I enjoyed listening to this interview so much! Mr. Ramsey explained how his childhood had always been around artists because his dad and mom were both artists, and his brother became a musician. He later went to VCU to get a degree with graphic design, but continued to maintain his passion for painting and drawing sketches. Later in his career when he got laid off from his job, he found his real passion for art and made it his entire job. It was very interesting to hear how he morphed his skills into a career and what truly motivated him every day to create new pieces that can be used as bird houses or cabinets.
It was funny to hear that his wife actually calls Mr. Ramsey with creative ADD because once he sees something he has a strong urge to create. In fact, many of his ideas are fluid in the sense that they all contribute to each other because he is constantly inspired and constantly changing his artistic vision. My favorite story in the interview was when he told Ria that he saw a sketch of an odd bike in a gallery and immediately decided to actually use metal and create the weird looking bike in real life. Many of Mr. Ramsey's stories about his growth as an artist resonated with me and inspired my own journey because of his positive attitude, relentless dedication, and unique outlook on what art can mean as a hobby and as a job.
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Her process of reprinting old images and then editing them together for a silent film and THEN editing the films to have audio. I especially appreciate the fact that she was using actual sound effects to add in the silent film, not music like most people. Freyer created these films for a small group of people and since these were, in fact, experimental, she didn't pour all her effort into them making them her 'raw' work of sorts. I think this concept is interesting because I find that I most like the turnout of my work when I'm not thinking about it as hard. For example, I spent too much time making decisions about my ab ex piece and I ended up starting a whole new one impulsively and I love that piece. I wish that I could make work only to please myself and a few others. I find it so difficult to not think of what others will think about my work, but seeing Freyer's films that were meant for her vs. what she created for the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. I'm inspired by Freyer's use of antique elements in her videos and I love the ephemeral excitement of the video, but the satisfying feeling that you have once its over. :)
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Activity A: Howardena Pindell I was not able to attend the field trip to the VMFA museum, because I was traveling but after listening to a portion of Pindell's interview at VFMA as well as looking at pictures of her exhibit and her works of art, I've developed an appreciation for the originality of her work. As an African American women who attended Yale University surrounded by white men and women, I find it incredible that she was able to go beyond the norms of painting and revolutionize her own version of art by choosing unique mediums and layering to create her works of art. I believe that the artist is trying to show us her relationship to certain aspects of life such as other art, the society, numbers, video, and the constant irregular sinusoidal wave that life follows.
From reading the signs in her exhibit, I realized that Pindell most likely most showed growth and curiosity when she was trying to piece back together her life and memories using her art. This means that she actively tried to remember her persona and who she represents as a person and what she believes and what she wanted to do differently after the accident. The art created by her after 1979 was a symbol of her growth and recovery as an artist and human being. After seeing art from before and after her accident, I feel as though Pindell reconnected with herself better and her art had more meaning behind it. Personally, I understand why Pindell feels as though she can express herself better through her art, because it connects all the aspects of her life and puts it together in one mess of a piece of artwork. I've done that so many times when I am creating art or just reflecting about my art when creating sketches. A lot of my daily drawings, especially ones when I travel show how much my family, my school, and the people I surround myself by affect my life and my art. Howardena Pindell especially has shown me the value of changing the thing your passionate about with yourself as you grow and change as a person.
Activity B: Abstract ExpressionismI don't fully understand the difference between Abstract and Non-objective paintings, but I believe the difference has to do with subject matter. The painting on the top by Gottlieb shows two planets on the top in red and blue and the earth is represented by the "agitated" brush strokes below it. On the other hand, Simon's painting has no clear purpose for it and there is no apparent emotion or expression behind the shapes created. The painting above is an Abstract Expressionist painting because it shows deliberate mark making by Pollock who created this painting spontaneously. The site states that he just decided to pour paint on a black paper and used full hand movements and dynamic strokes to create the painting. These paintings show special care of mark making by the artists. The first painting by Trepanier is created by tossing enamel paint on canvases with solid colors, and then is later outlined with black paint markers to show a sense of speed and volume. Also, the simple additions to the shapes in her paintings allow for the waves to curl around each other and give a true splash feel. The next painting by Gerhard Richter seems as though it was placed on the canvas using a sponge or knife of some sort and dragged quickly across the piece. It gives the painting a sense of continuity and haphazardness. Lastly, the painting on the bottom by Clough is painted directly on the board. He actually created a whole mechanical device so that his hand would not really be creating the work. Instead, for satirical purposes, he attached a large stick attached to a sponge and called it the "big finger" which created the spongy marks on the board and showing incredible layers of the oil paint. These works of art are examples of Abstract expressionism that use specific art elements, design principles, and specific composition choices. In the first piece of art, Gillespie creates a painting that encompasses her core style which included vibrant colors and organic shapes to represent the changing of the season and her moving to New York. This artist deliberately used solid colors next to one another for each one to stand out but unified, they make a complete piece. The second piece by a Russian artist eliminated all traces of his hand from the canvas and instead of using a brush to make the shapes, he simply let the paint soak into the canvas. The choice for the painting to have such a clear separation of colors makes it simple and aesthetic. Olitski explores color and shape instead of representation and symbols. His concepts of 'pure color' align with Pollock and deKooning's revolution of not following norms of painting. The last painting done by Motherwell consists of three lines creating a rectangular shape. The artist believed that there was a variety of expression possible with even limited elements such as only three lines.
These artworks have greatly extended my knowledge about Abstract Expressionism and what the movement meant to the artists who created it and for the artists who followed suit and also created their own type of art, different from the traditional painting.
I really liked the concept of wabi and the beauty in maybe incomplete or imperfect objects or settings. Both wabi and sabi aesthetics focus on lonely and sometimes ignored aspects of art or daily life. I have always enjoyed working with 'rough materials' or being slightly messy in my marks and although I care about my art looking nice, I don't want it to be the perfect to the tee. In fact, I have ALWAYS loved the incomplete or kind of untidy or dirty look of some pieces of art. I plan on using these ideas during my non-objective work later during the year and hope to also consider making some Japanese style keeping these concepts in mind. Lastly, I was really interested to see the differences between the western and eastern differences in the perspective of aesthetics. Both sides have different interpretation but it seems as though they are interconnected with culture and ideas. Overall, I found this lecture really interesting and am glad that it connected back to things that we are learning in school because it made it more relevant to our studies. :)
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