Made You Look - Hyde Park Picture House 1/10/2015

Made You Look is a documentary about the UK DIY graphic arts scene of the 21st century. Via candid interviews with top British creatives, publishers and agency owners we explore the fact that more people than ever seem to be turning to analogue means of creating things, even though we are living at the height of the digital era.

 

My views

The film, I thought, was extremely eye opening in terms of seeing the effects of disconnecting yourself from the internet and just getting work done, without the urge to compare yourself to other practitioners etc. It was amazing to hear from artists first hand about the struggles of not being good enough, and their opinions on using digital media to make work. As someone who is really enjoying using digital media at the minute, the film has really inspired me to draw using analogue media and get my ideas down physically, because the discussion of the importance of creating an object that you have invested time and craft in, has really made me think about the way I want to create work, as opposed to disappearing into the digital cloud.