experimenting with the media is what this is all about, learning to enjoy the process for its own sake without too much thought for the final outcome.
problem solving.
new clay provides an opportunity to explore without the worry of glazing and firing; it dries in the air, gets painted, varnished then is kept as a memory.................
Thursday 26 March 2009
Thursday 19 March 2009
out the box
The main focus of BEd1 art workshops is to encourage the student to take creative risks, think out of the box and relish experimenting. The final outcome is incidental. It's much more about the process of being creative, for its own sake, with little thought of any product at the end of it all.
This challenges the students to step back from the prescriptive and look at new possibilities with their own creativity. Being able to draw and paint in the conventional sense, is no longer relevant. This is about allowing creativity to flourish in whatever way seems appropriate.
Today, I was asked by a student,
"what makes art good? what is art?"
Is there an answer to this?
There are many books on this very subject, however, I can only answer as an artist.
It's about intent. If an artist creates work with integrity, wanting to genuinely and sincerely communicate (with an audience), then this is art. Good art is something else again. In financial terms, a piece of art can be said to be worth only what someone is prepared to pay for it. That doesn't necessarily make it good art. Depends on the criteria.
Do think about this and add comments, if you like.
This challenges the students to step back from the prescriptive and look at new possibilities with their own creativity. Being able to draw and paint in the conventional sense, is no longer relevant. This is about allowing creativity to flourish in whatever way seems appropriate.
Today, I was asked by a student,
"what makes art good? what is art?"
Is there an answer to this?
There are many books on this very subject, however, I can only answer as an artist.
It's about intent. If an artist creates work with integrity, wanting to genuinely and sincerely communicate (with an audience), then this is art. Good art is something else again. In financial terms, a piece of art can be said to be worth only what someone is prepared to pay for it. That doesn't necessarily make it good art. Depends on the criteria.
Do think about this and add comments, if you like.
work done today
here is some more artwork done by the students today. I ran the idea of this past them so here's hoping that they enjoy their virtual gallery, update it regularly and that it inspires others!
Monday 16 March 2009
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