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Collage Project
For this project we worked on the art of conveying meaning through a collage. Recently in the united states I had noticed that Trump had been acting in ways that make it seem like he was a king. I went to find magazines and papers that had elements what what I wanted to show. I was in Bricklane when I came across older books from the 80s that discussed Elizabeth and the royal family. From a New Yorker I found cartoon images of Trump. I enjoyed the simplicity of the collage.
Reflections
Prompt: What does it mean to not know in an art practice? To what end does this serve? What is it not?
I like to think about not knowing often. Maybe because I am so good at it. I think when it comes to practicing art the act of discovering within the process itself is often a fuel for our work as artist. When we create its common that we don't know what is next or what the end result will be. In my opinion artists crave creation through discovery. To not know in an art practice is how we feel when we create. When we think like this we are often open to more ideas and thoughts. Learning is prominent in this. If you don't know then man you have so much to learn. To answer the question of "what is it not" I would assume that its the artistic process of creating with a full plan. having every crack and crevice planned out where the final product is fully known and all you have to do is put it together.
Prompt: Electric Dreams - Tate Modern
We visited the Electric dreams exhibit in class. When I first walked in it seemed like a disturbing outdated tech garage. A four by four grid of tv stacked and displaying fish and the occasional tv static. This was paired with, in my opinion, disturbing tech sounds that echo throughout the dark room. You continue through and there are robotic machines that do simple tasks and seem to run on little batteries. But it's how they are built and their function that is “art.” The most fun section was a room with a white matrix like grid projection on the white walls and large floating balls that you could throw and kick at strangers. At the end was a fascinating section on robots with a mind of their own. This formed during the 1950s or 60s where people were creating robots that could think on their own. One robot which looked like a flower spoke and said what it wanted within its vocab, in this case anything with the letter p or o. It reminded me of ai, the whole computer having a personality thing. It seems like elements of computers thinking on their own has been around longer than I imagined.
Prompt: What is British when it comes to art?
This is a funny prompt. When I first read “what is British?” prompt I instantly thought “stolen artifacts from other places”. I still don’t think I am wrong by saying that. Many of the museums I have been to though my class involved looking at works and artifacts from very remote places throughout the world. Historically speaking a lot of British people have taken many things. Throughout the semester I have taken classes that involve going to various museums and looking at all kinds of art. When it comes to British art I have found that they love their royalty. Painting of this king, painting of that queen. But as I learned more of the history I found that the British culture and its definition has changed for me. For one, it's not as boring as I thought it would be and two, it seems to have a lot of cultures from around the world. Similar to the US it seems that immigration has been beneficial and he created a uniquely British Asian and European blend.
Prompt: Falling in love with frames
We went to the government owned gallery for a field trip a few weeks ago. We learned how this government group has their own collection. As an American it seemed foreign to me that a government would fund the arts let alone have their own collection. There was one project that had a young animator who worked with kids to make their stories come alive. I liked the idea of having a young artist working with kids because it brings a strong youth power to it. But what really caught my eye were the frames. We went into an archive room where we could pull out walls that had paintings and drawings that were on these racks. It was such a cool room. In another area there were just frames and frames. Large, small and they were stacked on poles on the wall and leaning up against the beige walls. I loved the idea that there is a lot of work put into the art and then there are frames that surround it that make it look different but they are also not always noticed. I was instantly fascinated by this concept and wanted to learn more about the framing industry.
Prompt: Dreams
I really enjoyed Joshua Leon's presentation. I had not seen someone dive into abstract thought in such a academic way. I was drawn to the accuracy and passion of knowing history and the fact that it was jewish history. of course, I enjoyed when he talked about dreams. The thoughts we have while sleeping that we don't control always fasinated me. Sometimes I get dreams that turn into ideas but most of the times I can't remember them. I appreciated the exercise we did in class where we had to add two sentences and pass the paper around so we all create our own unique story.Knowing that teeth dreams are often anxiety dreams intrigues me. There is something in the human brain that we all have these similar emotions and are expressed the same way while we are sleeping.
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