1.
“In the outside world, there may be no reaction to what we
do; in our art work there is nothing but reaction… When you are lazy, your art
is lazy; when you hold back, it holds back; when you hesitate, it stands there
staring, hands in pockets. But when you commit, it comes out like blazes.” Look
back on your own work – choose one that feels like it is lazy, holding back –
describe your memory of the process in making that work. Now, choose one that
came out blazing… describe your memories of that creation!
2. What
are your 3 leading nominee’s for “artist’s funk”?
3.
Have
you ever had a routine set up in your life that you did everyday (or
thereabout) that helped you get on with things? Did it ever happen that you
changed your routine and had the outcome of your change turn out something
other than positive? Tell me your story?
4.
How
have the limits of your materials put limits on what you’ve been able to
visually communicate with your art?
5.
Have
you conquered the dilemma of reaching out to new and unfamiliar tools and
embrace new possibilities? Have you ever even thought about it? If you have –
how’s it going? If not – WHY?
6. Are
there any habits you have regarding the making of art that are not visible in
the actual finished work of art? (ie: my brushes have to be a certain way, I
have to work standing up [a la Ernest Hemmingway], I have to have music playing
really loud…)
Please respond to 2 of the following questions from Chapter 6:
7. What are some of the ordinary problems the authors discuss regarding an artist’s place in the art world (place, production, etc…)?
Please respond to 2 of the following questions from Chapter 6:
7. What are some of the ordinary problems the authors discuss regarding an artist’s place in the art world (place, production, etc…)?
8. How has the work you have been producing stayed fairly close to, or gone very far from, the safety zone you may or may not have been comfortable working in? Is your work “guarded” so that you don’t get “eaten,” or are you “unguarded” in your work? Please explain your answers.
9.
What have you done to live in
another person's world? What have others done to live in
your world?
10. Is
it yet wired into you to be competitive with your artwork? Are you driven to
make the next work better than the last?
When
faced with a sense of defeat, or disappointment in your artwork, how have you
been able to deal with or contended with it?
Sasha Seekins
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1.) Over-inspiration-- Being over-inspired to produce a specific piece, but having so many "good" ideas about how to make it or what it should look like that the piece is never started at all.
2.) Procrastination-- Goes in part with over-inspiration, but is an entity in itself. The work just never gets done because I say, "I'll do it tonight/tomorrow/next week" and it never happens.
3.) Lack of inspiration-- Having a basic idea, but nowhere to go with it or not knowing how to accomplish it.
4.
Not having access to a kiln or studio at home has prevented me from making the clay sculptures or figures that I would have liked to have been making all these years. I've wanted to make specific pottery pieces for years, but an absence of the materials prevent me from making any.
5.
Up until about a year-and-a-half ago, I had always dreaded painting. However, for reasons I can't explain, two summers ago I taught myself how to paint using watercolor, and found it to be a huge success for me. Unfortunately it's been so much of a success that I loathe to produce a finished piece without it. Watercolor is what prompted me to forgo colored pencil as my primary medium and begin painting realistic animals rather than stylized ones.
6.
I always make my best work when I'm tired; usually between midnight and 4:00AM. This presents a problem because I tend to care less about precision when I'm tired and focus on just getting it over with. Actually, the temporary loss of perfectionism is most likely what prompts my finished works to be ones that I'm proud of.
8.
My work always stays within my own comfort zone; as of yet, I don't feel the need to produce anything outside of it. I've grown into making things in which the audience I'm trying to appeal to likes the best. County fair where the judges are old folks? Watercolor bird= best of show. Painted abstraction on a stylized handmade coyote figurine= shouldn't have even bothered. They were both pieces that I had wanted to make, but I wanted to make them for different reasons. The one I wanted to do because I knew it would appeal to the judges succeeded, while the piece I did because I thought it was a neat idea failed.
10.
I am always competitive with my artwork; competitive to the point where I've only done work for competitions or shows and never for myself. I'm always striving to improve. When it comes to qualit I was first trying out watercolors, the first piece of a bird I made was an epic fail. The next day I re-did the entire watercolor painting and the improvement was literally night and day. If I have made something that isn't up to my quality standards, either I will just stop caring about that particular piece or I'll work to improve my knowledge of whatever I'm working with.
Kristina Booze
ReplyDelete5.3 I did have a certain routine I did daily that helped with getting things done. I didn't have to change it until I got to college. So far I feel its a positive change, but I don't know because working and going to school can be tough. Kind of like I'm over working myself. It really makes me focus on time management skills that I haven't had to do. I would say it's been nothing more then positive.
5.4 The limits of the art supplies I have really limits my communication in my art because I can't always show what what Im trying to get across. Especially when Im limited to something I don't like working with. Which really makes me even more frustrated then before I started and my message gets displayed wrong.
5.5 I have started to conquer the dilemma of reaching out to new tools and possibilities because I feel I'd be holding myself back id I wouldn't have. I may not always get the desired results, but I keep going and trying. I would say it's going well, although I sometimes wish I was in a class that instructed on it.
5.6 I do have habits that don't show through in the work. For example the certain type of music I listen to while working on that piece. Also how loud I play the music, which also depends on the feeling or mood I want displayed in the piece. I also switch stances all the time from standing, sitting, kneeling, and squatting.
6.9 I have tried living in another persons world by getting to know them as they get to know me and not judge. I also try to feel what they might have felt. Although, not very many people are in my world, many have tried to put themselves in my world forcefully. They have tried many things from placing bets on me to acting like a friend.
6.10 No I am not competitive in my art work because that probably wouldn't be my best artwork, as it would be rushed. However, when it's my own work I always try to produce something thats better then the last piece I did. I deal with disappointment in my artwork by working on it after a break that way I have a fresh mind when I go to work on it again.
Kira Neville
ReplyDelete1. I once made a watercolor painting that i rushed through, and didn't take the time for detail, and you could tell. The process felt like a chore, something I had to do, not what I wanted to do. I still don't like it to this day, and it is currently hiding away in my closet at home. A piece that I took time with and it turned out, was an oil painting with part of a clock and half of an elderly man's face. I enjoyed doing that painting and I learned things from minor mistakes I made. I took time, mostly because it was oil, but also because I like the idea I had and how I executed it. It is now sitting somewhere in my sister's apartment, because she wanted it to be her birthday present.
4. I, many times, would like to do a piece or technique, but not being versed with a certain medium holds me back. I sometimes just try it anyway and hack out a piece with trial and error, but without being taught properly by someone else, its really difficult for me.
5. I love to try new things. Since the semester started, I've worked with things I have either little to no experience with, and I am very grateful that I've been taught because it widens my range of art, and I love that my work has growing diverse potential.
6. When making a piece, I normally practice the following: Use a mirror (not for myself), Stand back to look, stand, sit, switch working on areas within the piece, rarely clean my brush during painting (don't worry, i clean it after), listen to music, stretch, sigh, talk to myself, etc.
7. I do have some doubts when I work, but I mostly just jump right in to pieces, regardless of medium. I have a friend who always tells me that I get into it, really quick. If I had to pick a medium I am less comfortable with, it would probably be sculpture, ONLY because I have little experience with it. I am very much willing to learn though.
10. I think I always try to improve my own work. If a piece is a flop, I think of what I don't like about it, then make a mental note about that so when I try something similar again, I can relate back to the flaw and fix/improve it. I do this because I don't want to plateau as an artist, or even as a human being for that matter. I want to always grow, thrive, learn, and do many other cliche things, haha.
Nicole Arnold
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3.During high school I would go to school, practice, and then home to finish my homework. However, since I came to college, classes and practices aren't at the same time every day so it makes it hard to balance my time. I actually enjoyed the routinely schedule, because it was nice to know that every day practice would be at the same time, unlike here where everything is constantly changing.
4.I went to an art workshop awhile back and got really interested in horse hair pottery and wanted to begin experimenting with it. However I wasn't allowed to because our kiln couldn't reach the extreme temperatures needed.
5.I have always hated drawing people and doing portraits. I could get the body and everything else right but as soon as I would get to the face I wouldn't finish my project. I have thought about going back to some of my pieces and finishing the faces just to get a better understanding and to perhaps like it, but it hasn't happened yet.
6.I have a few habits, I generally like to listen to fast paced music because it always puts me in a better mood. Also I like to eat while I make artwork for some reason and move around allot.
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8.So far I have stayed in my comfort zone, because I really haven’t broadened my horizons to anything new. I have stuck with what I do best whenever I’m making something to please someone. I haven’t really guarded myself because when the time comes I will step out of my comfort zone if need be.
10.I have always been a very competitive person, and lately especially in art. Every time we get a new project in one of my art classes’ I’m constantly trying to make it better than my last. When I’m disappointed with a grade I have received on a project, I just take the feedback and try my best to meet the teachers expectations in my next project.
Taylor Rolf
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1. One year I was given a simple sketchbook assignment in High School to do some easy cartoon drawings. It felt so childish to me that I ran through it without committing to it. When I got done it looked like a 4 year old drawing and I felt lazy. So I went back and took my time in committing to it and the second time around these drawings look a lot better.
3. I created a daily routine when I was in High School where as soon as I got home I did all my homework. This routine helped because once I sat down and relaxed I lost all motivation to do my homework. If I got it done asap however, I could do a better job on my work and save time.
5. Yes, I never used a lot of tools before I came to college. After I took some college classes I learn lots of new tools and methods. So far all of it is going good and has helped me positively.
6.I enjoy having rock music playing while I work. It makes the time go by faster and makes it all around more enjoyable to create art.
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8. A little bit of my artwork has gone out of my safety zone with trying new methods for things, but not drastically. I have yet to try something so new that I have absolutely no idea at what I am doing.
10. I have never been very competitive in art. I like to create what I feel and not have to worry about making it better each time according to either my opinion or others. I think I slowly improve on things but not by making myself competitive.
Anna Jahraus
ReplyDelete5.1. I remember drawing a series of dogs for someone online, and thinking ‘I do not want to do this.’ As I drew them, one by one they became less detailed. I remember growing bored with the request and by the last dog, I was unable to finish. I am not proud of that piece to this day. However, I did a book for my art study in high school. I put in so much time and effort, and remember staying up late completely motivated to make one page look perfect. I to this day look back on it with a sense of gratification.
5.3. I once locked my keys in my car, because instead of only reaching in for my art tote, sketchbook, backpack, and key retrieval, (done) I had my folder also. I think my head thought, you lean into the car four times, so you’re set. Wrong. There they were: my keys on the seat. Thankfully I live in town, and my mom came to unlock it. Routine is everything!
5.4. I feel that the size of canvas can stint communication. If I could have it my way, I would have feet by feet of canvas to express powerful ideas through towering displays. Someday I want to do this, though I wish there was a printer big enough for some graphic work.
5.6. Whenever I’m working on a piece of art I’m usually drinking something constantly, listening to music, or I have the television on with no sound. It keeps me focused for reasons I am unaware of.
6.9. With every situation where this is an argument or disagreement, I always try to see both sides of the spectrum. To be able to look through another's eyes, I think of what they stand for and why. It may be different than what I believe, but I just ‘Live and let live.’ I feel everyone should take this approach, especially with they want to see things from my view. They need to be open, and respect others.
6. 10. I think I have settled in the fact that I’m done being competitive. It helped a lot to have someone to drive you to get better in grade school, but now that I have fundamentals I want to drive myself in the direction I want, not paying attention to comparing it to others. I always strive to do new things, and if it gets tough I sulk for a minute and then try again. Sometimes you just need to step back, draw something you like to draw, and return refreshed.
Emily Tillma
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1) One project I really was lazy about was this carving I did in wood shop. I started out really excited to be doing my favorite anime character but as I got deeper into making a 2-D person into a 3-D model got more difficult my work suffered. The end result and especially the finishing touches were sloppy. The creation that I did that came out blazing was in pottery my senior year of high school. The parameters were to make a simple triangle box with a lid but I went all out and added so many details. I specifically tested colors in the kiln before putting them on my project and made sure they worked together well with what I was trying to accomplish. The project ended up being my baby for the year and it turned out amazing.
2 (1) My art was never good to start with
(2) My mind completely jumped my wanted track
(3) my interest has faded
5) Reaching out to new media has improved my work greatly. I had never used charcoal before and now every charcoal drawing I do is better than the last and all my charcoal drawings are better than the media I used to use.
6) Most of my best work comes out when I am listening to Pandora. The specialized music that I can sing to keeps my artists muse alive longer than silence does because with no music on I get restless.
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8) Most of my previous work has been unguarded because in the harsh judgement of high school it was the one area in life I could afford to be unguarded and free.
10) I am not competitive at all in any aspect of my life so my artwork doesn't really compete with others or previous artworks of my own. When faced with a sense of defeat I usually set my work aside for a short or long period of time and focus on another aspect of my work. I don't like to let defeat get me down and usually use it to inspire something else.
Kelsee Hartman
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1)My projects vary in different difficulties and my easiest one was in Design last year. I had already done one of the projects before in middle school and i just wanted to finish it fast. It was the project with letters of our names and changing the color inside the letters. i breezed through it and was done before everyone else.
My favorite pieces that i have ever done were the gifts i gave to my friends for graduation. One was a close up of a panda's face partially hidden by bamboo leave. The second was of a fox curled up in a ball. i took my time on both of them and made sure every brush stroke made the paintings look realistic. They turned out amazing! it almost made me want to keep them, but i knew that they were ment for my friends and that's why they turned out so great.
4) Not having money for paints, not knowing what type of paints to buy and not having an area to paint was difficult going through high school. i always used the school's supplies that all students had access to. it was the only way i could express myself. Now that i have 2 jobs and money to spare, i can paint whenever and where ever i want.
5) I have loved drawing class so far because i have been able to reach out to new tools and art supplies that i have never used or even thought of using before. it has helped me to experiment with other medias that i love.
6)I always have to have music playing while i work. But i found that lyric-less music is the best. Instrumental music i found is the best for using charcoal and painting where music with lyrics are better for doodling and sketching.
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8) recently i have been straying from my safety zone because i have been introduced to new techniques. Usually i have been guarded because i was afraid of judgment but now that i have gotten feed back from my classmates, I'm always asking for ways to improve and things that i might see as bad is a good thing to them.
10) I am always pushing myself to do better and i have seen it as my art work has grown. If i don't get the result that i wanted, i usually as family and friends what they think of it. If they dont like it or they see things to improve that i didnt, then i usually throw out the piece or i put it at the bottom of my portfolio until i go through it later.