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FINAL ESSAY ARTWORKS
Now that it has come to my essay I have selected three artworks whichc I think strongly represent the idea of Modernism, rather than something that is just a product of its time. I also picked three things that I think I have a good grasp on as I have studied them in the past for weeks, or if not the piece of work, the artist behind it and their way of working. I'm really happy with this selection and feel really confident about writing about them in my essay.
Artist: Marcel Duchamp
Dimensions: 61 cm x 36 cm x 48 cm
Created: 1917â1917
Locations: Tate Modern, London, Philadelphia Museum of Art, More
Media: Ceramic, glazed ceramic
  Jackson Pollock (American, 1912â1956)
Full Fathom Five
Date:1947Medium:Oil on canvas with nails, tacks, buttons, key, coins, cigarettes, matches, etc.Dimensions:50 7/8 x 30 1/8" (129.2 x 76.5 cm)
Artist Pablo Picasso Year 1907 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 243.9Â cm ĂÂ 233.7Â cm (96Â in ĂÂ 92Â in) Location Museum of Modern Art. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, New York City[1]
LECTURE 4: PERSONAL REFLECTION
So, it has come to the final lecture. Last week I was left feeling a little apprehensive as we had touched on post modernism and I still felt a little shaky on what would actually define something as post modern. This week we looked a lot further into what exactly it was, and Gemma (the lecturer) even made a shortlist of the top 14 post modernist genres. I think this will really help me find some pieces of work to use for my essay, as if it fits into one of these categories I know that it is not modern, but a result of modernism. Like last week, I also learnt lot more about pop, and why it actually ended, which surprised me as I never actually realised it did end. In addition I have previously done a project of womenâs rights in the 60s and how this could have affected the art world, I had a very vague idea but now looking back I definitely could have looked at a lot more artwork. I was particularly interested in the âInfinite Scrollâ by Carolee Schneemann as I feel the message is so strong and powerful, and it must of been quite a shock to the community at the time. Â This is why I have decided to look further into her work and this is what I have found:
I have actually found out that her piece of work, was not simply a photograph of someone pulling a scroll form their vagina, but in fact an actual performance of her doing this herself. Even in todayâs world this seems like such a shocking thing, that I canât even begin to image the reaction of people at the time. I also noticed that it files under the category of Performance, making it a post modern genre. On Schneemannâs website it states âstood naked on a table, painted her body with mud until she slowly extracted a paper scroll from her vagina while reading from It.â to me this seems a somewhat graphic image, the artistâs states herself that:
"I thought of the vagina in many ways-- physically, conceptually: as a sculptural form, an architectural referent, the sources of sacred knowledge, ecstasy, birth passage, transformation. I saw the vagina as a translucent chamber of which the serpent was an outward model: enlivened by its passage from the visible to the invisible, a spiralled coil ringed with the shape of desire and generative mysteries, attributes of both female and male sexual power. This source of interior knowledge would be symbolized as the primary index unifying spirit and flesh in Goddess worship." âCS
This is a really interesting statement and the way that she talks about the female vagina is a way that I havenât, nor have many people probably heard it being described that way. It I certainly very interesting as they way I have interpreted this statement is that she believes the female vagina (also females themselves) hold all this important meaning, knowledge and power that is still yet to be discovered. Itâs as if women do rally hold this âinterior knowledgeâ that they may not even be aware of, and by pulling out the scroll and reading from it she is able to liberate women and along people to worship womenâs inner goddess. My criticism with this piece of artwork is she may be crossing the border of what is feminism and what are equal rights. At the time I believe that men and women were simply trying to gain equal rights and opportunities, to be able to be on the same footing as men. But what Schneemann is suggesting in this statement on her piece of work that women are almost above men, they contain all these secrets men do not have and that it should now be their time to be worshipped almost, which is most definitely an empowering message to women, but is it being degenerate to men? Either way I could be reading this entirely wrong, but for now, despite equality matter I think this was not just an very strong concept it was a very brave move by the artists and she must of felt so empowered by the changes at the time to have the guts to do it.
Unfortunately the essay does not really include post modern work so although I am really interested in this and like researching it, I will have to try harder to find some more work that I can include in my essay. In conclusion to this lecture series, at the very beginning I was incredibly nervous about the essay as I felt very overwhelmed and bewildered by the title. However by about the third lecture I am now feeling far more confident about what I will include in this essay. Although I think I was interested by the last lecture the most I donât think I can actually involve much of it into my essay, even though it is some of the post modernist work that I find the most motivating. Disregarding the fact I might not be able to include it I think it has given me a better understanding of how the modernism art was able to evolve into to the post modernist culture.
 http://www.caroleeschneemann.com/interiorscroll.html
LECTURE D QUESTIONS: ANSWERS
1.      Pop imploded because, the idea of pop was never built or meant to last. It was as sudden boom in culture where âanybody could be an artistâ. This created a whole stream off âcopy catâ work which became superficial and unoriginal. Pop art was a reflection on the lifestyle at the time. The world (especially America) was becoming incredibly consumer driven and superficial, and it was not about making do and men, it was about making everything disposable. So of course, art was made disposable meaning it was never meant to last and came to an end when people became bored of it and it all became very similar. Because pop was a parody of this throw away culture, in turn pop had to be disposable itself.
2.      One of the major social developments of the post modernist era was the liberation of women. This was the second wave of it, but this so many more changes were made and equality for women was a lot more promising due to changes in the law and the way people viewing their rights and physicality differently. They didnât just have to be a house wives they were able to have careers and a say over their reproductive system. Because of this liberation many more females were inspired creating a boom of female artists. As always artists are known for commenting on society and making us think about how we view things and the change in womenâs rights inspired many artists especially Carolee Schneemann who was a American visual artist whoâs artwork focused on sexuality and gender. One of her most famous and influential pieces was âInterior Scrollâ 1975 which depicted a woman pulling out a scroll from her vagina. This was symbolic for how we previously viewed women and how women were changing that perception themselves, showing womenâs empowerment.
3.      An example of a post modern genre is âConcept Artâ. This genre is reminiscent of Duchampâs âFountainâ 1917 which first shocked many people at the Society of Independent Artist exhibit in 1917. Concept art revolves around the idea, concept and context of an object. Although Duchamp initially presented this in the modern era, it had continued to develop and find itself as a post modern genre. It is all about taking something and changing its context and making people think about the concept behind the object/s and artwork. An example of a post modern artwork however is the very well known Tracey Eminâs âMy Bedâ. It was created in 1988 and included her own bed along with some actual belongings that littered her floor. It was a result of Emin experiencing a period of suicidal depression and relationship problems. This piece classifies as concept art as bed and variety of objects were not there to be viewed as pieces of art individually but the personal response linked to them, the reasoning behind the artwork and the fact that those personal objects have been placed in a gallery makes a piece of concept art. The reason it also fulfils the criteria for post modern is because Duchampâs fountain was part of the modern era and was just starting to get people to think about how objects can be in art in themselves by changing the context. This piece of art work has taken it a step forward as time has moved on and there is far more context and reasoning behind the piece.
LECTURE 3: PERSONAL REFLECTION
This weekâs lecture was quite enjoyable as I was already aware of âPopâ and what is was, but I never really knew how it came to be, and why it became so big and popular. I had also never really thought about how the war could affect the art world, but there is a large amount of artworks that proves it really did. As we are over half way through our lecture series Iâm really starting to think about our essay question:
 What is Modernism? Choose three examples found in a museum, gallery or book (see list of options) from the period of modernity. Discuss why it is âmodernâ rather than just âa product of its timeâ.
 Because I really enjoyed this lecture I am thinking about involving some Pop art into my essay. But for now I will explore some parts of this week lecture a bit further so I can have a great understanding. In addition Iâm still feeling unsure about what classes as modern and what is post modern. I think this will be important for me to look up as I donât want to make any errors in my essay.
 What is the difference between modernism and post modernism?
 Pop art and minimalism are considered to be art movements that precede postmodern art, or are some of the earliest examples of Post-modern Art themselves.[4]
This is a quote I have found from Wikipedia
I originally thought that pop was part of modernism, so it seems somewhere along the line I have got confused. Seeing as we have only briefly touched on post modern in this lecture I can only assume we will into more depth next weekend then hopefully all of my misconceptions will be cleared up. For now I will continue to explore some of the things from this weekâs lecture so that I now have a really clear idea on what exactly is âModern Artâ.
 When thinking of modern art the first person to spring to mind is of course Jackson Pollock. When first researching, the same comments kept coming up again and again: âJackson Pollock, the greatest artist of his century?â. This is such a powerful statement that to me suggests his work really is of importance and I should look into it further.
From what I can deliberate form my research is hat his work managed to go across modernism, and post modernism, but what Iâm really interested in is how his work is part of modern art (hopefully I will be able to use him in my essay). Pollock spent time painting realist murals in the 1930s which is how people believe he was able to move onto working onto large scale canvases. Some people say that the fact that he struggled with alcoholism (inevitably resulting in his death) actually came out as part of the subconscious in his work, as anguish styled paint movement. This would have come from the influence of surrealism, and his understanding of picture space would have come from cubism. This is really interesting because previously when moving into the modern era it was all about doing away with the old and not getting stuck in traditional times, whereas now that Pollock is in fact in the modern era he is becoming inspired by these new movements around him and involving it in his work, instead of moving away, much like Rauschenberg who was using the objects around him. So by Pollock taking in these new art styles and movements are really making the most of it he was in turn able to become a major figure in abstract expressionism, and because of this he will never be forgotten.
 Here is an example of his work:
Number 1 (Lavender Mist) 1950.
 Some say that Pollock never actually had much of an ability to draw, and this was his way of expressing himself. He would lay his canvases on the floor and drip paint onto them. This was Pollockâs way of playing with nature and allowing the paint to fall the way nature intended. In addition this way of working was also seen as an expression of a mans entrapment in this frightening world that was becoming more and more modern and frightening. From y view as this is a abstract piece is fairly hard to determine a solid meaning of what the artist is trying to get across. My main interpretations how ever would be in reference to people moving away from the gruesome horrors of war and getting back to nature and how the world naturally worked, which is what Pollock was doing with paint. Â
 Moving on with Pollock i am still thinking about what pieces of work to include into my essay, and in todayâs lecture the Guggenheim museum was mentioned hichc is mean to be devoted to all types of modern art, so this seems the obvious place to research.
When the curator and director of the museum spoke to the designer of the edgy looking museum he stated he wanted âI want a temple of spirit, a monument!â The building of the museum suffered some delays and was opened in 1959, sixteen years after it was mean to. So in theory the museum devoted to modern art was mean to be opened during the modern era whilst all the modernist art was being produces, but due to the delays it was built close to the 60s, when it is meant to be the post modern era. The mission statement states:
Committed to innovation, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation collects, preserves, and interprets modern and contemporary art, and explores ideas across cultures through dynamic curatorial and educational initiatives and collaborations. With its constellation of architecturally and culturally distinct museums, exhibitions, publications, and digital platforms, the foundation engages both local and global audiences.
In conclusion I think that the Guggenheim would be a perfect place to look for some key pieces of modernist artwork for my essay. I think there is a possibility that I may start getting confused between modern art and post modern art. I think this week was really useful and I did learn something, but hopefully next week I will be able to make a complete definition between modernism and post modernism, and where the crossover starts and finishes.
 http://www.guggenheim.org/guggenheim-foundation/architecture/new-york
http://www.guggenheim.org/guggenheim-foundation/mission-statement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-pollock-jackson.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock
LECTURE QUESTIONS C: ANSWERS
1.      When the war ended people were ecstatic that the horror was stopping, however reality had started to kick in that many soldiers were not returning home, and if they were, they were horribly injured and their lives would not be the same. In addition to that many people homes were ruined and it was hard to get back on track. Many photographs of the war were also presenting such raw horror, that not even the art world could make something that could even come close to the real horror that they experienced. Because of this people were trying to move away from this, so in the end a lot of artwork started focusing of colourful abstraction or nature, by abstracting they were moving away from the reality. Jackson Pollock even claimed he âwanted to become natureâ. Other artist examples include: Paul Clay and Franz Marc.
2.      Due to the world war being mainly based in Europe, they had suffered such destruction that artists and writers had fled from those countries, r stayed and perished. The next place to go to of course was America, somewhere free of destruction for artists to flourish. However whilst the rest of the world was diminishing, technology and industrialisation was still flourishing in America, create a much industrialised landscape and way of living. For example, whilst Art had stood still elsewhere America had built the Guggenheim in 1959 devoting an entire museum to modern art. In addition America were advancing so much in the art world that they create a whole new kind of art; advertisement. Because America had become so industrial and consumer driven a new type of imagery was becoming to sell and stand out to the everyday American consumer.
3.      How did the use of real, found materials like advertising impact art and why? Advertising was able to make an impact on the art world as it was giving them a whole new subject matter to focus on and scrutinize. Examples of this are Richard Hamiltonâs montage piece âJust what is it that makes todayâs homes so different, so appealing?â which uses pieces of advertising within it to mock the amount of consumerism seen in peoples homes at that time.  In addition people like Rauschenberg was using things like refuse he found on the street, such as a scrap type in his piece âMonogramâ as the influence of Duchampâs water fountain had stopped people believing that art had to be masterpieces which had taken hours to create, it could be about finding something and turning its context into a piece of art.
The consumerism in America allowed people to identify a clear difference between what is a sign, and what was art. Promotion and advertising gave birth to a whole new type of imagery, and this was the bright shiny images we saw advertising to the consumer. The only thought behind them would be to serve a purpose; sell, sell, sell. It had to be bright eye catching and encourage the average American consumer to invest their hard earned money into whatever they were promoting. The purpose of art however, was to provoke thought nad meaning. Art isnât meant to be seen a quick glance, itâs meant to make people think about the message behind it and try and explore in context. Some artists including Warhol were able to take a âsignâ and turn into a piece of art by changing its context, for example by putting it in a gallery under his name, much like Duchampâs Fountain. The difference between a sign and art all comes down to the context.
LECTURE 2: PERSONAL REFLECTION
This weeks lecture, we moved on a great deal on our timeline to see how all the things that have happened in the past and the dawn of new reason, onto war to war experimentation and the political influence. From my observation, this week was starting to focus on the consequences of previous changes, and how the enlightenment had allowed us to move on to the modern era. When answering my questions I found that my notes from the lecture were not particularly focused on what I needed to answer them, so I did a bit of external research. Below are my findings.
 Cubism was developed in the 20th century by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in Paris between 1907 and 1914. Although I knew that they worked together, I had no idea how close they were. Braque simply visited one of Picassoâs studios in the spring and then from then on they forged a very odd, but strong relationship. Although they were very close friends and shared a lot of jokes and pranks on each other, they also had a great amount of rivalry. They visited each otherâs studios constantly, not just to look at the work but to scrutinise and challenge each other. This relationship seems quite symbolic of how the times were changing, everyone was challenging the world around them, trying to find the best new thing. I also find it really interesting how just these two men were able to make such an impact on the art world and give birth to such a widely known movement, which of course is Cubism.
 Although one of Picassoâs paintings of the 1907 vase, bowl and Lemon saw heavy influence from Paul CĂ©zannes work (see below) it took these two men, and them alone, to make such a huge dramatic change in the art world. Artists all around the world were able to look at painting in a whole new dimension. It was all about creating a whole new view and seeing all the angles, something never seen or presented in that way before. The ability to see the object in front of you in a whole new way and being able to project that onto the canvas was an amazing artistic move and challenged the previous traditional way of painting in the art world.
 Last week I mentioned some research of the technological advancements thatâs allowed the Eiffel Tower to be built, well this week we also learnt that, even more technological advancements were happening, in 1903 there was the first flight on December 17, 1903 by Orville Wright. He piloted it across a windy beach in North Carolina. Him and his brother carried out even more tests managing to gain more and more distance and height. The reason I think this is a really pivotal stage to the start of the modern era is because these men by sure determination had been able to accomplish something that people have previously only dreamed of. In addition the power of flight is still something really important today and has made it much easier for us to travel the world and broaden our minds even more.
Lastly for our final question we were asked to find a piece of work made by someone from Bauhaus and describe why it is a modern piece of artwork, I chose Triadisches Ballet/ Triadic Ballet by Oskar Schlemmer. I came across the video when someone else showed tit o me as a part of another project. But when I was asked this question, I thought it would be perfect. The reason I think itâs perfect is because not only is it made by one of the actual Professors of Bauhaus, it was part of a project with some of the students that actually helped make it. What is really interesting about it as well is that because people thought ti echoed the ethos of Bauhaus so much, in 1921 to 1929 the ballet toured to show other people what Bauhaus was really about, and that was, cutting edge modernism.
 In conclusion I think I have once again learnt a lot this week and are really enjoying the lecture series so far. I was interesting to see how the changes we learnt about last week caused and led to the changes in this weekâs lecture. In addition, I learnt to define exactly what modernism became and whether to describe something as modern or not. Although modernism is only really a term used to describe art work in the modern era, it was interesting to see how many different things the modern era affected, concerning fashion, womenâs rights, politics etc etc.
 http://contemporaryperformance.org/video/triadisches-ballet-triadic-ballet-by-oskar-schlemmer
vimeo.com/28583474
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_camera
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Filippo+Marinetti%2C+pos+futuristic+manifesto&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&channel=rcs
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wright.htm
http://www.people.vcu.edu/~djbromle/modern04/elizabethc/index.htm
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/braque
LECTURE 1 PERSONAL REFLECTION
Today was the first in our series of lecture on âThe enlightenment to Post Modernismâ. We were also given our essay title:
  What is Modernism? Choose three examples found in a museum, gallery or book (see list of options) from the period of modernity. Discuss why it is âmodernâ rather than just âa product of its timeâ.
 Iâm feeling quite nervous about attempting this essay as I havenât done any sort of writing or in-depth research on this topic before. However even though we were told we are studying modernism the sort of topic that we covered today was not what I expected at all. If somebody asked me about modernism I would just believe it started in the 1990s when Modern art came about, however, the birth of it started a lot earlier than I first thought. As today we learned that the beginning stage was the enlightenment, something I wouldnât have at first associated with an artistic movement. One of the first things we looked at was the Joseph Wright painting âAn Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pumpâ 1768. I was really intrigued by this painting as I have seen it plenty of times in my life but never thought to look at the deeper meaning behind it. Here is what I found out:
 It has been in the National Gallery since 1836 and is still considered to be a master piece of British art. It is said to be that the main focus of the painting isnât the nature of the experiment, as air pumps were common at that time, but more about the reaction of the people around it. Some of the people (which are said to be young lovers) are meant to seem disinterested in what is happening, but some of the youth seem incredibly interested, a reflection on how people felt at the time perhaps? Professionals (Jenny Uglow) have also said that the man that is showing them is a travelling lecturer or teacher coming to show them an exciting experiment. This suggests to me that Wright was trying to show that at the time people were becoming more and more excited with scientific developments that they were taking them to show them to everyone so that they could experience it for themselves. It was all about getting everyone to understand this new way of thinking. Which is what, I think, the enlightenment was all about.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Experiment_on_a_Bird_in_the_Air_Pump
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/joseph-wright-of-derby-an-experiment-on-a-bird-in-the-air-pump
 The second thing that really caught my interest in todayâs lecture was the building of the Eiffel tower. I really like how my lecturer mentioned that because it was one of the tallest buildings at the time it meant people could see a totally new look on the world from above , and it seems like a great metaphor, as people really were taking a whole new look on the world! For me this has to be one of my favorite key elements from the different stages that the western world went through to emerge from the enlightenment, and carry on their whole new way of thinking. As I am really interested in this I have done some further research and here are my findings:
 Not only was the Eiffel Tower a symbol of how much we had moved on in engineering and technology, it showed that people were thinking differently about architecture and changing the view on what looked nice and didnât. It was originally built in 1889 in commemoration of the French revolution on 1789, and when the structure was first put up is was only mean tot be there for the duration of âThe World Exhibitionâ as many thought that it just seemed like a large âobjectâ that would not fit in with the rest of Paris, but the fact that it stayed showed that people were realizing new is good! And that all these new development can actually benefit and bring something great, something for Paris to be proud of. It is even now a cultural icon.
 From further research it also seems that whilst the structure was being built there was a petition of 300 names to stop the building. This presents the sort of negative attitude that surrounded all these amazing changes, that before they even had the chance to see this whole new advance in technology they were refusing to let it happen. The same source also states that it was nearly torn down in 1909, but it was found out that they could use the antenna for military purposes. Furthermore it was used for the French international time service in 1910, French radio 1918 and even French television in 1957. I think this is really symbolic for the enlightenment and modernism, as at fist people opposed it and wasnât sure if it would work, but people soon learn that these changes were pushing everyone forward for the right reasons and even help lead on to further developments.
 In conclusion I think I have learnt a lot about the enlightenment and how it actually helped lead to the development and progression of the modernist era. Throughout my next lectures I look forward to learning about how the modernist movement actually managed to move on and get past all the criticism and anxiety surrounding it.
   http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/eiffeltower.htm
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Landmarks/eiffel-history.htm
LECTURE QUESTIONS B: ANSWERS
The time that was considered the âmodern ageâ, beginning in roughly the 1900s was a time for technological growth and movement, right at the beginning major changes to science were happening. On December 17, 1903 the first flight was recorded which also served as a metaphor for new ideas being taken off the ground. This wasnât the only major thing to happen, Einstein published the famous E = mc2 which could lead onto even more scientific advances. Furthermore, there was the invention of the movie camera and even sound recording. These are only a few things that began the leap into the modern era with such succession, but all together they were able to create a great impact on the world and inspire people with great things to come.
   These developments made a great impact even on the art world. Everyone was thinking of the new, and banishing old ways of thinking. The world was being viewed in brand new ways and Picasso was reflecting this in his cubism work, creating a brand new three dimensionality. This was a staggering development in art and representation, as before art had always obeyed some sort of convention. More and more artists were challenging him, and one of those people was Braque, although the two constantly worked close together they would scrutinize and challenge the others work giving birth to Cubism itself, which has led onto many other successive artists. Also the development of new mediums like film and photography greatly inspired artists to try new methods of working, film and photography just being a few
The key to modernism was to reject the old and relish the new, and this is exactly what artists were trying to do. Reject tradition and all the ways people previously worked and find a new exciting way to move into the new century and inspire others. All of these new technological advances were fuelling this and making the change more rapid. Some artists had a more aggressive approach, like Filippo Marinetti who glorified war and famously stated in âFuturist Manifestoâ (1909) âart can be nothing but violence, cruelty and injustice...â. On a different note there was art being produced like Marcel Duchampâs âFountainâ â 1917, who simply wanted art to be presented in a whole new form, rejecting all previous thoughts about what classifies something as a piece of art.
My chosen BAUHAUS Designer is Oskar Schlemmer and his Video art named: Triadic Ballet. http://vimeo.com/28583474
Schlemmer was a painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer. He was also a professor at the BAUHAUS School. For this particular project Schlemmer had asked all of his students to create a costume to be part of his experimental ballet. All costumes involved are very obtuse and not what would be normally expected, especially for that time. The reason why I think that this piece of work evokes modernism is that not only is it embracing video art that was part of the signification of a modern era in art it is even created by one of the professors of BAUHAUS itself, alongside his students. This is a matter of importance as it was the people that involved that are part of one of the main institutions said to have lead and co pioneered Modern art. The ideas inside encapsulates this as well. The reaction of shape, costume and movement in reaction to a piece of music is something that would not have been seen before. It added new depth, thought and dimensions to how we previously viewed ballet as an art form.
SUCESSFUL LIFE DRAWINGS
EXPERIMENTAL LIFE DRAWING
CONCLUSION
In conclusion to this week I don't think that drawing from my structure created any sucessful pieces. The reason behind this, I think, is that drawing it mainly included looking at shadows and tones, and what I learnt form the first workshop is that I enjoy mark making the most. Over the past four weeks I have looked at many different ways of drawing and observing the world around us. Even though I didn't find most of it very suitable to my way of working it was good to try and it and double check. My most sucessful pieces, in my opinion, were my portraits and in the future I would really like to take what I learnt and push myself further. Maybe in the future I can go back to landscapes, moving bodies and structures, but for now I am willing to put them on the sidelines and focus more on what I enjoy. This project has taught me a lot, even though I found a lot of work was sucessful, it taught me what aspects of my work to focus on.