Bridge 4 Final Thing

For this project I made collages based off of poems / writings in my journals. As an artist I think it’s important to present who you are to your audience so that they understand you from a point that extends beyond your art. Lately I’ve been getting personal with my art and I believe that’s because art and writing are the only outlets I have for my feelings, and to me it’s pointless to feel heavily if you can’t get something out of it. When I’m going through a rough time I write out what I’m feeling, one because it helps clear my mind and two because I want to get good poetry out of it. I was originally inspired by Raymond Pettibon and the way he opened up about himself while combining illustration with his (beautifully written) words. The two collages are titled as followed:

“I don’t know what love is”
Collage, acrylic paint
2017

“Am I Alone?”
Collage, acrylic paint
2017

I did not end up bringing these collages into class to present because I genuinely do not trust the students in my class with work as personal as this. I knew that I had to make a decision- hold back for the sake of the class or dive in and open up as much as I’m comfortable with. It seemed ridiculous to me that I was finally making something important to me yet I felt I had to change it to please the class. Essentially what I wrote for these pieces came from really dark places in my life, so I’m picky really as to who I let view them; I make work for myself not for the sake of the classroom. I’m really happy with what I ended up making and plan to make more work like this in the future. If this damages my grade then so be it, though the anxiety behind presenting these to the class was far too great for me to overcome.

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