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Saturday, 25 October 2014

Visual Language - Cowboys & Indians



 From a list of possible visual subjects i have decided to spend the next six weeks researching and responding with my hands & mind to COWBOYS & INDIANS.



Other options were;

1980s New York 
Olympic games 
Farmers and farming 
Tokyo & its technology
Fun fairs & Theme Parks 
Classic Horror Movies 
Tour de France & vintage bicycles
Punk, Ska & Northern Soul
Deep sea diving 
Haute Couture Fashion
Highlands of Scotland & its wildlife

I was initially drawn towards Horror Movies & 1980's New York as i've got  fair bit of knowledge and love for both of them, but i thought it'd be more interesting for me to look into something i wasn't too familiar with already. Having Cowboys AND Indians gave me a wider range of subject matter to explore; you've got the masks, headdresses, cave paintings and weaponry from the native americans and then you have guns, horses,strong hat selection and rhinestone cowboy suits which Liberacé wouldn't have looked out of place wearing.I LOVE a tassel!


I wasn't too sure how many books about Cowboys and/or Indians i'd be able to find but the library came up trumps again, including an absolute beauty entirely about cowboy hats! Essential reading.Plus others on masks and wild western clobber. G'waan Cliint!








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