29th January- Reflections
29th January-
Reflections
Today I have been continuing with my essay and research work. This has been demanding much of my attention recently as the deadline for such is fast approaching. Although I have spent much of this unit doing reading and research I am finding that condensing this into a coherent essay focusing on what I am most concerned with is challenging. As I write the essay I find that I have included to much information, possibly meaning that the writing is going of on tangents. Although unintended this has also been interesting to me as it is showing new associations that have formed in my brain. Links have been made that I had not considered previously and reading of historic critical theory and modern interpretation is raising contradiction. There is contradiction within the art world. Many works are produced and analysed within the lines of 'art' and 'art theology'. There is the argument that an other analysis would be reductionist as it does not contain the relevant fields depth. However, without this 'multi-reading' the artwork can not be considered as a holistic thing separate to the industry built for it. This is something I am exploring in my essay and have been internally reflecting upon. The need for a grass root level overhaul of the intentions of art is seemingly far off. This could be due to the encouragements that our institutions give us and the 'opportunities' that are provided. The commentary that goes simultaneously with this is very linear. In many guest lectures we see 'I did this exhibition' 'then this show' 'I then made this work' instead of having an internal reading of the surrounding struggles and difficulties that life and work produce. Ultimately in one aspect of life the artist as researcher and thinker will have to compromise to either survive or to gain platform. (Morgan Quaintence) I am therefore very weary to apply for some of the opportunities that we are encouraged to undertake. This is due to the fact one is in a commercial gallery space, something my work comments rigidly against. I have been thinking how I can move around this moral issue and my conclusion is that as curator I would be able to challenge that space and the show that is produced. I am thinking of proposing a show that I discussed with a tutor during talks regarding my large scale clay work. The show involves a type of storage unit that would house work out of sight. The audience is then invited to open the into and view the work, then return the work. This reduction of showmanship aims to have an anti-hierarchical view. The de-elevation of the art will aim to comment on the classic western stance of 'high art' and therefore colonial ownership. I am yet to finalise these ideas and put my proposal form together yet I feel this could be an experimental way to test is the commercial gallery could in fact be a space for self-questioning works and thought provoking commentary.
Further to this, today I have been reflecting on my own attitude within this degree and position. Someone recently said to me that I am very hopeful and active for someone who is equally wry negative. And this contradiction seems to describe me very well. I am education myself and involving myself in understanding a world of neoliberal control through art, theology, philosophy and psychology. This is inevitably going to make someone rather negative about life and overarching systems and workings. However it also allows me to begin to design a resistance to this. The diseased that haughty our world is yet to be cured so I am trying to design a type of vaccine to at least aim for some sort of resistance in future. My placement has allowed me to consider his greatly. However, my practice does occasionally suffer with my inability to freely make work without considerations and reflections. This is possibly the area that would allow me to appear less melancholy about the work I choose to do. I was therefore, looking at the studio day briefs that are online for us. I have chosen one to complete after the essay deadline which will hopefully remove my over analytical disposition and re light my creative flame/at least remind me of my own experimental nature. This is something I am now looking forward to as it holds so many possibilities. The possibility for experimentation has multiple outcomes and other accompanying opportunities. That work may then lead me elsewhere into a new branch of creative development and progression.
Reflections
Today I have been continuing with my essay and research work. This has been demanding much of my attention recently as the deadline for such is fast approaching. Although I have spent much of this unit doing reading and research I am finding that condensing this into a coherent essay focusing on what I am most concerned with is challenging. As I write the essay I find that I have included to much information, possibly meaning that the writing is going of on tangents. Although unintended this has also been interesting to me as it is showing new associations that have formed in my brain. Links have been made that I had not considered previously and reading of historic critical theory and modern interpretation is raising contradiction. There is contradiction within the art world. Many works are produced and analysed within the lines of 'art' and 'art theology'. There is the argument that an other analysis would be reductionist as it does not contain the relevant fields depth. However, without this 'multi-reading' the artwork can not be considered as a holistic thing separate to the industry built for it. This is something I am exploring in my essay and have been internally reflecting upon. The need for a grass root level overhaul of the intentions of art is seemingly far off. This could be due to the encouragements that our institutions give us and the 'opportunities' that are provided. The commentary that goes simultaneously with this is very linear. In many guest lectures we see 'I did this exhibition' 'then this show' 'I then made this work' instead of having an internal reading of the surrounding struggles and difficulties that life and work produce. Ultimately in one aspect of life the artist as researcher and thinker will have to compromise to either survive or to gain platform. (Morgan Quaintence) I am therefore very weary to apply for some of the opportunities that we are encouraged to undertake. This is due to the fact one is in a commercial gallery space, something my work comments rigidly against. I have been thinking how I can move around this moral issue and my conclusion is that as curator I would be able to challenge that space and the show that is produced. I am thinking of proposing a show that I discussed with a tutor during talks regarding my large scale clay work. The show involves a type of storage unit that would house work out of sight. The audience is then invited to open the into and view the work, then return the work. This reduction of showmanship aims to have an anti-hierarchical view. The de-elevation of the art will aim to comment on the classic western stance of 'high art' and therefore colonial ownership. I am yet to finalise these ideas and put my proposal form together yet I feel this could be an experimental way to test is the commercial gallery could in fact be a space for self-questioning works and thought provoking commentary.
Further to this, today I have been reflecting on my own attitude within this degree and position. Someone recently said to me that I am very hopeful and active for someone who is equally wry negative. And this contradiction seems to describe me very well. I am education myself and involving myself in understanding a world of neoliberal control through art, theology, philosophy and psychology. This is inevitably going to make someone rather negative about life and overarching systems and workings. However it also allows me to begin to design a resistance to this. The diseased that haughty our world is yet to be cured so I am trying to design a type of vaccine to at least aim for some sort of resistance in future. My placement has allowed me to consider his greatly. However, my practice does occasionally suffer with my inability to freely make work without considerations and reflections. This is possibly the area that would allow me to appear less melancholy about the work I choose to do. I was therefore, looking at the studio day briefs that are online for us. I have chosen one to complete after the essay deadline which will hopefully remove my over analytical disposition and re light my creative flame/at least remind me of my own experimental nature. This is something I am now looking forward to as it holds so many possibilities. The possibility for experimentation has multiple outcomes and other accompanying opportunities. That work may then lead me elsewhere into a new branch of creative development and progression.
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