Saturday, February 13, 2016:
This week I had my midterm critique/evaluation with my Thesis Advisor and two committee members. It all went very well and I got lots of good feedback. They were really impressed with the techniques and skills I've acquired since my last critique. I've been creating patterns digitally using Photoshop and my original drawings/paintings. The process is very complicated and involves multiple layers of editing and adjustments. The patterns are irregular and have moments where I purposefully disrupt what is expected of a cohesive repetitive pattern.
However, I'm happy that the feedback wasn't all positive because I wouldn't be able to grow as an artist if they didn't give me some constructive criticism to help push me even further. The main concern my committee members had was that my patterns need a more focused concept and idea behind them. After mulling over what they said, I realized that they are right. If I insert an additional element of meaning behind my patterns they will only become stronger visually and conceptually.
This upcoming week is reading week, so I don't have any classes. I'll be using this time off to de-stress, relax, and figure out what it is that I want my patterns to say. Take a look at the photos from my midterm installation below as well as a couple detail images of the larger piece. The large piece is 5ftx10ft and the smaller ones are 30"x40" each.
