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So I've been doing some work with underglaze these past two weeks.
2016 Fall Semester
Hey there :)So I've been doing some work with underglaze these past two weeks. UnderglazeGlazePots That Are Done!
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I've been busy throwing down the last two weeks! This is the result! There is a good selection to chose from and I've already starting glazing two of the forms. With my forms, I'm aiming to refine my technique and get more height as well as thinner walls, while also representing society in some way. For this round, I'm focusing on the simple, black and white structure of society. A form that the individual can conform to or rebel against. First Piece in the WorksPeople conform to society. In this piece, the lines hug and melt into the pot, submitting to the curves of the form. The individual is conforming to society, turning in a repetitive motion that is mundane and hypnotic. The lines are dependent on the form as the individual is dependent on society. People believe what society tells them and just go with it.
CONCENTRATION!!A concentration is defined as “a body of work unified by an underlying idea that has visual coherence.” What overarching theme can I employ that will result in work that is cohesive but exploratory, similar but changing and reforming? What is something that is important to me? What is a question I can answer through my art, in more than one way, while continuing to have visual meaning? Ideas Ideas Ideas...............................................................................................................So many ideas. It is very overwhelming. 24/7, all I can think about are all these ideas. So many deep, complex, and unanswerable (new word?) questions. My brain was swimming!!! I can't hold normal conversations. I am kinda a wacko. Really since my Scholastic 144 piece, I've been thinking a lot about what society is and what an individual person is. How are we defined? What would life be like without any rules? No more society, just individuals. Could we exist? Would rules end up existing anyway? Okay, then why would rule reappear? Is it ingrained in humanity? Can we overcome it? Should we? What conflicts are there? Where do we rebel against society and we do we depend on it? Society. The individual. What is this relationship? How do they interact and rely on each other? Concentration Statement:Variety of Ceramic work that exemplifies the conflict between the individual and society represented through figure and form. Okay, So What does that look like?Both works below (my first time using underglaze and my metamorphosis project) inspired me to work with abstract line and shape. The first piece was an exploration of underglaze and I was just messing around. But I think that that quality of exploration fits well with my concentration. I don't know the answers to the million questions I have, and I'm not exactly trying to discover the "right" one. I'm just exploring. Messing around with ideas and obnoxiously huge concepts. Getting SketchyMore to come... |
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