Visual Research

To kick start my project I wanted to take a look at the places that are the main reason people today are so prone to cluttering. One of the biggest trends in the years of 2013/2014, was vintage and thrift store. As Vintage began to come back into fashion and was suddenly the biggest trend to follow, charity shops were booming. The cheap second hand clothes and tacky ornaments were now so popular, and being so cheap, meant we were over buying more and more, unable to turn down a bargain.

Today I visited numerous charity and vintage shops throughout Manchester and photographed the bulging clothes racks full of miss matched shirts and jackets. The shelves full off old tacky ornaments and old kitchen ware, perfect for using as visual inspiration as I move on to do drawing research looking for shapes that can influence my work.

The mounds of objects and full shelves are a great starting point. I can use the shapes and the collection of items as inspiration for my drawings when looking for shapes to use.