Research- V&A

Today I went to V&A to do some research. I found a lot of things that relate to my project, that was very useful. I looked at the colour scheme that each piece of work has, even if it is just a statue. I am very curious about the materials that they use, especially using abalone shells and pearls. It gives a very nice and unreal look to a piece of work.
It is interesting to know that dragons has been around for such a long period of time and people or gods keep slaying them. However dragons were displayed everywhere, for example, iron gates, sculptures, tapestries, books, illustrations or simply ornaments.

I also looked at the religious works. The fact that these works bring out a sense of holiness and people instantly know that this is something we should respect as a religion, is very important. It almost seems like there are marks on everything that makes a particular object belong to a religion. The idea of using colour, symbols and a certain way of creating an image, to represent a belief is very interesting. I think I will use this same approach to develop my ideas.