“The studio is a laboratory, not a factory. An exhibition is the result of your experiments, but the process is never-ending. So an exhibition is not a conclusion.” (Chris Ofili)
I agree with Ofili’s statement because when we’re creating art, it is always about experimenting which is what they do in a laboratory whereas in a factory, everything is manufactured. An exhibition can also be some kind of conclusion if that what the intended purpose was. But more often than not, it’s almost like a pause in the work. Every piece of work leads onto the next.
The brief asks how we would like to conclude or stop at the end of the course. Like I said before, every piece of work leads onto the next. So I’d hope that this course allows or inspires me to carry on with the creativity.
This next part of the course is made up of three projects which link to one another. Assignment 5 then brings all of these projects together to present a coherent and exciting folio of work.
Project 1 requires me to generate new and improved visual work by observing and working with techniques that I’ve already used.
Project 2 will guide me to consider and develop the other ingredients I would need to include if I was to work towards a capsule collection of textiles.
Project 3 directs me to experiment and take risks in my material making, manipulation and stitch translations.
Assignment 5 requires me to evaluate the work from these three projects and develop and refine my experiments towards a capsule collection.
A Journey Through a Creative Arts Degree 