Monday, November 10, 2008

Things to consider when coming up with ideas for a project

This is taken from last years workshop with Ralph Borland
Things to consider when coming up with ideas for a project:

* Reworking of what's already there
* Form/function
* Choices (artists continually making)
* Transforming Material
* Aesthetics (beautiful or not?)
* What is the function of the piece?
* Communication as a function
* Symbolic language as a function
* Provocative
* Visual language, symbolic language
* Language of materials
* Metaphore
* What's youre relationship with what's already there?
* Researching stage -What's already there?
* How widely understood are your symbols?
* What can you expect the audience to know?
* You can rely on your audience to read the work
* And read into the work
* Tension between two systems intersecting
* Tension between opposites
* What is the role of the artist for you?
* Provocater?
* Part of a family or artists and artworks offering alternatives?
* Humour
* What is the responsibility of the artist?
* How broad or narrow are your audiences?

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