art is cool ... discuss..

[ChrissyM]

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has anyone done anything cool and art related lately?

i haven't been able to get organized enough to actually go out and do anything

[gius]

^ you don't have to go outside to do something art-related ??

tomorrow morning we're meeting an artist who works in 'pyro-textiles'
she burns them, uses heat guns to distort, age, melt them,etc.
we get to play with her equipment too i'm bringing polyesters and nylons (along with a respirator)

but i can't remember the last time i went out to see a gallery showing or anything of the sort
we're always a little isolated
but i did go meet with a few sculptors in the fine arts dept. here... it appears there was a young man who had graduated from textiles too and he was sitting in his genius rocking chair made entirely of embossed metal.. basically a zig-zag shape

[adorefaith]

i still havent been to that sidney nolan retrospective . .
i kept planning to go . .

now it ends next week . .
so i need to get organised . .

sounds pretty cool gius . . let us know how it goes !

[MissMagAddict]

Originally Posted by ChrissyM

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has anyone done anything cool and art related lately?

i haven't been able to get organized enough to actually go out and do anything

gius is right you don't have to leave the house. i make at least one collage a day in my moleskine notebook & i will also photograph everyday things in my apt if i don't go out that day.

also i find this website inspiring...

http://www.notcot.org/

be sure to check out the others that go along with it: tastespotting, notcouture, etc...links at the top of the page.

if you need a kick start for making your own art...i find keri smith so inspiring...

http://www.kerismith.com/blog/

follow the links on the right

[adorefaith]

i find notcot and notcouture great too . . ^

[BerlinRocks]

i'm reading interesting opinions there....
i don't know if you guys are doing art or art history, but if you don't.... i'm surprised by the culture you've got and the reflexion....

anyway....
photography in a way, it's right, helped to develop another way of painting.....
painters concentrated on something new... they didn't really need to represent the World the way it is.... Photogrpahy was there.... but it's not as easy as it seems (maybe you should read Walter Benjamin)
but that has ab. nothing to do with Surrealism....as Mannerism and Dutch Paintings are not Surreal at all..... (ahah, you cannot say what you want about art.... I'm so bothering...hehe)

Masquerade talked about Bosch (dutch painter, right?) and is in a way on the good path..... in the XIXth, Dutch Painting became very important to people like Courbet etc. because it was a Past Reference that could let them paint daily things.....and people were saying that Rembrandt's or Vermeer's paintings were "photogrpahy of daily-life" (eventhough we now know it's not exactly right...)

Before that (and except in Dutch Paintings) painting things from the daily-life wasn't really appreciated..... it was all about History, Bible etc.

and about Fine Arts... well Fine Arts is dead since the 60s, as now most of the artists don't seperate things like drawings, paintings, sculptures etc. and many of those are now mixed together. video and media art has developed so much etc

my english isn't good... sorry....

I think ChrissyM was talking about exhibit' and things like that, right?

[gius]

those look great, MMA

would have lots to say about notcot
but i like just the simple things for creating, noted on kerismith's blog

ideas
1. Go for a walk. Draw or list things you find on the the sidewalk.
2. Write a letter to yourself in the future.
3. Buy something inexpensive as a symbol for your need to create, (new pen, a tea cup, journal). Use it everyday.
4. Draw your dinner.
5. Find a piece of poetry you respond to. Rewrite it and glue it into your journal.
6. Glue an envelope into your journal. For one week collect items you find on the street. 7. Expose yourself to a new artist, (go to a gallery, or in a book.) Write about what moves you about their work.
8. Find a photo of a person you do not know. Write a brief bio about them.
9. Spend a day drawing only red things.
10. Draw your bike.
11. Make a list of everything you buy in the next week.
12. Make a map of everywhere you went in one day.
13. Draw a map of the creases on your hand, (knuckles, palm)
14. Trace your footsteps with chalk.
15. Record an overheard conversation.
16. Trace the path of the moon in relation to where you live.
17. Go to a paint store. Collect 'chips' of all your favorite colors. read more ideas.

i just realise i don't do much outside of school something for myself
except looking at books
reading about cultures, research
except it's a little anthropology type things in my free time ^^;;

i did spend some time watching a very aesthetically pleasing film these two evenings, Kwaidan (japanese ghost stories)
it really does help relieve stress XD
it almost felt bad doing it, for some reason
Perhaps i'll also take time each day to do something for myself.. like MMA, except hmm a drawing each day :P

[gius]

Originally Posted by BerlinRocks

I think ChrissyM was talking about exhibit' and things like that, right?

yes anything art-related
any art-related activities

i agree with you that photography helped develop a new kind of painting,
and fine art nowadays is completely different
more concept-driven in my opinion
(and so, some art schools lack good instruction in practical and technical skills...)

[ChrissyM]

^^yes i guess i wasn't really thinking about other stuff that I've been doing
when i posed the question i was thinking about how i've been wanting to go to the ICA in Boston for over a year and still haven't made it over there

At home I've been scrapbooking, organizing photographs, photo editing at work, taking pictures etc...
i think i should definitely do more to bring art into my everyday life...
i get a bit of the design aspect at work because i get to give input on graphic design and a new advertising campaign for our new website..

i should start sketching/drawing/doodling..
i used to really like doing that and haven't done it in so long..
i'm rambling..

it's cool to hear about the little projects everyone else is working on though!

[Chrisdesigner]

Random thought:
"Art should excite the heart, and inspire the soul".

[Mchunu]

very interesting thread, f/ what i've read.

honestly, i just believe Art should inspire period. Passion is of essence. Any type of art form, things i may not even be into,can be beautiful & "cool", if you will. When i see someone who is truly passionate what they're doing, it inspires me.

passion is a beautiful thing.

[Mchunu]

BUMP for this thread.

[gius]

likewise on the passion, mchnu

Originally Posted by adorefaith

sounds pretty cool gius . . let us know how it goes !

so yes... the class went well.
it was a lot of fun, i can't really describe it in words
it's just melting, scorching, etc fabric to create unusual textures
it reminds me of the crumpled paper-like dress fabric in prada fall 07

two guest speakers
one was one of those pioneers who didn't use respirators and things when playing with these
and the techno fabrics can be toxic when exposed to heat and if inhaled for a long time
so she mentioned to us this textile artist who was back in the day, experimenting with similar materials (or was it resin?) and ended up dying it from it

did a lot of brilliant work
amazing work
good death i think

interesting i suppose
i remember in elementary or high school we would melt wax to do "batik" with no fans going or no wearing of masks
this would not be allowed AT ALL in my class
danger danger*

[snowqueen]

and the techno fabrics can be toxic when exposed to heat and if inhaled for a long time
so she mentioned to us this textile artist who was back in the day, experimenting with similar materials (or was it resin?) and ended up dying it from it

thats so sad

i remember in elementary or high school we would melt wax to do "batik" with no fans going or no wearing of masks
this would not be allowed AT ALL in my class
danger danger*

I think wax is ok we were ok with it in school ... my school got in trouble though with environmental health for leatting us melt plastics etc. in dt. which aprently give off cancerous fumes .. kinda scary

aww glad u had a good day huni

random thort .. what type of art does everyone like ??

i like mostly conceptual art, photgraphy,installation art, i mean oviously im open to all types but generally i prefare these types.

[gius]

cancerous.. yes, our guest artist was a breast cancer survivor
and she mentioned cancer not running in her family

the wax has fumes as well.. that's what you smell.. i mean for an artist, you might be working with it for -hours- so it's really not good to inhale all of that
oh and another one was Plaster of Paris... all that dusty chalk not good to breathe in

type of art..
anything visually appealing
thought provoking