Name of artist and research

In one of our lessons we were asked to think of a name for our artist. We knew that we wanted our artist to have a name that actually meant something. We used websites on the internet by typing in 'baby names' and original short names that would make an impact of interest on an artist.

When looking at this we came up with the name 'Isis' which we all really liked and not only was the name short but original it also has a historical background as the name of a greek goddess. The correct meaning of the name Isis in mythology is the 'god of the Earth', and also the 'goddess of the Sky', and she was born on the fourth intercalary day. She was worshipped and thought of as a God and Queen to the people of Greek mythology which can then be used to influence our our props, costumes and projections. I know that we still want to create shapes and include them in our black and white projections but another idea could be to shoot a video or time lapse of the sky and also put that in our projections because this would then link to her role as the 'goddess of the sky'. Another link could be to use a Royal chair in our Girly set that the artist could sit on to give the interpretation of the 'queen' or 'Goddess' role. 

A more modern look at the goddess Isis is the image of isis that was tattooed onto famous singer Rihanna. To her the tattoo pays a tribute to her Grandmother who passed away due to her battle with cancer and decided to get this tattoo to remember her grandmother by.