Fine Art Crit #2

1. Make art that makes you questions. 2. Ask the questions.

"A good crit is actually a conversation. It's talking about something, through something, with something." Miraj Ahmed, Lecturer, AA/Cambridge University

As well as offering the chance for us to get feedback and discuss our own work, the crit allowed us to spend time with other works, learn from others and develop our ability to talk about art.

The crit format allows us to bring our work out of our studios, choosing what we display and how we display it. 

One of the most important things I took from the crit is to consider the question can the work sustain conversation? Questions, although mildly terrifying, are a chance to break down barriers and engage with your own, others' work and the community around you. It 'shouldn't' be a scary thing (though let's be honest I'm studying art I'm not exactly the most confident of people), and if things don't go how you expect them to- that's art for you. Other peoples opinions and interpretations are sometimes just as important than whatever the artist was thinking when they did it...hence why it's important to a) actually turn up, b) take notes(on others work and feedback as well as your own), and c) try to take part- no matter how little or much. It's about discussion, rather than criticism. 

"I didn't get it and I'm not going to pretend to"

• Chaos and instability; support structures behind the 'chaos', emotive
• Soundscapes, Synesthesia
• Repetition and noise
• Alien interruption, white noise on TV
• Colour makes it easier to see what's behind, helps to seperate layers
• Where as black and white you can't tell what's there
• Lines, erosion, acid wash, burnt

Another interesting point that came up, not about my work, was the question "Where does the work finish?"