Hi! My name is Rhiannon, my pronouns are she/her and I’m 20 years old. I’m a studio art major and am in second year.
Marina Abramovic Documentary Reflection
I admire Marina’s total commitment of her body and mind to her work. I think many are quick to dismiss performance art as ‘performative’ and insignificant, but I think Marina and her work challenge this idea. She is as committed to portraying and respecting the meaning of her performance as a painter is to the quality of their technique and product. I myself can’t really say that I would think of performance art as a type of art I would watch and necessarily be a fan of, I tend to find more interest in physical artworks. But I respect a performance artist’s commitment to process, this is something many artists have in common despite their medium. Pollock for example, his work is recognizable and esteemed, but for him it was more about the process of painting, even though done in private and not performed.
1KM Assignment
When I think of a kilometer, I automatically am reminded of the walks I try to take around my neighbourhood daily. I usually take the same route but decided for this project to try walking one the the trails nearby…
Usually my walk is on a sidewalk and is lined by houses, but this time I was surrounded by nature and could really appreciate my surroundings. While I walked, I collected each type of flower I saw within 1 kilometer of my house. I kept all of them in my travel cup to use later…
I’ve always loved flowers, and like to have them around me or more specifically in my bedroom. I was thinking of how to present the ones I collected and originally wanted to just make them into a bouquet because I think they are beautiful in the natural form. I decided against this because I didn’t know how they would hold up until critique when they are presented as an artifact. To preserve the flowers, I pressed them because it is something I’ve always wanted to try but never have.
Art Gallery of Guelph Visit…
I really enjoyed our mini field trip to the Art Gallery or Guelph. I really like the experience of going to an art museum so it was nice to have this opportunity to go.
My favourite piece we saw was ‘Out of the Ashes’. I think it is technically very beautiful and that the story behind the work is very compelling. The artist has created a desolate landscape but still manages to convey a hopeful feeling.
One Feat, 3 Ways Video Project
Audio Art
When thinking about audio I decided I wanted to capture everyday, daily sounds. Something I do daily is drive, I commute to work and school and often feel like I spend half of the day in my car. I don’t mean this in a negative way though, my car sometimes feels like my own little private world.
The file above is my re-visited audio after class critique. I added music to the piece because music is a part of my daily drive so it makes sense to include it.
Sonic Meditations by Pauline Oliveros…
It’s interesting to think about listening to music (something most of us do daily) as an act of meditation and connection. Her ideas about “deep listening” are compelling to me, when we take the time to really focus on and absorb music or sounds, it becomes more engrossing. It made me think about that feeling when you are listening to a song you like and you notice a specific background vocal layer or instrumental and it makes you appreciate the work even more.
I am a huge Taylor Swift fan, and I have personal tradition of listening to her new releases in my quiet bedroom with my noise-cancelling headphones on the night they come out. I love really hearing every detail of a new song. I had never really thought about this as meditation but Oliveros’ ideas makes me think that maybe it actually is.
Conceptual Portrait: idea proposal…
Felix Gonzalez Torres
The idea of a portrait being a moment ‘frozen in time’ is compelling to me. A significant moment or thing painting a picture of a person makes me think about grief and how memories kind of become somebody’s existence when they are no longer here.
Conceptual Portrait: “Grammy”
For this project I decided to make a conceptual portrait of my grandmother who passed away this summer. I’ve found grief to be a very sensory experience and I wanted to compile sights and sounds that remind me of her.
My dad has been very interested in our family history since her passing and in his research tracked down these old photos from his parents wedding. I decided to last-minute add one to the end of my video because I just love it so much.
Zine
For my zine I chose to make a collection of the cars of people I know. The doodles I did with them represent the memories I of have of the cars and the feelings associated with their owners.