Some studio thoughts since writing about Baudelaire and things are the ideas surrounding issueist and informed art pieces. Some art pieces being with a political or informed motivation in the hopes that they translate an idea or thought that might be best repreented alternatively. Additionally it means that art can act as a second, universal language that does not require one given, spoken language in order to undrstand its meaning. The idea of art as a language, specifically a political language, is something that interests me, however as I have previously mentioned I do not want my art to become overshadowed by what it is informed by. I want both the production and process of making to be reflected in the work itself in addition to what it is informed by.
Sometimes as an artist you create something close and meaningful to you and it ends up become something bigger and more universal. You may make a painting that is simpley about your daily routine and it speaks to various audiences in a heart felt or even political or controversial manner. This then can translate into bigger issues that others connect with and see reflected within that piece, regaurdless of whether or not it is intentional. My main aim after thinking through studio is to just create. I want to be able to create and have a single theme and try to explore that theme within a diverse manner. Be it ‘loss’ or ‘LGBT_ issues’ I do not want to feel trapped with one set idea. Instead I want to explore the themes and the process of creating and making and see where that takes me and my creations.
Bea Kilduff 