Saturday, May 7, 2016

Mentor Meeting Notes



Artists
  • Arthur Dove 
  • Bryon Kim 
  • Isamu Noguchi 
  • Leonardo Drew 
  • Rose Marie Trockel 
  • Dario Robleto 
  • Whitfield Lovell 
  • Niki de Saint Phalle 

Books
Poetics of Space – Gaston Bachelard

Things to consider

  • Personal mapping/archaeology 
  • Use of a legend to read a map 
  • Keep drawing. The drawings are loose active and expressive. They are also a gift. A method for exploring ideas to add color to 3D objects without experimenting on the work. 
  • Get in the habit of making samples. Start to build a library of samples for material, surface, and color. Take detailed notes and include this information with the sample. 
  • In regards to the creeks, think about time and sequence 
  • Strive for forms that are richly processed (not just one thing) 
  • Make everything that comes as an idea, don’t try to make a consistent body of work, edit later 
  • Experiment with adding color to plaster works. It might make the work feel more complete and less familiar. 
  • In regards to the leaves, the specimen display emphasizes individualism and the content is more loosely implied. The monochromatic stacks are more mysterious. 
  • Consider how rigorous I have to be with personal/family content driven choices 
  • Where is the line between aesthetic and being faithful to memories? 
  • Expand the spectrum of work, include everything from diagrams/maps to objects 
  • Pedestals are the most neutral way to view a 3D artwork. Consider frames/pedestals as furniture contextualizing artwork within its time. Experiment with shelves/brackets, cabinets, tables, a set of shelves? 
  • Start experimenting with object arrangements. Look to modes of natural history display to start putting these objects together. 
  • If each object is one word, what sentence would they make when assembled together? 

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