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Write your responses to the "Group 4" presentations.
9/17, Week 4 – Group 3:
1. Jacqueline Maloney
2. Kelly McGovern
3. Jamie Moore
4. Natalie Negron
5. Angeline Nesbit
6. Laurel Patterson
Sophie Strachan
ReplyDeleteJackie- I like that you find your work cathartic because I feel like most artists can relate to that in some way or another. I completely understand how you feel about needing to have multiple projects at once because of a need for change. I think maybe you were the one with whom I discussed art ADD, but I don’t think it’s a problem in anyway. I like that your work is sort of open-ended because it leaves the interpretation up to the viewers to connect with something on their own.
Kelly- I think the idea of multiples works very well for you. And I like the whole construction aspect of your work with the templates and such. Using your pieces as props for photos is very effective. Sometimes thinking about the environment you put them in would help more. I definitely see your creations as creatures, they have lives of their own and it would be awesome to see them move and interact in some sort of video or stop animation. I think what gives your pieces such life is the interesting proportions you’re drawn to and it makes them very dynamic.
Jamie- I think it’s great that you are so passionate about material and form and it resonates through your work. Maybe you should think about separating the two to distinguish them even more.
Natalie- The idea of digital to handmade is a fairly new thing and I think with your style it works very well. You have a certain sense of things that is very particular and it’s awesome. When you talk about how the meaning of your work comes after making it I think that makes a lot of sense. I’ve known you for a while and your imagery normally just seems to flow from your brain to the canvas. As for focus, I don’t think that there is any need to focus. I feel like your work is about you and how you identify and define yourself rather than it being directly related to your heritage or animals or whatever.
Laurel- Your work with found objects is awesome. I loved the interaction of materials with beeswax. It made sort of industrial objects seem delicate in a way. I think whatever direction you go in from here will be great.
Jack, your aesthetic has always appealed to me - i enjoy your colors, patterns and use of line. You have a good sense of composition, and maybe this is because, as you were saying, they are not preplanned. Your use of materials and organic forms are your strong points. I find your simplest pieces to be the best because they enthrall me without there being much there at all. You offer something different with collaborations that are in some ways visually more intriguing, defined and bold - less delicate.
ReplyDeleteKelly, I know you've heard it before but I'll reiterate: your craft is superb. This attribute it what makes your work so successful, and what separates them apart from the idea of "craft" that your materials might be associated with. I admire an artist who can take mundane materials and make them extraordinary. I like the idea of communication on your work, and your photographs are really well done.
Laurel, at first I couldn't understand what you were doing with wax until I saw it all together last semester at your final crit. I agree with the inkling you were discussing about moving towards different uses of wax. What you've done is interesting, but when used in an even different way, the possibilities are endless. Nonetheless, you have made me reconsider objects entirely, and do something that is really difficult to do - create true sculpture from the everyday.
Nat, you have come a long way in your work since the time I met you freshmen year, and it has been exciting to see you develop. I see what once was a very unorganized, chaotic process become a well defined, well thought out journey of creation. The images you create are compelling in all aspects - color, line, composition, subject matter. I especially enjoy the work you do that is rooted in culture and family, or anything personal for that matter. Things that come from the heart always flourish.
Jamie, when I first started working around you 2 years ago I didn't understand at all what you were doing. We were using the same materials, but somehow you created things in your head, and in physical space, that I couldn't wrap my mind around. I realized a while later that your ideas about form and space were way more developed then mine, and it was only after really understanding what sculpture is that I found what you are doing to be really awe-striking. I think the simplicity of some of your work might throw people, but it's what I really enjoy about it. The combination of materials is my favorite part of it, and I am so glad that you let materials be how they will be. By that I mean you let things rust, be dented, let found wood stay tattered - this is beautiful. Thanks for opening my mind!
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ReplyDeleteJamie, Jamie, Jamie…well what can I say about you darling? I admire you in so many ways it’s hard to write what I want to say. It’s obvious that you have made an amazing transformation as an artists since the first time I met you. The quality, context, and construction of your work has improved immensely. You are the most ambitious person I have ever met and I envy your determination and drive. Once while talking to Scot he said that you have the heart and passion of a true sculptor. And I completely agree with him.
ReplyDeleteNatalie- You’re inspired by so many things and incorporated them all in your work which is great but I think you need to narrow it down a bit. You said your work is inspired by your heritage, street art, urban surroundings, pop culture, and animals which are all interesting concepts, but viewing them in a collective of work become overwhelming and confusing. However, I loved the shaped canvases and the use of stencils and texture in your work and think you should continue experimenting with these techniques.
Jacqueline- I’m drawn to your use of layering and mixed media which I find to be rather inviting and subtle. Sometimes layering can be overwhelming but I don’t feel that with you’re work, I think you have a good notion of when to add and when to stop. I thought your collaboration pieces were successful, nothing seemed out of place and the composition flowed remarkably well considering they were done by to different artists. Furthermore, I find myself focusing on your organic forms because although your pieces are abstract I can always find an area that seems to be comforting and familiar.
Kelly- I absolutely love your work! I’m especially drawn to your everyday objects such as the glasses, type writers, and television sets. I think it’s great that you install these objects and photograph your sculptures. I think what draws me to your work is their sense of approachability, you don’t need to be an art whiz to appreciate your work. You also have an amazing eye for detail, craft, and photographic composition. I think you should continue working in the same direction and experiments in stop motion.
Laurel- I love your ability to take normal objects and make them beautiful, (light bulb, manhole..etc) and the concept to create unusable objects such as the ladder you made. I especially love the contrast of the yellow was next to the wood and metal fixtures. I find your sculptures to always be entertaining and I’m constantly craving to see more. You’re extremely ambitious and I admire your passion and curiosity. I think you should continue casting objects because the possibilities are endless, and you should explore the interior space of objects which you have mentioned before.
Jamie, Jamie, Jamie…well what can I say about you darling? I admire you in so many ways it’s hard to write what I want to say. It’s obvious that you have made an amazing transformation as an artists since the first time I met you. The quality, context, and construction of your work has improved immensely. You are the most ambitious person I have ever met and I envy your determination and drive. Once while talking to Scot he said that you have the heart and passion of a true sculptor. And I completely agree with him. I love that you’re always challenging yourself with different mediums and aren't hesitant to learn new skills. You never take the easy route and are not afraid of failure.
ReplyDeleteNatalie- You’re inspired by so many things and incorporated them all in your work which is great but I think you need to narrow it down a bit. You said your work is inspired by your heritage, street art, urban surroundings, pop culture, and animals which are all interesting concepts, but viewing them in a collective of work become overwhelming and confusing. However, I loved the shaped canvases and the use of stencils and texture in your work and think you should continue experimenting with these techniques.
Jacqueline- I’m drawn to your use of layering and mixed media which I find to be rather inviting and subtle. Sometimes layering can be overwhelming but I don’t feel that with you’re work, I think you have a good notion of when to add and when to stop. I thought your collaboration pieces were successful, nothing seemed out of place and the composition followed remarkable well considering they were done by to different artists. Furthermore, I find myself focusing on your organic forms because although your pieces are abstract I can always find an area that seems to be comforting and familiar.
Kelly- I absolutely love your work! I’m especially drawn to your everyday objects such as the glasses, type writers, and television sets. I think it’s great that you install these objects and photograph your sculptures. I think what draws me to your work is their sense of approachability, you don’t need to be an art whiz to appreciate your work. You also have an amazing eye for detail, craft, and photographic composition. I think you should continue working in the same direction and experiments in stop motion.
Laurel- I love your ability to take normal objects and make them beautiful, (light bulb, manhole..etc) and the concept to create unusable objects such as the ladder you made. I especially love the contrast of the yellow was next to the wood and metal fixtures. I find your sculptures to always be entertaining and I’m constantly craving to see more. You’re extremely ambitious and I admire your passion and curiosity. I think you should continue casting objects because the possibilities are endless, and you should explore the interior space of objects which you have mentioned before.
Jamie, Jamie, Jamie…well what can I say about you darling? I admire you in so many ways it’s hard to write what I want to say. It’s obvious that you have made an amazing transformation as an artists since the first time I met you. The quality, context, and construction of your work has improved immensely. You are the most ambitious person I have ever met and I envy your determination and drive. Once while talking to Scot he said that you have the heart and passion of a true sculptor. And I completely agree with him. I love that you’re always challenging yourself with different mediums andaren't hesitant to learn new skills. You never take the easy route and are not afraid of failure.
ReplyDeleteNatalie- You’re inspired by so many things and incorporated them all in your work which is great but I think you need to narrow it down a bit. You said your work is inspired by your heritage, street art, urban surroundings, pop culture, and animals which are all interesting concepts, but viewing them in a collective of work become overwhelming and confusing. However, I loved the shaped canvases and the use of stencils and texture in your work and think you should continue experimenting with these techniques.
Jacqueline- I’m drawn to your use of layering and mixed media which I find to be rather inviting and subtle. Sometimes layering can be overwhelming but I don’t feel that with you’re work, I think you have a good notion of when to add and when to stop. I thought your collaboration pieces were successful, nothing seemed out of place and the composition followed remarkable well considering they were done by to different artists. Furthermore, I find myself focusing on your organic forms because although your pieces areabstract I can always find an area that seems to be comforting and familiar.
Kelly- I absolutely love your work! I’m especially drawn to your everyday objects such as the glasses, type writers, and television sets. I think it’s great that you install these objects and photograph your sculptures. I think what draws me to your work is their sense of approachability, you don’t need to be an art whiz to appreciate your work. You also have an amazing eye for detail, craft, and photographic composition. I think you should continue working in the same direction and experiments in stop motion.
Laurel- I love your ability to take normal objects and make them beautiful, (light bulb, manhole..etc) and the concept to create unusable objects such as the ladder you made. I especially love the contrast of the yellow was next to the wood and metal fixtures. I find your sculptures to always be entertaining and I’m constantly craving to see more. You’re extremely ambitious and I admire your passion and curiosity. I think you should continue casting objects because the possibilities are endless, and you should explore the interior space of objects which you have mentioned before.
Jamie, Jamie, Jamie…well what can I say about you darling? I admire you in so many ways it’s hard to write what I want to say. It’s obvious that you have made an amazing transformation as an artists since the first time I met you. The quality, context, and construction of your work has improved immensely. You are the most ambitious person I have ever met and I envy your determination and drive. Once while talking to Scot he said that you have the heart and passion of a true sculptor. And I completely agree with him.
ReplyDeleteNatalie- You’re inspired by so many things and incorporated them all in your work which is great but I think you need to narrow it down a bit. You said your work is inspired by your heritage, street art, urban surroundings, pop culture, and animals which are all interesting concepts, but viewing them in a collective of work become overwhelming and confusing.
Jacqueline- I’m drawn to your use of layering and mixed media which I find to be rather inviting and subtle. Sometimes layering can be overwhelming but I don’t feel that with you’re work, I think you have a good notion of when to add and when to stop. I thought your collaboration pieces were successful, nothing seemed out of place which is remarkable considering they were done by to different artists.
Kelly- I absolutely love your work! I’m especially drawn to your everyday objects such as the glasses, type writers, and television sets. I think it’s great that you install these objects and photograph your sculptures. You also have an amazing eye for detail, craft, and photographic composition. I think you should continue working in the same direction and experiments in stop motion.
Laurel- I love your ability to take normal objects and make them beautiful, (light bulb, manhole..etc) and the concept to create unusable objects such as the ladder you made. I especially love the contrast of the yellow was next to the wood and metal fixtures. I find your sculptures to always be entertaining and I’m constantly craving to see more. You’re extremely ambitious and I admire your passion and curiosity. I think you should continue casting objects because the possibilities are endless, and you should explore the interior space of objects which you have mentioned before.
Lauren Bergrud
ReplyDeleteJackie – I have never seen your figurative work and it doesn’t surprise me that its good. I am happy you started working abstractly but I bet it wasn’t easy. I like how within the multiplies the are quiet pieces and busy ones, with different sizes and materials. They work well on the wall together allowing the viewer to take their time and enter into each of the different worlds. I also enjoy the theme of rural vrs urban, its something I also think about. Listening to you talk about your work I was amazed to hear how you have a reason for everything you put in or take away.
Kelly – you have a great and cohesive body of work. I really enjoy the variety of photographs you take to show your work and how they are in multiplies like the objects. The photographs or installation (fellowship) creates an environment I am curious to explore, like a mad scientist’s lab. It will be interesting if you combine the objects in an installation or to photograph and I can’t wait to see.
Jamie - your work is incredibly well constructed, so much that the found objects look like they are supposed to be together. To answer your question in class though, I like the constructed pieces better than the found objects. They show an intense manipulation of the material, like metal that can flow or wood that can bend. I also like how you base your concept on form or material.
Natalie – you should definitely paint a mural! I would love to see your work on that kind of scale. Your colors are so vibrant and images so fluid it would brighten up any community. I also like how you chose your content, images based off family. Your work shows passion because you deal with subjects that are close to home.
Laurel – I absolutely love the idea of making functional things not functional and the cast wax seems like the perfect way to do it. I also really enjoyed the bobsled video and think it’s a great idea to use your own sculptures in performance or video. I would love to see someone climb up the ladder.
Caitlin Tucker
ReplyDeleteJackie: Though I understand your concern when it comes to showing your older work to validate the abstract quality of your new work, and your concern about “why you’re making work,” I think you can calm down! You are making work because you love to, let that be enough for now and continue to experiment with both your own work and your work with Bri. You have a strong and beautiful style, with great color. I really appreciate that the “question” is most important to your work and though I wish I had more specific examples to guide you toward, I would suggest reading up on various ways questions are asked in artwork/display. Perhaps even reading about questions themselves might inform some things for you or provide new thoughts. You said that material drives your work, but that you also struggle with editing and your work being either busy or sparse. I’ve never really felt overwhelmed by the layering in your work, but perhaps some experimentation should be made with both the most possible busy-ness and the sparsest? Working in these extremes might show you more about these challenges for yourself.
Kel: You know I love everything you make because it’s super rad and labor intensive. We’ve chitty-chatted about you creating a world, and I think that may be the ticket for you. I feel like I’ve already told you my thoughts on all this, so I’ll keep it short and just say keep gluing shit to other shit.
Jamie: As someone who doesn’t work in a 3D manner, I really love the physicality of your work. The mixture of materials and textures, along with the obvious weight of the pieces is super pleasing. I think your forms are great and continuing to work with found and made objects will only help to strengthen what you do.
Natalie: I think there is a completeness to your physical paintings that isn’t quite there in your Photoshop work yet. I think it’s really interesting how you work in both to form these cohesive, bright, full compositions and I would just suggest you keep working and expanding on them as much as possible. You have a very sure sense of what your work is and how you want to keep making it, and I really appreciate that.
Angeline: I’ve always really enjoyed your dolls and I think the level of craft in them is great. The wide variety in ways that you work I think really serves to strengthen your work overall. I also think it’s really interesting how you aren’t attached to the objects you make, but you spend a good deal of time with the sewing, crocheting, etc of your objects.
Laurel: Your use of wax is awesome; it’ll be great to see where you go from here with it. I also love the use of found objects, and the tongue-in-cheek quality of your work. Your craft and handling of materials is really beautiful and I’m excited to see what you make this year.
Comments – Group 3
ReplyDeleteJackie- I actually am very attracted to the pieces that look more minimalistic, take for the instance the red painting/drawing and the orange yellow one. I love how the detail peeks through and gives us some information. I especially love the layering you experimented with last semester an I would encourage you to combine those two aspects together.
Kelly- I think your ideas and concept’s show through perfectly. I’m guessing you can plan something out and then execute if flawlessly. The imagery is very bold and striking, provocative and I love that. You are not afraid to express your ideas. I think your work is quirky and interesting. I wrote down, “bad a** and cool as sh*t” ha-ha just so you know. I you ever want to use color, I say use is in moderation and highlight certain attributes, you work well without color.
Jamie – I was never really familiar with your work until this class. Using found materials is smart because you can save money and time, not to mention the look and feel of something that has be worn by the earth and environment. I would love for you to go different place say the beach or a park and pick up interesting objects that can relate and echo other. The effects of different environments on the same object. Perhaps even leaving certain objects in different places and seeing what happens to them. I love the idea of nature taking over. I have vines climbing u o the side of my house to my window, I think it is really cool; it’s like a part of the earth.
Laurel- the materials that you use look really clean and well crafted. I really just want to touch your work to see how it feels because it looks so smooth. I love that you mimic everyday objects and make juxtaposition; your inspiration can be endless. It would be really fun to walk through a space that plays on everything in the room. You could even think about other ways to treat the wax, introducing dyes or colors for a swirl effects, melting it, burning, cutting etc. the possibilities are endless I especially thought that the pink canvas with the pink wax was fun. It reminded me of a graffiti character for some reason, you should paint a little guy on it.
Angeline- I love the idea of taking clothing or material and making a wall piece or installation out of it. If you don’t already know the artist Jean Shin, this is her website, http://www.jeanshin.com/ I see a lot of similarities between your work and hers. I think you are o to something but you have to investigate more how the materials work. Your dolls are creepy but they are quirky. I want to see them interacting with each other in an environment.
Courtney Coolbaugh
ReplyDelete(I may have gone a little nuts with suggestions this week)
Jackie
My favorite thing about your work is that there is always something to see that isn’t seen the first time. You keep the viewer engaged by creating compositions that weave in and out, carefully constructing the layers by concentrating on the color, size, and quality of the edge. I really liked the drawing you showed us. You said that you really liked that collaborative piece with the chair. Maybe you should create some larger pieces that incorporate more drawing. Or maybe – make a whole lot of small compositions that look like they have abstract line drawings, but when you put them all together you would see the larger picture or larger drawing. They would function individually or as a whole.
Kelly
I have never seen your work before and I was a bit blown away by the obvious evidence of how much time you put into all of your projects. I like how you create objects that become props for photography. Do you make performance videos? Maybe you could make objects that housed video screens or held projections for a video of another object/prop/sculpture.
Jamie
I like that you were using a wide range of materials earlier last year. I liked the juxtaposition of the wood and the metal together. My favorite pieces were the little metal sculptures that looked like flowers and the black slabs of clay that hung in a row because you made the metal look delicate and the clay look rugged and durable.
Natalie
I like the use of stencils in your collages. I definitely think you should use lights to halo your images. I like how you shape your canvases. Maybe you should try to create shapes that are relevant to your subject matter – like if there’s a giraffe, shape the painting like a giraffe’s spot. I liked seeing your sketchbook and how you use Photoshop. Do you ever play around with the sizes of different images (like a large baby wearing a crown of teeny tiny babies)?
Laurel
I think if you want to keep working with beeswax then go for it. I wish I had seen some of your steel projects since you said how much you love steel. Do you ever combine the two materials together? I like the idea of your work being about exterminating possibilities of action. Do you ever make body castings with wax? Maybe you could make wax bodies with missing pieces or a hybrid person/object. If you made a leg with a feather foot it would never be able to stand on its own.
Angeline
You said you wanted to create a large-scale creature world made of fabric. Will you combine the dolls with the creatures? Or create dolls for the creatures that resemble creature babies? Maybe you could create a video of someone wearing the fabric like a creature costume, and then have your creatures watching the video like TV. You said beat poetry and Hunter S Thompson inspire you – do you ever incorporate text into your work, like sewing lyrics onto your objects?
Jackie—a little known fact: when I first met you, I had a horrible sinking fear that we would be rivals. Your work expressed everything I wanted my work to express and that was extremely daunting. How grateful I am now to consider you, not only one of my closest friends, but a true studio mate. I have always loved your work and, honestly, we’ve spent countess hours discussing both yours and mine. If you ever need to bounce off ideas, you know where to find me. I don’t really need to hash anything out here, except that I am completely honored to be collaborating with you.
ReplyDeleteKelly –while I always find joy in the immaculate and tactile joys of your work, what interests me the most right now are the pieces which allow the viewer to be an essential part of the work. The glasses are funny and clever, but the masks are so completely transformative, without being costume. These could be really amazing props for some really amazing performances—maybe something along the lines of happenings? It’s the transformative aspect of these helmet masks that is so exciting for me. I think this could have the potential for a really impressive series of some kind.
Jamie—material is for me the most attractive aspect of your work. I am drawn in by the forms, but what keeps my eye is the juxtaposition between metal and wood (and by the looks of it metal and ceramics?). Technically this must present you with a multitude of challenges (how do you wed metal with setting wood on fire etc), but it’s the visual harmony between the elements that is really beautiful. The feeling I get from looking at your work is not unlike the feeling I get from looking at Lee Bontecou’s. It is overcome by wear and rust, yet the attention to form and detail is really powerful. I hope you have or will have the studio space to make the things as big as you envision them!
Natalie—your work has always felt extremely powerful to me. The energy and color are usually really thought out (even if that thinking is instinctual or subconscious). There are some pieces (the iguana and Buddha ones for example) that feel more successful to me—that’s probably because they look more resolved, or more carefully attended. The figures and imagery in your work is what makes it so curious, I don’t know if I would shy away from that entirely.
Angeline—I canot wait to see what crazy world you come up with this year. Your work is funny and frightening, which is definitely hard to achieve. Your installation/softish sculptures are what I find the most interesting, and as your technical skills improve I can only imagine it will be easier to translate what’s in your head into these surreal, absurd creations. We need more hallucinatory art in this boring world. Keep it up!
Laurel— your attention to material and craftsmanship makes me think that I would pretty much love anything you make. But it’s the element of surprise that makes your work so captivating for me. I know you said you’re not sure what direction you want to go in this semester, I don’t know if that’s changed for you, but I think you left off in a really good place last year. I am sure that will provide a natural progression into new discoveries of material that you can manipulate.
Jackie- I have found it interesting how much your work has evolved and changed since we first came to Moore. It was clear to me from the beginning that you had strong skills and craftsmanship. I feel the pieces that have been most successful for you so far were the collection of small mixed media pieces for the fellowship show. I think that having so many outlets you can constantly work in to keeps your mind moving and your creativity at its best. Also, I think that having so many makes you take more risks which end up being the most successful. I would encourage you to continue to work small at least every few months so that you can experiment and really let your creativity go because I feel like that is when you make the most discoveries.
ReplyDeleteKelly- I m absolutely totally obsessed with your work on a level which is borderline creepy. Your craftsmanship and time put in to your projects really makes an amazing final product and I find the worlds you create amazing. YOU NEED TO DO STOP ANIMATION.
Jamie- I have never seen you in the process of creating a piece but I can tell you you’re final results are beautiful. I love the simplicity and sophistication of your work is very striking in a way that makes me not want to look away. I don’t know if I can choose whether I think the found objects of manipulated materials are more successful because I think that they both work in different ways and probably feel in to each other well as you create.
Natalie- I am usually not a fan of fluorescent colors, but you work is an exception. You really have a unique style that seems to be developing really well. I think that the idea of painting on different shapes is very interesting and completely changes the way I look at composition. I am interested to see what you create in silkscreen this semester.
Laurel- I really love your found objects pieces with wax. It’s amazing to see an everyday object manipulated in to something delicate and beautiful. I don’t think the wax is overused, but if you feel the need to experiment with other materials I would support that idea. I think that whatever you choose to make it will be successful because of your strong craftsmanship.
Kelly- While I think it's good to think about why you make your work and how it functions for your audience, I hope this quandary never prevents you from making. I can empathize...I sometimes think I'm having a crisis because I don't know how to justify my work...making is just something I have to do, but someone always reminds me that human expression is an end unto itself. Your work is beautiful and sensual and optimistic and touches me in a very intimate way because of these qualities.
ReplyDeleteJamie- Clearly you have to create, for your own sanity, as a way of digesting the things that capture your interest in your every day. I think you are empowered by knowing yourself and what you like so well. I guess unless you ever burn out or lose interest in the everyday, I don't have any suggestions or criticism.
Natalie- It's been exciting to see you work through some of the obstacles you faced at the beginning of last year. At this point, you seem to be really okay with the way you like to work (you aren't separating your studio work in school from the things you make at home) and this has freed you to experiment without needing someone's approval. Your experiments are some of the most exciting work I've seen you make...keep playing.
Laurel- I think you should let yourself use materials you like, with less concern that you are overusing them (you GET wax, so why not go with that and see what other manifestations of your wax passion are possible). It's healthy to also work with unfamiliar methods--you almost invariably grow when you leave your comfort zone, however don't cut yourself off from the materials that drive you to work before you are tired of them. I would say, instead of leaving things you love behind, it's possible to challenge yourself (as you seem to want to) on the intellectual level by looking for new ways to integrate all the things about which you are passionate...wax, everyday stuff, performance, ideas) and you will find yourself in the kind of unfamiliar territory that causes growth.
Laurel Patterson
ReplyDeleteJackie:
I like your reasoning for the collaborations….i think it was a smart decision. I can almost see the stimulation in your brain by how much your work changes. The colors seem to change when you get excited about the process….you lost the white and got a little nuts. There’s such a huge difference in feeling between the paintings where you let yourself go and the ones with all the white where you made yourself stop. My big question to you is which process excites you more and which way do you plan to go?
Jamie:
Hello Superwomen……now where do I start? I heart your stuff and I think I’ve already said that way too much. Seriously though, I love your formalistic approach to material and especially the connection you make between different things. Over the past few years your work has gotten more and more minimal (besides Arterial Pass of coarse). I think it is great that you have gone in that direction because it really allows you to focus more so on the form rather than the materials. This work is your strongest by far. Uhh!
Kelly:
Most of your work is skinned and I love those techniques you have. I want to get into your head and figure out what your compulsion is that has to change the surface of everything. I wonder if you ever considered maybe tackling the inside of things now? Might be a nice change and turn out really cool. I love your craft and the strangeness of the subject matter. You are super talented and im really excited to see what you pull out this year.
Natalie:
The neon colors and line quality in your painting is very unique to you and I love the almost graphic quality you create. It is very much street artish but the painting style and images you use have a very pop art undertone. I like your use of animals but I want to know more about why you use them. I think the pieces you have that are more visually clear are stronger than the blendy ones, but you colors are good throughout. You have fun concepts in your photoshop work but I definitely think your paintings are your strongest feature.
Angeline:
I have never been partial to fabric but you have a great way of making it work. The figures I have seen are really creepy and I think they would have a huge impact on an audience if there were tons of them. The animals you made that are completely covered in fabric are much stronger and more convincing than those with the foam still exposed. I think that if you are going to stay it this way of working you should take that into consideration. Films are def a strong point for you and I am glad to know that you have started to get back into that this year.
Jackie: You have amazing draftsmanship. My favorite part of your work is how you balance areas with intense drawing with areas of large more abstracted space. The pieces you did on Mylar last year, were fantastic. And your series for fellowship was also a favorite of mine. I love how you incorporated found materials, each piece was so physical, I have never really seen work so hands on with material. In your studio, I see your drawing colliding with your collaging, and I think it is really working. I think it would be awesome to see your Mylar drawings come into your collage work.
ReplyDeleteKelly: You have had such a defined aesthetic ever since I met you freshman year. Your folk art/DIY aesthetic is so appealing to me because you are using materials that I wouldn’t normally associate with either of those things. For me, most sculptures made with steel, have a very formal manufactured feel and look to them, but with your work, it doesn’t feel like that at all, I can still see you and your hand.
Jamie: It’s hard for me to respond to your work since I missed your presentation but I remember your crit last semester and I was blown away by the amount of large sculptures you had. I was really impressed, it’s obvious that you work hard and all the time. I’m not sure what your work means conceptually, but I really enjoy your wide use of materials and experimentation.
Natalie: I like the playful and explorative nature of your work. I admire how you just throw yourself into a project, not really knowing where it might go. I think exploring your Puerto Rican roots, as a source for conceptual ideas is a really great direction to go in. In our last crit, You and Alice talked about the feeling of not being American, yet not really being Puerto Rican either, I found this extremely interesting, maybe something else to further explore?
Angeline: Your work all seems to touch on many different materials but subjects but the one that seems to be the most reoccurring is textiles. Your dolls are interesting to me, I am not sure what they are supposed to represent but I find them to be super creepy, I could picture an installation filled with your dolls… weird.
Laurel: You have so much control over whatever medium you choose to work with. I am most drawn to your wax cast “replacement” sculptures. They are so simple, yet so powerful. I think you could get really creative and really specific about where to go next using the idea of making “useless” wax casts of every day objects