The Loop
10 December, 3:45 pm
The loop was a documentary that gave me assurance as well as knowledge. We as designers are quite aware of the stereotypes that are associated with this field. Designers are often mislabelled as people who will make the outcome pretty, but are rarely associated with improving its functionality. People often tend to forget that design is a holistic concept that involves the creation of a design environment. Watching “The Loop” assured me that though the misconceptions still prevail, there is a movement towards incorporating design as a important step in the improvement of a business outcome. Design, as mentioned, has always been about connecting with the non-designers. I was intrigued by the concept of “Loop” , as the sign of infinity very well captured the ever evolving process of design thinking. The 3 elements - observe, reflect and make ; working together is the key to a good and improving design, and is something that I will surely integrate in my day to day practice.
Explained, beauty
20 December, 9:18 pm
Beauty is such a vague concept. As a teenager I have often found myself wonder what triggers us to find certain characteristics beautiful and why do these vary across the world. Something that is beautiful, is beautiful. Then why is there not a universal beauty? How can preferences be so distinct?
Evolution was always the first answer to the question. I found it very interesting to know that the beauty which is the result of evolution, is not always made in accord with the principle of survival of the fittest, made evident with the example of the peacock. I always assumed that evolution was for the better, that evolution revolves around longevity of life. However, surprisingly enough all living beings have given and continue to give a higher status to futile physical attributes. Especially humans who have used there bodies as canvases to be carved and painted in order to make them more appealing.
As an artist, resonating to paintings with a deeper meaning is something I am not alien to. We as designers work to create something which is beautiful for all human being. In this process the consideration of there personal liking, social status, culture etc is very significant in order create an object that other can relate to.
Now I won’t say that this documentary helped me understand beauty better, because there is no way to “understand” beauty. However, it helped me gain an insight into the different approaches to the concept and how I can mould it according to my needs.
(Unfortunately netflix doesn’t let us take screen shots but I would still like to appreciate my favourite scene- I thought that the scene were we can see people with alzheimers admiring each other’s artwork was beautiful)
Embrace the shake
23 December, 2:16 pm
“Think outside the box” is a line that I have heard a lot as an artist. Naturally, I too associated and judged my art based on this vague idea of “out of the box” creativity. Listening to this Ted talk took me back to an experience I had the F2F project. I remember telling Tanya ma’am and Pankaj sir, how the structures that I create in a hurry, with limited time, material and inspiration, turn out to be better than some of my very well thought out ideas. It is now that I realise how limiting my options is what unconsciously encouraged me to come up with new ideas.
I also felt extremely empowered by his idea of “embracing the shake”. Having this physical limitation encouraged him to find other ways of creation art. This is something I have been practicing during this Independent study break as well. My goals for “visual diary” was to not use paper as my canvas. Ever since I imposed that restriction on myself I have been seeing everything around me in a different light, an old pair of glasses that I would otherwise throw now seems like a bag full of opportunities. It is important that we stop criticising us for the things we failed to do and instead find new possibilities within our boundaries.
How I became a 100 artists
25 December, 3:52 pm
I have always been really fond of exploring different techniques. I find practicing the same style of artwork pretty boring and really appreciate artist who have a more fluid art style. Thus “how I became a 100 artists” really amazed me. I have dipped my feet in numerous art styles and techniques ranging from 3D modelling, body painting, quilling, weaving, embroidery, photography, portraits, still life, carving, animation amongst many others. Thus the idea of associating each of my works with a different artist and creating a back story for them, sound like a great way to draw inspiration from your own imaginary creators and add new flavours to your own art by bringing in an alternative perspective. In fact after watching the TedTalk I found myself creating imaginary artists for my own artwork. This in term helped me over come my art block and venture into a new area of creativity by doing something new and exciting. I can see myself creating and using these imaginary artist in future to diversify my artistic abilities.
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