So due to this lack of image making (although not entirely due to creative block considering the massive amount of time I have to dedicate to the 6 classes I'm taking this semester) I've spent a lot of time simply thinking and writing about my idea. As well as going back to old work I've done and trying to find a broader topic of interest I've concluded that to strengthen the concept I want to strengthen the ties of the work to each person by making the images more universal and relatable. Some old work that I think can be related to this topic:
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This piece was originally a reaction to some work an artist brought in to the gallery I used to work at. His work is irrelevant to this conversation but I felt that he was missing the point with his own idea so I decided to take his idea and run with it. Looking back, (especially after learning about the specifics of symmetry in nature in my Social Evolution class) it relates perfectly to the body of work I'm attempting to manifest and I think was sort of a wake up call to my creative processes. I plan on expanding the content of the imagery to every aspect of culture that my earlier idea claimed to influence while still addressing the original content itself. I've also considered appropriating imagery in some way but I'm not sure how that will go, more than anything I just want to encourage myself to experiment with aesthetics and imagery to find someplace to end up at. I'm still working on titles and I find myself coming to the conclusion that I need to name things at every end of my thought processes (when related to my creative endeavors of course).
So basically I've had a bit of creative block due to my overwhelming work load from taking 6 classes coupled with the specificity I was looking for in a rather vague and broad idea so I'm expanding the scope of the idea to encourage my creative output. I'll be posting new work here as I produce it in the coming days.
