My Second Annotation (2019)
My Second Annotation (2019)
1. Evaluation about last project & Second project
2. Mind Extension
3. Themes and Reference artist
4. Theatrical approach
My direction for this project
- Recycling Plastic bag, Reforming waste things, Inviting the viewer
My exploration area
- Installation, Collecting unusual art materials, Replication to society and nature through the artwork.
1. Evaluation
Look in my previous artwork has involved unconventional artistic material, which is the light, shadow. The material I found was the things that could almost trash or a throw-away society. On the other hand, I tried to make them be beautiful and look like real leaves and flowers. Hence, for creating my first-semester installation, I collected relevant dates and then I experimented several times. Those processes promoted my ability to not only how to express and but also how I can approach using new materials.
At first glance, people see the shadow in the room, it evoked one part of nature. And they wondered how I made these and what was the material from. While my critique was going on, I convinced that my project did it well and also, I could accept a lot of precious ideas and opinions from people, and I was sure that it would help my artwork for next my project. And the few things I have an unsatisfied feeling about the previous project because I was not fully ready to handle the new objects that is why It took so much time to find a way. Add, some of the participations recommended me to use more lights and would set lights up at different angles.
In my second project, I focused on different shapes of my installation than pre-work. I thought that it would be more symbolized and meaningful than the pre-project, so I decided to make a primary style triangle. And I put my situation as if other artists did, for instance, Da-Da artists refused to other cities and Eva-Hesse also settled down in New York.
My black triangle installation depicts darkness in my society or others and all making procedure was made by hands. I moved to Australia since I wanted to be free of my artistic expression. In Korea, there are many politics corruption, public eyes, and social pressure. Many people are suffering from their social. I was sure that it was a social disaster in Korea, and I show it is still the existence of hierarchy in society. Besides, I tried to new experiment with the viewer to see what happens there because I think that I want my installation to be connected with people. Hence, I asked people to turn on their light by using their smartphone and then they put them anywhere inside the triangle bottom. But at first, I expected that the light would shadow reflecting on each wall in the studio however, the condition of daytime's sunlight and the dimension of studio caused the failure of what I intend. But luckily, from the other's opinion were different. According to collecting their phone to contribute to my project, people thought this event made them nervous and anxiety because they wanted to take a photo or do something deep inside, but they could not do it. After finishing my critique, I figured out more something which I want to make my artwork should be interacting with people and make more sympathize with social problems.
2. Mind Extension
According to my previous artwork, I realized that I had to start writing on my note or somewhere such as my social media for reminding of my memory in detail in terms of my artwork processing.
I think that my themes are not only involved in Korean problems, but many counties are also suffering from a similar problem even though they are different environments and cultures. Thus, I plan to collect the reality of worry from other national people by doing busking.
3. Theme & Reference Artist
The main theme is simply similar to the last one due to the fact that I am obsessed with this, for example, I am thinking of the way how I recreate recycle things, and I found how I can extend my skills to show them later. For exploring my art concept after the first critique, I researched some of the artists who are people mentioned, or I found online. So, I started to collect the artist's works on Tumblr relying on how their practice reflects on their background and how they have diverse experimental results and the relationship with the environment. The artworks make me confirm my artwork, purpose, and plan at this time.
The first artist is Ham-Jin from South Korea. He used various materials to make his practice even though they were dust from a vacuum. Besides, the installation is like micro-size. When people see his artwork, people have to close and also bend their knees to see clear them. I was interested in his works because he used materials which are ignored in people life that had never used before. I have never thought the materials such as dust, debris or something like that. And that strangeness has a strong power to attract people. his working will help mine in terms of discovering new materials. (Expand methodology)
Next, Wolfgang Laib is a German Conceptual artist. The distinguishing character of his works is the colour and shape. To make the work, he has to collect pollen from all around the world. The special thing he is doing is his concept to show his works. It made me rethink of the way how I look at my work shape. And then, Ken and Julia Yonetani created many installations over a decade. Their main idea is coming from their base related environmental damage, the death of ecosystems, increasing salinity levels and environmental toxins and how they impact people's life. Through his project, I think that I want to create my artwork to become the medium between Korea and Australia countries. (Extend my Concept)
Lastly, Wim Delvoye is a Belgian neo-conceptual artist known for his inventive and often shocking projects. Most of his artworks are focused on people since his working is utterly stand out. He is experimental and challenging when it comes to creating an art project. According to the critic Robert Enright "He knows how to make art that reorients people's understanding of how beauty can be created". He treats a range of themes, but I want to see more one of his works it is tyre series. He allows the products which are people who do not think that it is an art piece. However, his passionate processing could relive again to artistic and esthetic creation(condition). I feel like I am appreciated about his attitude toward the diverse talent of artists working. (Extend Estheticism and reinterpretation)
4. Theatrical approach
Through the final project in my first semester, I got to know the way where I am going for my artwork better. While researching some theories, I found some of the art theories below the title. Firstly, my object is accepted as an unnormal material and it has manifested in one part of capitalism and materialism in our society. And my condition living in Melbourne is also a new life for me to develop and reform in terms of my country's chronic problems. So, I can link between my background and Dadaism history. Next, one of my purpose in my project is that the viewer should belong to my artwork. Because, my artwork topic is related to social and environmental problems, so I want to invite people and discuss together what they think with my project. It is similar to Postmodernism in my concept. When looking at my material, it is a specific thing as a substitute for my thinking. To make my material, I have to learn new skills and study the character of the material because it is delicate and unusual materials. I concentrate on how can I get closer to my concept or how can I demonstrate deeper to achieve my intention. This notion is affected by Post-Minimalism thinking. In addition, I prefer to perform and communicate my work with people. it can be a bigger and valuable meaning as my intention. So, I want to do interactive art further via my installation art.
Overall, I say and evaluate myself, I am getting growth up as much as I expected in many ways. Studying this course impacted greatly on embodying my art theory and studying research by myself. For preparing next semester, I am thinking of active artwork in my break time for example, from children to adults, they give interviews on a social issue. I believe that the more information I have, the more I can show a strong message with my artwork in the futhermore.