Mixed Media & COllage - Organizing and Reviewing works
JournalDay one (1/25/16) of my Mixed Media/Collage course and I used it to revisit what pieces I had on hand in my high school art studio. I actually prefer to work here after hours, because the space is huge and I can play music and not be distracted by obligations at home. I made some discoveries while pulling everything out and sorting it. First, I am a jack of all trades, and a master of none. Second, I have way too many "background" papers and need to learn to let some go (or use them more often). Third, I don't really enjoy printmaking. And fourth, I have an unexplained love for all things acetate. In addition to getting one work space prepared, I also started to jot down ideas as they came to me. I have an idea for my themed works (Oh, by the way... series), but also want to explore breadth pieces as an opportunity to experience a wide variety of materials and approaches. With the overwhelming amount of background papers, I thought it might be interesting to archive them digitally and then could use them as overlays and textures. I also thought I could draw on top of them digitally. Tomorrow I will be going through my home studio and documenting pieces I have there. (time spent on day 1: 3 H 30M)
JournalDay 4 (1/28/16) was spent digging deeper into my theme and practicing with materials. I started by working on the Peacock image (above) and quickly realized it was just time for me to transition into real work. While it's beneficial to experiment with bridging studio and digital together, I know how to do this already to some extent.
I moved onto selecting my first real idea for the Oh, By the Way... series. Since I have made the foot x-ray color wheel digitally (in Photoshop), I decided to start with that for my first mixed media piece. Researching color wheels and color field painting did not get me very far, although my best discovery was considering the possibility of making the whole thing transparent and shine light through it. Next, I researched X-Ray art and stumbled upon a British Photographer, Nick Veasey, aka the "X-Man." His work is about revealing the interior view as method to draw focus away from the exterior appearances society makes judgments on. I am revealing my x-rays more to show the maintenance and artistry in orthopedic medicine and how they can help in persevering through physical struggles. I moved onto cleaning up my foot x-ray in Photoshop and overlaying colors onto it. I printed them and cut them out, arranged them, and have more ideas on how I am going to actually make this work, and more questions on how I am going to make this work. Looking forward to getting feedback at the weekly critique. (day 4 time: 2H 30M)
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