Before say anything…..

I’ve made progress!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOHOO!

I’ve done 2 compositions for the first equation.

Meticulous + Friendly= Me

 

 

Meticulous

 

 

 

(I haven’t done ‘Friendly’ yet)

 

Me

 

I know it doesn’t seem much, but to me this is good progress.

For the past whole week I’ve been having a mental block to the extent where I just couldn’t comprehend my own original concept, and wanted to change it to a new concept.

What did I discuss with Joy during last week’s consultation?

1. Like I said, I was stuck. I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to do a new concept- and I talked to Joy about having the symbolism of flowers as my concept. Joy mentioned something that really stuck to me. She reminded me that I was at a tertiary level, and that basically my work/ concept had to be at par with these expectations. This made me even more motivated to really push my concept and compositions visually, whether literal or abstract. I couldn’t just be satisfied with mediocre work.

2. I’m not sure if I’m phrasing this correctly,  but she talked about the auxiliary counterpart (?) of a flower- like to think about how a rose had thorns. She also mentioned anthropomorphism (the attribution of human characteristics or behaviours to a god, animal, or object.).

3. She also suggested thinking about how seasons affect flowers. And also how artists interacted with flowers.

As you can see, she gave me a lot to think about. Maybe that’s why my brain feels like it has exploded. Haha just joking.

 

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After a lot of thinking during the week, and travelling to Malaysia to see my parents, something my dad said got me thinking again. He mentioned that all of us (i.e me and my sisters) were living in a bubble and we don’t have basic general knowledge (yes shameful I know 🙁 ) and don’t read the news. Going to university and getting a degree doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re educated. You still need to know what’s going on around you, around the world- what pressing global issues are happening.

After leaving the dinner table red faced and embarrassed, I realised that I was so cooped up in my own little bubble, and so concerned with my own self.  I was also reminded of what Andrew mentioned in his concept- how we are all not as unique and original as we would like to be.

So my concept has developed and grown into something bigger. I will be addressing how I have changed as a person.But this is not merely about the ego. This is about the myself as a person in the world. Without going into too much detail, I’ve always been somewhat environmentally conscious. Somewhat. So, essentially, I will be looking at how I interact with the environment around me- which also defines me as a person. Being unaware of what is around you can make you ignorant. Therefore, I feel that this is something that I can finally relate to, and am passionate about- what with my on and off history of trying to become ‘eco-friendly’.

 

(Even though I will be sticking to my original concept, the consultation was definitely helpful as I will be applying symbolism of flowers in one of my compositions.)