1.1 project proposal 1.0

• Working title:

The purpose of this artwork is to explore the differences in body imagery by collecting data on body imagery and analysing it in a way that allows one to understand each part of my own Body and using self-disclosure art therapy to confront your low self-esteem.

• Aims and objectives

Overall aims

Facing body anxiety (obesity) through one's own experience allows one to understand every part of one's Body. Furthermore, a self-description allows one to accept that each part of oneself is beautiful.

Let people use my self-description (perhaps ironically) to reduce their Body dysmorphic disorder. (Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is defined as a preoccupation with an "imagined" defect in one's appearance. Alternatively, where there is a slight physical anomaly, the person's concern is markedly excessive. (Body dysmorphic disorder, 2003)), so that everyone can honestly accept the gaze of others, recognise the uniqueness and character generated by what people call defects, understand that the world cannot be the same for everyone, and it is not possible to live completely for the gaze of others—the purpose of helping obese patients to regulate or reduce external pressure.

Contextualise The project begins with the historical and theoretical context of psychology, including is self-observation, self-cognition and Body anxiety, and identifying psychological notions of the value and relevance of the self. For example, many people are subjected to many negative comments because of their obesity, even if they are confident. Nevertheless, when different people have different opinions, sometimes they feel anxious and uncomfortable. The project will focus on how contemporary artists conceive and practice their contexts and integrate psychology into aesthetic art.

Investigate the ability of the self to convey artistic emotions and examine one's mental health. To explore why the current perception of one's Body is negative in the sense of appearance. To explore how psycho-art therapy can bring the mind and Body into balance as much as possible, and hopefully, through this research, I will be able to satisfy the findings in my mind that "there is no single standard of physical beauty."

Experimentation Experiment with the coordination of 3D work with 2D photographs in multimedia work and determine the strength and nature. Experiment with different materials to experiment with the results brought about by different materials.

Development Develop proficiency in Adobe tools such as Photoshop, ai, etc. Try more experiments with youtube tutorials to increase crafting skills and understand the uses and usage of different matters.

Exploration Exploring the presence of psychology in my practice will reflect the innermost being, visualising understanding myself.

Create A set of three-dimensional handcrafted works and photographs that fully reflect the issues investigated during this MA project and show pure perseverance in direction and technique, resulting in a unique visualisation system.

Background

History - This part of my research will focus on sculptural works and psychotherapy（Body dysmorphic disorder）.

Sculptural

The sculpture is one of the most challenging arts to create, and it requires excellent spatial ability, imagination and unparalleled concentration from the artist. The sculpture is a means of expressing emotion, and humans have been sculpting and shaping since the conceptualisation of cultural activity. The emergence and development of sculpture are closely linked to human productive activities. At the same time, it is directly influenced by social ideologies such as religion and philosophy from all eras, and the development of human culture simultaneously conditions it. Traditionally conceived as static, visible and palpable three-dimensional objects, the sculpture reflects reality through its recourse to visual-spatial imagery and is thus considered the most typical of the plastic, static and spatial arts.

The western sculpture has a long history and a wide range of works. It is generally accepted that the history of Western sculpture has four most glorious periods, namely the ancient Greek-Roman period, the European Renaissance, 19th-century French sculpture and 20th-century Western sculpture. Amongst them are many famous artists, including Auguste Rodin, Maillot Aristide, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Brancusi, Constantin, Moore Henry)

psychotherapy - Body dysmorphic disorder

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), also known as body image disorder, body dysmorphic disorder and ugly phobia, is a psychiatric disorder in which the person is overly concerned with their physical appearance and exaggerates or hypothesises about their physical defects. As a result of this overwhelming concern, the patient's daily life is greatly affected, and he or she often feels depressed, upset and out of place and has a high rate of suicides.

Body dysmorphophobia was first described in 1891 by Enrique Morselli, who coined the term 'dysmorphophobia' and was registered as a 'disorder' by the American Psychiatric Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 1987.

Contemporary - Modern sculpture underwent several revolutionary changes in the second half of the twentieth century:

1. The emergence of modern metal sculpture, impacted on aesthetic sensibilities accustomed to natural materials with its patchwork of industrial materials

2. Pop sculpture and the work of cool object-like hyper-realist sculpture, which replaced the consistently sublime elements of sculpture with the humble locks of mundane life

3. Minimalist sculpture, which left room for conceptual interpretation in its most austere forms

Modern art has enabled sculpture to be perceived and expressed higher, breaking through the three-dimensional, visual, static form and making sculpture truly diverse, exploring the Spatio-temporal aspect of a multi-dimensional mind. Today, with the development of society and the changing times, the technology of sculpture has changed dramatically; for example, the rise of the 3D printer has made it possible to print sculptures has solved the problem of poor manual work.

Theory: This study will focus on discussing the theorists in psychology, such as Schilder, P, Cash, T. F., & Pruzinsky, T., Fallon, A., et al., discussing the psychological conception of Body dysmorphic disorder, which will be extended to include the theories of professional art, interpretive dialogue, and self-disclosure (Bernstein, 1999) as outlined in Art Therapy in Psychology.

Methodology:

The research will be based on a literature search, internet research, online questionnaires, interviews, and exhibition visits.

Literature search, internet research: the direction of the literature research will be based on psychological self-affirmation, thus using psychological art therapy to create artworks and researching artists who analyse their psychology on the internet, looking at their artworks and analysing them.

Online questionnaires, interviews: My research aims to look at the psychological situation of obese people and to make fun of the psychology of obese people in order to understand the thoughts of both parties, therefore the respondents are divided into two groups based on the above factors.

Exhibition visit: The exhibition visitors will be to a companion exhibition in London.

I intend to use the blog site throughout the practice to reflect on each experimental practice and difficulty.

Methods for completing artwork, using school resources to finish the artwork including 3D workshop, Printing workshop Studios.

Outcome

As a result of this project, I wanted a piece that would make people feel clean and relieved when they see it. The works will be used to produce works that will reduce feelings of inferiority due to obesity. They will consist of several smaller sculptural pieces, then be documented photographically.

2003. Body dysmorphic disorde. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University of London, London, UK.

Grogan, S., n.d. Reducing body dissatisfaction and promoting positive body image.

Schilder, P., n.d. The image and appeareance of the human body; studies in the constructive

energies of the psyche. London, England: Kegan Paul.

Cash, T. F., & Pruzinsky, T. (1990). Body image: Development, deviance, and change. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Fallon, A. (1990). Culture in the mirror: Sociocultural determinants of body image. In T. F. Cash & T. Pruzinsky (Eds.), Body image: Development, deviance, and change (pp. 80-109). New

York, NY: Guilford Press.

Bernstein, J.W. (1999). Reply to commentaries. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 9(3), pp.319–325.