What
I did:
I
finished my large drawing that I mentioned in my last post and also
added some movement to the image. I started my next drawing and got
the structure down, now I need to complete the movement. I wrote a
proposal for my IP project and my Grant proposal that included images
I developed of how I imagine the installation to look. I did a lot of
research on bacteria and observed how it moves and grows. I made a
map of my thoughts in my studio. I also met with my sociology
professor to share my work with her and get any incite on how to make
my work go from an individual “concern” to a social “issue.”
I met with my poetry teacher to talk to him about my work and get
some references that deal with “looping” of time, unsettling
content, and ambiguity in visual and written art. I met with two
lovely women in the Development of Language & Literacy
department to talk about dyslexia relating to my art and as a
personal endeavor. I also met with a psychology grad student in
charge of a research campaign for children and adolescents with
depression. By meeting with these various people I am beginning to
grow and find my own type of audience and network for my work.
What
I accomplished/ discovered/ encountered:
While
trying to finish my last drawing with the girl on the island, I got
very discouraged. I hated what I was doing and I didn't find any
meaning in it at all. This concerned me because this drawing was one
that I have wanted to do for the last couple of years. I thought it
would be a cathartic experience; I thought that catharsis was the
main drive for my work. But I was wrong. The drawing was very
personal and had a lot of elements that I was juggling with. In
addition to that, I was trying to express something that I just could
not see in this piece, making me even more discouraged to finish it.
I eventually got, what I felt I need to do to, done so that I could
move on to the next thing. I learned that I needed to simplify my
idea and focus on the subtitles that I am most interested in. I
started my next drawing and it was of a small section of the body,
the wrist. I pushed the wrist and hand in a strained position and
framed it thoughtfully. From there I fell back in love with my
drawing technique because I was much more apart of this drawing then
the last one. Choosing a smaller section of the body and simplifying
my approach allowed me to think about what was important. It make me
think more about what I am trying to communicate, how I want the
viewer to experience my work, and how I am going to accomplish it. I
am in a much better place now.
What
is next:
I
am going to continue drawing and experimenting with ways of
incorporating motion within drawings. I am going to experiment with
lighting, value shifts, and perspective/positioning of my drawings. I
am also going to experiment with ways to display my work, whether it
me with projectors or monitors or other materials.
