For Project 00 we had to come up with a manifesto that we would be able to use as a means of motivation throughout the year. At first I wasn’t exactly sure what a manifesto was or what it entailed. So, before I started brainstorming any ideas I carried out some research including the basic definition of a manifesto, some examples and a quick history of manifestos.

After my research into manifestos, I began brainstorming and thinking about the reasons why I might need it later in the year. The main ones for me were self-doubt, tiredness and lack of motivation. Once I had written these all out and thought about them, I realised I came across the same mental blocks in another area of my life, rugby. Whenever I’m on the pitch, I have to face the same issues. I decided to combine the two and use sport as my main influence. Using post it notes, I quickly jotted down multiple phrases I had heard from coaches, players and commentators or the imagery that surrounds rugby and used these as inspiration for my possible manifesto. I wanted to keep it short and sweet as I need to be able to read it quickly.

I find mood boards very useful to quickly find inspiration for my work so I collated a range of manifestos, sport related and ones I related too. When I was using the post it notes I used imagery to remind myself of phrases I had heard before or as a means of inspiration again.

Surrealism and De Stijl were my two main art points of inspiration as they both dealt with areas I felt I could include in my own manifesto. The key of having positive expression in most surrealist art was important as I want my manifesto to have a positive message similar to the positive attitude I try to have on the pitch. I took a lot of inspiration from the geometric style of the De Stijl movement as I wanted to create an image but not have it take away from my message.