The week started off pretty bad for me personally. I was very down on myself and my body was reacting bad to the self displeasure and I felt sick for about 5 days straight. That's why I was so stand offish towards the beginning of the week. Most of the time I don't feel like it matters whether I'm in any of my classes or not. I gotta stop doing this to myself so often. It makes weeks of my life a complete waste. I wish there was a switch that I could just flip off and I'd feel better but it doesn't work that way. I don't wanna get into this anymore tho.
With that being said, I'm very happy to say that I feel like my week ended well. I put on a brave face and shield everyone from how I'm feeling now...but today I was actually happy.
I think I nailed my project and presentation. I really feel good about it....not in a cocky way....I just feel good about it and I think that's a good thing. I have not ever talked about the meaning behind the ADMIRE Girl to anyone in public so it was a big step to actually "show off" something I'm passionate about. On a regular basis...I'd rather not talk abut particular's as far as things I do. But when "forced" to in class and when classmates are "forced" to give feedback...I can at least pretend that others care.
What could I have improved on? First of all, I was mad that my piece wasn't PERFECTLY hung. I could've done it better had I been able to get to class about an hour early instead of 30 minutes early. Thankfully when I did arrive, a girl showed up shortly after and was kind enough to help me hang it up. I really appreciate that.
Also, I wish my "Process" section in my presentation wasn't messed up. One of the pictures on the slide should've been swapped with the one that was above it....bothers me.
..
As a whole, I think the class did alot better with "Time" than "Traces". Everyone's work was pretty solid. I had favorites of course, but I can't point out any particular ones that I actually DISLIKED....and that's good.
I just hope people cared about what I said. It means alot that they listened tho.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
PRJCT II PRPSLS
TIME is a non spatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future according to MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM
My project will touch on events and/or points of time.
PROPOSAL #1
INSTALLATION
Sometime during the first couple weeks of class, we saw a installation piece in a Rowe gallery that gave me this idea. I forget the subject matter and concept of the piece but it consisted of 2 large hanging papers with holes in them. You could see through the paper and onto the other side.
ANYWAYS..
I created what I call the "Admire girl" (SEE AT BOTTOM OF POST) about a year ago and she's based on a vintage comic. "She" has a lot of meaning behind her and is a symbol of positivity and true admiration of perceived greatness. My goal when I designed "her" was to make "her" appear as if "she" was photographed admiring a king/queen/leader/idol/celebrity/etc. The piece as a whole was made to look like the front of a magazine.
"She" is dynamic in that "she" is a constant reminder that someone ADMIRE's you and see's your inner and outer beauty even if you don't recognize it yourself. If you walk by a poster, or person wearing a shirt with "her" on it, or even look in the mirror while wearing the shirt.....the Admire girl is looking back at you in admiration.
NOW....my idea for an installation piece is to have a huge version of the Admire girl printed....and then I'd also design a 2nd piece that would be printed in the same size. The 2nd piece would illustrate important figures and pieces of pop culture such as celebrities and music.
The glasses of the Admire girl would be cut out so you could look thru her eyes and see what "she" sees.....which is the greatness that surrounds us.
WHY? I think.....I KNOW.....that our culture is so disposable. Music comes out daily....hourly.....and we forget to stop and ADMIRE what people have created. You often see people even making fun of others for being a fan of an artist(musical or visual), or celebrity or etc. We fully believe as a society that it's okay to not give credit where it's due. We are brought up to believe you can do exactly what Lil' Wayne has done (won multiple Grammy's....1 million copies sold in one week-TWICE...etc) and that it's not that hard. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, but why is it okay to tell the youth that you can be the next Lil' Wayne if you work hard? That's false. You must have talent. It's okay to sit back and say....WOW, what he did was incredible. I HOPE I can get to that point one day. It's wrong to not Admire. Without admiration, we have no idols. If we have no idols, history books(or websites) in the future will all be a step by step "how to" rather than a LOOK WHAT THIS PERSON DID IT'S INCREDIBLE! THIS IS HOW HE DID IT! THIS IS AMAZING! HOW CAN WE TAKE WHAT HE DID AND APPLY IT TO OUR LIVES?? HOW CAN WE IMPROVE?? ......but really the whole point is to get people to slow down and appreciate the greatness that surrounds us. Everything was not better in the past. The best music did not solely exist in the past. The best art did not solely exist in the past. There are extraordinary human beings and art and music and events that are CURRENT.
It's a complex issue but I'm obviously passionate about it.
PROPOSAL #2
ACCUMULATION
Playing off the same ideas from PRPSL #1...
I would accumulate CD's to symbolize pop culture and obviously music. My idea would be to paint everything black....the case, the CD itself, the matte board....everything is the same color and blends together. I was thinking that around 3-5 CD's would be appropriate. They would be glued to a matte board with even space between them. Around the CD to the right there would be a solid-bold-white circle that surrounded it.
My idea is that everything blends together and we focus on the most recent item (we read left to right....it would be implied that the furthest to the right CD is the most recent). Everything else that isn't "new" is forgotten about but still there. Even when we do focus on what's "current" we aren't really LOVING and ADMIRING it....we are just focusing on it because it's new. We forget that it's okay to love.
PROPOSAL #3
PRINT MEDIA
Playing off the same ideas from PRPSL #1 & #2
As mentioned in PRPSL #1...the Admire girl is meant to surround you with love and admiration. I would love to get multiple prints of "her" done and have them hung all over a wall in a public place. Somewhere where people will for sure notice.
HOWEVER, I've done this before to some extent and I'd rather hold off with PRINT MEDIA....I have better ideas for that later in the semester....
I'm going to most likely do PRPSL #1.
Suggestions? Please let me know!
ADMIRE GIRL:
My project will touch on events and/or points of time.
PROPOSAL #1
INSTALLATION
Sometime during the first couple weeks of class, we saw a installation piece in a Rowe gallery that gave me this idea. I forget the subject matter and concept of the piece but it consisted of 2 large hanging papers with holes in them. You could see through the paper and onto the other side.
ANYWAYS..
I created what I call the "Admire girl" (SEE AT BOTTOM OF POST) about a year ago and she's based on a vintage comic. "She" has a lot of meaning behind her and is a symbol of positivity and true admiration of perceived greatness. My goal when I designed "her" was to make "her" appear as if "she" was photographed admiring a king/queen/leader/idol/celebrity/etc. The piece as a whole was made to look like the front of a magazine.
"She" is dynamic in that "she" is a constant reminder that someone ADMIRE's you and see's your inner and outer beauty even if you don't recognize it yourself. If you walk by a poster, or person wearing a shirt with "her" on it, or even look in the mirror while wearing the shirt.....the Admire girl is looking back at you in admiration.
NOW....my idea for an installation piece is to have a huge version of the Admire girl printed....and then I'd also design a 2nd piece that would be printed in the same size. The 2nd piece would illustrate important figures and pieces of pop culture such as celebrities and music.
The glasses of the Admire girl would be cut out so you could look thru her eyes and see what "she" sees.....which is the greatness that surrounds us.
WHY? I think.....I KNOW.....that our culture is so disposable. Music comes out daily....hourly.....and we forget to stop and ADMIRE what people have created. You often see people even making fun of others for being a fan of an artist(musical or visual), or celebrity or etc. We fully believe as a society that it's okay to not give credit where it's due. We are brought up to believe you can do exactly what Lil' Wayne has done (won multiple Grammy's....1 million copies sold in one week-TWICE...etc) and that it's not that hard. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, but why is it okay to tell the youth that you can be the next Lil' Wayne if you work hard? That's false. You must have talent. It's okay to sit back and say....WOW, what he did was incredible. I HOPE I can get to that point one day. It's wrong to not Admire. Without admiration, we have no idols. If we have no idols, history books(or websites) in the future will all be a step by step "how to" rather than a LOOK WHAT THIS PERSON DID IT'S INCREDIBLE! THIS IS HOW HE DID IT! THIS IS AMAZING! HOW CAN WE TAKE WHAT HE DID AND APPLY IT TO OUR LIVES?? HOW CAN WE IMPROVE?? ......but really the whole point is to get people to slow down and appreciate the greatness that surrounds us. Everything was not better in the past. The best music did not solely exist in the past. The best art did not solely exist in the past. There are extraordinary human beings and art and music and events that are CURRENT.
It's a complex issue but I'm obviously passionate about it.
PROPOSAL #2
ACCUMULATION
Playing off the same ideas from PRPSL #1...
I would accumulate CD's to symbolize pop culture and obviously music. My idea would be to paint everything black....the case, the CD itself, the matte board....everything is the same color and blends together. I was thinking that around 3-5 CD's would be appropriate. They would be glued to a matte board with even space between them. Around the CD to the right there would be a solid-bold-white circle that surrounded it.
My idea is that everything blends together and we focus on the most recent item (we read left to right....it would be implied that the furthest to the right CD is the most recent). Everything else that isn't "new" is forgotten about but still there. Even when we do focus on what's "current" we aren't really LOVING and ADMIRING it....we are just focusing on it because it's new. We forget that it's okay to love.
PROPOSAL #3
PRINT MEDIA
Playing off the same ideas from PRPSL #1 & #2
As mentioned in PRPSL #1...the Admire girl is meant to surround you with love and admiration. I would love to get multiple prints of "her" done and have them hung all over a wall in a public place. Somewhere where people will for sure notice.
HOWEVER, I've done this before to some extent and I'd rather hold off with PRINT MEDIA....I have better ideas for that later in the semester....
I'm going to most likely do PRPSL #1.
Suggestions? Please let me know!
ADMIRE GIRL:
FIND THE "ADMIRE GIRL" ON ADMIREFESTIVAL.COM
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Another Week..
This was a different week in comparison to others...no projects were due for either of my studio classes and we did more planning and talking than anything. Honestly I was kind of glad I didn't HAVE TO make any artwork this week because I simply couldn't until around Friday. I just wasn't up to it. It's also super hard to work in class on ideas and projects when people around you are in your personal space and you feel boxed in by their bodies and conversations. I know I will have to and I can work with and around others no problem, but I was trying to focus on a personal project...
Anyway, on to what we did in concepts...
We talked, watched and read about several well known artists from the post modern era. Most of which I wasn't very intrigued by honestly. I guess I'm just sort of selective when it comes to art. It's not that I can't appreciate the art but some of the stuff simply doesn't excite me.
Oddly, I enjoyed the reading we went over in class. I didn't read every single word but some things capture my attention. I like talking about the theories and higher levels of thinking that go behind the artwork. It can help your own personal artwork if you understand WHY others have created pieces in the way they did.
Also specifically I enjoyed the way PM art pushed boundaries. I know it's an ongoing joke that I was so upset because people broke rules with their projects but most of the time I'm the one trying to go outside the set rules when it comes to art or society rules. I definitely haven't ever broken the law or anything like that....but I'm referring to being personally upset with the way the media portrays men to be "gay" if they like fashion.....or the way Hardee's commercials make all men seem dirty truck driving delinquents who can't keep the food in their mouths. I think it's so awesome that artwork can change the way people think. In many ways, art is the media. It does the same thing. If you see a poster over and over again that says XYZ, is it not the same as seeing a commercial on TV that says ABC??
There's a time to follow the rules, and there's a time to break boundaries. Follow the rules when your teacher TELLS you to use 1 type of paint and 1 piece of paper. Don't use acrylics when he or she told you to use oils only. In the real world your project and hard work would be automatically rejected in most circumstances because your work didn't fit the clients criteria. Break boundaries when you have any idea or concept that could possibly be groundbreaking or make others think in a new way. It doesn't even have to be something super important or political...maybe you think all women should never wear tennis shoes.....pretty insane but if you believe in it don't worry about what others have to say and make artwork that speaks your message.
On to open studio day...
I'm not gonna lie I felt super uncomfortable and intimidated all day. To start off I barely got their on time because the traffic was bad...I hate being even close to late.
Thankfully I enjoyed most of the rooms we visited. Fibers was super eye opening to me because I didn't realize it was as fashion oriented as it is. I'm definitely planning on at least taking Fibers 1.
Of course, I loved finally seeing where graphic design is. I'm 100% focusing on Graphic Design and I've known that since middle school...I'm just ready to start.
Painting was scary. Drawing was scary. Installation was scary. Anything that had to do with building or sculpting.....SCARY. I don't think I'm good enough for the typical "high art" stuff. I can't paint realistic stuff. I can't draw a random girl on some stools in a weird position and have it look good. I really hope I don't need to take a class like that..
All in all Open Studio Day wasn't bad but it kinda made me feel...bad(?). First of all I don't really know anyone in the whole school other than the few people I talk to in my classes. And I was kind of stand offish towards the one girl that's in 2 of my classes. I feel bad about that because I didn't mean to be. She and others are so nice to me but I feel like I'm completely irrelevant. Everyone knows so many other people or at least a few other people and I'm just the random quiet(but not really) kid. Having a hard time feeling like I belong or matter in classes or with anyone.
Overall it was an okay week. Sorry for not posting earlier but I've been busy with some client work and my 2D project.
J
Anyway, on to what we did in concepts...
We talked, watched and read about several well known artists from the post modern era. Most of which I wasn't very intrigued by honestly. I guess I'm just sort of selective when it comes to art. It's not that I can't appreciate the art but some of the stuff simply doesn't excite me.
Oddly, I enjoyed the reading we went over in class. I didn't read every single word but some things capture my attention. I like talking about the theories and higher levels of thinking that go behind the artwork. It can help your own personal artwork if you understand WHY others have created pieces in the way they did.
Also specifically I enjoyed the way PM art pushed boundaries. I know it's an ongoing joke that I was so upset because people broke rules with their projects but most of the time I'm the one trying to go outside the set rules when it comes to art or society rules. I definitely haven't ever broken the law or anything like that....but I'm referring to being personally upset with the way the media portrays men to be "gay" if they like fashion.....or the way Hardee's commercials make all men seem dirty truck driving delinquents who can't keep the food in their mouths. I think it's so awesome that artwork can change the way people think. In many ways, art is the media. It does the same thing. If you see a poster over and over again that says XYZ, is it not the same as seeing a commercial on TV that says ABC??
There's a time to follow the rules, and there's a time to break boundaries. Follow the rules when your teacher TELLS you to use 1 type of paint and 1 piece of paper. Don't use acrylics when he or she told you to use oils only. In the real world your project and hard work would be automatically rejected in most circumstances because your work didn't fit the clients criteria. Break boundaries when you have any idea or concept that could possibly be groundbreaking or make others think in a new way. It doesn't even have to be something super important or political...maybe you think all women should never wear tennis shoes.....pretty insane but if you believe in it don't worry about what others have to say and make artwork that speaks your message.
On to open studio day...
I'm not gonna lie I felt super uncomfortable and intimidated all day. To start off I barely got their on time because the traffic was bad...I hate being even close to late.
Thankfully I enjoyed most of the rooms we visited. Fibers was super eye opening to me because I didn't realize it was as fashion oriented as it is. I'm definitely planning on at least taking Fibers 1.
Of course, I loved finally seeing where graphic design is. I'm 100% focusing on Graphic Design and I've known that since middle school...I'm just ready to start.
Painting was scary. Drawing was scary. Installation was scary. Anything that had to do with building or sculpting.....SCARY. I don't think I'm good enough for the typical "high art" stuff. I can't paint realistic stuff. I can't draw a random girl on some stools in a weird position and have it look good. I really hope I don't need to take a class like that..
All in all Open Studio Day wasn't bad but it kinda made me feel...bad(?). First of all I don't really know anyone in the whole school other than the few people I talk to in my classes. And I was kind of stand offish towards the one girl that's in 2 of my classes. I feel bad about that because I didn't mean to be. She and others are so nice to me but I feel like I'm completely irrelevant. Everyone knows so many other people or at least a few other people and I'm just the random quiet(but not really) kid. Having a hard time feeling like I belong or matter in classes or with anyone.
Overall it was an okay week. Sorry for not posting earlier but I've been busy with some client work and my 2D project.
J
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
WEEK 3 x FIRST PRESENTATION
Alright so thankfully my first presentation of the year is done and out of the way! I admittedly stressed over it and wanted everything to be exactly how it needed to be...and it was. I could've done better but that goes for anything. Always room for improvement.
Anyways, my project actually went really smoothly. The only thing that was kind of annoying was taking the process pictures (see below). Obviously my project was a video so I couldn't really take process pictures in the same way someone would have for a painting or something.
Regardless here are the pics:
So like I said I didn't really run into any issues. The process pics I took were simply pics of my materials for each 'scene' in the video.
The video took a couple hours to edit. I've had some experience with video editing so I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
Personally I take more time brainstorming in my head than anything. I think about stuff for days and then execute within a single day when I can sit down and get into my zone. I don't procrastinate at all...I do stuff a couple days ahead of the due date always, but I normally just get stuff done all in one sitting.
As far as my presentation goes, I feel like I did pretty well. I could have done better of course...but all in all it wasn't too bad. I didn't include any negatives or failures in my process like others did so I felt like that was a big positive. Also, because Ms. Rothrock said the presentation was a presentation of our process, I felt it was important to show the artists/inspirations first. You could clearly see elements of each artist/inspiration in my final video (see below).
Overall, I think I did well. My final project stood out compared to others (everlasting personal mission complete!) and my presentation was very good compared to most of the class. I kicked off the class well with a nice first project and can't wait to top myself.
CLASS REVIEW: Honestly, I was kind of disappointed by some people. I don't see how an art student can't put together a visually appealing powerpoint. It just makes no sense to me. I'm not acting like mine was GREAT or anything (believe me I literally go to sleep thinking about how I should've done it!). I just feel like some people don't have any taste or creativity. It takes away from their artwork as well when their presentation isn't any good. You don't even need to be good at making Powerpoint's or Photoshop (made mine in PS and created a PDF doc which acted as a slideshow) to make a visually appealing slideshow. You can make something super simple ala high fashion advertisements with minimal text, solid colors and clean lines EASILY. It's seriously not hard at all. I don't mean to sound rude but I think it's ridiculous how unprofessional and 9th grade English class-esque MOST of the presentations were. AGAIN, mine wasn't the greatest thing either and I'm going to improve on it. Mine was at least not cooke cutter or just flat out ugly....in my opinion anyways.
Regarding the actual ARTWORK...again I was kindaaaa disappointed. I liked the one light piece that reflected the shadow of the home school chess club trophy. The concept was A++++++ and the lighting and presentation were very well done.
Other than that project nothing really stood out to me. I def respect the guy who did the animation because it was very well done. I've done a bit of that myself and I know it's super tedious...he nailed it. HOWEVER, I think he could've knocked it out of the park if he made the clip into more of a short webisode type thing as opposed to just a random clip. I'm talking about adding a creative title and stuff. In my opinion that would've really helped.
Wasn't too fond of the fact that one person didn't even complete a project and just presented failures. However I won't get into that. If you aren't bothered to COMPLETE SOMETHING then I won't bother to complete thi.........
Oops.
:)
Sorry to come across as rude if you took it that way. Everything I say in regards to myself or others is only fueled by my love and passion for this. I just want everyone in the class kill every project we do. I wish I could help. I'm no superstar artist but I still like trying to offer my advice.... I don't know. I try.
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