This week I had two of my first critiques for the semester. I have to say...they went pretty well. I got some good feedback. A lot of people liked my work, and I got some ideas on where to go next. I am happy with where I am at in my work and I am getting really excited about my show. Oh, and since I last posted I got into the Student Show at Weber. Woot! I submitted to CUAC this week as well, and I really REALLY hope I have a chance at getting in. It would be awesome to show there and to have an opportunity to show in L.A. (The juror is from L.A. and is looking for Utah artists to represent in a show there).
I decided right now I am not going to do a video animation for my show even though I was really excited about it at first. New genres is something that I am interested in and I think that I have seen a lot of strong work in new media recently, but I don't think my ideas are ready for that. I received some good advice from a few different professors this week and I feel I have a stronger direction now. I am still going to make various "figure" sculptures, but they won't be projected on. I am really going to explore what interests me about the space and the figure interacting together. I think I was trying to force that with the video part of it, and it just wasn't there conceptually. I can create an interaction of space and figure without video. Most of the positive feedback was about the architectural spaces I was creating for my figures, so I think I am going to explore it even further. I know right now that the space is important because it creates a context of distorted perspective for the audience and for the figures in my work. The figures are a metaphor for the ways life can distort us. This weekend I have a lot to do and catch up on, but I am looking forward to a complete weekend of art.
I decided right now I am not going to do a video animation for my show even though I was really excited about it at first. New genres is something that I am interested in and I think that I have seen a lot of strong work in new media recently, but I don't think my ideas are ready for that. I received some good advice from a few different professors this week and I feel I have a stronger direction now. I am still going to make various "figure" sculptures, but they won't be projected on. I am really going to explore what interests me about the space and the figure interacting together. I think I was trying to force that with the video part of it, and it just wasn't there conceptually. I can create an interaction of space and figure without video. Most of the positive feedback was about the architectural spaces I was creating for my figures, so I think I am going to explore it even further. I know right now that the space is important because it creates a context of distorted perspective for the audience and for the figures in my work. The figures are a metaphor for the ways life can distort us. This weekend I have a lot to do and catch up on, but I am looking forward to a complete weekend of art.
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