Friday, 26 October 2012
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Development 25/10/12
First day trying out my new project direction:
I feel far more positive about my work already and I feel I can really get involved fully in what I am doing.
I used oil paints today (my favourite medium) and painted a half a sheet of MDF with the first few layers of oil paints. I wanted to express my emotions in my work, to get in touch with unconscious emotions and feeling I basically just let myself paint and relaxed into a pattern of just letting it all flow out. I poured a lot of my emotions into my work my refering back to dreams I had recored in my "Collected Dreams" book (uncosncious imagery) and general feelings I was feeling at the time. I let it all come out in a similar way to how the "Stream of Consciousness" works, according to Freudian theories. This basically means that you let feelings/emotions come out where doing a form of art and see what the results is - gives an insight to your mentality or current mental state. Freud only did this with writing - I am want to experiment with doing this with artwork - namely painting. I also have my own written word that I will included in my work somehow. It is important for me to include this as it is my way of expressing myself and showing an insight to my own unconscious mindset. Plus I generally want to combine the two art forms. :)
I feel far more positive about my work already and I feel I can really get involved fully in what I am doing.
I used oil paints today (my favourite medium) and painted a half a sheet of MDF with the first few layers of oil paints. I wanted to express my emotions in my work, to get in touch with unconscious emotions and feeling I basically just let myself paint and relaxed into a pattern of just letting it all flow out. I poured a lot of my emotions into my work my refering back to dreams I had recored in my "Collected Dreams" book (uncosncious imagery) and general feelings I was feeling at the time. I let it all come out in a similar way to how the "Stream of Consciousness" works, according to Freudian theories. This basically means that you let feelings/emotions come out where doing a form of art and see what the results is - gives an insight to your mentality or current mental state. Freud only did this with writing - I am want to experiment with doing this with artwork - namely painting. I also have my own written word that I will included in my work somehow. It is important for me to include this as it is my way of expressing myself and showing an insight to my own unconscious mindset. Plus I generally want to combine the two art forms. :)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
New Project Proposal
Having nearly died trying to figure out what to do and how to be happy with my work, I've realised the only way I can fully enjoy and be involved in my practice is if I indulge in everything I feel I've wanted to do from the beginning.
I've realised that my work so far has been productive and interesting but I need to do more expressive pieces to be truly happy doing art. I am going to develop my project in a different way - I have decided to change my project to the, not unrelated theme, of The Unconscious. This links in with the theme of dreams which I first begin with but opens up a whole new spectrum of things I can do and experiment with.
Not only is this subject more broad but it also allows me to do work in ways I am happy doing - work that expresses themes from my unconscious mind. Basically emotions/imagination from my unconsciousness. I am going to do my own personal take on the project - working on expressive abstract pieces on a large scale, extending into installation pieces. Also I will include my own creative writing in my work - this will link in with my thoughts from the unconscious as it shows an insight to the "Stream of Consciousness" which is a Freudian method to show the thoughts/emotions of the unconscious part of the mind. This is also in relation to the dreams I have - images and thoughts from the unconscious. :) :)
I've realised that my work so far has been productive and interesting but I need to do more expressive pieces to be truly happy doing art. I am going to develop my project in a different way - I have decided to change my project to the, not unrelated theme, of The Unconscious. This links in with the theme of dreams which I first begin with but opens up a whole new spectrum of things I can do and experiment with.
Not only is this subject more broad but it also allows me to do work in ways I am happy doing - work that expresses themes from my unconscious mind. Basically emotions/imagination from my unconsciousness. I am going to do my own personal take on the project - working on expressive abstract pieces on a large scale, extending into installation pieces. Also I will include my own creative writing in my work - this will link in with my thoughts from the unconscious as it shows an insight to the "Stream of Consciousness" which is a Freudian method to show the thoughts/emotions of the unconscious part of the mind. This is also in relation to the dreams I have - images and thoughts from the unconscious. :) :)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Melissa Diaz
(http://morningpassages.com/tag/installation-art/)
Installation; mixed media
Melissa Diaz received her BFA in painting from the University of Central Florida: It was there that she learned to incorporate painting into 3-dimensional work, leading to Installation Art and alternative showing spaces in Orlando. During her stay, she co-founded an artist collective {Thread Orlando inc.} Melissa went on to continue installation while finishing her final thesis requirement for her MPS in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute in New York.
“I create all of my pieces on site, having no clear idea of what the outcome will be before I arrive: I trust in the process and work in a purely intuitive manner. My work is all about the viewer experience, sharing, playing and fun!”
(http://morningpassages.com/tag/installation-art/)
Installation; mixed media
Melissa Diaz received her BFA in painting from the University of Central Florida: It was there that she learned to incorporate painting into 3-dimensional work, leading to Installation Art and alternative showing spaces in Orlando. During her stay, she co-founded an artist collective {Thread Orlando inc.} Melissa went on to continue installation while finishing her final thesis requirement for her MPS in Art Therapy from Pratt Institute in New York.
“I create all of my pieces on site, having no clear idea of what the outcome will be before I arrive: I trust in the process and work in a purely intuitive manner. My work is all about the viewer experience, sharing, playing and fun!”
Artist: Mary Temple
Mary Temple (http://walyou.com/shadow-illusion-art-installation/)
Shadow art.
Artist Mary Temple has created a series of light installations that are called, oddly enough, “Light Installations.” It’s actually a clever optical illusion. Temple has painted the walls to look like they’re shadows being cast on the wall by the light.
Temple’s latest installation is called “Northwest Corner, Southwest Light,” installed at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Temple took photos of surrounding trees to use as a reference, then projected the photos onto the wall, where the shadows were painted in.
Shadow art.
Artist Mary Temple has created a series of light installations that are called, oddly enough, “Light Installations.” It’s actually a clever optical illusion. Temple has painted the walls to look like they’re shadows being cast on the wall by the light.
Artist Research 23/10
Leandro Seto; Performace Art, Painting, Installation
This work is just amazing! I love the combination of lots of mediums. The work is constructed in collective spaces where lots of different things are all displayed together.
Video/performance/installation by Leandro Soto
The Orishas series of installations dedicated to the Yoruban Orishas in Cuba are performative actions. The artist creates the installation using objects of everyday life, charging them with sacred meaning. The artist opens his creative process to observers during the installation, responding to questions about how and why he is performing that contemporary ritual.
This work is just amazing! I love the combination of lots of mediums. The work is constructed in collective spaces where lots of different things are all displayed together.
Video/performance/installation by Leandro Soto
The Orishas series of installations dedicated to the Yoruban Orishas in Cuba are performative actions. The artist creates the installation using objects of everyday life, charging them with sacred meaning. The artist opens his creative process to observers during the installation, responding to questions about how and why he is performing that contemporary ritual.
Artist research 23/10
I'm not sure where this would come into my work but I liked the look of this piece by the artist Adam Cvijanovic; Colossal Spectacle.
I liked the way the world framed the space and created a sense of being surrounded or being within the work...I want to create a sense of being within my dreams in some way.
I've always included painting in my work so this piece caught my eye, also it was the sheer size and unusual colour choice. It does seem to have a sort of dream-like quality about it...mainly because of the perspective. The paintings are coupled in sections of the room but all the images link together to create a larger piece; I like the idea of creating fragmented pieces that ultimately produce a larger piece. I could experiment with my photography and ways I could connect the separate images together.
I've always included painting in my work so this piece caught my eye, also it was the sheer size and unusual colour choice. It does seem to have a sort of dream-like quality about it...mainly because of the perspective. The paintings are coupled in sections of the room but all the images link together to create a larger piece; I like the idea of creating fragmented pieces that ultimately produce a larger piece. I could experiment with my photography and ways I could connect the separate images together.
Artist research 23/10
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MAGRITTE
I looked at this artist because of the level of surrealism and sheer obscurity. I like the idea of things seeming not quite real although the images are constructed in such a way that they seem to express another reality. The one inparticular piece that I like is the third images down as it shows two people kissing but there faces are covered - in my photography I used fabric to cover the faces of the people in my dream images. The fabric was used for many reasons; one reason was I wanted to expressed the sense of anomality of the dreamer, the dreamer is just the spectator even though the events revolve around the dreamer they are still not in control (unless it is a lucid dream). Also I used the fabric as it represents levels/layers of dreams, the way that the dreamer is caught "within the ravels" of their dream and almost held between different dreams - seeping through each one into another.
I am inspired by this artist to create more painting/mixed media pieces that could be included in larger works as well as individual pieces. I developed some photography after looking at this artists work - altering colours and distorting them so that they appeared to have a more dream-like quality.
23/10/12
Current ideas:
I have taken a series of photographs, two sets of photography; one that shows images of people, the another is images of landscapes (namely woodland areas).
I chose to take these images as they relate to my theme of dreams; I took the photographs of the people as I wanted to show different views of what it's like within the ravels of a dream. The landscape images were to express different locations of places in dreams (the dreams I had collected in my journal).
I used photoshop to begin with; to edit the images and to combine them together to show the surreality of dreams and the unusual construction associated with mind imagery.
I want to use these images, either as individual pieces or combine them in a collage or installation pieces; I want to create a kind of collection of works.
I had an idea about creating a type of hanging mobile. I would included lots of bits and pieces on it, a whole collection of items and things that reference the dreams I want to portray. The paintings I did at the beginning of the project, I plan to use in some way...possibly photograph them and use them as part of the mobile or use them as a background piece?
So far my ultimate goal is to use as many materials as I can think of to express the theme of dreams/surreality. My first plan is to extend the photography and use a variety of different ways to manipulate the images, e.g. working on top of the images, using photoshop/photo-editting, using the print workshop and print onto different fabrics. I wish to included written word in my work...although this will take some consideration at what is best to include and which is the most effective way of combining images and writing - experimentation is needed.
Random thought: I am interested in the way the work is displayed...I want to experiment with different ways I can display the work in my space. The idea of boards intrigues me as it was my original to display work around the space to show "windows" into the dreams, and I am still interested in using frames/framing techniques in my work.
Although I am interested in creating small installations I do want a final larger piece to include elements of things I have collected.
I have taken a series of photographs, two sets of photography; one that shows images of people, the another is images of landscapes (namely woodland areas).
I chose to take these images as they relate to my theme of dreams; I took the photographs of the people as I wanted to show different views of what it's like within the ravels of a dream. The landscape images were to express different locations of places in dreams (the dreams I had collected in my journal).
I used photoshop to begin with; to edit the images and to combine them together to show the surreality of dreams and the unusual construction associated with mind imagery.
I want to use these images, either as individual pieces or combine them in a collage or installation pieces; I want to create a kind of collection of works.
I had an idea about creating a type of hanging mobile. I would included lots of bits and pieces on it, a whole collection of items and things that reference the dreams I want to portray. The paintings I did at the beginning of the project, I plan to use in some way...possibly photograph them and use them as part of the mobile or use them as a background piece?
So far my ultimate goal is to use as many materials as I can think of to express the theme of dreams/surreality. My first plan is to extend the photography and use a variety of different ways to manipulate the images, e.g. working on top of the images, using photoshop/photo-editting, using the print workshop and print onto different fabrics. I wish to included written word in my work...although this will take some consideration at what is best to include and which is the most effective way of combining images and writing - experimentation is needed.
Random thought: I am interested in the way the work is displayed...I want to experiment with different ways I can display the work in my space. The idea of boards intrigues me as it was my original to display work around the space to show "windows" into the dreams, and I am still interested in using frames/framing techniques in my work.
Although I am interested in creating small installations I do want a final larger piece to include elements of things I have collected.
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