We finally got to me in my critique group, it only took two weeks, but it was good.
I showed the three photos I had up in the BFA/BA Art Show. And like Hannaline, Viktor liked my piece featuring Dan Fig. I presented my idea for my thesis, and got the feedback I was hoping for.
I'm usually bad with words when it comes to presenting my own work, and my ideas, so I tried to keep it simple. I told the group that I just want to do an aesthetically pleasing piece that all people can avoid.
The group disagreed and suggested that I should make the piece meaningful. The instructor of the critique brought up some good points on how I could still make an aesthetic piece and still reference certain aspects of art that influences me. In looking at the piece of Dan Fig, he said how the pants he was wearing in the photo reminded him of Dutch trousers from a specific time.
Finally I broke down and said that I am heavily influenced by the mentality of Yves Klein and how he wanted to show the mysticism of the artist. Rather than just having the photos look like a fashion photo inside of W Magazine, Vouge, Vanity Fair or GQ, I want them to have some level of art history. Like attempting to wear a blue bow tie similar to the blue Yves Klein mixed and used for a few series.
I'm going to continue down the road of recreating movie stills, but with the style of dress try to reference time periods of art history, as well as edit the lighting to be reminiscent of certain painting movements see how I have concentrated in painting.
But all in all, the critique was just what I needed. Now once I get a few more pieces of equipment production will start ASAP.
2 comments:
Just to clarify, I for one don't think that you should be stretching yourself thin to try to force meaning into something. The meaning will come as you work, I think, when you started to understand it a little better. Like somebody pointed out, it's almost impossible to have something that is entirely devoid of meaning-- even lack of meaning becomes meaningful. Even with fashion or commercial photography, you'll find emotions, undertones, sarcasm, solemnity, sentimentalism, and so on. Even if it's a sales pitch for a product or a certain self-image, it's never meaningless.
My thinking is since people will almost inevitably try to imbue your work with some kind of meaning, you might as well try to point them in some direction. I wouldn't worry, you've got time to work it out.
Thanks for the input Mike. I didn't think about the last point you made, but thanks for bring it up.
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