For the theme of union, I first thought of things such as relationships and friendships, however after doing research I may focus on one of the isms. I may also look at things like collages and the union of different objects creating a new piece. To get a deeper understanding of the word ‘union’, I have created a list of all similar words, this will hopefully also inspire new ideas.

Union: the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

Here are some other words for union which inspire me:

Similar, joining, merging, merger, fusion, fusing, combining, combination, blend, blending, mixture.

Movements and isms

Aestheticism:

The Aesthetic Movement in Britain (1860 – 1900) aimed to escape the ugliness and materialism of the Industrial Age, by focusing instead on producing art that was beautiful rather than having a deeper meaning – ‘Art for Art’s sake’.

Pictorialism:

For the pictorialist, a photograph, like a painting, drawing or engraving, was a way of projecting an emotional intent into the viewer’s realm of imagination. Pictorialism as a movement thrived from about 1885 to 1915, although it was still being promoted by some as late as the 1940s.

Romanticism:

Romanticism began towards the end of the 18th century and was a reaction to the industrial revolution. It emphasises on emotion and the sublime (great beauty) within nature.

Union in Relationships

Another idea I had for the theme of union is the union of people, the idea of relationships and friendships.

Collages

After doing research and looking for ideas of what to produce for the theme of union I thought of collages, combining images. I thought of this as it is something I have done in a previous project in response to the theme of Anthropocene.