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Week 12 This was further experimental work using glow sticks and mirrors. Attaching an array of glow sticks to a tall mirror then holding up a smaller mirror to peak into a world of infinite glowing circles. Adjusting the mirror took many tries. A Key note to keep in mind for future works in the dark is to get a better camera as a normal one didn't quite capture what I was seeing in person. The title of the work is “Glowing Bubbles” (2020) it was developed with 19 glow sticks, 19 connectors, one full body mirror and one hand held mirror. Median: (Photo work) 2 Mirrors, glow sticks, connectors.

The top pictured show the final state of my playlist work "Dot Dot Dot." as time went on as I worked on my other paintings the dots of this work started to mirror them.

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week 12

Title: “Ordered Bubbles”

Year: 2020

Median: (Photo work) 2 Mirrors, glow sticks, connecters.

This was more experimental work with glowsticks and mirrors. This one is a reference to my previous water colour work “Mind Mapped.”

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Artist research

“Crucially Important Disposition of Fluorescent Pink Rose Petals in Time and Spac” by Aleksanda  Vasovic depicts a projection of multiple large circular pink petals along the wall. 4724.4 W x 1574.8H x 4724.4in.The subject of the work was based purely on lights. Computer animation made the petals appear as if they were fluttering around you. I pondered the idea of immersion and decided to incorporate mirrors to give the glow sticks an extra dimension. 

1. Saatchiart.com. 2020. [online] Available at: <https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Installation-Crucially-Important-Disposition-of-Fluorescent-Pink-Rose-Petals-in-Time-and-Space/666991/3471982/view> [Accessed 8 May 2020].

Keith Sonnier is an artist who works with post-minimalist sculptures which is one of the reasons I looked to his works in order to develop an idea of how to go about using my glow sticks. His work above 

The work is called “ Until Today,” and it was installed at Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York, on July 1, 2018–January 27, 2019. The conceptual ideas expressed in his work may not correlate with mine (Since his work address politics and war and his work is meant to represent it looks like a bunch of space trash floating in the atmosphere) but that's not why I'm researching him. I'm looking at what shapes he makes and how he installed his work. Getting inspiration from an artist who works with minimalism seemed the wisest course of action as I didn't have anything else to incorporate into the artwork. During my experimentation with the glow sticks, I looked to other artists who worked with similar medians or anything fluorescent. While I myself thought of other methods to connect or display the glow sticks having them as circles or “Florescent bubbles” seemed very fitting amongst my works so far. 

1.  artnet News. 2020. A Maestro Of Post-Minimalist Sculpture, Keith Sonnier Finally Gets His Due In A Trifecta Of Summer Exhibitions | Artnet News. [online] Available at: <https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/keith-sonnier-summer-exhibitions-1325231-1325231> [Accessed 16 May 2020].

week 12

Weekly Reflection 

Continuing with working with objects I have on hand I came across 30 Glow sticks and connectors and proceeded to experiment with them. Again dots, bubbles, circles are prevalent in my practice as well as the concept of focussing on the process and accepting impermanence as the glow sticks very soon faded and were thrown out. Now the only reminder that this work ever existed is the photo documentation.

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week 12

Weekly Reflection 

The work above Title: “Mind Managed” (2020) is watercolour on water colour paper and is 85 cm x 34 cm. My previous works were centred around ignoring mental problems, trying to escape from them while this work helps me navigate the emotional problems that I was originally trying to escape from. The conceptual ideas explored in this work revolve around pure emotion and the visual representation on the inner workings on the brain. The materials used in the work were taken from one of my previous works “Coloured Dots.” The dots were then cut out one by one and attached to the wall creating an organic moss-like form that appeared to grow across the wall. The colours of the materials I was working with influenced me to colour coordinate each dot to one of my emotional states. Red referred to anger, orange was confusion, yellow happiness, green envy, blue sadness and purple was fear. At the end of the work the dominant colours were blue (Sadness) and purple (Fear). The process of destroying the previous work to create this new one outlined how Impermanence developed the concept of focusing on the process rather than the finished product as well as using them more constructively. I also used the dots to continue making other works such as “Mind” (The circular one)  (2020) which is 33 cm x 40 cm and “Mind mapped” (2020) (The longest one) which is 21 cm x 81 cm.

The top video is “Landscape blowing bubbles” while the lower one id “portrait Blowing bubbles. Blowing bubbles was influenced from previous artists I looked at. “Portrait” was 3.36 minuets long while the other went for 5.14 minuets. This work was further expanding on the concept of  impermanence focusing on the process rather than the finished product. Again, this work only means something, only existed during the time I spent with it. The bubbles are a call back to the painted versions in my “Coloured Dots” painting. They seem to fit snugly in my practise since bubbles have the image of being perceived as care free which is my own ultimate goal through out creating my works.

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week 11

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Artist reserch

Guy Laramée is a Montreal-based artist who creates realistic mounted, valley and moss like sculptural works using  encyclopedic volumes and a series of dictionaries  to create pictures perfect mountain scene. I was attempted to mimic the realistic moss like effect from Guys book sculptures into my own practice by using a 000 paintbrush to dot the tinyes green moss effect on the page in my “Collared Dots” (2020) wall installation. While the effect wasn’t as realistic as I had originally hoped it still created a smoother, more organic effect in my work.

1.  Guy Laramée. 2020. Home | Guy Laramée. [online] Available at: <https://guylaramee.com/> [Accessed 8 June 2020].

2.  Mutualart.com. 2020. Guy Laramée | Artist Profile With Bio. [online] Available at: <https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Guy-Laramee/350D27F03D74880F> [Accessed 15 April 2020].

week 11 Weekly reflection

Title: “Book Folding #1”

Year: 2020

Materials: Books.

Size: (Blue) 20 cm x 16 cm x 8 cm.

(White) 22 cm x 16 cm x 8 cm.

“Book folding #1” follows the original concept of my practice which was meditation through repetition however this explores a type of repetition that requires more focus. The original pointillism works required very little mental attention to the point where the goal of escaping my thoughts wasn't reached (The work quickly became ineffective and burdening.) because there was nothing for my mind to really focus on other than my thoughts. So that process backfired and developed into these numerous book works.  The further I folded the less give the book gave me which ended in many pages getting ripped towards the end. The process involved folding over 1000 pages across three books. As I continued folding through the book the folded pages became very thick and difficult to fold forcing me to fold the pages further out from the centre. I changed the process of folding from the centre book in an attempt to prevent any further page ripping.  This struggle was needed to draw more of my attention to achieve my goal of mental escapism.

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Add finished power point after Grace lets you in the dock.

Week 10 Proposal grace, Jacob

Proposal

Step 1

Jacob

Title:Profonda 3

Media: Painting

Dimensions: 1830cm X 960cm

Title: coloured Dots

Media: Water colour on water paper

Dimensions: 81cm X 93 cm

Grace

Title: In stone

Media: clay sculptures

Grace: 80 cm X 30 cm

10cm

Step 2

Possible methods of installation:

Jacobs needs wall space. Laura's needs wall space. Graces on a plinth

Step 3 Lay out

Step 4

Activity: give your proposed exhibition a title and write a short

exhibition summary (50-75 words).

 Title: 

Laura: Meditative. Release stressful energy.

Artist's statement:

My material approaches work with traditional media such as pen on paper and paint on watercolour paper. The process involves the incorporation of pointillism in its raw form. This entails using a pen or paintbrush to cover a small or large sheet of paper in dots. 

the concept of meditation through physical repetitive motions. y and instead put us into a passive subconscious mental state.My practice revolves around work which is meditative specifically to me which has led to the use of multi-colours and organic free form shapes and themes which I find calming. The meaning of my art relies less on the finished work and more along the process of making the art. 

Jacob: Identity and resisting stressful energy. A self analysis, exploring the deeper emotional, philosophical and metaphorical ideas buried in my psyche.

Grace: using clay to document objects. Documentation using clay is an attempt to capture experiences and memories and set them in stone. The unfired nature of the clay emphasises 

concepts of time, vulnerability, and the impermanence of objects.

Exploring themes of identity.

A physical emotional response 

The title directly refers to the artists feeling on their position in today crisis. Their artwork reflects there felling and desires grace clinging to the past. Laura attempting at mental stability and Jacob analysing his inner emotional psyche. Unfortunately I didn't get to give the presentation with my group because due to technical difficulties I was booted from the online class.

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Artist reserch 

Cara Barer’s (American born and now living in Texas) work Harajuku, Edition 6 of 9 (50 cm x 50 cm) was created through using an array of items such as curling irons, clothes pins and water in experimental ways in order to turn old phone books  computer manuals, maps, and comic books  into crumpled, curled, organic flowing sculptures which she then immortalises through photograph. Due to the covid19 restrictions I am unable to go out and get art supplies I need so exploring artists who transform average everyday items into art has became a part of my practice due to the circumstances.  

1. Sophie-maree.com. 2020. Cara Barer – Sophie Maree. [online] Available at: <https://sophie-maree.com/portfolio-item/carer-barer/> [Accessed 28 May 2020].

2.     Andrea Schwartz Gallery. 2020. Cara Barer. [online] Available at: <http://www.asgallery.com/andreaschwartzgallery-carabarer.html> [Accessed 21 May 2020].

Week 10 

Weekly reflection 

Inspired by Caras work I decided to try book art as a part of my practice due to them being on hand. I didn't use Cara's method of book art however due to wanting to make the art my own instead of just copying also due to the fact that I’m renting and apartment so my use of possibly damaging chemicals inst going to happen. The work below is titled “Cut and fold.” (2020) as a straight forwards nod to the process of its creation. The only material used in the book and the scissors to cut the pages with. The work is 31 cm by 12 cm. The process involved folding a page in half some where cutting repetitive strips down one side then folding the slivers back so they form a sharp point. Every page through out the entire book had this process done to it in some form of pattern or other. I imagine this being an interactive work where people can go up and flip through it.

“Watercolour painting is a time-based video work which is 13.45 minutes long. Minutes long and shows a close, high shot of a piece of white paper. My hand holding a brown damp paintbrush comes into view and I can be seen presiding to gently place clear water droplets along the page mirroring the process of my original watercolour paintings simply without the paint involved. The paper used was not watercolour paper so the water can be seen bleeding through it. This did not change but outlined the process. Which influenced me to keep it as it was. The new droplets were neat, perfect circles while the older droplets slowly grouped and created what could be assumed to be a spill on the page. This work further expands on the idea of impermanence. Once I’ve stopped and let the page dry the paper will just be paper again as if there was never an artwork on it. This work only means something, only existed during the time I spent with it.

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2. Artist Research –  

Riusuke Fukahori is a Japanese artist who hosted an exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery back in 2015 called “Goldfish Salvation” The above work was one in his collection . The work is called Kingyo Sukui (The Ark). The materials used to create the work include Wood, net, aluminum, epoxy resin and acrylic. It Is 73 by 75 x 38 inches. His references many live fish in aquariums living in his studio. His works are created layer by layer of paint and resin sometimes taking months to complete. What drew me to Riusukes work was not the fish themselves but the shapes the fish formed together. There shapes often creating bubbles or swirls that I wish to see in my own works. The aquatic nature of this work further influences me to want to incorporate the use of bubbles in my work.

1. Colossal. 2020. Riusuke Fukahori's Lifelike Goldfish Painted In Acrylic Between Layers Of Resin. [online] Available at: <https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/11/goldfish-salvation-resin-paintings/> [Accessed 16 May 2020].

Week 9

Weekly Reflection – 

The completed work “Coloured Dots” (2020) created with watercolour on watercolour paper. The final products size is 86 cm x 56 cm which was much larger than I originally anticipated but not unwanted. A key facter with this work in regards to the black and white “Dot Dot Dot...” work was that the process is so much slower due to using a brash rather than a pen. The constant picking up of paint, washing brush, changing the brush and needing to be much carefuller due to the brushes being less precise than a pen. Another key relisation was that the longer I spend on the same work the more I wanted it to be over so my process became less precise and sloppier as well as the dots becoming circles. Upon examining the work I have decided that the larger circles to like bubbles to me. This has influenced me to want to incorporate bubbles into my practice some how. 

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The top image show Takashi Murakami work “FLOWER BALL (3-D) KINDERGARTEN” created in 2007. Unsurprisingly his first love when it came to art was animation and Manga. Creating cartoon y cheerful images of flowers was what makes him happy.  He has often been refereed to as “the Warhol of Japan,”. In the art world their are many critical voices whith firm opinion on what they believe is serious art. Many good artists get there work ignored because it inst serious. Artist like Takashi inform my work by giving me a sense of security with my flowers and vibrant colours.

1. Gagosian. 2020. Takashi Murakami | Gagosian. [online] Available at: <https://gagosian.com/artists/takashi-murakami/> [Accessed 16 May 2020].

2.     CR Fashion Book. 2020. Takashi Murakami Blurs The Lines Between Low Culture And High Art. [online] Available at: <https://www.crfashionbook.com/mens/a32405824/takashi-murakami-art-superflat-louis-vuitton/> [Accessed 16 May 2020].

Artist

The image above depicts one of Ana Enshinas animal shaped pointillism art works. Ana Enshima is an architectural student based in London. Her work while similar to my current practice in regards to colour theme and process depict  elegantly organic animals with flowing limbs. However my interest in her work has more to do with the vibrant hue of the colours she uses and to what method or process she goes through to get that hue. Is it simply paint quality? That was my first though however my paints cost hundreds so apon further inspection i realised I was tapping my  paints in too gently and in order to get Ana’s level of vibrancy I simply needed to thoroughly coat my paint brush. (Although this will course them to run out quicker.)

1.   My Modern Met. 2020. Majestic Animals Envisioned As Hundreds Of Multicolored Dots. [online] Available at: <https://mymodernmet.com/ana-enshina-dot-animals/> [Accessed 16 May 2020].

Week 7

Weekly Reflection

Three key things I have realised this week. My “Coloured dot” Painting are taking weeks to complete one 21 cm x 10 cm piece of water colour paper I believe this is due to the incredibly fine dot points so I have proceed to created larger dot that cover more space. Using Ana paint methods creates more vibrant but larger dots regardless so this process has shifted the look of the work and finally I have stated playing around with where I place each sheet of paper on the wall. I have also stated placing matching colours next to each other much like a puzzle. This is a call back to my earlier reflection in regards to meditation.

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Week 6 Artist Research

Angelo Franco is a Ecuadorean Artist who has been painting for 30 years. What drew me to his work originally is his flamboyant bright colours and pointillist style (See his above art work) which has strong visible similarities to the work I am currently exploring. I have recently moved from my black and white work “Dot Dot Dot” and started new works on smaller paper using colourful water colour painted to do my dot work in the same manner as before. Another aspect that drew me to Francos work is that his work consists of strong natural themes like his landscape work which again reflect strongly on my practice.

Information sourced from:  Artworks, A., 2020. Angelo Franco,Franco, Oil Paintings, Abstract Paintings, Meaningful Abstract Paintings,Artist,Hudson River Scenes,Floral Bouquets,Abstract Still Lifes,Abstract Landscapes,Virginia 1607, Florals,Landscapes,Portraits,Hudson Valley,Virginia Paintings,Oil Paintings,Ashland,Circles,New York Artist,Impressionism,Pointillism,Modern Art,Colorist,Richmond, Virginian Artist 2009,2010,2011,Interior Decoration,College Of William And Mary,Wilderness Battle,Designer,Virginia Is For Artists,Flores Abstract,Arte Luminoso,Paisajes Modernos,Pinterest Artist.. [online] Angelofranco.com. Available at: <https://www.angelofranco.com/> [Accessed 30 March 2020].

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Week 5

Making –  Coloured work of my last installation piece “ Dot Dot Dot”.  Which is multicoloured watercolour colour on 21 cm X 10 cm pieces of watercolour paper.

 Weekly Reflection – During the creation of my previous black and white work I was brought to the realisation that I had bitten off more than i could chew and while I did enjoy making the work and I did find it relaxing at times I ended up feeling overwhelmed with the size of the sheet I was dotting my work on. Since part of the aim of my work was to act as a form of meditation and relaxation for me (especially during the current crisis) working with that size wasn't practical or helpful in regards to my mental tranquillity. As a result of this realisation I have chosen to do my work on 21 cm X 10 cm pieces of watercolour paper. The process of making this work is slightly different from my black and white work. Instead of using pen I’m using watercolours and brushes which is a slower process especially when constantly changing the colours I’m using.  The work depicted above (instead of being just black) is every colour of the rainbow, however each sheet of paper is restricted to four colours. Each sheet has a different colour and shape pattern as well as different dot sizes (Which depends on the size and shape of the brush I use.) ensuring that each rectangle is unique. With a little bit of exploring I found an art form called Pointillism which is a style of painting where you put two distinct different coloured dots side by side to create the illusion of form. This is due to the colours optically blending into a different colour. Unlike traditional pointillism my work doesn't create any set image but instead mimics blot images, where people see whatever there mind interprets it as. For example when I look at this particular work I visualise moss growing along the pages as I work.

Artist Research

Damien Hirsts spot painting is his most widely known works. His work “Edge” made in 1988 is a coloured Dot painting he did on the wall of his ware house. His works was his way of ‘Pinning down his Joy of colour’. Which I have leaned towards since flipping through some of his works. The black and white Dot painting was simple and elegant but felt detached to who I am. Vibrant colour has been the centre of my work for years and the brief period I removed it felt alien. I will continue My black and white work but Damien practice has informed mine to try the dot work in different ways such as incorporating large amounts of colour.

1.  Frieze.com. 2020. Damien Hirst Admits ‘All My Ideas Are Stolen Anyway’. [online] Available at: <https://frieze.com/article/damien-hirst-admits-all-my-ideas-are-stolen-anyway> [Accessed 8 March 2020].

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Week 4 

1. Weekly Reflection – 

studio installation of my work “Dot Dot Dot ...” I was a little upset that I haven't gotten more of the paper covered by this point as well as the paper being visibly crumpled in a lot of areas. Thats just something Im going to have to cope with I’m afraid. I decided last minuet that since the main idea behind the work was the process of making it I might as well turn it into a preformative piece. This entailed me Doing a small dot spot area at the base of the paper across the floor. The performance only lasted a few seconds to show people the process before we moved on to discussing the work. This conversation entailed how the state of the dots reflected my mental state at the time. The calmer and more patient I was the smaller and denser the dots where covering a small but precise amount of small. The more stressed and anxious I was about completing the work the larger and more spaced out the dots where which resulted in covering more space but appeared more sloppy and (To me) upsetting to look at.

It was brought to my attention that the dot work I am creating may have  indigenous aboriginal connotation to there cultural art. Emily Kame Kngwarreye  is a very well known  contemporary Artist in Australia . I felt the need to compare and contrast our works to help quell any uncertainty since to my understanding anyone not indigenous to Australia who created aboriginal art is being disrespectful and I would never want to be that. The top image is Emily's work  Ntange Dreaming created in 1989 currently residing in National Gallery of Australia in Sydney. Aboriginal art tells a story while my work is at first glance sporadic and meaningless. Furthermore Aboriginal art is never plane black and white, doesn't have dots as fine as mine and doesn't leave empty space the way I have done. Emily's work has brown, and yellows and lines and shapes hidden under the dots that tells stories of creation if you analysis it closely enough.

1. australia, n., 2020. Emily Kam Kngwarray: Alhalkere, Paintings From Utopia. [online] Nga.gov.au. Available at: <https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/kngwarray/> [Accessed 8 April 2020].

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Record of my continued progress of this slow moving work throughout the week.

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Meditation through repetition

Week 4 Weekly reflection

The usual form of meditation which involves sitting still and thinking reflectively is not a viable option for me personally because my mind rules a mile and second so in order for me to find mental peace I need to focus of something without any  mental exertion

One thing I have found in all forms of meditation is that repetition is key. Repetition is key if we want to achieve anything. If I want to gain muscle ill need to lifts wights hundreds of times, If I want nice skin ill need to repeat a skincare routine, if I want to draw impressive artworks I need to repeatedly draw things. It's the same thing with our minds if we practice bad thoughts we feel negative. If we practice good thoughts we feel positive. since I have anxiety I’m constantly thinking too much and putting my self in a panic which is causing me to be constantly stressed. In order to be calmer and have a better mindset/ control of my emotions, I need to repeatedly set aside some time each day to do a calming activity. I'm my case drawing/Painting and what usually gives me the most benefit in forms of meditation are repeating motions. Usually, images that heavily dot work orientated. Such as my doted skys or shading on every single one of my works.

sources:  Sa-health-beauty.co.za. 2020. How Art Can Help You Relax. [online] Available at: <https://www.sa-health-beauty.co.za/portal/article/1837/how-art-can-help-you-relax> [Accessed 12 March 2020].

Healthyplace.com. 2020. Can't Relax Because Of Anxiety? Get Repetitive. | Healthyplace. [online] Available at: <https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/anxiety-schmanxiety/2014/02/cant-relax-because-of-anxiety-get-repetitive> [Accessed 12 March 2020].