I have had my eyes opened in Charlie’s class through the introduction to some artists and theorists and how they use imagination to succeed with their pieces of work.
"Art works are composed of sensations they are pre linguistic" - David Bohm
'Walking in my mind' is the study of images of thought, of having ideas and believing in them, as nothing is stupid. Preparation for making mistakes is a necessity as they happen to us all and that is not a bad thing. It is all about the primary imagination.
“Put things together at are not meant to be together” – Thomas Hirschhorn.
Thomas teaches you to experiment with your tools and use them to see the world how you so wish to.
He worked on a 3D exhibition called ‘Caveman man’. Made purely from everyday objects, cardboard and parcel tape. He created a space that was used to touch his audience in their hearts and in their minds. His creation was symbolic of the cave that is within our own heads, it was a mind map of inside his head. He has taught me that an uncomplicated idea can be so effective. Primary imagination is not a bad thing.
Another great way of using your primary imagination is to create a mythological world and life that exists inside. This is exactly what Charles Avery did.
Some people may say that its mental health issues, but other say it’s creative. To be perfectly honest I think it’s a bit of both.
Avery created a fictional world on the Isle of Man, very Alice in Wonderland style, with fiction creatures running about the place. It was a mixture of reality and imagination that made his work very interesting. The work was also very childish and I think that is why many found it so good because as we grow up many people find it had to have simple childlike ideas and act on them.
Other artists do their creative work differently: like Bo Christian Larson, who creates characters and collaborates then with music, images, sound and textiles. He feels ‘process is as important and the end product.’ This brings depth into his work
Keith Tyson mixes art in with science, philosophy and time. He is interested in the way nature is and shows this enthusiasm with in his work. A scientifically way of looking at art
Mark Manders works as if his thoughts are frozen together.
Jason Rhodes does creations on the brain.
And Chiharu Shiota creates with dreams and memories. I found her work very inspirational due to the core thought behind every piece she creates. She works with the thought that her creations are for her more memories. With regularly use of string throughout her work she is tying together her memories and her work. At times the string tangles and knots, like a web, just like memories and dreams. everything she ties a piece of string too has a memory.
Her project that included 400 suitcases was a symbol of 400 memories that came within the suitcases. The whole replacing objects with feelings style is a nice symbol personally and I feel that when I look at her work, I am look into her thoughts and dreams too.
Yayoi Kusama is another person that displays her thoughts, memories and dreams through her work, yet this time is due to her mentally unstable mind. She feels that everyone is just a dot amounts lot of other dots. All her work, whether it is her art, fashion or a book, Kusama delivers everything in dots.
“Polka-dots become movement... Polka dots are a way to infinity.” Yayoi Kusama
Another simple object and thought yet a powerful conclusion.
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