Mi wnaethon ni greu "Clwb Celf" fel ffordd o gadw'n greadigol ac mewn cysylltiad gydag ein cymuned Celf a Dylunio UAL yn ystod dechrau "lockdown". Cymerodd yr holl grwpiau Celf a Dylunio UAL ran yn y sesiynau ar-lein; lle wnaethon ni archwilio cyfleoedd creadigol y newid yn ein hamgylchiadau - yn sydyn yn cael llawer o amser ond gydag adnoddau a gwagle cyfyngedig iawn. Agorodd y cyfeiriad newydd ffres hwn bob math o bosibiliadau yn ogystal â phersbectif newydd ar sut y cofnodwn ein harsylwadau o'r byd newydd o'n cwmpas. Cymerodd ein tiwtoriaid ran mewn cyfeirio tasgau yn ein holl ddisgyblaethau "ar safle" arferol - Cyfathrebu 2D, Cyfathrebu 3D, cyfyngau seiliedig ar Amser a chyfarfu myfyrwyr a staff drwy gydol yr wythnos i gymryd rhan mewn critiques grwp ar-lein, cwisiau neu dim ond i gael sgwrs.
Dylanwad mawr ar y clwb oedd "Grayson's Art Club" Grayson Perry ar sianel 4, lle y gwahoddodd yr artist enwogion ac aelodau o'r cyhoedd i ymuno gyda themâu wythnosol. Cenhadaeth Grayson Perry oedd dod a'r genedl at ei gilydd drwy gelf, i ryddhau'r creadigrwydd torfol wrth i ni fyw drwy'r argyfwng digynsail hwn.
We created the ‘Art Club’ as a way of keeping creative and in contact with our UAL Art and Design Rhos community during the start of ‘lock down’. All UAL Art and Design groups took part in the online sessions, where we explored the creative opportunities of the change in our circumstance - suddenly having lots of time but very limited resources and space. This fresh new direction opened up all sorts of possibilities as well as a new perspective on how we record our observations of the new world around us. Our tutors took part in directing tasks in all our usual ‘on site’ disciplines - 2D Communication, 3D Communication, Time Based media and students and staff met throughout the week to take part in online group critiques, quizzes or just to have a catch up chat.
A big influence on the club was Grayson Perry’s ‘Grayson’s Art Club’ on channel 4, where the artist invited celebrities and members of the public to join in with weekly themes. Grayson Perry’s mission was to help bring the nation together through art, to unleash the collective creativity as we live through this unprecedented crisis.
Detholiad o waith o'r wythnos "Portrait"
Selection of work from ‘Portrait’ week
Selection of work from ‘Portrait’ week
UAL L2
WYTHNOS FFANTASI
ANYTHING GOES - gan Ffion Griffiths, UAL L2
Beth yw'r dasg?
Ein tasg oedd cynhyrchu darn o gelf ffantasi sydd yn darlunio ein profiad o'r cyfnod clo.
Ym maes ffantasi, mae unrhyw beth yn cael ei ganiatau. O'r haniaethol i'r hyn rydym yn breuddwydio am wneud ar ôl y cyfnod clo.
Dyma sut y trodd allan
Felly allan o un edrychiad a wnes, roedd gan i ddau olwg ar yr hyn a olygodd i mi.
Golwg un
What's the task?
Our task was to produce a piece of fantasy art that depicts our experience of lock down.
In the topic of fantasy, anything goes. From abstract to what we are dreaming of doing after lockdown.
Here's how it turned out
So out of the one look I did, I had two outlook's on what it meant to me.
Outlook one
WYTHNOS FFANTASI
ANYTHING GOES - gan Ffion Griffiths, UAL L2
Beth yw'r dasg?
Ein tasg oedd cynhyrchu darn o gelf ffantasi sydd yn darlunio ein profiad o'r cyfnod clo.
Ym maes ffantasi, mae unrhyw beth yn cael ei ganiatau. O'r haniaethol i'r hyn rydym yn breuddwydio am wneud ar ôl y cyfnod clo.
Dyma sut y trodd allan
Felly allan o un edrychiad a wnes, roedd gan i ddau olwg ar yr hyn a olygodd i mi.
Golwg un
What's the task?
Our task was to produce a piece of fantasy art that depicts our experience of lock down.
In the topic of fantasy, anything goes. From abstract to what we are dreaming of doing after lockdown.
Here's how it turned out
So out of the one look I did, I had two outlook's on what it meant to me.
Outlook one
Yr ystyr y tu ôl i'r darn hwn yw fy mod yn mynd yn fwy anniddorol gan nad wyf o gwmpas y bobl sy'n dod a fy lliwiau gorau allan. Mae'r adran fechan o liw i ddangos yr ychydig hwnnw o gyfathrebu sydd gen i gyda fy ffrindiau ac mae'r llwyd ynglŷn a mynd yn fwy a mwy anniddorol oherwydd nad yw fy ffrindiau o nghwmpas. Cymerodd hyn tua 1 1/2 awr - 2 i gwblhau ac mi ymgorfforais ychydig o golur sfx gan nad wyf wedi gwneud hynny ers amser. Dyma fy syniad gwreiddiol oherwydd roeddwn yn colli fy ffrindiau. Pan edrychwch arno, nid yw'n amlwg yn ffantasi ond roeddwn yn mynd i lawr y ffordd haniaethol fwy a mwy gan fy mod yn ansicr sut i ymgorffori ffantasi.
Golwg dau
This meaning behind this piece is I'm getting more dull because I'm not around the people that bring out my best colours. The small section of colour is to show that little bit of communication that I have with my friends and the grey is all me getting more and more boring because I'm not around my friends. This took me around 11/2 - 2 hours to finish and I incorporated some sfx makeup as I haven't done that in a while. This was my original idea because I was missing my friends. When you look at it, it doesn't scream fantasy but I was going down more the abstract road as I was unsure how to incorporate fantasy
Outlook two
Golwg dau
This meaning behind this piece is I'm getting more dull because I'm not around the people that bring out my best colours. The small section of colour is to show that little bit of communication that I have with my friends and the grey is all me getting more and more boring because I'm not around my friends. This took me around 11/2 - 2 hours to finish and I incorporated some sfx makeup as I haven't done that in a while. This was my original idea because I was missing my friends. When you look at it, it doesn't scream fantasy but I was going down more the abstract road as I was unsure how to incorporate fantasy
Outlook two
Mae'r darnau hyn i ddangos faint mae cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn ein heffeithio yn ystod y cyfnod clo, mae'r cyntaf i ddangos sut rydym yn gyson yn edrych ar ein ffonau, mae'r llyfrau graffig i bwysleisio faint rydym wedi ein cysylltu i'n ffonau.
Mae'r ail un yn canolbwyntio ar sylwadau cyfryngau cymdeithasol a sut rydym wedi canolbwyntio ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol yn fwy nag erioed!! Weithiau rydym yn anghofio i ddatgysylltu o gyfryngau cymdeithasol i'r graddau yr anghofiwn gymryd gofal o'n hunain a'n hiechyd meddwl.
HEFYD......
Dyma rywbeth i wneud i chi wenu...
Wedi gorffen yr edrychiad hwn roeddwn yn mynd i'r ystafell ymolchi i'w olchi i ffwrdd a sylwais FY MOD YN MATSIO FY NRWS!!
Ac roedd fy mraich yn llanast LLWYR ar ôl hyn
These pieces are to show how much social media is affecting us during the lockdown, the first one is to show how we are constantly looking at our phones, the graphic lines are to emphasise how much we are attached to our phones.
The second one is focused more on social media comments and how we are focused more on social media than ever!! Sometimes we forget to disconnect from social media media to the point we forget to take care of ourselves and our mental health.
ALSOOOO…
Here is something to make you smile…
After finishing this look I was going to the bathroom to wash it off and noticed that I MATCH MY DOOR!!
And my arm was a COMPLETE mess after this 😂
Mae'r ail un yn canolbwyntio ar sylwadau cyfryngau cymdeithasol a sut rydym wedi canolbwyntio ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol yn fwy nag erioed!! Weithiau rydym yn anghofio i ddatgysylltu o gyfryngau cymdeithasol i'r graddau yr anghofiwn gymryd gofal o'n hunain a'n hiechyd meddwl.
HEFYD......
Dyma rywbeth i wneud i chi wenu...
Wedi gorffen yr edrychiad hwn roeddwn yn mynd i'r ystafell ymolchi i'w olchi i ffwrdd a sylwais FY MOD YN MATSIO FY NRWS!!
Ac roedd fy mraich yn llanast LLWYR ar ôl hyn
These pieces are to show how much social media is affecting us during the lockdown, the first one is to show how we are constantly looking at our phones, the graphic lines are to emphasise how much we are attached to our phones.
The second one is focused more on social media comments and how we are focused more on social media than ever!! Sometimes we forget to disconnect from social media media to the point we forget to take care of ourselves and our mental health.
ALSOOOO…
Here is something to make you smile…
After finishing this look I was going to the bathroom to wash it off and noticed that I MATCH MY DOOR!!
And my arm was a COMPLETE mess after this 😂