finally....

I have been thinking about the topic of beauty, the exhibition at Moore and Pepon's talk. I appreciated the show at Moore in different ways. All of the works were designed to be aware of space and attracts the viewers to interact with the pieces. Most of the works defiantly took the experience of the work to the extreme by presenting very attractive bold black and white graphic quality images. The flatness of the picture gives the viewer an exclusive illusion. You automatically built a relationship of experience between the line, shape, space and you. You are basically experiencing the fundamental elements of art making. I believe all works of art begins with ideas and as an artist you have to give people to think about through your work. The artists in the Moore exhibition took simple images and made them to very attractive pieces. I'm indifferent about their images(subject) but I like the idea that how they played with the fundamental elements of art making and beauty and presented is as what it is. "What you see is what you see" Stella.

Pepon's work has a different element of interacting with the viewers. I'm not familiar with Pepon's approach to the community but listening to his talk gave an idea of how the process is done. I have also watch his Art 21 episode and it seemed like he interacts with the people(community) in a more direct way.He interacts with people in a everyday life situation. He recreates the stories of the people through his work and encourage students to interact and listen the stories of the people. I'm not sure how the process really works but it seems very personal. Pepon is defiantly changing the relationship of experiencing the art making. He is taking the experiences of the space and veiwer and the maker to the extreme as well. There are no pre conception to his work unlike the Moore exhibition. However, I'm not sure if the message of the work that his students did are communicating well to the viewers. I would like to understand and learn more about the experience that the students. The idea of beauty in this case will be the process of the making and interacting with the community.

In relation to all of the exhibitions and finally to my work, beauty it plays a very important role. If I had to choose one exhibition that I can fit in more will be the the Moore. I understand the bold graphic marks and process of image making. I usually master the process and take control of the process of my work. I give myself a challenge myself with different elements when I am engaging myself in the process. During the process I fight my aesthetic judgements in the process of making. Meaning the aesthetic intuitions overcomes through and sometimes takes over the image. I am totally figuring out what I'm trying to and I'm not sure of why I'm doing what I'm doing. However, I know that i can make something attractive and I'm not sure what I will be the best solution to me.