The original
motivation for becoming a part of the Art Department at BSU was because I
wanted to take Art 331(?), Carving. That one class has lead me through all of
this headache and pain-in-the-ass, and may have killed my GPA (depending on how
my final portfolio and journal fair), but it has also introduced me to lots of
great people that I wouldn’t have know otherwise. Since I’m still a few classes
away from meeting the prerequs, time will tell if it’s been worth it.
A year ago I thought
of combining painting and carpentry, not that I knew anything about painting
other than I like looking at paintings. Then I thought I could learn to
illustrate my books, or create book art in some fashion. But this drawing class
is kicking my ass, a week to go, four drawings each half done, and I had to
restart one yesterday, so maybe that is out. I have enjoyed Art 108, creating sculptures,
installations, and 3-deminrional compositions (there may not be a difference,
but am covering my bases), I feel like I am actually creating something, not
just conveying an idea that’s in my head. It’s difficult to explain the difference.
When I write I feel as if I’m creating a new world, and when someone reads what
I’ve written, they inhabit that world. When I draw, sketch, paint, I feel as if
I am just showing something that is in my mind. I don’t feel as if there is
anything beyond what is on the picture plane. When I create a 3-demintional
object, I’m inhabiting the current world in a more profound manner than my
physical being can. Maybe it’s like giving birth, the realization that one has
brought a new life into the world. The realization of my sculpture is a new
life.
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