Journal Entry N°5

Journal Entry N°5

Journal entry N°5

Saturday, The ninth of February.

Yesterday I went to the MoMa PS1, which is situated in Queens.

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I had wanted to go there for a long time to see the architecture of it but also to see what kind of  work of art they offer the beholders.

What I liked about his activity is the fact of discovering a district I had never went to and also a museum I had never been to.

There, the diversity between the works of art is huge. You can see videos, paintings, visual performance, sculptures and installations or drawings made by the visitors.

What is interesting about all those visual pieces of art is that they all deliver a message, whether it is about war, of art, about a precise idea which is close to the heart of an artist.

One of the work of art which interested me the most is an installation which blurred our own vison of reality thanks to the use of mirrors: A room was staged on the floor and another one was staged on the ceiling which was a mirror. This lead to the ve

What struck again is how visual things are impactful when it comes to delivering a message. Indeed, I can take my self as an example. When I see an exhibition, I am, for sure stand a little wile in front of each work of art but will sometimes skip the written  explanation.

 

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My name is Louise Maltaverne. I am a 20 year old student at Parsons the New School for Design. I am a Junior majoring in Integrated Design. I first entered Parsons as a Strategic Design and Management major; as an artist I wanted to be my own advocate. I soon realized that I wanted to spend my academic career as an an art student rather than as a business one. A sense for business is something that value a lot but that doesn't quite equalize what I feel when it comes to artistic practices. Art impacts every aspect of my life, its role is significantly present in everything I feel and everything I do. I practice art extremely intuitively, freely and playfully and its power operates on me, not only as an artist but as a human being unconsciously. Indeed, art doesn't only make me grow as an artist but also as a human being. Art is helping me everyday to become a more patient, more focused, precise and calm. Ideally I see my self becoming an artistic director, a bridge between various sectors of the art field: design, fashion, photography and fine art. At the moment, the art forms that fulfill me the most are: drawing which i do in a very obsessive and repetitive way; fashion which I either practice very technically, or , on the other hand extremely freely and finally photography which allows me to exerce my eye, capture moments an create atmospheres but which also acts a meeting platform for the two last practices I was describing. Indeed, as abstract as it may sounds, what I love the most is creating a character thought the means of fashion, make up and molding; then capture this setting through photography and finally overlay the image with some of my abstract drawings. Like this it feels extremely personal, like an exteriorization of my self. People do art for various kinds of reasons; whether it is for political, social, philosophical or therapeutical reasons. I believe that artists by some sort of internal flame, as abstract as it may be. I am not a 100% sure yet when it comes to why I make art, but what I know is what it means for me: freedom, expression and exchange.

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