Final Project

Blog Response

Blog Response #1

“How else can one write but of those things which one doesn’t know, or knows badly? It is precisely there that we imagine having something to say. We write only at the frontiers of our knowledge, at the borders which separate our knowledge from our ignorance and transforms one into the other.”

-Deleuze

Although Giles Deleuze is talking about “writing” in his quotation above, it applies too to making art. As a visual artist, I believe that making art isn’t just a straightforward process of relating to something you know badly and creating it simultaneously. Curiosity and ignorance always play an important role too. There’s always the combination of knowledge and ignorance and a specific border where they meet and intertwine. As I relate this to my process of creating artwork, I often also wonder what will happen if I do this, and what will happen if I do that. The fact that I wonder while creating artwork speaks a lot about Giles’ quotation. For example, my artwork on “Map” started out with just one single idea of creating an overview of something that related to me the most, but this overview got enlarged to a map of my room when my ignorance and inquisitiveness exchanged ideas with my knowledge. I wanted something more than just an overview of a single object; I wanted to illustrate everything, even things that mean nothing to me. I came to the conclusion that it is these known and unknown objects in my room that precisely tell a story about me. It is precisely these that satisfy both my knowledge and my ignorance, and ultimately fulfill my urge of saying something.

Blog Response #2

“To me style is just the outside of content, and content the inside of style, like the outside and the inside of the human body. Both go together, they can’t be separated.”

-Jean Luc Goddard

When filmmaker, Goddard, said that style and content “can’t be separated”, I agreed with his statement. What Goddard meant is that two elements come in a package, and without one or the other, the artwork does not mean as much. He is also saying that “style” and “content” depend on each other, and the emphasis of one will only affect the other. As for myself, I have the intention of making most of my photographs well contrasted, shadow accented and with unique angles. Although these are skills that help a picture “look” good, these are also important skills to have in order to concentrate on a particular content. For example, my clothing project photographs are very contrasted in color and shadow accented, but these skills not only ended up making the photograph look “good” but also allow the shadow of my body part to emphasize the content of self-portrait on the project “Clothing”.

Alter Ego

Friends

I can see myself in Harmeet; I bet he can too.

Chelsea Gallery District

I haven't left Peddie for a while and ,most certainly, I haven't entered a city for a while. Our art trip to the Chelsea Gallery District wasn't just about the art work galleries, but also the idea of going into a city and associating myself with the busy world once again. Although I left much curiosity in numerous interesting galleries such as the room that was portrayed as a inner human body and the abstract painting of snakes, I payed a lot of my attention exploring the outside world. I felt people passing by me; I heard cars swifting pass me; I heard people exchanging words. I wanted to capture my curiosity, and to recreate this feeling through images. Overall, a fantastic art trip.

GRIPPED BY FEAR

I suffer from a recurring nightmare, which with even my best efforts, I am unable to escape from. I was the victim, but now I hunt. I am obsessed with finding who or what is plaguing my peaceful sleep.

Trash

This sculpture relates to me in many ways. The sense of power and energy installed in the compacted trash ball indicate my own personality. Although I am usually certain about my desires and who I am, the plastic bottles that are painted gold also create an illusion that additionally illustrate the side of me that is still unknown. The plastic material and the golden paint justify the contrary, and ultimately my naïve self. 

MASK

MY ROOM MAP

A map of my room best defines me. Stuff in my room are compatible to who I am.

Unexpected

- Unexpected -

MY CLOTHING

- My Clothing -

Clothing is considered to be a representation of one's self identity. How one may present oneself each day with clothing has much to do with one's personality. I decided not to have any of my body parts in this project because I wanted to allow the viewers to solely concentrate on my clothing. However, on my second piece, I decided to leave the shadow of my hand and feet because I felt like something in me has to be in it in order to complete the project of "My Clothing" as a whole.

WHERE I CAME FROM

- Where I Came From -

MEMORIES

- fear -

- almost dead -

- choices -

- childhood -

- height -