1) Finish glazing/scumbling painting
2) Bring atomizer and masking tape for Monday
3) All small collage and landscape studies should be taped into your sketchbook, 1-2 to a page, not facing one another or they'll stick. These are a part of your sketchbook grade.
4) Make one larger painting from your collage studies* (see below)
5) Make one larger painting from you landscape studies* (see below)
*#4 and #5 should be on panel or canvas, and should be 75% done by class time Monday so they can be finished for crit at the end of class.
6) Post to the blog about the video below:
Dexter Dalwood discusses his paintings
It's interesting to me as to how Dalwood compares painting to other art forms such as music, and is curious as to why people tend to fixate on subjects that they are not necessarily interested in. They instead create subjects from different elements that strike them to be interesting. It strikes me as sort of a surprise that he doesn't expect viewers to find the meaning he intended for his paintings when he created them. I would think most artists would like for people to be able to find some type of meaning in the paintings they see, especially subjects they choose by combining certain things into their own art.
ReplyDeleteFrances Maggio
Dexter Dalwood talks about how when he first began painting he struggled with what to paint and how he would paint what he was interested in. And he brings up a very interesting point "Why would you get the reference that I'm interested in," and how to observe paintings "you have to be somewhat clever," to understand what is happening in the piece. Dalwood believes that being clever is not the point of finally understanding the painting and I greatly appreciate this observation he made. As a learning artist I've felt everything he's discussed and it's the feeling of being confident in my own vision that I need to encompass.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that Dalwood struggled finding what he wanted to paint, to making a career out of painting and collaging celebrities living spaces. The idea of peeking into someone else's home or room seems somewhat intrusive, but nonetheless very intriguing, especially in our society where celebrities lives are so invaded by the media. Dalwood creates a snapshot of what can be considered a persons most intimate arena, their private living space. Also his depiction of rooms that have been of interest historically invite the viewer into the scene of monument events. His images of Sharon Tate;'s home after the Manson murders and Jimi Hendrix's room are depicted very casually, with bright colors, as if they were cut out of an interior design magazine. It is only known to the viewer (who has knowledge of the events that took place here) that these rooms actually housed murder and death. I think his paintings would give the viewer a completely different experience if he showed the subjects.
ReplyDeleteCandace Honecker
Dexter Dalwood’s works of painting rooms that he has heard of, but has never seen is an idea that I have never heard of before. However, I like how creative one can be with using this type of method. It would be cool to compare the paintings to photos of the actual rooms in order to see how they compare. I think it is very interesting how the ideas of different people may match up. For example, part of a room in the painting may look very similar to the photo or to another depiction of the same room.
ReplyDeleteMaking paintings of rooms would also be cool to do for rooms that are described in books. When I read, I always imagine things one way, but to actually see it and how it conflicts with my creativity, it opens me up to add to my original ideals. This is like when you read a book before seeing a movie. You may picture the characters to look one way, but it may not necessarily match the way the author saw the character, or the director will see the character. Therefore, paintings, photos, and drawings may not look the same even if they have the same subject matter.
*Danielle Sargent*