Alternative Exhibit Formats

Take another look at the Alternative Exhibition Format slideshow (on the class site). Think about which artist's work was the most interesting to you in terms of format. Make a post and talk about what the artist does with format, and why you think it is interesting, and if you think you might be considering using an alternative exhibit format write about that too.

My favorite artists were Sarah Sze and Kara Walker because their works are physically part of the exhibit. Kara Walker's silhouettes are physically attached to the wall as though they are part of the wall paper. Seeing them in person is amazing because of their life size quality. It almost looks like holes in the wall that some one ran through leaving their imprint (like in the cartoons). I remember having to get up very close to the wall to make sure it was solid and not a tunnel or something.

The photograph of Sarah Sze's work Hidden Relief simply took my breath away. I couldn't figure out what form of media it even was until I played around on her website. Each of her works of art are just so intricate and like nothing I've ever seen before. Just Now Dangled Still, at the Liverpool Bienial in Liverpool, England, is placed against the side of a building.

I am definitely considering using an alternative exhibit format. :-)

Art and Fear

"The fear that you are only pretending to do art is the consequence of doubting your own artistic credentials."

I can definitely think of many times when this quote has applied to me. All of my friends and classmates seem to be the most artists I have ever met (at my age that is). I am constantly seeing their outstanding ability to draw in such great detail, which is one of my weak points. It’s very hard to remember what I thrive at when I’m surrounded by the other artistic styles. It influences me in such a way that I want to be able to do what they do. I need to remember my creativity and not be afraid of the outstanding still life artists.

One of my biggest problems as an artist is getting ahead of myself. So far during senior studio I have only been focused on the final outcome rather than the process. To me the journey is just as fun if not more than the destination and I keep forgetting that.

tree of balance, turtle, stary vines

still experimenting :-)

more tattoos

sideways phoenix with lotus coming out of wings
beetle
2 phoenixes, a turtle and a bug/fly/beetle?

turtle

maori turtle, kinda crooked oh well :-)

drawings

a stylized phoenix
two rows of a henna design, an abstract rose and an arabic calligraphy design.
the ohm symble (upside down), a henna tattoo, and abstract flowers.
a maori tattoo, 2 henna tattoos, and symbols combined to create a design. i'm practicing drawing different intricate tattoos so that i will be able to use them in my final project.

Twyla Tharp

I think that a major problem for myself and my classmates will be using up so much creative energy that we collapse and are exhausted way to soon. A lot of people, including myself, came in to this class with a grand big idea of what they wanted to do. All of these ideas seemed to have shut everyone's minds. "A good idea is one that turns you on rather than shuts you off," says Tharp. These big ideas were not good ideas. When I realized that my big idea was getting me nowhere, I started over from the beginning. What was my main goal of this final piece? I want to be able to express myself through body art. I want to define myself, or someone else, using symbols. With this little idea, I have been able to develop other little ideas. I am using all of these little ideas to create my one big idea for my final piece.

Her idea of scratching will definitely help me remain inspired throughout the term. Constantly being able to move and see new things, "digging through everything to find something," will and has helped me to come up with what I want to do.