Scratching is diving into all types of research in order to gain inspiration and finding ideas to form a piece. She connects the idea of “scratching” with art and a lottery ticket, she makes this analogy to explain the process: first you start off with broader ideas and then you move on to polishing your ideas into one that connects them all together. People use “scratching” in all sorts of ways. You can get inspiration by your peers, advice from teachers, past work and pieces you’ve created, other peoples work, life experiences that have influenced the way you think or live, ect…
I can relate to a few of Ms. Tharp’s suggestions. I could completely see myself sitting in a room by myself just thinking, staring out the window until I find something that stands out to me, giving me ideas to work off of. I also love reflecting on my poetry that I have written. A lot of my poems have to do with life experiences I’ve gone through and personal issues which has given me plenty of ideas to work off of. I also love the idea of just sitting with a blank piece of paper in a sketchbook possibly, just starting out by doodling or creating little designs that more often than not, my “doodles” transform into pieces.
I’m not a very good dancer, and have never taken a class but I would assume that scratching would look like a interpretive dance where they bend and move their bodies in funky ways to see what looks good and fits with the beat and rhythm of the music. I think scratching in a dance form would have to do with playing around with abstract dance steps to see what connects together.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Art and Fear response
"The oarsman, only recently learning his skill, nervously maneuvers to avoid the one and only rock breaking the surface downstream, dead center, smooth current to either side."
This quote directly reminds me of my experience while white water rafting. i had just learned how for my first time with less than 5 minutes of explanation before heading off on the raft. I didn't know what to do or how to keep my family from tipping over. there were rocks in every direction and we had to manover ourselves around them without hitting the tip. It was in a river and we were extremely oblivious to the fact that white water rafting is extremely dangerous but we went through the obstacles and conquered the river.
"Fears about artmaking fall into two families: fears about yourself, and fears about your reception by others."
I relate to this quote with open arms. I constantly second guess myself throughout the entire process of making art. I try to make decisions with colors, materials, mediums, ect...based on what i think or hope will turn out well. This forms a constant sense of questioning myself because i am alwys afraid of ruining a peice because of one little detail that i know others probably won't notice but i will and it bothers me. I am very self conscience about my arwork and sometimes work off of the advice and feedback of others. I think that this quote explains what almost every newcoming artist goes through at the beginning of their journey of finding themselves and what type of artwork they produce.
"Fear that you are not a real artist causes you to undervalue your work."
I look at myself as a new commer to the art "world." Although i have been playing with coloring books and crayons since before can remember, i don't think of myself as an artist. I remember when i was in the portfolio development class first term, half my class asked me what i was doing there because none of them knew i had a passion for art, let alone any artistic skill. Having my classmates question my ability and my desires made me think, wow all i want to do is prove them wrong and show everyone my inner passions. Most look at me as an athlete or a writer due to my insecurities and lack of artistic promotion. Now that i have created a portfolio and shown my classmates what i like to do in my free time has allowed me to further my work and eagerness to commit myself to becomming an artist.
This quote directly reminds me of my experience while white water rafting. i had just learned how for my first time with less than 5 minutes of explanation before heading off on the raft. I didn't know what to do or how to keep my family from tipping over. there were rocks in every direction and we had to manover ourselves around them without hitting the tip. It was in a river and we were extremely oblivious to the fact that white water rafting is extremely dangerous but we went through the obstacles and conquered the river.
"Fears about artmaking fall into two families: fears about yourself, and fears about your reception by others."
I relate to this quote with open arms. I constantly second guess myself throughout the entire process of making art. I try to make decisions with colors, materials, mediums, ect...based on what i think or hope will turn out well. This forms a constant sense of questioning myself because i am alwys afraid of ruining a peice because of one little detail that i know others probably won't notice but i will and it bothers me. I am very self conscience about my arwork and sometimes work off of the advice and feedback of others. I think that this quote explains what almost every newcoming artist goes through at the beginning of their journey of finding themselves and what type of artwork they produce.
"Fear that you are not a real artist causes you to undervalue your work."
I look at myself as a new commer to the art "world." Although i have been playing with coloring books and crayons since before can remember, i don't think of myself as an artist. I remember when i was in the portfolio development class first term, half my class asked me what i was doing there because none of them knew i had a passion for art, let alone any artistic skill. Having my classmates question my ability and my desires made me think, wow all i want to do is prove them wrong and show everyone my inner passions. Most look at me as an athlete or a writer due to my insecurities and lack of artistic promotion. Now that i have created a portfolio and shown my classmates what i like to do in my free time has allowed me to further my work and eagerness to commit myself to becomming an artist.
Week two reflection
Over the past two weeks i have spent time playing with different materials, seeing how they look together, whether they work or don't work. I have also been gathering "data" for my mural sheet that i will be working on as soon as we get back from the break. I am painting murals in my house for my senior project and am planning on making my spread sheet in this class. I keep going back and forth with ideas of what i want to paint so Ms. Roberts thought it'd be a good idea to do a little research on patterns, colors, and overall ideas that i could use to work off of. So for this past week i have been spending the majority of my time exploring different types of art and murals to gather inspiration for when i come back from vacation and get started with my project!!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Hamlet Website pictures
What types of things do you see in more than one artist's space?Why do you think these things appear in so many different artists' studios?
After looking through these pictures and the art studios in the backgrounds i noticed that all artist's have different ways of creating their working spaces. Some had radio's, some TV's and some had rooms completely secluded with stripped walls and white paint surrounding them. With not one ounce of creativity or artistic value within the room, this makes me wonder if they choose to work in such a calm and bland environment to avoid distraction.
On the other hand many artists seem to work in extremely messy areas filled with old art peices and paintings covering the walls with splattered colors all over the place. Hectic and lively, inspiring and overwhelming all at the same time.
everyone has their own way of working.
After looking through these pictures and the art studios in the backgrounds i noticed that all artist's have different ways of creating their working spaces. Some had radio's, some TV's and some had rooms completely secluded with stripped walls and white paint surrounding them. With not one ounce of creativity or artistic value within the room, this makes me wonder if they choose to work in such a calm and bland environment to avoid distraction.
On the other hand many artists seem to work in extremely messy areas filled with old art peices and paintings covering the walls with splattered colors all over the place. Hectic and lively, inspiring and overwhelming all at the same time.
everyone has their own way of working.
Artists at work and their work spaces
How do artists develop spaces and methods for making their most authentic work as part of a daily artistic practice?
In order to create the most effective and polished work, one must be in an environment where they feel comfortable and able to concentrate. This space needs to be their own. by this i mean, they make it their own by decorating, clutter, neatness, colors, plain walls, other works of art for inspiration, ect. Whatever the artist needs in order to feel most inspired and comfortable is how they will create their working space.
In order to create the most effective and polished work, one must be in an environment where they feel comfortable and able to concentrate. This space needs to be their own. by this i mean, they make it their own by decorating, clutter, neatness, colors, plain walls, other works of art for inspiration, ect. Whatever the artist needs in order to feel most inspired and comfortable is how they will create their working space.
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