I didn't spend as much time as I wanted to on my own direction this week. I think I got a little discouraged with the ten methods of mark-making I had to do for our second assignment, and I lost myself in that endeavor. I tried to be creative with the assignment, however, and decided to stick with a simple smiley face or gestural figure in order to reveal a creative technique. My favorite is definitely the water hose shaped like a pregnant woman kneeling. That was fun.
In regards to my own ideas, I explored Bhutan and its people even further and narrowed down the possibilities to a few interesting aspects that I would like to express through my first piece. I experienced some difficulty in deciding how to portray tthese aspects and asked lots of questions in my sketchbook about my direction, such as, "Why am I even using a diptych?" and "How should both panels relate to each other?" Luckily, I had a very helpful discussion with David that left me with a greater sense of what I wanted to achieve. A bigger question is at hand . . . even bigger than simply what interests me . . . and it is up to me to find a way to relate this to the viewer.
But I have some ideas. So this has been a good week, all in all. I am slightly confused as to what I am SUPPOSED to have done by the third week of class . . . but I suppose I am only to have done what I (the artist) should have done and no one else. So in that sense, I feel like I have accomplished something. I am beginning to understand my role more and more and that I do not have to follow a set plan just like everyone else. Embrace this freedom and learn more about what it means to be "the artist".
A summary of this week:
1/2 hour on Tuesday [thinking and journaling]
4 hours on Saturday [working on the second assignment, researching, finding more pictures of Bhutan, looking at other artists' work on the Internet, and blogging]
2 hours Sunday afternoon [journaling, brainstorming, and discussing my concepts with David]
2 hours Sunday evening [working on the last 2 methods of mark-making, sorting through images, and sketching]
Total: 8 and 1/2 hours
In regards to my own ideas, I explored Bhutan and its people even further and narrowed down the possibilities to a few interesting aspects that I would like to express through my first piece. I experienced some difficulty in deciding how to portray tthese aspects and asked lots of questions in my sketchbook about my direction, such as, "Why am I even using a diptych?" and "How should both panels relate to each other?" Luckily, I had a very helpful discussion with David that left me with a greater sense of what I wanted to achieve. A bigger question is at hand . . . even bigger than simply what interests me . . . and it is up to me to find a way to relate this to the viewer.
But I have some ideas. So this has been a good week, all in all. I am slightly confused as to what I am SUPPOSED to have done by the third week of class . . . but I suppose I am only to have done what I (the artist) should have done and no one else. So in that sense, I feel like I have accomplished something. I am beginning to understand my role more and more and that I do not have to follow a set plan just like everyone else. Embrace this freedom and learn more about what it means to be "the artist".
A summary of this week:
1/2 hour on Tuesday [thinking and journaling]
4 hours on Saturday [working on the second assignment, researching, finding more pictures of Bhutan, looking at other artists' work on the Internet, and blogging]
2 hours Sunday afternoon [journaling, brainstorming, and discussing my concepts with David]
2 hours Sunday evening [working on the last 2 methods of mark-making, sorting through images, and sketching]
Total: 8 and 1/2 hours
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