Free Day 18th November 2011 Body (Initial research)

 18th November 2011: Body

 Initial research on my main portrait concept.

The idea being to represent a member from the Salvation Army

http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki.nsf

'Founded in East London by William Booth in 1865, The Salvation Army is one of the largest, most diverse providers of social services in the United Kingdom. A visionary social reformer ahead of his time, William Booth believed that charity demeaned the individual and people should be offered a ‘hand up' and not ‘hand outs' to get them back on their feet.

Today, the Salvation Army extends a helping hand to those who are homeless, friendless and in need. We passionately believe that no one is beyond hope, however great their problems. That disadvantaged people are given respect and access to the practical, social and spiritual support they need to realise their God-given potential and recover their personal dignity'  

Text taken from the Salvation Army website (see link above)

Below:News article from 2008 relating to political correctness in relation to the salvation Army

 

Image taken from Daily Mail (see link)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1094807/Sally-Army-told-stop-rattling-collecting-tins--offend-religions.html

Image care of http://www.sacollectables.com/gal_booth.html   

As a back up to my Salvation Army idea I have a student from UCA Maidstone who may be avialable to stand should my inital idea turn out not to be feasable. Being a Grafic Design student I was considering an approach to shooting her when I came across this image online by a photographer called Matt Monath which really captured my attention. I like the concept of paint/ink or facepainting due to the subjects given course of study.

This image let me to seeking more facepainting images whereapon I came across the following: http://pinewooddesign.co.uk/2008/11/01/face-paint-man-christian-james-kuhn/

This link is well worth a look!