1) Please reflect on what you learned
about yourself over the course of the semester, what you heard in the
course of the review, what resonated for you, and how you will proceed
with this information as you begin next semester.
Oh what Have I learned about myself? Uhhhhh.. Do I really want to sit down on the therapist's couch? Well I guess it is rather comfy. Alright lets see...I think I can boil this down to a basic idea that I don't seem to be able to get over. This gallery showing is meant to make a statement. That's a simple idea right? I should be creating a work that makes a well reasoned effort to tackle an issue of the world. Even when that statement is a logical one born from an artistic style. "splashes of ink can form something!".....To me that statement doesn't have teeth. To me that's really a statement that can be answered with a simple yes or no for the bubble sheet scan-tron 9000.
The more interesting question. The one I'm sure you yourself maybe have asked is why did my work shut down? And that question and the answer I believe I may have for it is a layered one. One that in this setting would be an ideal fit. To be fair I do like images that are just pretty. I like thinking about creating environments for use in games and otherwise...But those pieces don't really ask or present a good artistic statement on their own now do they? I don't think they do.
I managed to take in a lot of wonderful environments over the course of this break. Both from life and from the games and movies I derive many pleasures from. But the fact that I failed to truly create last semester has got me really interested (and concerned, and fearing) Its interesting that last semester led me to have the "I'm not an Artist!" talk before break began. Of course I'm a artist! It is time to pull the camera back and capture the elements and emotions surrounding such a moment of doubt.
So I begin a new semester as one would. Wounded and frightened for having experiencing the past. Hungry and driven to rise to the future.
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