Lately, I have been struggling with a lot of projects. I want to make sure that my concepts come across adequately, but I am not sure how far I need to push various techniques to do so. Some people say that less is more. Others say go to the extreme and really push the idea.
These may seem like good suggestions, but what if I like the way an image or piece looks when it is in the middle? I feel like when I go to the extreme, the result is too complicated and cluttered for me. When I hold back or try the minimalist approach, it feels empty or inadequate. I keep finding myself "finishing" a piece and then wondering if others will catch on.
So I suppose the question I really want to put out there is:
How much is enough?
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Art Expo in Chicago
Yesterday I had the opportunity to travel to Chicago with my school and attend the Art Expo. This was a really interesting thing to experience. It exposed me to a different side of the art world that I am not sure I am so terribly fond of.
I am a college student, and I was under the impression that this was not that fancy of an affair. However, when I arrived I noticed that many of the individuals were dressed very well and seemed very important. They treated me otherwise, with my high school shirt and my backpack on. There were several cases when I walked into a gallery space and the people inside automatically went silent and stared at me.
There was even a point when I was talking to my friend about a piece and the woman running the space yelled at us that the sculpture was beautiful. I was not aware that I was talking about the piece in a way that stated otherwise. I was shocked that my interest in the object was not noticed and I wasn't even given the chance to say how interested I was in it.
Now, don't get me wrong. There were several very nice individuals who talked to me as a peer. I even got to participate in an art project as a model for Keliy Anderson-Staley. You can see her works here. That was a fantastic experience.
[*edit*] Here is the image that was taken of me by Keliy Anderson-Staley!
It was also really great to be exposed to so many works by so many artists in such a short period of time. My views of what art can be have been pushed to their limits and my understanding of the art world has been changed drastically.
We will see where this experience takes me in my future.
I am a college student, and I was under the impression that this was not that fancy of an affair. However, when I arrived I noticed that many of the individuals were dressed very well and seemed very important. They treated me otherwise, with my high school shirt and my backpack on. There were several cases when I walked into a gallery space and the people inside automatically went silent and stared at me.
There was even a point when I was talking to my friend about a piece and the woman running the space yelled at us that the sculpture was beautiful. I was not aware that I was talking about the piece in a way that stated otherwise. I was shocked that my interest in the object was not noticed and I wasn't even given the chance to say how interested I was in it.
Now, don't get me wrong. There were several very nice individuals who talked to me as a peer. I even got to participate in an art project as a model for Keliy Anderson-Staley. You can see her works here. That was a fantastic experience.
[*edit*] Here is the image that was taken of me by Keliy Anderson-Staley!
It was also really great to be exposed to so many works by so many artists in such a short period of time. My views of what art can be have been pushed to their limits and my understanding of the art world has been changed drastically.
We will see where this experience takes me in my future.
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