- Assignment Title: Artistic Personas
- Assignment Description:
Create a diagram for your art making process - what character/s do you embody when you ‘make art’?
- Created by: Yulin Huang
- Responded by: Roberta Borroni, Yulin Huang, Medb, Hanya Elghamry, Francesco Felletti
RB: What I found challenging was creating a diagram to respond to the assignment, but it was definitely still a fun task! Perhaps because I found the diagram bit challenging, I don't think I was able to get into the rest of the questions fully: it was good to notice how the form chosen (in this case diagramming) affected and shaped my ability to address a topic.
YH: It was a curious challenge to make distinct decisions in determining the characters and conditions that may or may not have subconsciously worked in the past but also will work for the future. Will this ‘version’ of the artist be close to the truth at all and does it matter if I resemble, ‘it’? How does one resemble a diagram? How have we collectively solved this apparent ‘issue’ or ‘question’ or ‘answer’ of ‘making’ ‘art’ from different parts of the world? And how do we surprise each other by this supposed process of ‘making’… over and over again? How can one make art at a time like this?
M: Was interesting pulling out the most recurrent themes/ideas/thoughts that bind my work together; I think even though I work across a lot of mediums and different projects, these are the ideas that stay at the core of everything (even if it isn't immediately obvious to the viewer).
HE: Surprising that I was able to think about my characters through the animals and what they represent to me.
FF: I usually struggle to create. I always prefer to stop at thinking and ‘fantasticare’. My body and mind find themselves in a state of hibernation when it comes to creating. It’s hard to find the 'grace state of creation.' I wonder if this freeze is essential for creativity.
MO: My ideas for work basically pop into my mind whenever I’m doing something unrelated. For example, when I’m taking a shower, walking (usually when I’m not listening to music), or shopping. My ideas tend to form better when I talk to people, both as I put them in words or when I hear feedback from others. I can never come up with good ideas when I’m solely focused on thinking about the artwork.