RICHARD SERRA:
Richard Serra constructs large installations out of steel, he likes making his pieces interactive, the installation shown above is one of Serra's pieces, he encourages his viewers to walk around and into his art, it causes the viewer to rethink materials, the way Serra has steal bend almost seems impossible to do
DORIS SALCEDO:
Doris Salcedo uses her art in a politically charged manner, she likes to take everyday objects and turn them inside out in order to evoke a nostalgic feeling in the viewer, my personal favorite installation of hers was where she took shoes and displayed them. The simple image a shoe really impacted me in a big way, i was left feeling lonely, which I think was her intended message of displaying these forgotten shoes
ANYTHING BUT THE BOX:
The problem presented was the deconstruct and reconstruct a box of our choosing
I approached the problem by taking the box apart and sort of playing around with the materials that made up the box. This way I could see how the materials moved and which ways they would easily go or not easily go.
From this project I learned that materials don't always behave how you expect them to. Upon embarking in the project I quickly learned how messy and hot a glue gun is. It also became apparent how flimsy cardboard can be. It is wise to always expect the unexpected.
“A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
My personal understanding of creativity is captured in the quote above. Being creative, to me, can be as simple as looking up at the clouds and seeing an elephant or a rabbit rather than just puffs in the sky. Creativity comes with looking at everyday things in a new light. It is seeing something in the ordinary that no one has seen before. Someone doesn't need to be a so called artist to be creative. I believe it is as simple as picking out your clothes for a day or adding that extra ingredient to a recipe.
The reason I chose a creative career is I love producing my own unique things. Whether it be a new drawing, painting or photograph. Whatever I produce with my own hands can not be replicated by anyone else. Creating is my personal expression of myself and my imagination, no one else.
