A Changing Scene

I agree I could have achieved a better outcome in this exercise.  I feel that time is against me as the assessment approaches,  so don’t think I will be able to go back to a busy shopping centre and sketch the figures, this time tracing the path they follow and perhaps trying a chalk drawing showing the movement and direction.

An Artists Book

I spent so much time researching Artists Books as it’s not a medium I’m familiar with, that I didn’t give my take on it. I will do a second draft of this.

I’m curious about Bryan’s reference to Cy Twombly’ interest in the scribbles and subconscious mark-making, so I will definitely explore this.  In addition, I think I realised myself that I should develop the idea of doodling whilst listening, and what these drawings could mean.  Overall, Bryan’s comments are positive and encouraging so there’s nothing else for it, I need to push on through my discomfort and try to experiment more and try to have some fun with it. I like Bryan’s phrase ; Making copies of the pages and working into them again (and again, and again) might also reinforce the repetitive nature of bureaucratic systems.

Bryan’s collage work is interesting and I’ll look into this further.

A Finer Focus

Again I have positive feedback here, but need to think more about how it felt to make the work and perhaps link it to my Parallel Project.

My research on Stephen Walter’s drawings needs more work.

Time and the Viewer

I am pleased at Bryan’s positive feedback, but unsure about his suggestion of adding text.  I could play about with it a little on photo shop etc before committing to any changes, as I do like it the way it is.  I like the key reference as per Peter Blake’s Sergeant Pepper and will definitely do this.  I’m really interested in Bryan’s reference to the YES logo.  This interests me a lot.  I’ve read about other artists inspiration from music, or poetry etc, but never been sure how to use it.  I definitely think my love of YES’ music is relevant.  It is unfashionable, uplifting, technically brilliant, poetic and random, all at the same time. There is a place for it in my work some where.

Bryan says ; Often our work can be informed by other cultural interests? How might different artists approach cooking, for instance? Andy Warhol: a ready meal? David Hockney: something tasty and fresh, but improved from ingredients? Whereas a conceptual artist might follow a recipe meticulously.

I also like the comment; ‘In a sense, this could be viewed as the artist having power over the viewer and the ability to ‘steal’ their time’ – is interesting. Does the art work also steal time from the artists, demanding to be made in certain way.  This is definitely true, much to the frustration I felt making A Finer Focus and Time and the Viewer.  I will include some dialogue about this in my blog.

I’m interested in the suggestion of a Mind Map covering all the work I’ve made for Drawing 2, although I think it would be huge and quite detailed but it is worth pursuing.  I need to research the Contextualising Statement more before attempting this.

Pointers for the Next Assignment

Reflect on this feedback and link it to my last report

Think back over the course and eke out links between things

How does the statement ‘As an artist you are responsible for not only making your  work but also recording its making, especially in THIS context’ fit with the ‘Artist as a Recorder’?