Still in the middle of my Lets Face It year-long deep dive into portraiture and figurative study. I feel a bit better about my progress. Problem with progress? The more you learn, the less you know. But I think there is some forward motion. I had a good week this week.
Last week? Not so much. And maybe because I decided, in my infinite wisdom, to take ANOTHER class on top of LFI. Glutton for punishment much?!? Anyway. The second class was taught by Lewis Rossignol, who's work I've followed/admired for awhile. His work is raw and childlike but with a decided adult bent. And he's very funny. So I though, "Hmmmm. Maybe where I'm SO. SERIOUS. with this annual course, a bit of levity might be a Good Idea." Well. Turns out. No. Or maybe more like, not right for my current state of mind. I dunno. No shade on Lewis. Everyone else seemed to be having a great time. But it felt erm...trivial? disingenuous? a waste of time? Okay. Maybe NOT a waste of time. ANY time making art no matter how contrived (ironic given the class was all about being present and having fun aka getting in touch with one's inner child) but it really felt flippant, unimportant, insignificant. Like I said. More MY mind set.
And yet...there is something nagging at the back of my head saying...what if you WERE to add some of those elements (looser grip, floating elements, hierarchy aka making important things BIG, create problems to solve, narrative) into the current LFI lessons? So I'm going to try. Once I've done the prescribed work, I'll do another one exploring these added elements and see if I can create something NEW, exciting, different. Stay tuned.
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