Final Reflection

Over the course of this term I have learned to create art work without over thinking what I am going to create. I have learned that I do not always need to go into my project/art work with out a plan, but that I can just create what ever comes to mind. As the term progressed I pushed myself to just sit down and make many samples on scrap pieces of paper to see which materials I liked using. I also learned that I can change my ideas for the project in the middle of the term. In the beginning, I had an idea in mind that I felt I need to execute. Through out the term, however, I realized that I did not need to stick with this one idea and that I had the freedom to change my project as much as I wanted.

I am very proud of the artwork and my final piece that I created this term. It was really exciting for me to see how different my final piece was from my original sketch. My final piece was 10 times better and much more developed than I had ever imagined. I was proud of my self for going out side of the box and trying new ideas and I am glad that I choose to use the spray painting on my final piece. I had a great term and I was so glad that I took senior studio! It was a great opportunity to push my self and see how real life artists work.

cool paintings

street art

Although this type of artwork has no relation to what I am creating I saw it and thought it was very cool and it inspired me.

Inspiration

Cool Artwork

Crit notes #2

• They like the wood I had bought to display my final piece on
• They said that the reason the white dots look funny is because my background is faded and the white dots are so defined and are a perfect shape making them really stand out. So instead I may use less dots and not put then in a straight line like I had before.
• They also said to try and use more spray paint because they liked the way that had looked

I did not really get any information about what I should put on top of my collage background, but they did say that overall they like where I am going with my project.

Being a genius vs. having a genius

I thought it was really interesting what Elizabeth Gilbert had to say about your genius/having a genius. In particular, I liked when she talked about the major error of people no longer having a genius, but becoming/being labeled AS a genius. I agree with Gilbert when she said labeling someone a genius only boosts their ego and provides them with a lot of pressure. Labeling someone a genius essentially means that they are the person of all divine creativity and no one else can ever truly match up to their work. Other artists will always feel that no matter how hard they work, they final project will never be as good as this 'genius'; this feeling of failure will eventually begin to kill of young artists.

In Gilbert's speech she talked about a 'pit of dispare' where she felt all her writing and her entire book was awful and was going to be a huge failure. I had a similar feeling halfway through the term. I was creating these mixed media collages, but kept feeling that they were never good enough and had no meaning to them. I was unsure of myself and was unsure of how I wanted my final piece to look. For at least 2 days, I was unable to come up with any ideas that I was really happy with. Finally I told me self (my genius) that I just need to stop over thinking and just create artwork. I googled artists for inspiration and ideas and from there I was able to continue with my piece and take it in a new direction. I told my genius that I just needed to push though and was just going through a slight mental block.