For the still life section I said;
A cropped composition meant the picture was like a window into the artist's life and a view of what his life is like.
The random, busy and messy presentation of the objects seemed very natural unlike a lot of still life compositions, and suggested that his life was equally messy and random.
The use of only 2 colours/limited colour palette looked like an old photo - perhaps showing an aspect of the artist's past.
The use of strong light colour in the top and right hand side of the picture and dark at the bottom and left hand side created a sense of balance behind the busyness of the items on the desk.
The piece is ironic because on the desk there are several unfinished pictures and the piece itself looks unfinished, as if it could be one of the pictures on the table.
The lack of attention to detail makes the picture difficult to see.
The limited use of colour can be percieved as dull and murky.
For the fashion/textile design I said;
The spikes on the coat are like the teeth of a dinosaur (although on second thought it did look a bit like a cactus, or it could be like the spines on the back of a dinosaur).
The plainness of the coat body contrasts with the colour of the flowers on the shoulders and chest.
The heavy, strong woollen felt reflects the strength and presense of a dinosaur, whereas the delicate silk used to make the flowers represents the vulnerablity of the flowers - the designer has chosen materials that reflect the characteristics of the creature they represent.
The coat is cumbersome and would be difficult to wear.
The white wool would be very easily tarnished which makes it difficult to wear outside, even though coats are designed to be worn outside.
The materials aren't very durable, would not be able to machine wash them.
The coat would be warm and so could be worn on cold, but not wet, days.
I ran out of time so my part about my designers was really short