Submitted by AliaK on Tue, 07/06/2016 - 11:49
week 1 discussion points - basic concepts underlying Western philosophical thought
general questions (any era)
>> ... it would be interesting to hear people's experience of individual artworks--have you ever seen an artwork that moved you, disgusted you, interested you, disinterested you...? If so, why? What was it about that artwork that was effective / ineffective?
an artwork that moved me:
Ben Quilty's "After Afghanistan" series of paintings - example, his Captain S After Afghanistan painting. the pose and expression on the face and application of paint in such thick strokes and the mix of colours and expressive marks/brushstrokes & use of light and dark/shadow evokes strong emotions in me — in both the technique of the painting and the subject and meaning behind it.
Ben Quilty. Captain S After Afghanistan. 2012. Oil on linen. Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of NSW. https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2012/29238.
Submitted by AliaK on Sat, 28/05/2016 - 15:24
today's drapery study/drawing. I'm happy with how the fabric drapes over the edge of the box. though now I see the photo I can see parts in the middle & top that don't match reality & the tones are bit out but hopefully they still have the feel of draping fabric. back to painting next week.
May 28 2016
Submitted by AliaK on Sat, 28/05/2016 - 15:17
I've finished my contemporary sculpture class, VSW13. it was very interesting, though I had some setbacks at home during this class. results should be in within next couple of weeks. I feel I still have much to learn about sculpture and there were many things I would have liked to explore further, such as more installation, digital/online sculptures, sound sculptures and more molding and casting. I really enjoyed making molds and casts of fabric to try capture the folds, and to explore transforming the fabric from soft -> hard and temporary -> permanent. it fits well with my drawing/painting class on Saturdays. it was interesting to explore everyday materials as they were more accessible (& cheaper) in most cases
next up is VIS18 - an art history subject, so it's less hands-on making and more research & essay writing.
Submitted by AliaK on Mon, 23/05/2016 - 13:10
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Submitted by AliaK on Mon, 25/04/2016 - 11:14
I haven't made it to the "Over Here" exhibition as it's in Perth (and I'm not), but a classmate posted the online catalog - one to keep in mind for my materiality class exercises.
Over Here : NYISZTOR STUDIO (391 Canning Hwy, Melville, Perth)
Submitted by AliaK on Sun, 06/03/2016 - 20:14
we went along to the Tracing Materiality exhibition on Sunday. the artists had been doing some continuous drawings on large rolls of paper, as well as wall drawings, and working with wax. I'm going to try make it to the talk on the 20th march too. I loved all the work! and there was a stack of drawing books for me to chase up also :)
Submitted by AliaK on Sat, 05/03/2016 - 20:51
after the still life, I worked on a drapery study - I keep typing this as drawpery! I had my "aha" moment towards the end of the second week's class, so will start a new one next week. I had been trying to draw more expressively and scribble and smudge with my finger, but my teacher said to draw individual lines as they convey more information. individual lines is my natural way of drawing, so I'll go back to this next week. it was hard to erase some of the original marks I'd made. I was getting the hang of it by the end of week 2's class, so will practice more next week
week2 - March 5 2016:
Submitted by AliaK on Thu, 25/02/2016 - 22:03
Submitted by AliaK on Tue, 23/02/2016 - 12:20
I handed in my last/third assessment for VAR100 yesterday. this is the last week of class. and also it's O-week for my next subject VSW13 Fine Art Studio Materials (intro to sculpture). I don't know much about sculpture apart from what I've learned in VSW100 & VAR100, so I'm looking forward to learning more and finding out where/if I might fit into the sculpture making mode. I think I'm tending towards etextiles / installation work / technology but also "slow" work, but perhaps I'll be surprised with something new as I have been in previous classes. they've all been eye opening, especially the artist research (even if I write it up too slowly - am working on writing it up straight away for this class, this helped in previous class)
Submitted by AliaK on Tue, 23/02/2016 - 12:14
Submitted by AliaK on Tue, 23/02/2016 - 12:11
my videoblogging friend Rupert Howe recorded some 360 degree video http://twittervlog.tv/2016/02/14/360-vlog-singing-under-a-railway-arch I haven't seen/used 360 cam before. it was weird to watch too-to be able to change the view and the video kept going. hard to tell what was me choosing or orig view. but it's actually both. original view is just the starting reference point I guess? am wondering how this changes 'image as a point in time' idea. when you *can* see whole scene. different way of process memories?
yes, will think more on this: how does the 360 degree camera footage change future memories - when you *can* see the whole scene
Submitted by AliaK on Sat, 20/02/2016 - 20:36
I changed from painting to drawing at my saturday morning art class. first up was a still life study
Submitted by AliaK on Sun, 31/01/2016 - 07:31
have been discovering and reading about Do Ho Suh's frottage and fabric rooms - like "memory rooms". Lois Weinthal's article in "Textile Technology and Design: From Interior Space to Outer Space" relates them to Anni Albers' "The Pliable Plane: textiles in Architecture" essay, as "third skins" after Suh described his relation of wallpaper as "clothing the house". enjoying these explorations this weekend
am starting to appreciate the sculpture side of class too and see it might be more useful/related to textiles work (than painting - could do painting via short courses/weekends if not traveling). this textile technology stuff is pretty cool, would like to delve more into it. most of the research seems to be in UK though. am looking for some in Aus
Submitted by AliaK on Sat, 12/12/2015 - 12:05
wow. I went to Grayson Perry's "My Pretty Little Art Career" exhibition at the MCA today. he's so prolific! and varied. there were pots/ceramics, paintings, tapestries, a digital room with interactive displays and screens plus his books and many others on ceramics etc., films, interviews, sculptures. I hadn't seen his pots up close before - only images on occasion. I was thinking how great an example of collage they are - he has text, paintings, photographs, tradition patterning, modern styles mixed with the older styles. so layered! I was getting dizzy just walking around each one to see everything, and I think I missed looking at everything in detail and will need to go back again once I read through the catalog. loved the tapestries - the large ones were there - taking up long walls, and filling the room. such bright colours. I saw the ones from his tv series on social classes. my favourite was marked as a hand-embroidered piece, "Britain is Best", which is quite substantial. so many French knots! and so neatly stitched. perfect rows. I also loved seeing some of the pages of his sketchbooks which were on display. I wish I could have seen more of these. he really seems to think in pictures, and add text notes, rather than making text notes with added images. it was great to see the preliminary sketches / ideas dump for one of the tapestries (from the tv series).
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