Read Chapters 2 and 3, then select 3 quotes and write/brainstorm in response to the 3 quotes you chose. 1. "...it’s in the act of making things that we figure out who we are." (Kleon 27) This was an amazing quote for the reason that it applies to our future career path. I, as a science major, have always been pushed to pursue something medical because that was one of the only options my parents deemed would allow me to make money in the future to have a good stable life. Though, I am still en route to becoming a physician, it was from my own choices, but not without a little influence. This is where this quote comes in. The "act of making things", or getting out and going to do things on my own without much regard for what others want you to become is the process I am currently in to figuring out who I am and what inspires me to continue on the dual path I am currently undertaking. Somewhere along the road, I know I will figure out what drove me for both paths, but for now, I will continue making things. 2. “Write what you know.” (Kleon 47) Boy did this hit home. I am a science major and the concept of our examinations is to show what you know by answering multiple choice questions, short answers or even essay questions. After reading the chapter and the following sentence it got me thinking about how structured we are in our basic sciences to learning the material. It must be what has been discussed in lecture or it is not good. I understand both points in the argument that the fundamental understanding of science and the methodologies used, but I also think it is important to include elements of what people enjoy earlier into the curriculum to see what all being a science major has to offer. In all honesty, I think this is my interest in research coming out to 'bark' at this quote. 3. "...think about the work you want to see done that isn’t being done, and then go do it." (Kleon 47) In reference to creating your own works and not being subjected to the "imposter syndrome", this idea really rolls in my brain often. Most often I am afraid to hone in on a project fully because (1) I am not good at making final decisions and (2) I am afraid of copyright. Even though I cite my sources, and remember to make a bibliography or references sheet with APA or MLA, I still have a fear that my work would be too close to the person(s) that I was inspired by. I have relaxed on my feeling of copyright though because of a talk we had in class. A person cannot wholly copy someone's art work if they use inspirations from many sources and combine them. It's that process of thinking on how to combine the ideas into one that makes it "original" so to speak. I believe in this quote even more so because of its reference to me and the science community. I always try to find connections between what I am learning in my arts to validate my reasonings for having this minor and my learnings are doing just that. This applies to my interest in research and how to solve problems in the community by trying to think outside the box with use of creative problem solving. 4. "Copying is about reverse-engineering" (Kleon 33) When I read stories I really like, I often find myself infatuated with the genre for a time. An example I use is from a writing I've been doing for years. It is reminiscent of my all time favorite comic story but every so often I go back to it and add elements of things that I have recently come into contact with. I like the term engineering because the word itself is a creative process that works to solve a "problem" in a way that no one has done in your particular fashion. Reverse is neat because you are working backwards to create your product. You see the end, but then you must figure out the steps you must take to get to that final product.
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For project two, the artists I encountered on the list varied greatly. On my first perusal into who each of them was, I was not connected initially to any of them —one reason being that I could not readily find their art work on their websites. Even so, I browsed more thoroughly and eventually chose John Bisbee as the sculpture of my interest. Who is this person? Bio details? John Bisbee is a sculptor in Maine who received his education (B.F.A) at Alfred College and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. The primary medium he uses for his works include nails/spikes in a variety of sizes that he welds together to form the structure of his pieces. Creating pieces using spikes for the last 30 years, his mantra was "Only nails, always different" because of a set of "found objects" sculptures he was in the process of creating when he ran into old fused nails. Later explanations of his mantra deemed the nails to be like "lines" that can do anything from geometric shapes, to making curved figures from the overwhelming amount of nails that have gone into his meticulous sculptures. His actions are ecclectic, most would say, but not without reason to helping develop his students further into a reasoning of "revealing" the art they produce Which artwork did you like the most? Why? The artwork I liked the most was Blocks that he completed in 1994. I tried to think organic for purposes of this project, and when I saw this piece it reminded me of two things (1) adipocytes —and then to not have that idea in my head—and (2) washed out butterfly wings. I prefer to think of it as the latter, but in reference to the structure of the piece, I was drawn to it for the simplistic look of the cubes against the white background. Up close, I think a different story will be told, but from afar and depending on the arrangement of the blocks the level of complexity can increase or decrease. Cyclonaut (2014) was my honorable mentioned Why do you think Professor Bajuyo included this artist on the list?
Much of his works consist of a singular repetitive motif that is stylized in a certain way. For project two, we are supposed to focus on the patterns that are observed in nature and some of his sculptures are reminiscent of sea urchins, tree trunks, abstractions of canyons, and intestines, but I feel are, nevertheless, focusing on the pattern aspect to drive the piece. What would this artist do if he/she was in our class? If John Bisbee was in our class, I think, with his more recent works, he would work heavily with bent metal pieces to create his overall sculpture. The Acetylene torch would be one of his favorite machines and I think he would opt to work with large thin pieces of material. Sources: https://www.johnbisbee.com/biography http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/11/only-nails-always-different-artist-john-bisbees-life-of-sculpting-with-nails/ https://www.bowdoin.edu/bowdoinmagazine/archives/features/002177.shtml |
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