On Friday we went to The Morgan Library & Museum on Madison for the first time. We looked at mostly Dan Flavin's collection of sketches, drawings, and paintings. It was amazing how much of his work was compiled for this show. Seeing a wide range of the breadth of work he's produced over time was in little ways, almost breathtaking. It really felt as if I was in his secret room, where he would go and escape from the world into his drawings, thoughts, and imagination.
Dan Flavin was best known for his fluorescent light installations. His collection consisted of hundreds of drawings of light fixtures, landscape, and portraits. Along with his work, Flavin's personal collection of artwork was also displayed. Seeing the work of other artists he chose to collect, made me wonder if and how much ones possessions can tell about someone. As an artist, he exhausted himself, drawing for hours on end. What I liked about his drawings was they were not about "likeness". He draws or records energy, emotion, feeling, and atmosphere.
"With a dashing pencil I have such a sense of freedom."
"I worked through being tired until I trembled but I felt relieved and pleased."
- D. Flavin
We have to be observers of our own work, in order to know what our interests are.
I think of the discussion we had about our printing class session in New Medias. We discussed about how printing can be part of the process in figuring out what it is we are looking for. I'm really indecisive when it comes to how I want my work to look like. I may still be in an exploratory stage as an artist. I'm still exploring and trying to figure out who I am as an artist. Recently, after working with generating movie clips, I fell in love with it! It's so much fun and I want to keep learning and getting better at it. It's been a while since I've felt this way about something before. I may have found a step towards who I am as an artist.
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