Summative Evaluation

The aim of this project was to through research, explore the mind set of Britain during the slave trade up until the mid 19th century. I wanted to delve deeper into a concept I picked up on last year with my essay for cop. The treatment of black people as commodity. The way art is used as a cultural propaganda. In trying to infuse the two together i realised that looking at how the British Art sector was able expand and develop as a result of slavery was something that really interested me. Because honestly, I didn’t think I was going to really find anything. I thought there would maybe be some links but not as many as I found. Knowing how intertwined slavery was in the success of really the cultural sector of Britain becomes very obvious when you remember how the cultural sectors have historically been a play ground for the elite to spend their money. On The practical side of it. I really wasn’t sure what to do. At first I wanted to depict the horror of slavery using horror imagery. But further into my dissertation I found the practical easier to conceptually design the deeper i got into the written side. I feel like this was truly the first time I felt synthesis happening within my Context of Practice. This was very much a research led project that ended up becoming a written and practical piece. The aim of which was to inform through the written word and express/acknowledge that information through the practical side.