I am able to create artwork with images that are both captivating and thought provoking. I have an inventive eye that is able to turn a seemingly basic source into complex imagery. I notice coincidental details and occurrences that may pass by the average person. Process wise, I can improvise and make smart decisions along the way.
When I start something, I finish it. I do not like to make excuses or find an easy way out. Criticism does not bother me and I am able to use it constructively. I listen to feedback and discussion intently. Additionally, I am good at researching and finding similarities between artists and discussing their work in relation to my own.
2. Weakness
I can improve upon the quantity of my work. Producing more work is how I got to my most successful and rewarding experience towards the end of last semester. My initial motivation to begin a project is never as great as my motivation and excitement during the beginning or final stages of creating art. I need to pay attention to myself and the moments where I am most captivated – and recreate these or dive deeper into why or where they came from. I need to look towards myself for more answers. I frequently question my thoughts so much that they never make it out into the world or my art. I need to take more risks and produce more work. At the same time, I cannot work with blinders on. I need to work on stepping back from a body of work especially and pay attention to what exactly is successful or not.
3. Future
The plan is to make more. I need to remind myself that my art makes me happy – and the more work I make, the more work I will like. I will be more aware and active during my process, and follow a more disciplined schedule. I will allot times to work and stick to them. I will not second-guess myself until it keeps me from creating. I will take more risks and be more active. I will also document my ideas and thoughts more frequently, so they leave my head and enter my art.
I want to investigate the Eastern influences that I naturally gravitate towards, including Japanese architectural principles and philosophies. I want to be more specific in what it is that I am trying to do in my work, so my explanations are able to match both the visuals and experience of the work.
I completely agree with you: more work = more success. It is hard to accomplish sometimes. I was a little surprised by some of the things you said, like for example that you have an interest in Japanese architectural principles. It is not at all that I don't believe you, it is just that in this writing assignment you sound so sure of yourself, while in critiques you are rather quiet and seem more unsure. You obviously know your stuff and you have interests, artists, and goals in mind, but unfortunately a lot of that does not come out in critique. Perhaps it was because Sue was intimidating? She was.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you realize all of this in your last section. Hopefully, this semester you will be able to/will feel more comfortable expressing what it is you want to achieve through your art.
Out of curiosity, can you explain more about "coincidental details"? This term and idea are intriguing to me.
ReplyDeletehaha. I had the exact same reaction as Anne. What is it that you notice where others might pass it by? And why are those details interesting to you?
ReplyDeleteAlso, you said that you want to take more risks in the future. I guess my question is: do you like to stay in the "safe" zone? And if you do and you know this, is there some practice you can build into your process to make you take more risks, do things differently, etc.? I guess I'm asking you how you plan to take risks, which seems funny, but if you just say you want to take risks and don't have a way of going about it, it might not happen.
By coincidental details I mean day to day relationships and occurrences - like coordinating colors or patterns, or a weird shape of something in nature that reminds me of something else, or facial expressions/body language in people... Sorry i should come up with something really specific, but nothing is coming to mind - this is why i have to start recording more... but I'm always making free associations or asking myself why did this remind me of this?
ReplyDeleteI guess this is trait for a lot of artists. But making these connections and associations kind of slows and dissects your thinking process. These details are interesting to me because they kind of pull your mind in from a larger picture and deal with the subconscious.
Do you have any interest in the Wabi-Sabi aethetic? to be honest I bought my grandmother a book on Wabi-Sabi photography (she is a painter as well) but havent had the opportunity to discuss with her its influence. Otherwise what kind of architecture/philosophy are you interested in?
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