Material Invention Project

My Interpretation for this "experiment" was choose one thing and transform the rest of the objects into that one thing. I choose a fork- (which is one of my objects(luminous)) After I interpreted and gathered the objects that match each different characteristic I simply stuck them all to my wall in the shape of the fork.

Accumulation Commentary

So far I have collected these two Tanning packets- Iam still confused about what I am going to do for this project. I was discussing this project with my art professor from Virginia Tech- and he said he would do paint layers- then I thought why not paint chips- from buildings- So I am still not sure what I should do for this project.

Accumulation Commentary

* The blogger program is not letting me upload my photo- Even though it is in Jpeg format!

On the accumulation website I actually looked and read about 3 artists the first artist that actually intrigued me was Shaun Raofi with the Opinion accumulation. I admire Raofi in having the guts to do something like that! Getting out in public half naked and asking people," Do I have the perfect body?" and Even times to collect one hundred opinions a day! All the people with no preconcieved notions of him or actually no who he is, which can sometimes make a person less or more attractive. I honestly dont think you could do that anywhere besides Manhattan.
The second artist I looked at was Caleb Larson with his Voicemail Messages accumulation. This interest me because I always have so many messages and never really pay attention to what they say, I believe the expression is " Goes one ear, and out the other." But to docemt them is kind of like a study- you could find out so many things this way like- Who usually leaves messages- Wny do people call mostlly? - What is the mood of people when they usually call me?
The third artist I looked at was Sergio Milla withe the Public Transit Sounds accumulation. The sounds a public place is something people take for granite. Everywhere you there are different sounds made. The one that partically interested me was the one with the "squat-clapping" It jsut goes to show youll never know what you'll see or hear.
The reason I have choosen to read about these particular projects is becuase I love to hear what anything a person had to say. I mean listening to a person talk is how you get to know them- and so many people dont actually think about what people say. Ill admit I do it too, if its not of interest to me I dont usually listen carefully or remember. I am such a push over sometimes when people actually say negative things that I just agree. And when someone says something negative about me I just either brush it off and agree, and not think aobut it. It's like a mental block that says,"allyson dont remember this, it's not good for you." Sometimes it's a good thing, but I never realy know what people think of me- this kind of correlates with the Opinion accumulation- but I am only going to accumulate negative opinions of myself from other people- insults if you will. But I will not force the insults I will just allow them to come to me in a conversation. I will record them on my phone- make an audio clip out of them or maybe a photo of all of them collected.
Another accumulation I might do is accumulate tanning lotion sample packs. Because I just recently started tanning and thoughs things are only useful for about 3 visits if that. So if I collect them all semester it would be a really great experiment to see how much money I spend- and what kind I prefer or is it just a certain color type packet that intrigues me. At the end I could do a really colorful collage of the packets.

First Assignment

Pgs. 8-11
- First of all I have never, as most beginning artists, been formally introduced to contemporary art. And I love how there are so many different types of art out there ("one may plug into a bank of computers while the other sorts through debris, and a third sketche the orgins of the universe") But I diasgree with the statement, "there is no predetermined measure of success" because I believe there is for each different art field. Maybe this book will change my mind.
- I do beleive that each artist generates a portotype with what ever they do in which generates from different cultures and traditions. I do not beleive that I am a "traditional" artist because I am influenced by the current culture and I do not limit mysef to anything.
- Art can have a profound influence on a society, I do not believe that alot of people would agree with that. But what they do not realize is that art is all around us. It's in our coffee shops, our buildings, our parks, our streets. It affects what we see, how we look at objects, how we drive, where we go, and how we learn.
- This paragraph states that artists today are challenged much more because of the limitless creative resources. I totally agree and that is one of the reasons I believe being an artist is so competitive- if people think its competitive in the classroom, it must be 10 times more in the real world.
-I would like to see how artists in the 1500's dealt with the midevil guild. I can imagine being limted to such conditions of work. Also, having a master take all the credit for it would be awful. One of the reasons people do art is to make an individual statement and to be recognized for it. I would be very different to be alive then.
-After the guilds shut down, Im sure the artists just went crazy with all of their creative ideas that were boiling up inside that they couldnt create because of the standardized guild system. But i can understnad how the freeing of the guild can cause unavoidable competition, because you actually wrk for yourself now, just like it is today.
-I love the idea that artists created their pieces without knowing their fortunes, in stead of just sticking to the traditional.
pgs. 16-17
-I didnt realize the artist's audience was so important. I have always created art with my intention of it looking good not other peoples' comsumption. I believe my rrelationship with my art would be described as "populism" becuase it typically refers to my fellow students and usually they can judge pretty well. I like for my art to be contradictory to others becuase if everyone liked it all of the time then what would be the challenge?
-If I do end up working in an advertising frm I will have to recognize that today's culture is media dominated, and that what I produce is not just for me but to capture the attention of my consumer. I will have to learn what kind of art my intended audience desires.
- I want to consciously design for my audience but with hold my personal style as well, Im sure that can be a challenge.
pgs. 122-24
- I love how they describe the words "inspiration" and "expiration." They relate it directly to an artist's life. I never knew that they were opposites.
-It would be nice to know what inspired such famous artists as Monet, Warhol, and DaVinci. But I guess I will learn that in art history. You cant really tell what influenced an artist unless the piece is purely objective. I bet some artists don't even know what inspires them.
- I beleive that I am currently living in a static world where I need to be consciously influenced. I would liek to be one of thoughs artists thatfinds their inspirational influnce within themselves. At least for a part of my artist career. Meditating or takin hallucinogens would be very interesting to do once. I acted know someone that panited while they were "tripping" on shrooms and it turned out very well- they painted a scene from Alice In Wonderland inwhich he personally interpreted.
- The book talks aobut how inspiration can come so sudden and so intense, I believe that is a reason to keep a creative journal on hnd- becuase you never know what will influence you.
- I do believe that tragic events such as war, poverty, and personal events are great ispiration igniters.
- Wow. I do believe this is a quote I will have to keep in my journal- "Viewer's also benefit from artist's inspired state because art confirms the existence of this elusive stateof being." That makes so much sense.
pgs. 194-95
- Everyone has their own sense of personal style whethere its the clothes you wear, the car you drive or where you live. I dont think my since of "self" is identified yet becuase I am still trying to figure out who I am, and I believe that finding your "self" comes with age.
- Who you are is defined by your life experiences and your self-image. I dont understand why a "wego" applies to someone who follows a historic style becuase ego means your own self image- but I guess thats why there is a "w" is front of it.
- I dont know what kind of ego I am yet- definately not a superstar ago YET!
-I am excited to see how my sense of "self" is defined as I continue to create art.
pgs. 234-235
- An attitude is a preconconcieved notion towards something. And can greatley influence not only the artist but the viewers.
- In most art pieces a person can figure out the artists attitude and what they were going for just by looking at it. A specific emphasis can determine the attitude, or the colors or the materials.
- I beleive I have a moderate" attitude and matter of fact sense of style with a self-important personality. My sources do vary I wouldnt say that I use religious or financial sources.
-It is my hope to make my work influence others and "strike an emotional chord" in others as I am sure it is for many artists.
pgs. 282-283
- If personally asked what artists do in relation to ballerinas dance I would say "artists' influence through means of their own creativity." Maybe thats my mission as an artist.
- I agree that art does over lap with what people call non art professions. Such as cooking, preaching, and teaching. Alot of people dont realize that jsut becuase a person doesnt have the title "painter, designer, etc. doesnt mea nthey aren't an artist.
-I dont think that alot of art is interpreted with a mission- alot of peopel just do it for their own enjoyment, but I bleieve having a mission as an artist is much more rewarding, and having their viewers understand the mission is half the battle.
pgs. 354
- Meaqsuring success to me is having goals and reaching them, enjoying my work, having a personal stlyle, and having my viewers appreciate my work. I would be fine with just self-satisfaction. Money and popularity would be nice but you cant think of that when you create art- it does not result in self-satisfaction.

1/14/08

I dont know what I would do with out today's class. I had NO IDEA how to work this blogger thing. Jason was very helpful- even though he got off to a rough start. I was also pleased he came because I have been dying to meet someone in the graphic design department. It is what I am interested in concentrating in. Today's lecture was once again very different than regular art classes, but I guess i sohuld get use to that. I love how you realistically described the world of art, and how things work in today's culture. You mentioned starting a creative journal and I am a true believer in that! Some creative ideas althoguh great may slip out of you head and this is a great way to keep track. And also how artists' can't procratinate- in which I usally have a problem with, I learned this over studio at summer school. I would procrastinate every project and my work did suffer. I am gratefu that you gave us so many resources in which to get our pieces out there. My long term goal is to eventually work in a Graphic Design/ Advertising firm, but for now since Im in school I have to build up my porfolio and that artdeadlines website seems like a great place to get your self out there. I learned alot of new terms which was very interesting such as Guerilla- I would ike to do something like the statue in the major's yard that you discussed. Maybe not to that extreme but something that makes a statement that may not necessarily be legal! I am excited to see McColl Center on Wednesday. I've never been to an art residency before. It should be very influential!

1/11/08

Maybe I Will do something with staples- I mea we get them all the time in class- they are what binds paper- I bet I could do something really cool with 4,000 stples- maybe not- I would prob end up bleeding to death. Well see, still not sure what Im going to do.

01/09/07

During the discussion of the course syllabus my creative opened up for the first time in a while. It reminded me of how much fun and inventive art can be. I took 3 studio art classes at Virginia Tech and all of them were surrounded by so much pressure and guidance and not a lot of free projects like this class has. I havent been given this much freedom on projects since high school which is where I really grew in my artistic abilities. As you were discussing some of the examples of crazy projects some students did like working with the human body, my first thoughts were how cool body painting could be a how neat photograph would turn out, and then how much my rooomates would hate me and think I was weird for doing something like that! I also thought of a discussion with my professor in which he mentioned an artist that did ice sculpting and self portraits and used his own blood(that was frozen) for a sculture of his head. Also it when u were talking about how the internet is a good tool to put youself out there, I thought about how I am always on the internet and I never look up artists and how many awesome interesting inspirations are probably out there. I am glad we have a text book that are about artists that are still living! So many Ive had dont have current artists in it and I am excited to do the reading. The projects kinda scared me though just because it involves so much thinking, and I totally agree with you when you said it was hard to make your vision for something actual come out what you want it to look like. The accumulation project made me think about my uncle who always collects junk- and doesnt do anything with it. I liked the examples I really liked the opinion ones becasue that is thinking outside the box and thats omething I really admire. The material invention expeiment is super confusing like I am not sure how to transform so many objects it will definately be a thinker! I have no idea wat my objects wil be and how I will compose them!