Okay!! Last post before midterm crits...oy. I struggled a lot this week with coming up with an idea for our collection/structure project because I was, once again, putting too much pressure on myself to make "good art." At first, I thought I was going to do a crazy installation of my thick, curly, insanely destructive hair, but my paper sculptures were too representative. Then I thought I was going to make myself crazy long hair extensions and pose as Rapunzel, but there were several problems with the materials I needed to use. After changing my ideas about 6 or 7 more times, I realized that with each new idea I had, I made more and more plans for how to organize my work schedule. Whenever I get stressed, I tend to make plans to give my work a structure, and that is where my art suffers (because I "must" get the project done by certain deadlines, and the stress and tension builds up way too much). So I ultimately decided to make my collection my plans. My plans are currently taking over my work space: my desk, my overturned chair, my wall, and my floor area. To "rebel" against the control and structure of my plans, I am layering them with "uncontrolled" art, so-to-speak: spray paint, gesso, ink, etc. That's all I really have for now, but hopefully this art project will not only be successful, but also will help me move past my obsessive compulsive need to plan out my work schedule so I can be a better artist.
Ciao!!
M
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