Whew! So I've been working on my video for this phase quite a bit. I'm definitely learning as i go with this one. I'm starting to catch on to the shortcuts and the ins and outs of this application, and I must say I REALLY like video. Fun stuff! It's quite exciting to take advantage of different medias in order to translate my ideas and concepts into tangible work. I just don't find it possible, for me anyway, to express certain aesthetics through my painting.
I have found that there are two schools of art-making. There are those who just go, who start from scratch and just create whatever passes through them. Then there are those who start with a small seed of inspiration; a thought, a memory, an emotion, some social or poitical event. This is then reflected upon, reacted to, even researched and then the physical art-making process begins there, after much deliberation. I belong to the latter school. I have nothing against the first method, but I personally find that having an understanding of what it is that one is trying to convey not only informs the work but gives it a great depth of beauty and meaning. I believe it is our jobs as artists to be teachers as well as the makers of beautiful things. Without some form of conceptual content or evident intent the piece is just "stuff." I don't expect everyone to agree with me on this one, but it's just my own take. I like my work to be fueled by my brain as well as by my soul.
But I digress. I guess I am just excited by using various media previously unknown to me. Some are more effective than others in expressing certain aesthetics. Broadening my ability and knowledge of these media will strengthen and diversify my work.