Comments on: The Art of Deconstruction

By: How to Survive an Art Critique | Learn to... Art!

How to Survive an Art Critique | Learn to... Art! — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:41:50 +0000

[...] art school, the most stressful part of any class was always the critique. This was when you put the results of your hard work up in front of everyone, explained what you [...]

By: trish

trish — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:33:15 +0000

Thanks Miranda! yuck face is growing on me more:) but I do think I like the watercolors better than the pastels-here’s the link if you’d like to check them out, they’re inexpensive and I do like to play with them in my art journal:)
http://www.dickblick.com/products/portfolio-series-watersoluble-oil-pastels/

By: Miranda

Miranda — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:09:27 +0000

Thanks Kim! It’s definitely a good way to make sure you don’t become too attached to your work. When you get attached, you stop taking risks for fear of ruining something. I haven’t had time to work on this today, but I’m brimming with ideas of what to do next! I’ll have to take a look at Fiona’s work, thanks for the link!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:36:42 +0000

I think this is a great way to see your art in a new way. Sometimes we need to have that kick, as you say. The thing is these pieces can only sit in the corner of shame for so long until something has to be done about them. It sounds as though for you that day of doing came today. I think deconstructing in order to restructure is a great method for moving work forward. My friend, Fiona Long (www.fionalongart.co.uk ), does a lot of things like this to get herself going. She, too, is an art student and does a lot of installation work, deconstruction work and painting. All the parts seem to play off of each other. It seems to me art is about not only taking chances, but also needs to have some way to twist the images around to make them your own. Sometimes, it just needs to be a little demo to release that creative energy! I love the result, by the way.