Happy Spring Break!
You are to continue with your models for Wednesday. We learn through tactility, the more you work with your hands the more ideas will be born. You should experiment with these models over the break while working with careful craft.
Again think of the indexical condition of your shirt. What operations did you perform on the shirt? How did your operative model perform. When identifying what materials to use think of your concept and how the model that you make should be an index of that idea. Your models should not necessarily move, but you should think about these ideas found in these initial experiments of this studio. Use what you have as a reference, talk to your shirts, talk to your operative models. Go beyond expectations with these models and simply experiment. Every move you make from this point on in the semester will be important. It is now time to extract form from your concepts. The concepts of the studio range from fit, stacking, unfolding, banding, interlocking, to the site as a singular surface to just name a few. Your study models need to encompass these ideas. On Wednesday we will have a presentation and a short review.
The program we are going to propose for the In Town Inn or the Jim Kimmel Center is a Gallery/Artist in Residence Center. This program will include possibly several galleries, studios for residents, apartments for residents, small offices, library, and lecture/exhibition hall. We will elaborate on the program in the next two weeks.
Below are just a few links to some galleries that also have artist in residence programs....You should be visiting some of these programs during your break or simply just look at the links below. But for those in cities other than Lubbock, you should check out some galleries, small or large that have programs like the ones discussed on Friday. Click here for more.
Texas
http://www.artpace.org/aboutTheResidency.php
http://artpalacegallery.com/main/calendar/
http://www.amarilloart.org/Content.aspx?cid=60
http://www.chinati.org/information/becomeartistresidence.php
Nebraska
http://www.bemiscenter.org/residency/index.html
http://www.artfarmnebraska.org/residency.html
Great Firm
http://www.minday.com/minday2007.htm
Illinois
http://www.mcachicago.org/information/fellowships.php?page=efell
http://www.three-walls.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=8
I hope all of you are enjoying your break. Have Fun....
