Visual Arts, Columbia University, New York

This course examines ways of looking and ways of seeing, both personally & professionally as artists and in a larger cultural context. Through field trips to contemporary art and other cultural sites, conversations with visiting critical thinkers and practicioners, readings, discussions, and visual & written responses, we will examine how we look, think, act, create and respond--critically questioning our own artistic practices and ways of looking at the world.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Prompt7


-Manita, Ahmedabad, India
Fazal Sheikh
-Design for a Carved Mirror Frame (right side only)
Anonymous, British, 17th century
-Abraham Entertaining the Angels from Scenes from the Lives of Abraham and Isaac


Thursday, November 20, 2014

Prompt 8



Things I Need
-time
-lots of time 
-time that I don’t feel guilty about using for my art
-courage/ more confidence in myself
-financial stability
-proper lighting


Things I Want
-a really big table
-glue gun
-a printer

-travel

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

lists



I need
to not take myself too seriously
solitude sometimes
people to look at or have looked at or a mirror
eyes (not really)


I want
a disembodied voice studio assistant
a broom
a relaxed daily pace
people to give things to or make things for
access to a potter’s wheel and some sort of kiln
other people’s eyes (in a bucket)

needs and wants

what I want:

a space under my control
a lot of time
a lot of strong emotion
a sense of importance
approval for my actions
a lot of charcoal, paper, ink or paint, brushes, a camera, computer,
an ability to speak
a schedule

what i need:

space
time
a sensitive and open body

I want I need

Want
a studio
new oil paints
mulberry paper
air brushing kit
storage locker

Want to be a lazy cat sitting in a patch of sunlight on a porch in New Orleans
Want sand between my toes and an ocean to dissolve in
Want to denounce all earthly possessions and move to the mountains
Want to meet a mermaid
Want to stop hoarding things
Want a reality check (sometimes)


Need
air
water
food
inspiration.

Wants and Needs


Things I Need:

A laptop
Pens
Paper
Canvas
Paint
Time
Subject Matter



Things I Want:

My own studio
A sense of purpose
Love
Inspiration
A job when I graduate
Stability in my life