What I learned in the Critique

Some of the notes that I jotted down were the questions that were being asked while other people were being critiqued. 

The first question that got me thinking was "what is the subject matter?" which brought to my attention that if there is a subject matter (which I assume there should be a subject matter), it should be prominent enough that people should know what it is at least after they've stared at it and thought about it for awhile.

Some of the other things that I was reminded to keep in mind was the composition, color choice, and medium. I'd also like to play with the idea of the work being interactive. If there was some way to make it interactive I know that it would make the piece a little more enjoyable for the audience.

Another question that was asked that I enjoyed was "What is the typical feeling that you want people to have?" And I liked that question because it's really important to think of your audience when placing a piece of work in the gallery.  In class I discussed making a piece of artwork that was overwhelming. I liked that idea because that's the story of my life. I'm constantly doing homework or studying or doing a piece of artwork or working. There's always something that that's why I want my viewer to be overwhelmed as well. I want them to see the amount that I go through every day.

So we discussed the leaves and what I wanted to do as far as cutting them out. I was maybe thinking of putting like my schedule onto a leaf. 

Like one leaf would say:

Monday

9/12/11

10:35-12:35

worked on thesis project for 2 hours

And I would map out every day and every event and in a way it would be so overwhelming and people  would visibly be able to see that.

My reason behind using leaves.... Besides the fact that I like leaves there is a list of other reasons that I would like to use leaves opposed to other paper like objects. 

One reason is the one I pointed out in class. The juxtaposition between the technological aspect of typography and schedules opposed to the natural aspect is really nice. Like it's not too much like an office schedule and it's not too much about nature. I really enjoy that concept.

Another thing I like about leaves is that no two leaves are the same which relates to my schedule thing again. I may officially have the same schedule each week but it's not like I'm doing the exact same thing in the class week after week. In a way leaves are like that where they can look similar but still be different. 

Also, and this reason is purely aesthetic, but since autumn is upon us the leaves are going to be brilliant shades of color which I can use to my advantage. Like if I'm in a bad mood I can use a red leaf and if I'm in a happy mood I can use a yellow leaf but if it's neutral I can use a green leaf. 

So I got allot out of the critique we had and I came up with good ideas. I'm going to work on my ideas and bring in examples for next weeks class. Wish me luck with hoping it comes out okay.