Final Art Blog Post

one. looking back over the course of the year, and your blog posts, which project or projects were the most engaging for you? Where did you fully own your process as an artist? where did you get lost in the material or the making of work?  
Despite not quite being my best piece of work, the house of my mind project was probably the most engaging. The house of my mind project allowed me to reflect on myself in order to express myself through this project. It was in this project that I "fully owned" my process as an artist, employing many different conceptual, formal, and technical intentions. This project allowed me to immerse myself in my work, often getting "lost" in the process.

two. you have had a year of tremendous artistic growth. where do you see that you have grown the most? think about the studio habits as you answer and explain--observe, stretch and explore, craft, express, understanding the art world, reflect. which of these areas do you feel the most comfortable with? how do you see that comfort showing up in your creative practice?

I feel that I can see my tremendous growth when I look back and see my previous work. Through the year, my work continually improves, my newest project exceeding my last. I have also been further acquainted with proper studio habits and tools, which demonstrates my heightened comfortability with the class. I feel mot comfortable when I look at the art world and look at other art, it gives me a fresh perspective on how others express their intentions through their art. I feel that I can now look at a piece of art and truly understand what it means. An image no longer looks like an image, but an emotion; I can understand what other artist are trying to convey, how they are trying to convey it, and gain a full comprehension of the image, thanks to art.

three. think about the things we've studied this year--fibonacci, light as a character, abstraction, the darkroom, portraits, photoshop techniques, the off-camera flash and studio lights. discuss a few of these themes that are the most engaging for you. what have you learned about them? how do you have a better understanding of them?

The most engaging techniques that we used throughout the year were the use of rule of thirds and light as a character. Despite how shallow rule of thirds can be as a technical intention, I really like using it because symmetry is engaging for me, just as it creating a story through my work. Rule of thirds allows me to create a contrast in my depth of fields, making the art more interesting and engaging to the viewer. Light as a character also struck me as one of the more interesting tunics that we learned because it, too, allows one to tell a story, it draws the viewers eyes, allows for directional movement, and makes the image more interesting.

four. course evaluation. which assignments were the most successful? which assignments were the most frustrating? What are one or two things that Ms. Seal does really well? What is one important peice of advice that you would offer her so that she could make this class better?

I feel that the house of my mind was the most engaging and in depth project, whereas my light as a character was likely my most successful and interesting project. Ms. Seal is really good with engaging with the students and giving them critique as to how they can do better. Besides being at school on time :), she could also work on perhaps creating a more interactive learning experience. Thank you so much for a great year! :D