Below are images of artwork that have inspired me in some way. All images are scanned from the book Proof: Los Angeles Art and the Photograph 1960-1980 by Charles Desmarais, copyright 1992. The book and exhibition focused on artists who used the photograph to question truth. Each artist brings their unique expression [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 21, 2008
Research: The struggle for a narrow topic.
I never imagined that I would struggle so much trying to figure out a topic for my research paper this quarter. Part of the problem is that I am interested in many things, and it is hard to narrow it down to one small topic. The other part of the problem is that some of [...]
January 13, 2008
Research: Christian Boltanski
The artist Christian Boltanski was recommended to me several times by various professors. I loved his work immediately when I saw it. I have been trying to find books in the library about his work for a while now, but they always seem to be checked out or missing. I finally ordered [...]
January 6, 2008
One more day!
My class starts on Tuesday. I am taking Seminar in Fibers this quarter, so the focus will be on researching and writing about my ideas. Time in the studio will be very limited. I’ve decided to dedicate a space in the house to be creatively spontaneous on the rare occasion when I have some extra [...]
