Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Mobile Studio Project Artist Statement
The Mobile Studio Project enables my own artistic practice to move beyond the supporting walls of a traditional studio space. Containing everything I need to produce my current sculptural investigations, my mobile studio's design incorporates a display pedestal and easel, a functional model making station, a drawing tablet, and a container for the tools and materials necessary to perform my artistic practice. The Mobile Studio Project's design is made from waste hard wood flooring and molding; utilizing a similar language of craft, architecture, and references to the American home mirroring the sculptural investigations it aids in creating.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Mobile Studio
Mobile Studio
As artists we are driven to make. So much so that it often becomes a financial burden to bear. With mounting living costs, scarcity of employment, and living a lifestyle that does not offer financial stability the artist’s creativity must provide an edge. Most materials can be scavenged or found at reasonable costs to a savvy and frugal artist; however, the quest for a cheap and spacious studio space seems to always be just out of reach.
With this in mind, I have turned a critical eye onto my own artistic practice. Though my metaphorical artistic tool belt is vast, the reality of an affordable space and access to these tools is less likely. After examining my own practice, I have been able to narrow down the tools essential for the making process. The development of a list of criteria to accomplish a space-less art making lifestyle became crucial; the criteria is as follows: mobility, availability, practicality, and utilitarian quality. This list of criteria was then compared to my current body of work and art practice to determine the most commonly used tools, materials, and overall aesthetic of my work. From the comparison of these two lists the tools most commonly used were: a utility knife, a straight edge, a carpenter’s square, a pencil, a pen, a fine tipped marker, and a cutting board became most obvious. The materials were: paper, foam core, polystyrene, modeling glue, and Elmer’s glue.
These tools and material are able to combine to create any number of illustrations, models, and sculptural investigations. Upon the completion of which, these works will be displayed atop the “artist kit”. The design and presentation of this kit will incorporate all of the necessary tools and materials to contain, display, and aid in the creation of my sculptural experimentations.
As artists we are driven to make. So much so that it often becomes a financial burden to bear. With mounting living costs, scarcity of employment, and living a lifestyle that does not offer financial stability the artist’s creativity must provide an edge. Most materials can be scavenged or found at reasonable costs to a savvy and frugal artist; however, the quest for a cheap and spacious studio space seems to always be just out of reach.
With this in mind, I have turned a critical eye onto my own artistic practice. Though my metaphorical artistic tool belt is vast, the reality of an affordable space and access to these tools is less likely. After examining my own practice, I have been able to narrow down the tools essential for the making process. The development of a list of criteria to accomplish a space-less art making lifestyle became crucial; the criteria is as follows: mobility, availability, practicality, and utilitarian quality. This list of criteria was then compared to my current body of work and art practice to determine the most commonly used tools, materials, and overall aesthetic of my work. From the comparison of these two lists the tools most commonly used were: a utility knife, a straight edge, a carpenter’s square, a pencil, a pen, a fine tipped marker, and a cutting board became most obvious. The materials were: paper, foam core, polystyrene, modeling glue, and Elmer’s glue.
These tools and material are able to combine to create any number of illustrations, models, and sculptural investigations. Upon the completion of which, these works will be displayed atop the “artist kit”. The design and presentation of this kit will incorporate all of the necessary tools and materials to contain, display, and aid in the creation of my sculptural experimentations.
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