A wrap up for the Fall 2011 term (My first, of graduate school):
At the beginning of the term my focus was on one large work, that I had done some sketches prior to working on it. I’ve struggled throughout the term with this particular work, and was given the encouraging advice to pursue other pieces while going back and forth to the larger one. The result of this tactic helped me enormously, in which it started to get me to think about construction, and how I go about it: one giant gesture vs. many small pieces. The idea of making up many small parts to make up a whole is the plan of construction for my continuing/future work.
Another issue that was brought up this term was the ongoing debate of illustration/cartoon vs. fine art and where my work falls between these two categories. Is it okay to reference a cartoon/comic/graphic novel? Unlearning what I have learned about the topic from my undergrad and recognizing that characteristics found in graphic novels/comics are influential points of reference that I contribute to my own work : Graphic novels can most of the time be memoirs, or using metaphor’s to create a memoir or personal story. My work takes on this theme entirely.
Lastly, my use of materials, why fabric? This question came into context during Graduate Critique. I honestly had a difficult time coming up with the answer on the spot. I knew why I began using it initially, my BFA thesis was based on the idea of an abandoned house, the memories it contains, concepts of life and death. Using fabric correlated to various domestic materials and memories from them: quilts, towels, dirty laundry, sheets, blankets, stuffed animals, tablecloths, couch covers, carpets, curtains, rugs, etc. So why do I continue to use it? Fabric is something that everyone interacts with on a daily basis, it’s tactile: inviting interactivity, a concept integrated within the work. Fabric is personal because of our daily interactions with it (We wear them, sleep with them, dry off with them) that correlates to the personal work. Form and concept converge.
I am going to continue to work on the loose leaf pieces of paper for now and the pink suitcases. Making multiplies to serve as future installations is my next move. The larger piece is going to be deconstructed into something much larger, possibly large panels in the form of graphic novels. Reading over the poem that correlates to the work, I am drawn to the idea of breaking down the work in congruence to the poem. Winter break projects, here I come.
Artists/Authors that I am currently looking at/reading:
Joetta Maue, Kolbeinn Karlsson, Virgina Woolf, Kiki Smith, Orly Cogan, Robert and Shana Parkeharrison, and Shinique Smith.
A wrap up for the Fall 2011 term (My first, of graduate school):
At the beginning of the term my focus was on one large work, that I had done some sketches prior to working on it. I’ve struggled throughout the term with this particular work, and was given the encouraging advice to pursue other pieces while going back and forth to the larger one. The result of this tactic helped me enormously, in which it started to get me to think about construction, and how I go about it: one giant gesture vs. many small pieces. The idea of making up many small parts to make up a whole is the plan of construction for my continuing/future work.
Another issue that was brought up this term was the ongoing debate of illustration/cartoon vs. fine art and where my work falls between these two categories. Is it okay to reference a cartoon/comic/graphic novel? Unlearning what I have learned about the topic from my undergrad and recognizing that characteristics found in graphic novels/comics are influential points of reference that I contribute to my own work : Graphic novels can most of the time be memoirs, or using metaphor’s to create a memoir or personal story. My work takes on this theme entirely.
Lastly, my use of materials, why fabric? This question came into context during Graduate Critique. I honestly had a difficult time coming up with the answer on the spot. I knew why I began using it initially, my BFA thesis was based on the idea of an abandoned house, the memories it contains, concepts of life and death. Using fabric correlated to various domestic materials and memories from them: quilts, towels, dirty laundry, sheets, blankets, stuffed animals, tablecloths, couch covers, carpets, curtains, rugs, etc. So why do I continue to use it? Fabric is something that everyone interacts with on a daily basis, it’s tactile: inviting interactivity, a concept integrated within the work. Fabric is personal because of our daily interactions with it (We wear them, sleep with them, dry off with them) that correlates to the personal work. Form and concept converge.
I am going to continue to work on the loose leaf pieces of paper for now and the pink suitcases. Making multiplies to serve as future installations is my next move. The larger piece is going to be deconstructed into something much larger, possibly large panels in the form of graphic novels. Reading over the poem that correlates to the work, I am drawn to the idea of breaking down the work in congruence to the poem. Winter break projects, here I come.
Artists/Authors that I am currently looking at/reading:
Joetta Maue, Kolbeinn Karlsson, Virgina Woolf, Kiki Smith, Orly Cogan, Robert and Shana Parkeharrison, and Shinique Smith.
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