anyone doing art or vis comm 2008??

[Electioneering]

oh! thanks for clearing that up!

i can see how studio arts is very directed. in our work brief we had to create a 'plan' in regards to our folio; sort of like a timetable of what we should be doing week by week. the subject actually seems very structured and orderly now that i think about it...

[bec]

on another note....i'm looking for an artist of influence who uses "mise en abyme" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_abyme) to put in my folio. it's like that whole idea of a picture in a picture, or the effect you get when you stand between two mirrors and they infinitely reflect. does anyone know of an artist like this?

[cathtacular]

studio art and art are different. your required to produce 3 final products in studio and you dont have to produce any in art, in studio you also have to write a statement of intention and know what your going to do.. like you said but also a lot of schools doing art also stick with the one theme and produce numerous solutions or may just resolve them in their folio and not physically produce the artwork.  at the moment we should kind of have a direction and im looking at movement depicted in a still frame but im looking at dance to show this. we are still told that we dont know what were doing so its hard to keep trying to resolve something for another 2 terms because i feel im already to the point where there is nothing left to resolve... if that makes sense.

[Rosie]

Hi, I'm doing art this year too. My theme is "flowers" and I'm already half-way through my first visual diary. Although I still feel like I havent done that much work and am behind.

I just wanted to ask if anyone could give me further advice on what things I need to include in my visual diary to get an A+ folio.

Thanks

[Electioneering]

o hai rosie! i'd like to request kids by MGMT... thnx! (sorry)

it's quality over quantity, but maybe you could do a million different variations on each of your possible solutions? maybe try to expand on your theme and find a deeper meaning or something as well. you may be able to explore many more other ideas...

for a final, someone should produce an installation featuring themselves, much like http://www.tate.org.uk/tateshots/episode.jsp?item=13043. i hate examiners.

[cathtacular]

if your looking at flowers and say are doing photography do something different like go into the botanic gardens and get on the ground next to alot of them and take some panoramas of what the flower sees so take on the persona of a flower or something, remember to explore ALL the ways to look at flowers or how different people or animals see them etc so to a child or animal a flower might look huge to a adult it would look rather small, or you could zoom right in and focus on the centre of a flower or the leaves. do you have an idea about what medium you want to work with? or are confident with??

[jsimmo]

I'm doing studio arts.. My theme is street design (art - graffiti) and how it has become a symbol of the way Melbourne is perceived and known.

I am about half way through my first folio, i've just collected a lot of inspirational photos of landmarks, graffiti ect and then I have done a few painting tests (paint splats to resemble "graffiti"). It's scary to think about how much more I need to have but I have no idea of what else to put (except for trials ect).
Does anyone have any viewpoints on how I could expand on my theme to bring about new ideas and concepts?

[cathtacular]

look at how Melbourne is perceived by different people, for some people its an escape, some home, some people hate Melbourne.
look at the intricate side of Melbourne for symbols and the values different people have in Melbourne which are shown in the way certain people perceive Melbourne. 
- multiculturalism
- historical
- economic
- social
also look at how these have changed over time,

look at what these mean for different  people and how these people express themselves, for instance some might paint pictures of their favorite places in Melbourne or graffiti, some might open shops or cafes etc

go and talk to people in Melbourne from really different socio-economic backgrounds.
talk to people in Macdonald's, street performers etc about what they think Melbourne is about.

you can (like i said earlier, im blabbing) look at how this is shown to everyone or even really quiet and forgotten etc.

i hope that helps (and makes sense) 

[cathtacular]

electioneering,

i found this, i thought it was cool
http://giedriusvarnas.deviantart.com/art/Flowers-62214851
usually flowers are really colorful so i really like this
look at things that arnt as pretty traditionally as flowers, and get pushed aside or something that is ugly juxtaposes the prettiness of a flower and combine the two
http://prettyflour.deviantart.com/art/Stem-31684160
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs12/i/2006/301/8/0/Stem_by_FoxesAndNinjas.jpg

look at weeds

[jsimmo]

wow, i never looked at it from that angle lol i always was just looking it at the 'steet graffiti side'.. haha thanks heaps that should fill up a few pages.

[Rosie]

Thanks for that, I might use your ideas for a second piece. I'm actually planning to do my first piece on canvas, paint. Combining the human figure with flowers but are having trouble with drawing.

if your looking at flowers and say are doing photography do something different like go into the botanic gardens and get on the ground next to alot of them and take some panoramas of what the flower sees so take on the persona of a flower or something, remember to explore ALL the ways to look at flowers or how different people or animals see them etc so to a child or animal a flower might look huge to a adult it would look rather small, or you could zoom right in and focus on the centre of a flower or the leaves. do you have an idea about what medium you want to work with? or are confident with??

[cathtacular]

i hate drawing sooo much
but if your using a human figure you could project a photo onto your canvas and then trace around it, everyone does it

[Electioneering]

when is everyone's folio due? T___T

[jsimmo]

JUNE 2ND!!! I have got 20-30 more pages to go before IT'S FULL!!!!

[Electioneering]

ughh mine is may 30..

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!