Bodysnatcher.
I know I’ve said I’d post work up on my blog but this entire semester I’ve been making the shittiest artwork ever. I dont know exactly why but I cant find the inspiration. I think one reason might be because winter here is so long and depressing that it has affected my mental state. This apparently happens to many people here because all my friends have experienced a similar feeling. However, spring is trying really hard to kick winter’s ass to next year and take over the city. I’m rooting for it. Because Chicago’s spring and summer are so beautiful.
I’ve thought about this a lot lately. I was more inspired when I first came here when it was bright and fresh and the skies were blue. Another factor that weighs in on my being uninspired and not motivated is all the shit art school feeds my brain. It’s hard but I realized that even though you should come to art school with a fresh and open mind, you need a strong barrier against…. well.. Art World Bullshit. There is a certain amount of information that the artists brain should take in I believe. When it gets too much to handle, you lose a great deal of what makes you an individual and unique artist. This is exactly what has happened to me. I may sound as if I hate art school, but that’s not the case. There is just a certain way of dealing with art school that I believe a freshman should make use of. Know what you love, know what you like, know what you hate. Make your work regardless of what your professors tell you. And retain your individuality.
If I could go back in time to tell myself this, I would. But to make myself feel better, I’ll tell this to my friend Nancy who will be an incoming freshman at SAIC next semester.
GOOD LUCK NANCY! It’s challenging but I’m here for you. :]
In other news, I learned (kind of) how to hand sew. Big fucking deal. It’s pretty easy and kind of meditative. I’m using the sewing method in a piece I’m working on currently. It’s totally experimental, but we’ll see how it turns out. It’s for my favorite class! Core Studio! (sarcasm!)
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Here, Radiohead describes quite precisely what I have been feeling lately.
