Artist Statement

Name: Gan Xiao Whua

ID: 1112701817

Artist treatment: Adobe Flash Cs6, Adobe Phostoshop CS6, Adobe Audition CS6

Artist Statement:    For this assignment , the topic that chosen by me is Stress. Stress can be

                                define in many ways, but after  from the research that I did, I chose wall

                                crack for my main theme of the artwork. The  whole wall shaking is

                                represent someone  is stress who is having the symptom of anxiety and

                                Nervous. I use the red color  for the crack part because it represent the

                                energy  and raising of blood pressure especially when someone is stress.

                                For the black background it is represent a situation in high stress mode.

                                Besides that, the sound is from Skrillex ,First Of The Year. For the small

                                crack part ,  I use grey color and it contain the statistical data from the

                               survey that I study  about stress among first year students in an Indian

                                medical  school. Then, the 3 data that I chose is 76.6% of students

                               are facing overload with too much assignment, 64% difficulty

                               adjusting to the long hours of academic work and 26.6% of them felt

                               home sick. After the data shown on the screen there will be a result

                               on the centre of the screen. The highest the percentage there will be 

                               more complicated line at there, the lowest the percentage there will

                               be less complicated line on the screen.

                               For the concept board, I use splash because there are the another way that

                               represent stress and the different tone of red color are represent different

                               type of stress. Besides that, the black cracker wall is represent all kind of

                               emotion that binding together will make us feel stress.

Concept Board

Concept Board

Process

Research

Color Research

                               Source:http://www.diy-stress-relief.com/color-meditation.html

Black

1. It's all colors rolled into one mass and stress is all kinds of emotions binding us into a ball.
2. Mood rings react to temperature changes in the skin, black means cold skin. Generally when you're nervous or stressed out, your fingers and extremities will be cold.
3. Black is no light, no sun, no warmth. Black is a somber color worn for funerals and quiet, sophisticated affairs.
4. Black moods are high stress moods.


Red


Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love.

Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very high visibility, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. It is a color found in many national flags.

Red brings text and images to the foreground. Use it as an accent color to stimulate people to make quick decisions; it is a perfect color for 'Buy Now' or 'Click Here' buttons on Internet banners and websites. In advertising, red is often used to evoke erotic feelings (red lips, red nails, red-light districts, 'Lady in Red', etc). Red is widely used to indicate danger (high voltage signs, traffic lights). This color is also commonly associated with energy, so you can use it when promoting energy drinks, games, cars, items related to sports and high physical activity.

Grey
 Button from the screen.Button is the make it clear and that let people organise itff all are

Idea Development

Mind Mapping

 

   

               Mind Map

                                                                      Data Survey Collection

Sketches 

   Sketch 1 

                                              

Sketch 2

 

 Sketch 3

 Sketch 4

 Sketch 5

    Sketch 6

About Stress

Stress

 What is stress?

Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When you sense danger – whether it’s real or imagined – the body's defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction, or the stress response.
The stress response is the body’s way of protecting you. When working properly, it helps you stay focused, energetic, and alert. In emergency situations, stress can save your life – giving you extra strength to defend yourself, for example, or spurring you to slam on the brakes to avoid an accident.
The stress response also helps you rise to meet challenges. Stress is what keeps you on your toes during a presentation at work, sharpens your concentration when you’re attempting the game-winning free throw, or drives you to study for an exam when you'd rather be watching TV.
But beyond a certain point, stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damage to your health, your mood, your productivity, your relationships, and your quality of life.

 Stress symptoms: Effects on your body, feelings and behavior

Stress symptoms may be affecting your health, even though you might not realize it. You may think illness is to blame for that nagging headache, your frequent insomnia or your decreased productivity at work. But stress may actually be the culprit.
Indeed, stress symptoms can affect your body, your thoughts and feelings, and your behavior. Being able to recognize common stress symptoms can give you a jump on managing them. Stress that's left unchecked can contribute to health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
Of course, if you're not sure if stress is the cause or if you've taken steps to control your stress but your symptoms continue, see your doctor. Your doctor may want to check for other potential causes.
Also, if you have chest pain, especially if it occurs during physical activity or is accompanied by shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, nausea, or pain radiating into your shoulder and arm, get emergency help immediately. These may be warning of a heart attack and not simply stress symptoms.

Source: http://www.iaft.ph/health-tips/feeling-stressed-out-try-these-simple-tricks-to-calm-you-down-and-manage-your-day/

How do you respond to stress?

It’s important to learn how to recognize when your stress levels are out of control. The most dangerous thing about stress is how easily it can creep up on you. You get used to it. It starts to feels familiar even normal. You don’t notice how much it’s affecting you, even as it takes a heavy toll.
The signs and symptoms of stress overload can be almost anything. Stress affects the mind, body, and behavior in many ways, and everyone experiences stress differently. 

                                     Source: http://www.health.com/health/stress-management/

 Source : http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_signs.htm
             : http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/stress-symptoms/SR00008_D