This is the first time my work at university has been on display for others to see in an exhibition style set up, and I must admit that for the first time I felt a little bit like an actual artist.
I've always looked at the work I've created in the past and thought 'what are you doing? your work is not good enough to be in that sort of setting!' but maybes more of these types of settings would change my mind for the better.
At first I was nervous because I know just how critical of my own work I can be, but then I thought if I don't try I'll never know how I feel about the situation, I even felt as I was speaking like I knew what I was talking about, I had a real idea for once and wasn't just going with the flow until something came along I liked the sound of.
The images I put on display are unfortunately for module 281 but nevertheless I enjoyed displaying something and the theme is the same just in a different medium, so even displaying these pieces was fine as they are all connected.
I did feel a little discouraged when I didn't receive any input from my fellow students about the work I presented to them through our online talk, I think one of the problems is that the crit was not in person, and with the soft drawings I have started with maybes it was hard to see the images properly, however I did receive feedback from 2 of my tutors and the 2 students I was showing with and that boosted my positive thinking a bit more.
It's always frightening taking a first step into the unknown and for me that was certainly true, and even if I didn't a lot of positive or negative feedback from this quick show/crit it has certainly encouraged me to look into the idea of being an artist as well as taking up teaching and to carry on with the subject matter I have chosen.
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