Thursday post 09/18/08

Thursday Entry:

Thoughts of interest – Week in review

- Answer the following questions:

* Did anyone critique your work this week? If so, what were their impressions?
Yes, Candice Breitz. She like my work, I was only able to show her one piece, Comfort Zone. Her comments were:
1) I need to know what size I am creating the piece for.
2) Consider the Piercing and Tattoos presence- however she said that leaving them in grounded the video within contemporary society as opposed to a historical reference.
3) Did not bring up or ask about race
4) She sensed that it was a metaphorical or emotional landscape.
5) Was not sure if it was a reference to purely personal or more societal based.
6) Enjoyed the lack of resolution.
* What was the most motivational or creative moment of the past week?
Seeing the work of Candice Breitz again but also being able to hear her speak.

* What do you want to achieve in next week's studio practice?
Get a rough edit of work so far to present, plus keep shooting.
* What did you achieve in your studio this past week?
I shot and edited, thought about and prepared for joint works.
* What has been an artistic failure this week?
Shooting in a format that was a technological brick wall-almost.
* What was the most profound thought in relation to your practice this week?
That one can receive to MFA in Art History?!
* If there was a visiting artist this week, what is your impression of their work and process in relation to your own?
See above. Breitz spoke about installation considerations. When and where to show work, when not to show work, and when to change the parameters if possible.
Her editing is very interesting and her relationship to mass culture is refreshing. It has little to do I think with my work but I enjoy watching something materialize out of a bank of Madonna fans. It is also interesting to see that her interest at the core is constant but the individual art pieces are in flux. I need to identify what her core interest is exactly. I have a good idea but I need to nail it down.