I believe i have grown more confident in my art since the beginning of the year. I am more open to exploring and trying things i never thought would interest me. At the beginning of the year i really enjoyed the freedom and control i had over my work, and what i could explore artists wise. To see how different everyone's work turned out in the class was very interesting and even exciting. The freedom allowed me to explore different techniques and develop my own skills, as well as new ones, that interested and felt relevant to me. The lessons i struggled with the most was when we were made to create a piece without having previous time to explore and develop a meaning to it. I enjoy creating a meaning and being able to explore it in every little detail in my work, when made to create some piece with no meaning i felt lost and wasted time trying to put something together that made sense. Usually i found i disliked these pieces as they became an irrelevant mess as i rushed creating it in the end once i gave up trying to find a purpose.
When working in creating six sketchbooks, with the short time we had, i accidentally fell behind on blog as i became engrossed in working in my sketchbooks. My creating technique is usually quite improvised as i get new ideas whilst making a piece and continue on to the next page. This was pushed further with short time, meaning i needed to get the sketchbooks done first. Before i knew it i was six sketchbooks behind on blog. Now i feel more prepared and in control of updating my blog so i don't fall deeply behind. I find the explanation and new developing ideas are just as important as the artwork as i come up with new ideas whilst analysing my work.
My first project was heavily influenced by music and books as i explored fantasy vs reality. This was personal for me as i believe i am a maladaptive daydreamer and by exploring the effects of constant daydreaming it helped me understand my situation better, even trying to daydream less and be more productive. Despite it being personal for me i feel i still distanced myself from my work as i didnt talk or exploit specific details that relate back to me. As an artist i want to grow and be comfortable to show my feelings and personal life. I understand it will take time to do that but it is something i want to constantly be working towards.
Doing small workshops where we try new techniques were really helpful for me as i learned new things that i could incorporate into my work. I love finding and reusing new materials in my work, mixed media is something i have grown strongly for and find it difficult to resist as every piece turns out incredibly unique. Despite my admiration for fabrics and sewing i feel my skills lack hugely in this area, mainly because i lack patience. This is something i should develop next year and explore in more detail. This year i was able to do this for my drawing skills. After GCSE i didn't find time for drawing and needed to get back into it, over the summer i plan to continue developing my observational drawing skills and even expand to painting.
Painting is another medium i thoroughly enjoy but never knew how to explore. I love watercolour, oil and acrylic. I especially enjoy vibrant colours and bold paint strokes where you can see the colours mix and layer. Over the summer i plan to develop my drawings into paintings on canvas as i have never painted on canvases before. Then next year i plan to create my own style of painting, trying different materials to use as a canvas such as wood, metal and fabric. Then bring in mixed media into my work once i feel confident in my painting style.
Photography and 3/4D work was something i could never picture myself doing at the beginning of the year. Technology has never been a strong point of mine but i enjoy taking photos and creating the image that is in the photo. Being able to step into my art is very indulging. Probably because its similar to stepping into a daydream for real as it is brought to life. I really like the idea of the viewer being able to step into the artwork and be able to walk through it like a mini world. I found throughout this year i kept stepping into using 3D materials and creating bigger ideas that i felt was impossible to create by lack of materials, space and skill. Photography is definitely something i would like to develop, creating photos using different cameras like vintage ones as well as exploring light and staging the photo. I would like to try body art too as that will combine painting, modelling/photography and the human body (which i find very intriguing to draw). As for the bigger, 4D ideas i have, i feel i need to grow more confident in my art and become more assured in that area before attempting it. For now i want to grow with the skills i already have and learn to combine it with 3D artwork, that way i will be more prepared for using 4D material.
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