so far i have been examining a lot of my artwork in a very academic sense. i am trying to collaborate three years of artwork into one cohesive portfolio. for most artists this is the norm, some times artwork spanning over more than three years. but the difficulty i face is that my work has changed dramatically, evolved, expanded, grown into what i see myself as. it is interesting to look back and see where i have come. the advice given to me by professors, fellow students, and so on never seem to be as harsh as my own. i am my worst critic, a habit that i have learned to subdue in a sense, yet it creeps up at the most in-opportunistic times. just like the current, my pottery has evolved into more complex and technically more advanced ceramics. that i am proud of, yet i think too hard about what the pot could be and i don't appreciate what the pot is as the moment. this causes me to throw it aside and make a better one (over and over again). this current cycle i am in has slowed down production tremendously.
i was talking with a fellow student and my photo professor that has been filled in on the lack of quantity. he gave me some good insight, "take a step back and just make pots, don't be concerned about the quality. be concerned that with quantity, the quality will follow." with this advice i took it to heart. i am glad to say that no more than an hour later after this conversation i threw 10 bowls in 45 mins. i stepped back and looked at them...
they were no worse or better than ones i would slave over for 10 min each. to this i credit my success to john(photo prof) and to the fact that i just threw bowls as bowls.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Woah, here we go!
all right kids, ready for a grand adventure? i am not sure if i am ready for the blogging world, but hey something to do as i stress out about finishing art projects... hope you enjoy
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