Assignment:
You go through an artistic research. In this research you use the methodology of a visual artist/designer. You first analyze this methodology. What parts does the methodology consist of? You then start working from the methodology and create different works, creating an artistic process that results in an interactive artpiece.
The first step was to analyze the self-chosen artist.
The artist I chose is Joseph Klibansky.
Who is Joseph Klibansky?
- Born in 1984 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Moved to the Netherlands at a young age
- Study: business school
- Own business: with the family
- Concerned with the question: Art or commerce?
- Moved to the Netherlands at a young age
- Study: business school
- Own business: with the family
- Concerned with the question: Art or commerce?
Most used subjects?
- Reflection on society.
- The now and the future
- Worlds that balance between utopia and dystopia.
- Faith and symbolism.
- The now and the future
- Worlds that balance between utopia and dystopia.
- Faith and symbolism.
Most used materials?
1. Bronze casting
2. Painting
3. Screen printing
4. Digital collages
2. Painting
3. Screen printing
4. Digital collages
His methodology?
- He sees what is happening in the world.
- He first works from a cocoon.
- Where he puts his associations on paper, usually already converted into symbolism.
- Then he makes a lot of sketches (shifting the symbols to make the right composition).
- And he experiments a lot (throwing and mixing paint).
- And sometimes he still works with experts.
- Finally discusses his ideas with his father.
- He sees what is happening in the world.
- He first works from a cocoon.
- Where he puts his associations on paper, usually already converted into symbolism.
- Then he makes a lot of sketches (shifting the symbols to make the right composition).
- And he experiments a lot (throwing and mixing paint).
- And sometimes he still works with experts.
- Finally discusses his ideas with his father.
The second step is choosing which quadrant you belong to.
I, you, source or do.
When I look at past years, I agree 100% with the source. I have to read up on a subject completely before I start creating anything. Even the creation is based on sources.
That's why I want to make the switch to do & I.
I am supported by Britt van Deursen and Rosalie Brak as buddies:
Two research assignments, one assist assignment,
one in between assignment, and one nitpicking assignment.
Two research assignments, one assist assignment,
one in between assignment, and one nitpicking assignment.
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Results of the assignment that was created by Rosalie. Since Klibansky uses materials that take a lot of time, I would like to challenge you to create 5 works of art within 10 minutes
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Result of the second assignment that was created by Rosalie. Make an artwork with your own invented symbols and contradictions.
ASSIST ASSIGNMENT
Process photos of the assistance assignment. I made the design that Rosalie and Britt had to create with screen printing. Of course I also learned the technique myself.
IN BETWEEN ASSIGNMENT
After a conversation with Rosalie & Britt, I chose to continue working on creating & writing down thoughts
NITPICKING ASSIGNMENT
A few questions from Rosalie & Britt after some meetings.
What happens to the mathematics and the image if you use fewer figurative symbols and more abstract ones. How does this affect the rest of the process?
What happens when you work from negative feelings or frustration? Since your work is very cheerful and you indicate that you really don't always feel that way. Diary of works of art?
What happens to your work if you want to sell it like Klibansky?
The next step is choosing
Since Joseph Klibansky has too many different steps in his methodology,
I chose to pick out a few steps and explore them further:
I chose to pick out a few steps and explore them further:
He first works from a cocoon,
here he puts his thoughts on paper,
and he experiments a lot (throwing and mixing paint)
here he puts his thoughts on paper,
and he experiments a lot (throwing and mixing paint)
I tried this out with two different mediums:
Short reflection:
I am extremely proud of what I have achieved so far! Of course I would have liked to have made 100 other things. But when I look back at who I was at the beginning of this period and who I am now, I have gone through a huge transformation. Both as a person but also artistically. Artistically, this is particularly visible in the artwork next to this text. I embroidered without a plan, without thinking every step of the way. Every time I looked at my work, what else needed to be added and then I made it.
During the first lesson about the quadrant I was at the 'source' part and I really wanted to go to 'doing' & 'I'. Hearing the reactions of others, this certainly worked! I (fortunately) agree with that myself.
Of course there were huge obstacles in the way! But luckily I had Rosalie and Britt who just pulled me over that threshold every now and then to start making something. As a result, the motivation to just start making came more and more often and more natural, for example, now I also just draw during lessons (something I didn't do before).
Something I would like to grow in is not only drawing or embroidering automatically, but also working with other materials. For this process I had limited myself to these materials, because otherwise I thought the step was too big. But who knows, I might expand this further in the future!
The final assignment:
Was to make something interactive that has to do with your artistic research. My goal was to let the visitors go through the same process as I did. So I gave them a lot of materials that they could get inspiration from and then they had to 'just' make. They could then put their created work in one of the mailboxes. And to take the artwork that was in it with them. This creates an interaction with inspiration.
