then we had a trip to Paris and I went to L'Absinthe and the project became more tolerable. 

A lip piece from a vintage store in Paris, just because.

I got to design the character of the Madwoman herself, Countess Aurelia. I paired up with make-up, prosthetic and wig student Stefanie. Now how was I ganna tackle this without being obvious and boring and BLARGH whilst compromising on the group?! It was an adventure. Design went through changes throughout!

My main research influence was the Arc du Triomphe- Victor Hugo died in 1885, and in the play Countess is described in 1885 fashion, so I thought it was probably relevant in the writer's mind.

So yeah taking that architectural element as she's a female leader in Paris as her silhouette, she is the land.

And then ABSINTHE. Glorious Absinthe which taste rank but gets us drunk in no time! Because she's 'mad' and absinthe made people 'mad' and because i'm 'mad' that milky absinthe I experienced in Paris became the colour palette. And looking at absinthe paintings my partner Stef had these hues of blues and yellows came in. 

And for the hair and face, well the group was looking at 'Gothic' as an initial theme, and I was looking at American Gothic paintings and sculptures and how the eyes were widened to communicate 'wisedom to fools' and because the world is 'In Her Eyes' BINGO. Big eyes. Big absinthe eyes. 

Following the architectural influence, the hair's muse was Eiffel tower.

Now this was the original design

But then I was like errrrrrr a squared butt ain't shit. Let's take it out. So new design:

What I love about my Costume course at LCF above all the rest is that we are learning to become Designers AND Makers! So as I normally change my design in the process of its realization, well this course is perfect! No discrimination for changing your design a GAAaaazillion times.

So after much stress, self loathing, mild arguments, and the classic blood, sweat and tears. 

HERES THE DAMN BITCH.

 

Costume by moi : Sanya Torkmorad- Jozavi
Make-up, Prosthetics and Wig: Stefanie Kemp

In the end I was pretty chuffed with this, the construction, the making of it all....yeah.  Didn't think I'd have it in me. Wish I was happier with the rest of my unit's work HA FAIL.

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Past Work Highlights

So here's just a bunch of work from the past 2 years.

Central Saint Martins Foundation Year

Here was WEEK ONE 'Textiles and Fashion'

I did this paper installation with two other people in my class, title of the week was Urban Surfaces and this was the end result, still a favourite of mine, was my kind of breakthrough from A level standard.

These were experiments developed from the installation piece

Here's FINE ART WEEK. The sperm piece. Classic Sanya.

The title was 'Mapping the Invisisble' and I don't know what the tutor was doing but I refused to sit around and do nothing so I did sperm; someone in the final project that year I SWEAR COPIED ME! Someone in fine arts basically did a fancy UV light version of sperm, kmt.

First appearance in Performance Design and Practice.

Only in art can you just spend your time burning food.

These woven paper pieces were done during Textiles and Fashion, we had to start off with deconstructing a shoe and these are some of the things I ended up with.

Now this is when I officially start my relationship with Performance Design and Practice, and we've been committed and loving since.

Garments that became furniture

Paper mache and mod rock antler hooks.

'Traditional' costume started and it was 'From Rags to Riches' and we had to work from Victorian street living and reycling. So I did a prostitute figure using paper, fabric and video tape, standard.

I hate period clothing, just like having to recreate something annoys me, I like to be innovative so this was my interpretation, fully embracing the scum of society which every guy indulged in, and getting the legs out - controversial victorian ooh ahh

And then experimenting with light, these shadows kind of engulfing the surroundings.

 Lil set model, bless.

Now this was the BOSS of my Foundation year. The finale project that was going to release me into Costume and the world of Art! 

Text we got was 'The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat'.

So I focused on Dr. P's wife who in my mind was windowed. 

First I was doing installations, costumes, blah blah and then it ended up in the final week this sculpture/costume/prop/thing. Really pleased with this. 

Biggest thing I learnt in Foudnation a CSM was COMMUNICATION IS KEY. Work needs to speak to the audience; if you can't respond to it and the piece says fuck all and so people just walk on by, well the piece sucks.


So now what I've been getting up to since September, learning all new fancy skills in pattern cutting, victorian dress etc. We had to make a boned bodice.

Basting stitches left in still oops, raw silk fabric and chiffon and organza sleeves.

Experiment.

A scaled down petticoat with 3 types of pleats.

LOVE drawing nude. Nothing makes me happier than paper, drawing tools and a naked chick. Need to get some guys to pose for me.

First term design for Roald Dalh's short story 'Pig' from 'Kiss Kiss'

It's Aunt Glosspan, obviously.

These following designs were for term 2, Animal Farm by George Orwell, these designs for the play version.

'Napolean'

'Snowball'

'Man' - all humans in the play to be dressed like this.

'Folk of Sheep'

'Donkey'

AND BREATHE. That's me so far, next post will be of my final piece for this year.