Getting to know Bristol 29/09/11

Getting to know Bristol

Our first trip took place in the center of Bristol near the Water Shed Art complex. Seeing as I'm not from Bristol, I was slightly more excited about the trip than most of the people in my group because this gave me a chance to explore and get to know my new environment. From this trip I was expected to collect memorabilia in order to complete a project. As I mentioned before, I am not from Bristol so exploring the city was a bit of a challenge. 
I personally believe that Bristol is a cultural city that's saturated in an overwhelming amount of art. This was proven after the trip on my way home when I was amazed to find an entire street covered in graffiti and street art. I knew this was definitely something I wanted to capture as part of my memorabilia. 

Our project for this term is based upon ways in which we can present our view of Bristol creativley. I hope to include the graffiti art as part of my collage or maybe as part of my visual journey made around Bristol. Seeing this street for the first time inspired me to be more vibrant in my Graphic arts. 
Street art is not something that is usually embraced or admired in my home town. Rather, it is looked down upon or considered as "messy". So, this is definitely something I would like to include as part of my project.



Whilst on the trip, I tried to take photos of as many areas as I could that I felt captured what Bristol is. For me, photography is something helps me to capture a moment in time in order to conjure up ideas. So I took photos of areas that I thought would appeal to someone who hadn't seen Bristol before. On the right, you can see one of the images that I captured with my camera. I hope to use the images I captured of the water shed area in order to illustrate my view of Bristol.
Here are some of the images I took while I was on the short trip around Bristol City. I may use some of these images as part of my project to illustrate how I have gradually gotten to know Bristol. 

Here is some of the memorabilia i collected on the trip to Bristol. Because Bristol is such a cultural city, I decided to collect leaflets and brochures that were centered around art showcases and cultural festivals. The type and imagery used in some of the leaflets were quite bold and colourful so I will be using some of them as part of my collages.