Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Modelling Plasticine
To my surprise, I bought that kind of plasticine that dries with the air.
This little sculpture had a longer tail, like in curve, and already lost an ear...
Experimentation from our research at V&A Museum, section: Cast Courts.
Monday, 27 September 2010
Sunday, 26 September 2010
The rhythm
It's been some time... Yesterday I went to buy many new things (I don't think I'll repeat it but until two years jaja), like new clothes, a collar clock, a pair of earrings, and ate in a chinese veggie restaurant.
I was wondering about many things... It's just feelings, little thoughts that don't have a specific form... I was wondering about the people we get to know in our life, about the changes we have through all of it, about school, about the things I still need to buy for my room, about music, colors, obsessions,... Tomorrow we are going to V&A museum with all the course students. I feel really excited. I love drawing in museums...
Sometimes I stop and wonder... Am I really improving? And my head is constantly trying to assimilate what we are told in the college and trying to find the way to integrate it to myself. I love my school... I don't know how useful it is what they are teaching us..., but I like the fact that it's like playing, and making an effort day by day to be creative. I suppose that's what the school is based in: creativity and experimentation. The way to achieve a final work. Maybe it is just to enjoy the life as an art student.
In college at the moment we are making research. So far I think in research as the way of staying with everything you can from a certain place or certain things..
I like walking everyday to the school, listening to music and thinking about nonsense things jajaja. I love watching the sky and the red buses passing by. It's getting colder day by day.
I was wondering about many things... It's just feelings, little thoughts that don't have a specific form... I was wondering about the people we get to know in our life, about the changes we have through all of it, about school, about the things I still need to buy for my room, about music, colors, obsessions,... Tomorrow we are going to V&A museum with all the course students. I feel really excited. I love drawing in museums...
Sometimes I stop and wonder... Am I really improving? And my head is constantly trying to assimilate what we are told in the college and trying to find the way to integrate it to myself. I love my school... I don't know how useful it is what they are teaching us..., but I like the fact that it's like playing, and making an effort day by day to be creative. I suppose that's what the school is based in: creativity and experimentation. The way to achieve a final work. Maybe it is just to enjoy the life as an art student.
In college at the moment we are making research. So far I think in research as the way of staying with everything you can from a certain place or certain things..
I like walking everyday to the school, listening to music and thinking about nonsense things jajaja. I love watching the sky and the red buses passing by. It's getting colder day by day.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Thursday, 16 September 2010
??
They asked us to make our "3D Painting" with a sheet of brown paper just cutting, folding,...
No, it's not garbage. It's art :P.
No, it's not garbage. It's art :P.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Updating
I made some updates here and there, and I am still organizing everything...
In school, we are encouraged (though as students, it's obligatory, actually) to keep a sketchbook, another sketchbook (for the period project), a reflective journal, a logbook, and if possible, a blog (jesus!). But that left me wondering about my blog, and after a while, I thought that one with just drawings was necessary... Also begin promoting my work and in general, just organize everything. Personally, being as absent-minded as I am, I can't manage to have so many things without forgetting one or some of them, so I prefer having everything in one place, but truth is, having things separate is really necessary.
Next week is drawing week at the school : ).
In school, we are encouraged (though as students, it's obligatory, actually) to keep a sketchbook, another sketchbook (for the period project), a reflective journal, a logbook, and if possible, a blog (jesus!). But that left me wondering about my blog, and after a while, I thought that one with just drawings was necessary... Also begin promoting my work and in general, just organize everything. Personally, being as absent-minded as I am, I can't manage to have so many things without forgetting one or some of them, so I prefer having everything in one place, but truth is, having things separate is really necessary.
Next week is drawing week at the school : ).
Monday, 6 September 2010
First day again.
Today we had our first day of real university...
Lots of thoughts in my mind as everyday, so many emotions. Today I particularly felt scared... I couldn't believe it, but at the moment of working with people from here, I felt scared... In the morning, I saw all the people from this year... Just in my course in my college, there's more than 400 students. Our orientation course, for international students, had finished. Each one of us went to our respective college. Some of the people I met at the course went to Camberwell as well, but they separated us in 12 groups. Our classes go from 10:00am to 4:30pm. If there's a day with lecture (I think it's once every two weeks) then it's until 5:30pm. One hour lunch. Wednesdays and Fridays usually free, though I think there's something like cinema on Fridays they put in the college for us to see, and sometimes museums that they want us to go and things like that... Wednesdays we can attend the college to go to the studios and workshops to continue with our projects.
The morning class from today was... slow jajaj. Introduction, of course, and some interesting videos about music, but english is a real problem for us international students. Let me tell you, this week we have the project of making instruments with cardboards, rubber bands, bottles, and so on... They put us in groups of 5 people, but in that moment, when we didn't know anybody and we had to talk to our british classmates, I think we became frightened... That was why we had orientation, I thought... in lunch time, I was so relieved to see my classmates of orientation, the people I knew and the fright and loneliness I felt were somewhat calmed down.
At the end of the day, I bought a new sketchbook, went walking to my residence, and bought milk in the superstore next to it.
Jaja, my last thought for today... I don't like 3D projects! But I'll try to make a nice instrument with the few materials I have.
Lots of thoughts in my mind as everyday, so many emotions. Today I particularly felt scared... I couldn't believe it, but at the moment of working with people from here, I felt scared... In the morning, I saw all the people from this year... Just in my course in my college, there's more than 400 students. Our orientation course, for international students, had finished. Each one of us went to our respective college. Some of the people I met at the course went to Camberwell as well, but they separated us in 12 groups. Our classes go from 10:00am to 4:30pm. If there's a day with lecture (I think it's once every two weeks) then it's until 5:30pm. One hour lunch. Wednesdays and Fridays usually free, though I think there's something like cinema on Fridays they put in the college for us to see, and sometimes museums that they want us to go and things like that... Wednesdays we can attend the college to go to the studios and workshops to continue with our projects.
The morning class from today was... slow jajaj. Introduction, of course, and some interesting videos about music, but english is a real problem for us international students. Let me tell you, this week we have the project of making instruments with cardboards, rubber bands, bottles, and so on... They put us in groups of 5 people, but in that moment, when we didn't know anybody and we had to talk to our british classmates, I think we became frightened... That was why we had orientation, I thought... in lunch time, I was so relieved to see my classmates of orientation, the people I knew and the fright and loneliness I felt were somewhat calmed down.
At the end of the day, I bought a new sketchbook, went walking to my residence, and bought milk in the superstore next to it.
Jaja, my last thought for today... I don't like 3D projects! But I'll try to make a nice instrument with the few materials I have.
Day 1 - Band Project.
In school we are asked to do one so we can see the progress we have and remember those things we have learnt and found interesting...
So about today I can say... I am not a 3D person... I can't make 3D things because everything I make looks like garbage jaja. 2D is what I am good at, but I think I came to school with an open mind, to receive all the things I can, and learn all I can. If we have to make a 3D project, any project, even if I don't like what I am doing, even if I don't like the idea, I'll keep going on until I finish it and I'll be putting a great effort in it.
So this week we have to make an instrument with cardboards, rubber bands, bottles, bags, clothes, with whatever we can...
I can't say very much about what I learnt today, but that having a creative mind can be the key for one work. Putting unusual things in your works.
So about today I can say... I am not a 3D person... I can't make 3D things because everything I make looks like garbage jaja. 2D is what I am good at, but I think I came to school with an open mind, to receive all the things I can, and learn all I can. If we have to make a 3D project, any project, even if I don't like what I am doing, even if I don't like the idea, I'll keep going on until I finish it and I'll be putting a great effort in it.
So this week we have to make an instrument with cardboards, rubber bands, bottles, bags, clothes, with whatever we can...
I can't say very much about what I learnt today, but that having a creative mind can be the key for one work. Putting unusual things in your works.
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Aug 31st
I’m sorry for the long time with lack of updates. There have been works, sleep, no internet (mainly), visa issues, and so on. Today is August 31st, and even though I don’t have internet, I felt like writing..
We already finished the orientation course, so we have one week free. Everyone feels the pressure of the visas, though. We have to extend them and it’s very complicated to do so. I just sent my papers today, and feel really tired.. physically and emotionally. There are still some things to do, but not as hard.
Last saturday the person I love the most came for a day... one day, yet it was one of the most beautiful days... we spent friday night just talking about different things, so the next day we woke up late but we had a delicious breakfast with eggs, sausages and british tea with milk. It was the first time I tasted the tea, and it was really good. We then went on a tour bus around the city and went to Notting Hill (like the movie jaja). At night we saw Billy Elliot, the musical. It was beautiful and stunning. Watching it I wondered about how we sometimes put a lot of work preparing something. Weeks, months, years, and then, when we finish, it’s just amazing how all that effort can make other people get some kind of beautiful feeling, even if just for moments... I am not sure how to explain it....
We already finished the orientation course, so we have one week free. Everyone feels the pressure of the visas, though. We have to extend them and it’s very complicated to do so. I just sent my papers today, and feel really tired.. physically and emotionally. There are still some things to do, but not as hard.
Last saturday the person I love the most came for a day... one day, yet it was one of the most beautiful days... we spent friday night just talking about different things, so the next day we woke up late but we had a delicious breakfast with eggs, sausages and british tea with milk. It was the first time I tasted the tea, and it was really good. We then went on a tour bus around the city and went to Notting Hill (like the movie jaja). At night we saw Billy Elliot, the musical. It was beautiful and stunning. Watching it I wondered about how we sometimes put a lot of work preparing something. Weeks, months, years, and then, when we finish, it’s just amazing how all that effort can make other people get some kind of beautiful feeling, even if just for moments... I am not sure how to explain it....
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