Peep Show Research 8

Lingerie Mannequin Poses

I intend to use more provocative poses of lingerie mannequins rather the standard stood up in a casual pose. Some of the poses in the above pictures are slightly more extreme than how I plan on showing my mannequins but I aim to use elements from each image to create my own slightly more realistic and socially acceptable poses.

Peep Show Research 7

Lingerie Stores

In my peep show I aim to take elements from all the images above and use them as my inspirations and to guide me when I begin to create and construct the final piece. I'd like to include features such as; the fainting chair, with heads and headless mannequins, lingerie on the wall, antique frames, mirrors and patterned wallpaper. All the images represent a rather elegant and feminine feel and I hope that the same idea does come across when viewing my finished peep show.

Peep Show Research 6

Coronation Peep Show Book

Edwin Smith

The ‘Picture Post’ Coronation Peep-Show Book, by the distinguished British photographer Edwin Smith and his wife Olive Cook (pub. Hulton Press), rendered the soaring vaults and vistas of Westminster Abbey in a brightly coloured concertina of pliable pomp and circumstance.

Edwin Smith's 'Coronation peep-show book', published in London by the Hulton Press, 1953, is a colour printed folding concertina with a peep hole to view the Coronation Ceremony. The layered method is most popularly used when creating peep shows however thing is an approach that I don't plan to take. Instead I hope to create a layered style peep show but in a more 3D style. When viewing the peep show from he viewing hole the mannequins will appear layered as some will be in front of the others but will all be individual pieces at separated by different distances  rather than one whole layer placed in front of a another whole layer.

Peep Show Research 5

Thames Tunnel Peep Show, 1843

MARC BRUNEL

Peepshow to commemorate the opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1843. © London Transport Museum.

Heralded as the Eighth Wonder of the World, Marc Brunel's pioneering tunnel under the Thames opened as a public walkway in 1843. Huge crowds flocked to see the engineering marvel of the age, the first of its type anywhere in the world, and to buy souvenirs of their experience, such as this peep show which recreates the view along the tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping. 

The method in which this peep show has been created is inspiring as the different layers all contribute towards creating a very detailed and intricate final piece which appears 3D but of course is not. The veiwing holes on this peep show are small and narrow therefore my concern is will all the detail and work be seen and recognised for its great potential. Therefore learning from this, I will definately be including a large viewing hole so that all the work is clearly viewable and is appreciated for what it is.

Peep Show Research 4

Millisenta

I'm not sure of who the artist is that had created these designs as they don't seem to reveal any information about themselves and only seem to be selling their work online. Nevertheless these some designs that I will be looking at for inspiration when it comes to designing the lingerie mannequins for my peepshow. The intricate designs and realistic shapes of the lingerie sets is something I will be trying to replicate in my designs too althought unlike these images my lingerie sets with be placed onto actual 

Peep Show Research 3

Lilliput

Lilliput is a digital peep show installation inspired by Edison's Kinetoscope and other early motion picture devices. Lilliput is a little man who lives in a room built into a wooden box. When he wakes up in his bed he is surprised to find out he is under surveillance. The spectator can watch animated 3D characters through the peepholes on top of the box. The animation loop is 2.5 minutes long and it shows Lilliput's room from above. Big staring eyes are peeping at the character from the window and doors and he gets annoyed when he can't get rid of them. In the end the spectator becomes one of the peeping eyes that disturbs Lilliput's life. The unlucky little man continues his life under surveillance endlessly. The form of the installation and the design of animation gives an impression of a magic box. Lilliput's voice, footsteps and other sounds can be heard when one approaches the installation. A vibrating speaker also gives spectator also a haptic experience. The box has a lock indicating that there's a secret inside. The installation goes back to the early roots of moving images by offering a small scale spectacle for one viewer at a time. The theme of the work is peeping and its different forms in our society, such as reality television and surveillance cameras. It doesn't give any straight answers about the theme but rather gives the viewer freedom in his or her own interpretations. 

This is a great example of how the viewing hole can be so small yet still the entire interior of the box is still clearly in view. I've realised that the further away the hole is from the peep show subjects and the bottom of the box, the more chance of the entire peep show being appreciated. This was one of my main concerns as I stereotypically think of peep shows to have tiny holes to look through, but I always felt not all the effort that went into the creation was able to be recognised.

Peep Show Research 2

Open Studio Night

DONNA DOWNEY

I knew I wanted to use this awesome stamp by character constructions (I secretly call her "peep show girl") but then the idea got the better of me and I just started layering and having a blast with her.

I mean quite frankly I can think of several dozen things to put in that peep show window (many of them I tried, laughed and knew my husband would appreciate).

So for right now it is where she keeps her flower...pun intended!

Peep Show Research 1

Private Time

MAKIKO SUGAWA

Her art expresses female sexual fantasies, from the point of view of the woman, an imaginary fact of purity and sensual carelessness.

Every feminine figure is illustrated with simple linearity of the section of the pen, the lines evidences the intricate exciting details of the lingerie.

These are the types of images that I aim to create, ones which include plenty of intricate detail and extreme lust like positions. I plan to keep my drawings as just line drawings and only involved the lingerie sets rather than accessories that are evident in the images above. Makiko has been a great inspiration when it comes to lingerie drawing which is something I've done before. I always aim to draw just as neatly but with so much detail when I draw bodies wearing lingerie. Makiko's images show how the underwear perfectly contours the body which I will practice on to make sure my lingerie mannequins really do look like they're wearing perfect fitting lingerie.