I think that it is safe to say that my best evaluative criteria for my current paintings would be through expressionism. I am studying realism in my classes and I think that moves towards expressionist works are a way to counteract that. I am currently doing a lot of landscape paintings for this class, and I think that it is a direct result of my need for an outlet to express my stress and anxiety as both a meditative experience and as a way to create places where I can escape from the daily grind.
That is not to say that I dislike realism- I think it’s awesome and I feel accomplished when I am finally able to negotiate a tough subject- I simply mean that it provides relief from what I have been studying for the past 4 years. However, I have older works which most definitely could be evaluated through instrumentalism. When I first entered art school, I wanted to concentrate on environmental issues and later social issues. I don’t necessarily think that this type of art is behind me either. I agree that art is a powerful tool for informing the public- if it is done correctly, and I think that expressionism can either strengthen or weaken the message. The reading discusses works by artist Sue Coe, and while her works are clearly meant to argue a point, I think that her style is, in fact, excessive and overwhelms the viewer. The more successful propaganda art pieces often let the viewers come to their own conclusions and I feel that her aggressive way of communicating with the viewers will end up having the opposite effect on some.
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AuthorArt Student at Flagler College. I am frequently instructed to write blog entries about my artistic thoughts and process. Archives
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