Again, my projects have both morphed overtime and I have not decided which is my "at-home" project and which is my "in-class" project. So, here is my progress on each of my two projects. Just to be clear, the newspaper in the background is not a part of this piece. In order to complete this piece, I used basically a stamp and acrylic to create a pattern on parchment paper. I then altered the color or the pattern using more paint and just did some touch ups. I then drew my "orderly" circle on another piece of parchment paper. Next, I attached the two pieces of paper together and put a textured piece of packaging in between. I am happy with how this piece turned out and am definitely grateful for the level of planning I did prior. I plan on making another similar piece that represents chaos. In regards to my other project (the one with the 16 circles and embroidery), I started to add paper dots to the circles inside the embroidered circle. The paper dots will be on the back of the fabric when the piece is complete.
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I am currently working on two projects, but have not designated one as my home project, and the other as my in-class project. Above, in the slideshow, is documentation of some experimentation I did this week. I was already planning on doing a simple graphite drawing soon, but when I was given a tray with circles on it I decided I would add a background to my future drawing. I played around with using the tray (both sides of it) as a stamp. I experimented with different amounts of paints, as well as time of contact between the stamp and paper. I think I like the subtly of the side of the stamp where the actually circles remain white. The last picture of the slideshow is a practice for what I plan to do for my piece - draw a precise circle on top of the stamped background.
Howardena Pindell's Website: https://www.howardenapindell.org/ Howardena Pindell was born in Philadelphia, in 1943. She attended both Boston University and Yale, and later went on to teach at State University of New York, Stony Brook, and Yale. Pindell worked at the Museum of Modern Art for around 12 years, with her focus being on Prints and Illustrated Books. Pindell's art-making process involves destruction, as well as reconstruction, and an emphasis on layering and texture. Her work has become more politically driven overtime. Here is a list of some of Pindell's most notable solo exhibitions (taken from howardenapindell.org): "Spelman College (1971, Atlanta), A.I.R. Gallery (1973, 1983, New York), Just Above Midtown (1977, New York), Lerner-Heller Gallery (1980, 1981, New York), The Studio Museum in Harlem (1986, New York), the Wadsworth Atheneum (1989, Hartford), Cyrus Gallery (1989, New York), G.R. N’Namdi Gallery (1992, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, Chicago, Detroit, and New York), Garth Greenan Gallery, New York (2014), and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta (2015).” Some of Pindell's work and my personal reflections: Untitled #98:
I really like this piece, and for some reason it kind of reminds me of Picasso's work - maybe because of the colors. More specifically, I like the texture and dimension of this piece, as well as the inclusion of not only paper dots, but the paper that those dots were cut out of. I also appreciated that the dots sort of come off the edges of the board, making the whole piece not just a perfect rectangle. Although I like the use of colors in this piece, I do not love the actual tone of the colors. I typically prefer more vibrance, rather than a chalkier look. I look forward to experimenting with the use of paper scraps with holes punched out of them in my pieces in the future. Prism #3: I was immediately drawn to this piece, Prism #3. I appreciate the incorporation of the paper dots into the paper itself. I feel like this gives the whole piece a certain richness, that it may have lacked if it was simply layered collage. I also like the organic shape of this piece and how that contrasts with the straight lines and geometry of the triangle, or "prism". I think this particular contrast could easily be incorporated in some form into my work, as it, at least to me, goes along with the idea of chaos and order. Untitled #4: I love this piece and its overall simplicity. It reminds me that art can be rich and interesting, even when it involves very few elements. I am curious how Pindell was able to create such depth in this piece. I'm thinking that some of the dots are under some sort of transparent paper, while other are over. This reminds me of what I did with mesh on one of my most recent pieces. I really enjoyed this lunchtime lecture, as well as having the opportunity to talk to Ms. Adams a little bit even prior to the event. I felt that she covered so much information, but at the same time was really thorough - which I greatly appreciated.
A lot of the information she covered was pretty familiar to me as I had heard a very similar lecture a few years ago, but this time served as a great review and reminder. Ms. Adams first talked about both the early influences of the west on the east, that of the east on the west, how Japanese Aesthetics came to be, and what aesthetics really are: beauty and the appreciation of beauty. She also touched on how easily and often eastern culture was misinterpreted. The focus of the lecture then turned more specifically to the concepts of Wabi, Sabi, and Yugen. The idea of Wabi is derived from Shinto ideals and embraces disappointment, poverty, and imperfection - both visually and of life itself. Sabi relates more to sensitivity, and often deals with sadness or melancholy. Lastly, Yugen, which actually originated within Buddhism and came to Japan around the 6th century, deals with mystery, depth, spirituality, and a higher realm. Apart from these three main ideas, Ms. Adams also mentioned a few other prevalent concepts in Japanese Aesthetics. These included but were not limited to the importance and praise of shadows, the role of rice, qualities of food containers, relationship between mystery and darkness, the role of literature, theatre and its evolution, and temple architecture. Overall, I am very grateful I had the opportunity to attend this lecture. I feel like I learned a lot and will be able to use this information as a great resource in the future. I always find myself feeling so inspired after learning about art history and various types of art, and this has proven to be true in this case as well. This week I started to actually put create the bigger circle on this piece. I did this by laying out sixteen pieces, tracing a circle, and then embroidering that line. As you can see, I have not quite complete the circle but am well on my way. Next, I will finish the circle, add more details, and lastly create another 4x4 piece that represents chaos, rather than order. Below is a close up of one of the lines.
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