Bec
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Bec
“He came slightly unstuck in time, saw the late movie backwards, then forwards again.”
- “Slaughterhouse-Five”, Kurt Vonnegut
A research-driven artwork generally progresses in three stages. At the beginning, it’s about having the intention to explore an idea, and then (you guessed it) researching that idea. The middle stage focuses on moving and shaping an idea as you learn and explore. This part of the process is gray, beautiful, and middling—you have to follow where the... See more
Caroline Sinders • How to make research-driven art
Alexander Calder - Black Horizontal Pyramids
1975
Gouache and ink on paper
23" × 30 3⁄4"
I like the idea of such a big work made using gouache and ink.
and how the front pyramid seems transparent, seeing the circles within it. and part of the circle in the back being different in color when overlapping but not those in front. almost seems like it’s an inverse of a shadow on them (since the yellow is brighter), but even that rule does not apply. it defies reason.
“Moving through the different actions in a deliberate way is what makes your project a research project. Be explicit in your decisions and choices, put into words what you did and why—including what you did by intuition or what happened by chance—and support all this with documentation, images and reflections.”
- “hands on research for artists,
... See more“I make all my decisions on intuition. But then, I must know why I made that decision. I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.”
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Ingmar Bergman
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Ingmar Bergman
A quote by Ingmar Bergman
“We describe research as an articulated inquiry into questions and interests. This implies an experimental and iterative process with an uncertain outcome, which is as much about experience and learning as it is about the production of knowledge.”
- “hands on research for artists, designers, & educators” (book)
