Fashion Magazine Origami (Process Experiment) by Ingrid Mida 2009
From what I can tell, most artists seem to work in one of two ways:
1. conceive a finished piece of artwork in their mind and execute it
2. work through a process to develop an artwork
I'm one of the people that sees a completely finished artwork in my mind's eye. I've even had dreams about the finished installation in museums no less!! The problem is that sometimes my vision has inhibited the exploration of my full creative potential.
To explore the other (dark!) side, I've been playing with process-based experiments. What that really means is taking an object and doing something to it without a preconceived idea of what it will look like in the end. This is not my preferred way of working and I've had to force myself to do it. But the results have been interesting to say the least. Who would have thought that fashion magazines could be anything other than fodder for the recycling bin?
What type of artist are you?
6 comments:
I've had a similar experience to you, Ingrid. I've always had a vision in my mind from the beginning, but this year has been an experimental one for me. I started making brooches with no preconceived ideas and a lot of interesting things have come out of it. The funniest though was my experiment with form, not trying to create any recognisable form and then when I posted them on my blog everyone would say, 'Oh that looks like a bird or a caravan' or whatever..! We seek out meaning in form whether we want to or not I think :) K
I rarely have a vision of the finished piece before I start ... especially with fabric work. I just cut and sew, and re-cut and resew, until it's finished. And I only know I'm finished because there's nowhere else to go.
I have found that when I have a finished idea in my head, it is extremely difficult for me to obtain it. I may know what KIND of work it's going to be (color study; pattern study; humor with computer generated images, etc.), but not what it's going to finally become.
I also believe that when I think of something and either try to envision it or draw it/draft it out, it always comes out very derivative of somebody else's work.
Does that makes sense? LOL
I like to just let it happen and see where it goes..... but really it must be going there based on something I have seen or dreamt (I dream in incredible colour and detail)so it's actually not as loose as I might like to think. I think I could have said that better! You will have to teach me how to fold tissue in new ways Ingrid.
I like your philosophy Ingrid... xv.
Applause, applause for
making the leap, Ingrid!
(from one artist who never has the
slightest idea what will emerge from my hands ... .)
Jjjj
I think you're spot on with the 2 styles. I've tried both in my writing - but what I usually find is that I get a pretty good idea of where I'm going (the frame) and then gradually as I work the details come to light (the picture). It's a combination of foresight and guessing!
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