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Contributed by John Giordano
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Please check last night's comments in "Day Three". Feel free to begin comments for today.
Note: Let's continue to use this post for weekend thoughts and
responses. Also, don't forget to look at earlier renewal posts for more
comment conversation.
(following are the comments from the original post)
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by eleanor on Thursday, July 14, 2005 @ 1:27 PM PDT
http://elramsay.com
John, I enjoyed seeing your latest work and the discussion we began
this afternoon about the (practiclly subconscious) assumptions we all
make about people (racial or class) and getting us talking about what
it feels like to be singled out. I have heard similar stories from
Hispanic and Armenian friends about being hassled at the airport since
9/11.
Since we're at "code orange" the T runs non-stop announcements about
keeping our "eyes and ears open" and how they are counting on us to
report any suspicious behaviour. Coming home this afternoon, fresh from
our conversation, I found myself sitting across from a scowling man,
possibly Jodanian, definately middle eastern, clutching a backpack.
Probably just having a bad day (or sick of being started at, perhaps?)
Normally, I probably wouldn't have even noticed. Added to the equation
was that everytime the train would stop, something near him would start
ticking. Tick, tick, tick... So, there I sat across from a guy with a
ticking backpack and said nothing of course.
Later on, a veiled woman got on holding a bag from Victoria's Secret. I
wondered what she might be wearing under all that black. :-)
Malcolm Gladwell's Blink is a facinating (and quick) read on the
subconscious mind and the instant, intuitive judgements we make
everyday. He discussed how our intuuition can both help us and trip us
up.
Here is his webpage: http://www.gladwell.com/blink/ [www.gladwell.com]
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by mary on Thursday, July 14, 2005 @ 2:27 PM PDT
Eleanor, I enjoyed reading about your T ride. I used to take the T a
long time ago, probably 20 years ago. It was always interesting to
observe the people on the T or to close my eyes and just listen to all
the sounds. Now, I drive. I love having my own car. It is my Freedom.
But, I'm not able to observe all those people anymore. I'm living in a
bubble, so it's nice to be reminded of how I used to get around Boston.
I admit that sometimes I would dream of not having to ride the T. I
guess that has come true. Have you ever seen any flashers down in the
subway? Seeing two men expose themselves on different occasions was
unsettling to me. One man was standing near the ticket station during
morning rush hour masterbating and I don't think anyone stopped to
notice him. Everyone was in too much of a hurry to get to work. In a
way, that could be considered Performance Art. What do you think? I
wonder how he felt. There he was naked underneath a raincoat and no one
really noticed or cared or dare say anything to him. Of course, I
really don't know if anyone else noticed him or cared about him or
talked to him. I noticed him but I was thrown off guard by what he was
doing. I didn't care about him at all. He scared me too. I had nothing
to say to him. I wonder what he's doing now.
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by June on Thursday, July 14, 2005 @ 4:54 PM PDT
As I painted clouds today, I kept thinking of a
line from a book on impressionism.
- The rebirth of French Landscape found expression in the capture of the instantaneous.
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by potter on Thursday, July 14, 2005 @ 5:48 PM PDT
My day of printmaking was so much fun. I started off doing a series of
overlapping bands of color building a surface for more printing. At
some point early in the day I just started playing more with the brayer
and the application of the ink to the plate and developing that idea to
see where it went. I also started to use different colors today in the
morning and again later after lunch. I also started to play around with
some attempts at adding a little texture. After lunch John and I talked
about what I had done and where I was going next. He made some
suggesstions that I had already been thinking I should do. Everything
he suggested had run thru my mind already and I was amazed at that. As
the day progressed I started to cut into the gelatin to altere the
surface and play with that idea. I also started to mask out certain
areas to create a smaller plate/surface to work on. John's suggestion
of thinning the ink really made a difference in the layers of color
that I was able to get. Tomorrow i will try this ink extender that I
bought at Dick Blick to see how that works. I have really enjoyed this
week so far. The work has been stimulating and thought provoking.
Meeting the other artists has also been really stimulating. The
backgrounds of this group is just fascinating. I'm looking forward to
getting to know some of the other people in the other areas as the week
continues.
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by mak on Friday, July 15, 2005 @ 11:1John threw me some really hard
questions, challenges and darts which made me kind of mad. As I taked
with others I got support and great ideas and now I think I'm on a
better track. And as John suggested, doing the work can be, in itself,
the research.
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by ccommossabercrombie on Sunday, July 17, 2005 @ 5:30 PM PDT
John also asked me questions which made me mad. But, I felt his
comments were useful. I don't know why I want to finish a painting of a
photograph that I took in Toledo, Spain. I just am interested in the
interplay of old and new, high and low, man and nature. I don't paint
things as they look in reality, or even attempt to-well, sometimes I
do, but I would go about it so differently if that was my goal. I hope
to talk more about this
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by shell on Friday, July 15, 2005 @ 12:24 PM PDT
Okay so...I'm a little behind on the comments...anyhoo..
I really have to say that I am really enjoying all the sharing of
resources. That's why I came! I enjoyed the videos we've seen and
John's work was great. I have never been to a workshop where I was
inspired so much by the presenters' knowledge of art and contemporary
issues. It has inspired me to get out and look and see. Props to
Lauren, Eleanor, and John!
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by Jan on Friday, July 15, 2005 @ 6:53 PM PDT
I enjoyed working at home today,and got great response from family.
Everyone is very supportive of my starting to paint again! It really is
important to have contact with your peers. My new painting is a bit
larger but of similar subject. I am still enjoying the metallic surface
and the fanciful enlargement of a common small piece of hardware.
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by June on Friday, July 15, 2005 @ 7:25 PM PDT
Missed being in the Mass Art studio today but not the commute! Had a
good day painting outside and plan more of the same for tomorrow.
Checked out the work of Apo Torosyan and it really got me thinking.
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by ccommossabercrombie on Sunday, July 17, 2005 @ 5:34 PM PDT
I have been working on the 3d quadrant of my 4 part painting, but then
decided to carve some hands from styrofoam for another piece I am
doing-a chair as a person.
Has anybody carved styrofoam? what type of knife do you use?
Re: Day Four (Score: 0)
by Guest on Sunday, July 17, 2005 @ 5:42 PM PDT
I've used a small serrated knife for cutting styrofoam. A steak knife works.
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by potter on Sunday, July 17, 2005 @ 8:04 PM PDT
Friday I spent another day printing. Again I had such a good time. I'm
really loving this procedure and the material.. I took John's advice
and really thinned the ink that I was using and got some really fun
stuff. I also started to work on smaller areas of the plate and cut
into the plate and alter it in some different ways to see what would
happen. It was fun and really freeing for me. One thing that I'm really
trying to be very consciences of is not getting caught up in the
preciousness of the prints. I have to continue to think that they are
just prints and just do them. See what happens. As I continue to make
the prints it hits me how similiar they are to my trays. The marks are
very much the same and yet different too. I know that sounds weird but
it seems that way to me. Saturday I came in and spent some time playing
with adding things to the completed prints. I added oil stick and cut
out some paper and some leaves too. I'm really thinking that these are
good effects for the prints. I'm excited to show to the group. I'm also
wanting to try and get them up on this site on Monday or Tuesday.
Eleanore has no clue how much time we are going to be spending
together. I'm really slow when it comes to learning this stuff. But I'm
very willing to learn. Can't wait to see everyone on Monday.
Steven
Re: Day Four (Score: 1)
by mak on Monday, July 18, 2005 @ 3:48 AM PDT
I also want to put some photos up from Saturday and this weekend. And I'm slow also. There are probably others.
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