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today was so helpful and but has also left me really confused. I totally agree that i am detaching myself from my work and being a bit of a snob about the people who inhabit this virtual world I have been looking at, but on the other hand, doug's suggestion that i tell steve that i am the 'wandering minstrel' is totally unfeasible (although i understand why the suggestion was made) because I have to keep up a professional relationship with him. On the other hand, what am I doing on this course if I am not going to really invest myself into it fully? And can i do this if i am still doing what is, effectively, my safety option, by working in architecture part-time? I do have to earn a living and there are people depending on me - but is that going to dictate my work forever? am i an artist or a designer? does it matter? AAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
well my model fell apart on the way home, so i'm not going to fix it, i am going to reconstruct it in a different way... let's just see what happens.
About Me
- cherrydoesliveart
- the story so far: at school i loved art and maths, so i decided that when i grew up i would be an aeronautical engineer so i could design planes. meanwhile, my brother got a train set for christmas and i got really excited about making all the little buildings for it. the aeroplane thing didn't really work out, i discovered i was terrified of flying when A-level physics failed to convince me that there is any logical explanation for why planes stay in the sky, so i had a rethink and plumped for architecture. i liked little tiny buildings and the big ones at least didn't fly. i did an art foundation 1st because i was too lazy to organise a gap year, then did my degree in architecture. the degree was fascinating. the job at the end was horrible. so i went to work in a restaurant. All the waiters were actors and they talked me into moving into theatre design. i did this for a few years and fell in love with theatre. then i had a bit of a nerdy moment and decided to do an MA so I could explore a virtual side to theatre. since then i have been making live art work which explores the juxtaposition of virtual and proximal space and their realisation through performance... phew
2 comments:
I totally understand your frustration. It seems that you have to spilt yourself into many different parts and this is hard to cope with sometimes. I think that you are a designer and an artist and i don't think that you should worry about using your skills as an architect to help you to advance. Maybe you need to challenge yourself in another direction. I think it would b good to throw urself into the virtual world, but if u do try and recreate it don't let someone else b ur alter-ego try, do it urself. Give it a go coz you never know what u will get out of it!
Cherry, speaking from someone who has been through 18 months of this already - yes you can do it and still have what you call your 'safety option'. It is not easy and sometimes you may well find yourself taking a 'safer' route because being an artist does not that mean that you can totally dispense with the practicalities and emotions that real life presents. But... you can still fly and you will.
Artist? Designer? Both - everything. It all adds to the richness of what you do and the theories that you use to take you there.
Whether virtual or real - just enjoy it, it is a fantastic opportunity.
Diana x
PS I notice you have a bit of an html problem too - any ideas on how to resolve it - apart from Doug of course!
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