We went to the Jerome Library to talk about the Design Process, which I found interesting.  Maybe one day it will be part of my future job.  Over the weekend, I researched local parks to take photos at for my BFA.  I went to Wintergarden Park in the evening and took lot of pictures.  I have been editing them, and so far my favorite is the one of the tree with three suns.  I would consider this image finalized at this point, which means i have met my production goal of having one done by the end of this week.  The first three images here were completely/in-progress edited, and the last three are only basic edits at this point.  These are not representative of all the edits I have done, merely just a sample of some of my favorites.

I was really surprised by the Sight and Sound Exhibition given that I found something I really liked about almost all the pieces. The first piece I really liked which inspired me the most was one of the first pieces you see when you walk into the gallery.  It’s called Woldgate Woods, Winter by DavidHockney.  It is a setup of nine displays playing videos of the same woods shot with nine different cameras.  This setup is just like what I would want for my gallery display, if it is possible.  I originally thought I would have the images cycle through take up the display area of the combines 9 screens, but seeing this also gave me the idea of some one using a iPad to scroll through the images and choose different ones to fill up the screen to and a level of interactivity. I am not really sure how this would be done technically.  Maybe Powerpoint would be able to do it?

I also really loved all the prints by Kawase Hasui.  There isa kind of flatness in them thatI really admire.  The work which most stood out to me was Zōjō-ji in Shiba, because it reminded me of a film I watched over the summer called Millenium Actress.  When I saw this work I had a strong feeling that Satoshi Kon, the director, might have been inspired by this work because the colors are so similar to certain scenes in the movie.  Both works share muted, dull colors, which contrast the dark, yet saturated pop of red.  They both also take place in winter, at least early in the story in the case of Millenium Actress.  The girl with her back to the camera in Hasui’s print has an air of mystery just like the protagonist of the film.

At 20 North Gallery, we had a very informative talk with Condessa Croninger, the art director of the gallery.  We talked mostly about commercial galleries, on topics like how we might get into one, what the requirements are, what to do and not to do, (essentially follow all the directions and check out the gallery to see it it is the right fit for you.)  Other advice we got was to learn peoples’ names, to be polite, and to not show work at the same time in different galleries that are in close proximity to each other.  I also liked the advice that you just have to keep submitting and don’t be discouraged.  Also be respectful and promote the gallery showing your work.

We met with professors today to talk about our contracts. The following is the advice I received, and my reflections.

-Keep in mind the limits of the psychical image. An image alone may not communicate to people what my inspirations (scientific theories about the universe) are or what my piece is about. Some people will walk by and not read the artist statement.

Reflection- I am ok with my concept not being apparent through looks alone, or if people will not read the artist statement.  I will revise my goal for this piece to be to create something visually interesting and please to look at, that stands on its own merits as visually appealing, even without knowledge of my inspiration.  If my art intrigues people enough to read my artist statement, that would be a bonus, because I would like people to think about or at least be aware of the fact that the world is more complex than we consider it to be.

-Make a website or brochure to educate people about the scientific concepts driving my piece, or include AR and have a hologram of a person explain the concepts.

Reflection- These are interesting ideas I will keep in mind as the semester goes on.  I want to focus on getting really strong images for this project primarily which will require a lot of experimentation and fieldwork, but if I can reach my goal sooner than later, I would like to make a website.  I am not good at coding, and I have found the AR programs that we used in the AR class which do not require programing knowledge to be prone to not working when they need to.  A website would be cool though.