10.31.2010

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When I started the course, I thought I will go to Fine Art  definitely.
I have studied Fine art at High school and University in Japan.My major was Oil painting.
But after Fashion and Textile rotation I found that I can develop my work in this course as well.
Fashion and Textile is very different from Oil painting .But I am interested in this gap.
I have never thought that my drawing can be textile but one of tutor said my drawing is good for textile.
It is so new idea for me.And actually I really want to try it.

I am going to write about what I have done and some feedback that I have got in each rotation one by one.

My first rotation was Fashion and Textile.I did not think it is interesting for me.But It was.
At first I did a lot of drawing with different material and technique.
It was really good for first lesson.Sometime I think I have to draw beautifully or correctly.
But we do not have to.I think the aim of this lesson was free from this kind of thinking.
I did not know about textile before but it really interesting for me.
Even I did not do so much about textile in this time.Because textile is 2D but it relates to 3D so much.
So as I wrote at first. I want to see how my drawing will change when it goes on a fabric.




2nd rotation was Fine art.
The project  was free.I  could choose objects that I am interested. Also I could choose material to create final piece. 2D,3D animation whatever.
But 'free' is the most difficult. I have to have clear vision and my own idea. The project was an important step in helping me to understand how to research and develop my idea. Tutors gave me a many tips for that.
To do this project I needed a found object. I took a lot of photo,did drawing where I found something interesting.
Actually when I tried to find interesting object I could find it in everywhere.I realised everything can be super nice object just depend on pint of view.
I chose adapters and cords as objects. They are not special.I see them everyday everywhere and I have never paid attention to them.
But I found that they are beautiful.I focused on lines and painted them as final piece.


3rd rotation was Vis com,it was the hardest one for me to deal with,but I learned a lot from Vis com week.
Research was really important and helpful.I found many nice works and ideas.
Especially Nina Katchdorian  influenced me.
Her idea is not  just a unique.I could feel her strong message.Showing way was considered a lot.
I painted a picture in this rotation. It was not so successful but I could feel my works has changed a bit in a good way.
I had to settle on a clear message.I found it is challenging but a really important thing for me.
Because usually I tend to depend on feeling and an accident.If I paint like that for ever I will be not able to develop my work any more.



And final rotation was 3D spatial.
At first I really enjoyed it.I did a drawing as other rotation but from different view point.
Focused on Boundary, line, edge, contour, junction, levels, connection and more.
When I had focused on these things my drawing become little bit different style.
 It was interesting.
Our main project was making three 3D models.At first I did some research because I did not have any knowledge about a module.But after research,I was fascinated with some artists.
Richard Long is one of them. His works have a strong impact. He uses natural material but I felt a sense of incongruity. It was beautiful and little scary.Photograph shows it really well.
I needed idea for this project. Because this was about a structure to walk through but not a building,a structure to support the human body but not a chair and a structure to contain small object but not a box.
So I tried to find some twisted ideas.
This stage was fun for me even it was difficult.I imaged freely on the paper.
But when I started to make real things with real material,it was very very different from that I supposed.
I could not control materials as I wanted. It was quite hard.
I managed to make 3D pieces but actually it is not what I wanted to make.
I learned a hard facts in this rotation.
Now I need to research and practicing more about material to make my ideal works.



I wish if I could choose both of Fine art and Textile.
But I can not.So I am going to choose Fine art as my major area.
I think Fine art is the most flexible area. I can try many things include that using my drawing for 3D and something I really want to try.
I will make use of learning from this term.


10.30.2010

GET INSPIRED

The other day I went Frieze art fair after vis com rotation.
It was like a melting pot. I wonder how many artists in the world. Little bit scary.

I focused on way of showing. Because in a vis com rotation I considered about it.
Which way is the best to show.  How can I show it better.

I could find many good example in this art fair.
I tried look every part and when I finished I was exhausted. Kind of fed up with art!
I think it was too big to show artworks for pleasure.

But I want to go there next year too.




10.23.2010

vis com

My vis com rotation was hard. But I have learned a lot.In a vis com class I had to do things that I have avoided for long. Like to settle on a exactly clearly message.
I am a person who was studying fine art. I tend to depend on feeling. (It means I was lazy.)
And I was particular about composition or color without message. 

In this rotation I chose message first. And then I was considering how to show it. What material is best for that.
This order was really important. 
But I think this is natural. Even so new for me. 

Why are people painting?  Because they have a some message which they want to deriver to someone. 
I think that is one of the reason.



10.10.2010

CHILDHOOD

 It reminded me that I used to be a child who tried to fix a spider web.
By Nina Katchdourian

10.07.2010

Eat something for shit.



I do not like reading(in English).
But It is time to reading.

I can find words or sentences in  books which express my thought.
Now I recognise  my though and ideas are not new at all.(I have known..but..)
It's really important thing.I can not stack up my nose anymore.
Of cause I can get brand-new things from books.It is helpful for my works.
I will never be bored.

I have not thought about concept so much before.
I just enjoyed painting,drawing,creating. But now I can not be satisfied.

Now I'm becoming mature parson! 

(And I have not finished the book was named WAYS OF SEEING.I am not talking about this book.just used this cover image. )

Today's my drawing.

10.04.2010

Ceri amphlett





Her works are sometimes too catchy n pop for me.
But line is always special.


I'm jealous.