Through the module of research and communication of this semester, I have learned how to use different research methods and open resources for me to use, which give me more chances to see more interesting works of art and improve my understanding of other artists. Also, it improve my ability of research and analysis skills.

While doing task 1&2, I found a book that was very enlightening to me.It is called <ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM> which edited by David Anfam. It helped me realize that abstract is relative to the concept of concrete. It is a common concept extracted from a variety of things, and then integrated into a new concept that forming the concept of abstract. With the development of the research of task, I realized that the existence of various artistic ideas in abstract painting is an important role in promoting the development of fashion design, which promotes the innovation of design concept, design inspiration and design direction in modern fashion design.

We are told that it is very important to write down your reference. So I learned how to referencing a book in the Harvard Style. In the task 5&6, I used this method and changed the previous annotation. Because of the research I did for task 5&6, I found a very interesting woman who called Bianca Jagger. She is the queen of fashion in 70s and Mousika of Yves Saint Laurent who comes from South America, also the rolling stones frontman Mick Jagger’s ex-wife. She is also a strong feminist and anti war activists. Her faith is ‘First influence, then change the world.’ that made me deeply moved.

I need to say that I really don’t like Task 9&10 for the pictures that I can choose are both make me feel uncomfortable. I think they are unaesthetic, and even think they are ugly. But it is because of them, when I try to understand the meaning behind them and think from another point of view, I realized that sometimes the intention of the photographer does not determine the meanings of photographs, because the photo has its own destiny and the fate will be decided by the owned thoughts and all sorts of strange ideas of various groups who use it. This is something that we can’t control.

Overall, I enjoyed the Research and Communication module very much. It inspired me to try out different methods of working and experimenting with different mediums and I have learned a lot about the past artistic movements, and also exposed to many interesting works that I had never seen before. The most important thing is that I have knew the method that how to improve my own work and I improved my analytical ability while looking at the artworks of other contemporary practitioners.