I had a tutorial with Sian Bowen yesterday, and it was a massive help. I mentioned that I wanted to make a video this semester (a look of shock always appears when I tell people that, as I’ve spent the last three years declaring that I would never work in that medium…but it just feels very appropriate now) and she was kind enough to take me down to the stores, show me the right equipment to use and introduce me to a man who, hopefully, will make the whole process a lot less like a comedy show (because left to my own devices, that’s what it would be).
I feel more confident in going ahead with this idea, and I really hope it works out. I think I’ll make a book alongside it, as I need something tactile to play with!
Perspex or (ideally) glass cubes functioning as vessels for my “blog” and two videos of my paper instillation, allowing the viewer to become more “immersed” but less seduced by the material, creating a distance.
Ideas, ideas, ideas….I don’t really know how to go about creating any of them!
….Some photos of my auction pieces, Dala One doesn’t look it’s best, and it’s difficult to see the second layer in French Wall…I must work on my photography skills! Luckily they are being professionally photographed for the auction catalogue, I hope I will be able to use those instead!
I’ve been away from here for over a week now, and it feels strange. I feel as if there is so much to write and catch up on, but I’m not sure where to start…
I’ll just say that I’ve been preparing some work for the auction we have coming up (a degree show fundraiser) and I didn’t think I would feel this nervous, what if nobody bids on my work? I’ve taken some photographs but forgotten my camera, so I’ll add them tomorrow…one piece is a simple layered drawing on gampi tissue, and the other is a burn drawing which was shown in Japan last year (I’m hoping that encourages people to bid!)
Either way, I think it should be an exciting night, we have a preview on 9th February and the actual event is 17th, you never know who might turn up and who’s work will be in a bidding war!
My other work isn’t going so well, we’ve had our feedback, but only on a written sheet of paper. This isn’t very helpful as you can’t pinpoint the exact positives and negatives of last semester. I’ve attempted to start some work by doing small “test pieces” but I don’t want to launch myself into anything for the fear that when I do have a tutorial I’ll be told that I’m moving in the wrong direction. I’ll have to hunt sombody down this week…
I’ve just had the most difficult tutorial yet. It was with visiting artist Christine Pybus, and although I found it hard to respond to her questions in a way that didn’t make me sound clueless, some key issues were brought up that I hadn’t really considered.
A big one was that from her perspective (as a viewer) she felt that I was putting a hierarchy on the importance of art work vs blog, and that it may seem that I’m being critical of new media, rather than seeing it on the same level as the physical work I produce. I think it will be essential to make it more obvious on the stance I take, I’m not sure how to incorporate it yet though…
A task for tomorrow!
So it’s the big one tomorrow….Semester Two, Year Three.
We’ve been told we’ll produce our best work yet, I hope this is true. We’ve also been told stories of tears and anxiety, not looking forward to that part so much. Howvever it turns out, I’ve just got to make sure I make the most of it as I’ll never have this period of time ever again. Exciting!
