The Big Idea for my project I chose is - Work and Play. I will be doing this project on my own as I am not in a permanent position for teaching yet. I will complete this project and inform you all on how it goes.
I feel like a lot of adults turn their hobbies into "work" nowadays. We are constantly trying to monetize everything we do. Adults are not allowing themselves the time and freedom to just play. What does that look like? What does art look like when it is work? What can we create when we allow ourselves to "play"?
While looking around for ideas on what I would want to do for my project, I found another blog post that resonated well. The Importance of Play In Art-Making This post, The Importance of Play in Art Making, (Sibley, 2021), talked about how it is important to play - “anything we do simply for the joy of doing rather than a means to an end.” So we aren't thinking or creating art for the monetary value, we are creating because we are having fun and we love the art!
This concept and the art piece that blog/artist walks through on her post reminded me a lot of Jackson Pollock, the American splash paint artist. I have created some pieces akin to Pollock in the past and think it would be fun to add in this element to this project.
I will create a piece of art that a friend "commissions" and then I will create a piece of art for FUN.
I will continue planning through the stages and I can't wait to show you the finished results!
Sibley, G. (2021, December 2). The importance of play in Art-Making. How to Pastel. https://www.howtopastel.com/2016/04/the-importance-of-play-in-art-making/
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