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C L A R EP-P-PEPPERONI is my art blog in which i blog about: My inspirations, art works, views on certain issues, experiences, etc. Yes, my name is Clare and no, i am no professional artist, just one who simply enjoys doing art. Without art, my life will lose its meaning and i will be square, so if you feel something sharp jab you, it probably means i haven't been doing art. Just kidding. |
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
course work idea
2:53 AM
Okay a lot of people(non-aep) have asked me what im doing for course work.And when i reply them: Recipe Book I get confused faces followed by a "huh?" or a you-must-be-joking face Then most usually ask, "So you're copying off a recipe book? For what? Isn't that tiring?" OH SILLY BILLIES. I AM CREATING MY PERSONAL RECIPE BOOK >) in which my recipes determine certain aspects of life. I just use food to represent it so that it is more interesting & I have more fun exploring about food and its meaning. If you think im making an odinary burger with bun, patty, lettuce, bun, well you're wrong :) So how did i come up with this idea? Well i kind of decided that i would base my course work on food since last year Initially i wanted to do an installation of a buffet table, representing your mood when you eat. Hence when the viewer walks across the spread of food, the food gets more appetising and the table gets more posh. I related this to how when you walk across and eat more, you are more satisfied and happy, no longer worrying or struggling. BUT Mrs Tan saw a loop hole and told me that the ideas are hard to connect, they practically exist as 2 different ideas. I also think that she didn't think that i have the drive to complete this within the timeframe. So she suggested others like a painting or a cook book. And so i brain stormed again and arrived at this idea :) I really have to thank Mrs Tan from saving me from commiting suicide. I mean, I obviously over estimated myself when i wanted to do a buffet table. That would mean A L O T of prep work, A L O T of moulding of food, A L O T of time, A L O T of sourcing for materials, to summarize, A L O T of hard work. I mean, I was one of the latest to start on my final work. And now im desperately trying to complete it, forcing myself to draw, colour or design every single day. I really hope that my prep work would be able to cover the 8 boards.. So my idea has been simplified tenfold as compared to the installation art work yet im still struggling. Especially because this year is the graduating year and work load has increased, promotion criteria has been raised and SYF. STRESS. Can you imagine me staying back every single day to at least 6 or 7, crafting, moulding, gluing? Well I cant, I think I would just give up. Back to the recipe book, my main source of inspiration is: Dawn Tan I've been reading her blog for a couple of months before deciding I would base my course work on food. Well, basically her main subject matter is food.. and she paints food recipes, and kind of gave me some insight to how my course work would turn out :) Another reason why i arrived at this idea would be that my mom told me that art should represent something, it shouldn't be something you can find everywhere or anywhere. Which is true, I mean, there are millions of recipe books in the world.. I thought about poverty and how they lack food, but then i wanted something I could relate to.. Something meaningful to me as well as the world. So I was thinking about what im gonna do with my life, where I'm heading, who I really am?
And then it struck me
I thought about the qualities that make me who I am, or how such qualities can help me improve myself and become a better person. This can also remind others that to succeed, you need a few key characteristics and traits. Just like how to make a tasty successful dish, you need a few key ingredients to make it possible. I hope that through the making of this art work, I would be able to permanently tattoo such reminders to be a better person, to never keep trying, in my brain. That during the process of shading, colouring and designing, i can see this challenge and incoporate the traits that im representing in side me as well :) Just like how im currently drawing about determination, and i am determined to finish my course work and make my effort worth it. I hope that when others view my course work, they can see the meaning behind it. That they can reflect on how they are themselves. Maybe the images they view would create a visual impact on them and remind them to change for the better and get rid of their bad habits. I hope that all of them would succeed in life and make the best out of it, the perfect personal recipe. Labels: art works, coursework |
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