Read Chapter 1 and select 3 quotes and write/brainstorm in response to the 3 quotes you chose.
1. "What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere". (Kleon 7) This is one topic I am only recently becoming more comfortable to talk about. I used to think that you have to be the most original of them all to be able to claim the art as your own, but as I am noticing in the course I am enrolled in now, I have come to understand that is not the case. Every new idea is something that had just bunched many other details of various concepts into a way that people have not thought about deeply enough. This idea was in the chapter—it was probably an explanation for the quote I pulled out—but the fact that I was able to put it into my own words astonishes me. I did not work on my 2D arts as much because I was stuck in the "am I stealing this idea" phase even though a good chunk of my forms were different. But now that I am enrolled in this class and reading a book literally titled "Steal Like an Artist", I know my way of thinking for creative concepts has/will dramatically change. A particular subject in class we chatted over was that of artists using their favorite artists as inspiration. They might have their work some where in their office, or just have their websites/readings somewhere reachable to where ideas can churn but to later evolve into a free standing new work. This now has given me the idea of to keep a physical form of my favorite artists' work. Pinterest boards are all fun, but looking at them in person, I feel, will give a different point of view to work with. 2. "You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life... We are shaped and fashioned by what we love". (Kleon 11) I hear this quote in a different sense many times from my parents. They often say that who you hang around can determine how far you go in life. If they are not doing anything to benefit themselves, then you too are also being affected in a negative way. As for the vice versa scenario, the relationship serves to help build each other up and that is what we need (at least in partial) to help with our process to attain the goals we have set for ourselves. It is very neat how this style of thinking will travel across 'disciplines' or spheres of knowledge—I am not sure what word would fit the best here. This stuck out to me because this is a concept that I whole heartedly believe in. It might have been because of the influence my parents have set, but I honestly think I started doing this a while before I started having talks about how my relationships with certain peers could 'derail me'. My elementary days were surrounded by many Vietnamese friends so when I decided to explore outside my own cultures, the Asian influence was high and it lodged itself in everything I did. Since then, I have decided to increase the regions that will influence me because I will also be learning about them. Be they a scientific study, culture, or a person, I will have the autonomy to choose what I want to receive (in knowledge) and also what to expound on. This idea has truly shaped my entire being, because when I think about starting a project, I want to be fresh and new or even try something I have never done before. But when that happens, I kind of get in a rut. I am stuck on the idea of doing something new because I like to explore techniques. When I finally start thinking about my values and past works, ideas flow that attempt to connect my past works to the new way I am thinking about a piece. This happened when I was working on my Project 1: Light and Shadow. Though my connection to the idea was just incorporating a swirl/twist, I really enjoy adding that feature of organic-ness to my work. 3."Read deeply, stay open, continue to wonder, Google it, yo." (Kleon 18) I was not sure if this was a viable quote for us to pick out, but I loved it. It was kind of tricky to figure out what order the words were supposed to flow it, but I just stuck with the general Left to Right reading style of the English language. Nevertheless, I chose this because one phrase is on my Vision Board for 2018 and the others are beliefs I hold for myself for becoming globally minded and also for continuing my path as a lifelong learner. "Read deeply" is literally my pledge to pick up my leisure read books more. Too often are we bogged down with required texts that it is very difficult to start up something new (at least in my case). I just want to be able to learn from a new perspective about my other topics of interest. Lastly, "Google it, yo", spoke to me because I look of everything. We are so lucky to have such supercomputers at our fingertips so I use various search engines to keep me updated with the things I do not know, and should know about in the world. Why have it if you do not make the best of it?
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Of the five artists we had to choose from, I was stuck between Anila Agha and Blessing Hancock. Both had very busy, intricate work—which I really like— but Blessing Hancock's work stood out to me more. Maybe it was the mini research I did about her and all of the other artists that led me to choose her over Anila Agha... Who is this person? Blessing Hancock is a public space sculptor. Her works include elements that stimulate the senses to engage the viewers within her work. With a BFA in Sculpture and MLA in Landscape Architecture, her studio, Skyrim Studio Inc., focuses on livening up the community through her unique illuminating art projects. Which artwork did you like the most? Why? It was between Brilliance and On Display. I liked Brilliance because of its busyness. I myself like detailed work and I like it to look crisp against the background. The words on the sculpture seem to engulf you as it is illuminated and I like the “full experience” type of artwork. This is what I realized after I visited the Yayoi Kusama exhibit All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins. As for the On Display, The business was present on the outside of the open sculptures, but the openness in the center attracted me because the person viewing it could be illuminated enough while standing in the center to take an interesting photo. SWhy do you think Professor Bajuyo included this artist on the list? Within a portion of each artists’ work there are reoccurring themes of internal lighting, shadow/projected images, and that they are visually stimulating. In Blessing Hancock’s work, he sculptures do just that. Some of her work utilizes cut out shapes, and text that illuminate or cast a shadow the space surrounding the sculpture while others are simpler and use softer colors. But in her work, viewer interaction is expected. What would this artist do if he/she was in our class? I think she would research the open spaces the Corpus has and tailor her research towards how she could enhance it. From what I read on her company, they create based on the specifics of the environment, the history of the place, and what features might allow the place to become a spot to allow the community to mesh. Sources: http://www.blessinghancock.com/ http://www.urbanartcommission.org/artists/blessing-hancock/ |
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