Tuesday's Lecture

This week we were visited by Marianne Dages, a custom book binder and printmaker. Her talk was primarily about how your different experiences shape the way you create your own studio space. She travelled to several different residencies and was employed by several different artists and/or companies and she brought all the things she learned from each together to not only create her studio but to figure out what she wanted to do as an artist. I found her talk interesting. I'm really into the concept of residencies and how they bring this artist community into an isolated spot to just do work and learn from one another.

People.

These were easy to do. I did have to google some tips but otherwise it was simple.

Tuesday's Lecture

Today Candy Depew, a designer, came to talk to us about her experiences in the art world. She was an interesting character. I enjoyed her mentioning of her experiences working as a resident artist. It nice to hear that she still gets to learn more as an artist even after schooling. I feel like that is one of the endearing qualities about art, loving art, and being an artist; you are always learning and experiencing new things. It was a nice talk and I liked her work.

 

 

 

Memoir, edited.

I still couldn't find it in me to change the way the type looks. I feel like it would take away from the direction I was going with this project. I did make "Mami," larger than before..if that's any consolation. :)

Memoir

Tuesday's Lecture

Tuesday's guest was Peter Hanley, a graphic artist, so his talk pertains more to Foundation Computers than other Foundations courses. I will be frank, my mind was in a tired haze filled with sleepy nonsense so I only got the gist of what the speaker was saying. I do recall his mentioning not letting the medium of choice control the artist. In his case it was computers but I feel that this logic can extend to other concentrations. As for the rest of his speech the saying "in one ear out the other" comes to mind quickly followed by "it's me, not you." I was sleep deprived and so I went to sleep but I feel the need to clarify that the speaker and his subject matter did not put me to sleep. I swear Gerard. I swear!!

Art Links, explained.

created by DeviantArt user J-O-A-N

Deviant Art: I really like looking at other people's work and this site is like the Facebook of art. With careful browsing you can find some really inspiring stuff. Its better than just plain fb stalking.

Madbury Club: This is a site created by a girl I know Kelly and a couple of other art orientated individuals. Its not entirely visual art but I feel you need a grasp on other art forms to really understand your own. Its cool: good writing, good substance. 

UNURTH: I'm really into street art. I like how public it is, how, generally speaking, quickly its made. I just find it really compelling. This site is just a collection of graffiti work..and not weird scribbles of letter you can't make out either; real graffiti.

David Choe: I just like going on his site from time to time to look over his stuff. Google has some great stuff of his too. He reminds me of like a modern-day Egon Schiele or something, I don't know. I really like his work. He's crazy, maybe even deranged but his style is on point.

Juxtapoz: Cool blogs, snippets of features in their new issues, and some awesome reader art. They also have a guide to art galleries per city which is nice.

Alyssa Monk: I love looking at her paintings. They're mad realistic and the way she chooses to capture her subjects is always interesting. Mind blowing flesh painter.

the outcomes of choosing art

Memoir

Mother, may be me not you.

hiiiiii

Hi, my name is Teresa Rivera, I am a B.F.A. at Tyler School of Art and this is my Foundations Computers blog. I am 90 percent sure I will be a painting major but I am enjoying the various mediums were are being exposed to with the Tyler Foundations program. I'm not that used to blogging but I have heard that it is a great way for artists to show off their work so this is a nice learning experience.

First Friday

I went to my first major art event in downtown philly about two weeks ago. I was able to ride for free because the RAs in Peabody were giving out free tokens. I liked the scene; it was an interesting combination of street artists and galleries - what I see as the opposite outcomes of choosing art as a profession. It was crowded and there were also a few musicians playing which was nice to watch. I saw some really good works there and the surrounding shops were also interesting to browse through. It was a good bonding experience and I plan on venturing down to Market St. again.

Reaction to Tyler

Honestly, I really like it here. I feel like this is the right path for me. Tyler is hard work, don't get me wrong, and - especially for 2D - I find myself downstairs in the Peabody studio when I should be sleeping. I can't really complain though. I feel like this year my work is going to really develop and I've met some cool people so far who have the same interests as me, which is always nice. Its been hectic and hard and sometimes I have to drag myself off my bed but overall I'm liking it.