Project: Environmental

For this project, I don't know exactly what I am going to do until I visit Reedy Creek Park. As a kid I was connected to nature because I was always outdoor and loved playing outside. However up til this age, I am most definitely not a nature person. The kid in me grew up, I guess. When I see nature now, for example the mountains, I think is beautiful and something about it makes it so peaceful and mesmerizing. One of my ideas was making food or edible stuff out of nature. When I was little, my siblings and relatives would love to play with dirt, grass, leaves, pretty much anything green and pretend we're cooking or making food with mud and it was always cool to see what each of us could make out of it. Note: We never ate it, don't worry =)

UPDATE

I can't say how much this project took me by surprise because every idea I came up with just didn't seem right or good or even to what I hope it would be. In the end, I talked to Vivian about the project and we both decided to collaborate together. We discussed things we did as kids and realized we loved to make snow angels so we thought of the idea of using leaves to make the wings onto the ground. We choose to use 2 different colors because the leaves on the ground were already brown or dead looking and how cool would it be to make the ground pop out with color. Some of the photos on the post is in black and white with the hint of colors from the leaves.

 

Daily Class Notes: Video

Wednesday we were suppose to go to Reedy Creek Park but it rained so it was a video day. I thought the video was interesting. Some of the pieces seemed simple but again, its the thought and process behind it that makes it art. I think as individuals and not just artist we have to accept there are going to be pieces we dislike and like and what is art to us and what isn't. In all honesty, art is simply art. Why kill the joy of something, regardless if we like it or not?

Schukmann & Damon

Pre-Questions for Skip Schukmann

1.  What is the reason he became an environmentalist artist?
2.  Why use nature as a part of art?
3.  How did he get started?

Pre-Questions for Betsy Damon

1. Is there a meaning behind why she uses water?
2. What made her decide to be an environmentalist artist?
3. Where does her inspirations come from?

Post Questions for Skip Schukmann

1.  Is it challenging to face nature?
2.  Does he think of incorporating other elements?
3.  Which one of his artworks does he feel most proud of?

Post Questions for Betsy Damon

1.  How far along does she think she has come?
2.  What else does she plan to do with her art?
3.  Would she work with other environmentalist artist?

Daily Class Notes: Malena Bergmann

We had a class guest speaker this week who was Malena Bergmann. When I first saw her visual art at the Light Factory I thought it was interesting despite not understanding what it was or the meaning behind it. It was great that she told the class how hard it was to create the whole thing even though something that looked so simple could take forever and be hard. I would have never thought it would be that much to create an almost 13minute art but once she told us how much the film was, it made sense why it was so much. I love that she came up with the idea because she had a dream and that she incorporated Mythology a lot into it.

I think as artist we should definitely go out of our comfort level, take risks and try new things. We'll never know if we like it or not or if it could turn into another career.

Project: Consumption

This project threw me way off because it had to be wearable. That was the hardest part about it, made me feel like I was in Project Runway =) So far I think I am going to use a white t-shirt as my canvas to create a map filled with lines and directions. I consume the roads and travel everyday from places to places so that generated this idea. I'm probably going to use staples, jewelry, and make stitches.


Will update soon!


UPDATE: Project Completion


I used masking tape and markers to create the roads onto the gray t-shirt. The overall consumption is roads/paths that we individual take in life, whether it is traveling to get to school or to class. It may seem simple but it was definitely time consuming too because I had to color the masking tape and then wait for it to dry up. Overall, this consumption project was a CHALLENGE! It sure did get everyone in class out of their comfort zone and they all did a wonderful, interesting job. Its always nice to see the finishing pieces and hear what the story is behind it.