dirrhope
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How to be an Artist! new lessons on Fridays
learn real magic • save the world
How to be an Artist! new lessons on Fridays
learn real magic • save the world
don't worry if you still don't understand what the art means, that will come with time
choose 3-5 items from your ongoing collection and practice making observations. slow down and spend time to notice everything you can, and begin to ask questions about the work's context
choose 3-5 items from your ongoing collection and practice making observations. slow down and spend time to notice everything you can, and begin to ask questions about the work's context
![[EXERCISE] MAKE OBSERVATIONS
Materials needed (choose at least one): a box, a sketchbook, a notebook, a computer folder
Continue collecting images/objects/texts in your box
Continue compiling ideas in your notebook
Choose 3-5 images and record your observations in your notebook/text file. Be as thorough as possible. Notice and note everything that is in the image](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vanmi645p3rtpfb5vkemsu6t/bafkreicqateiswhlcs46xfeyhg6koqomgyfcldnctgbhq7rxkqqf2rcmc4@jpeg)
October 6, 2023 at 8:46 PM
don't worry if you still don't understand what the art means, that will come with time
choose 3-5 items from your ongoing collection and practice making observations. slow down and spend time to notice everything you can, and begin to ask questions about the work's context
choose 3-5 items from your ongoing collection and practice making observations. slow down and spend time to notice everything you can, and begin to ask questions about the work's context
images have creators. they are not naturally occuring objects. they have an origin. there is intent behind an images and collections of images. why does this image exist? who created it? for what purpose?
October 6, 2023 at 8:45 PM
images have creators. they are not naturally occuring objects. they have an origin. there is intent behind an images and collections of images. why does this image exist? who created it? for what purpose?
a limitation of communication is that we cannot say everything all at once. we have to choose words or images or music to convey an idea. we can even combine words and images and music to layer ideas.
October 6, 2023 at 8:44 PM
a limitation of communication is that we cannot say everything all at once. we have to choose words or images or music to convey an idea. we can even combine words and images and music to layer ideas.
as you gain practice noticing what is there, you will begin to notice what is not there. noticing what is not there is both trivial and difficult.
what is not in an image? Why, up to an including everything else in the universe!
what is not in an image? Why, up to an including everything else in the universe!
![header: [ART TIP] Notice What is Not There
image: a hubble space photograph of some beautiful spiral galaxy](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vanmi645p3rtpfb5vkemsu6t/bafkreibwncj246l5z4an7rybyefjfaqywjbys4j32p5fyuuxbb7ef5kp3q@jpeg)
October 6, 2023 at 8:43 PM
as you gain practice noticing what is there, you will begin to notice what is not there. noticing what is not there is both trivial and difficult.
what is not in an image? Why, up to an including everything else in the universe!
what is not in an image? Why, up to an including everything else in the universe!
I Notice that the large red triangle points into the large white circle
I Notice small clusters of smaller shapes...
i have deliberately left much left to be Noticed. what else can you notice in this poster that i have not? there is a lot!
I Notice small clusters of smaller shapes...
i have deliberately left much left to be Noticed. what else can you notice in this poster that i have not? there is a lot!
![header text: [ART TIP] Notice What is There
caption: El Lisitskiy, Klinom krasnym bei belykh, 1920, Poster, colour lithograph, 51 x 62 cm
image: a red triangle intersects a white circle. the composition is divided in half by a diagonal and the right side is black and the left is white. the white circle intersects with the black. the words 'klinom krasnym bei belykh' are written in russian and appear in the composition. there are various other shapes, smaller red triangles, small red rectangles, small white dots and small white rectangles](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vanmi645p3rtpfb5vkemsu6t/bafkreieznsivb6nqh27rqooa6b37i2k55v3i2b3kg6rieikxp7my7s6oke@jpeg)
October 6, 2023 at 8:42 PM
I Notice that the large red triangle points into the large white circle
I Notice small clusters of smaller shapes...
i have deliberately left much left to be Noticed. what else can you notice in this poster that i have not? there is a lot!
I Notice small clusters of smaller shapes...
i have deliberately left much left to be Noticed. what else can you notice in this poster that i have not? there is a lot!
I Notice red, black, and white
I Notice there are triangles and circles and rectangles placed about the composition
I Notice 4 red triangles, 8 red rectangles, 2 white circles, 10 white rectangles and 2 white rectangles with black outlines filled with small black dots
I Notice there are triangles and circles and rectangles placed about the composition
I Notice 4 red triangles, 8 red rectangles, 2 white circles, 10 white rectangles and 2 white rectangles with black outlines filled with small black dots
October 6, 2023 at 8:41 PM
I Notice red, black, and white
I Notice there are triangles and circles and rectangles placed about the composition
I Notice 4 red triangles, 8 red rectangles, 2 white circles, 10 white rectangles and 2 white rectangles with black outlines filled with small black dots
I Notice there are triangles and circles and rectangles placed about the composition
I Notice 4 red triangles, 8 red rectangles, 2 white circles, 10 white rectangles and 2 white rectangles with black outlines filled with small black dots
I Notice that the composition is horizontal and rectangular
I Notice that it is half black and half white, and is divided by a diagonal from bottom to top. the dividing line starts 1/3 from the left at bottom and ends 1/3 from the top at right
I Notice that it is half black and half white, and is divided by a diagonal from bottom to top. the dividing line starts 1/3 from the left at bottom and ends 1/3 from the top at right
October 6, 2023 at 8:40 PM
I Notice that the composition is horizontal and rectangular
I Notice that it is half black and half white, and is divided by a diagonal from bottom to top. the dividing line starts 1/3 from the left at bottom and ends 1/3 from the top at right
I Notice that it is half black and half white, and is divided by a diagonal from bottom to top. the dividing line starts 1/3 from the left at bottom and ends 1/3 from the top at right
we figure out what is going on by noticing what is there. In a song, in a movie, in an article, in a book, in a play, in a painting, notice everything that is there.
what can you see?
what do you hear?
what is written?
what can you see?
what do you hear?
what is written?
October 6, 2023 at 8:39 PM
we figure out what is going on by noticing what is there. In a song, in a movie, in an article, in a book, in a play, in a painting, notice everything that is there.
what can you see?
what do you hear?
what is written?
what can you see?
what do you hear?
what is written?
have you noticed how you are surrounded by images and yet nothing has any meaning? advertisements, television, movies, video games, social media.
images are everywhere but who cares? it’s just a movie! it’s just an ad! It’s just instagram! It doesn’t mean anything, right?
images are everywhere but who cares? it’s just a movie! it’s just an ad! It’s just instagram! It doesn’t mean anything, right?
October 6, 2023 at 8:38 PM
have you noticed how you are surrounded by images and yet nothing has any meaning? advertisements, television, movies, video games, social media.
images are everywhere but who cares? it’s just a movie! it’s just an ad! It’s just instagram! It doesn’t mean anything, right?
images are everywhere but who cares? it’s just a movie! it’s just an ad! It’s just instagram! It doesn’t mean anything, right?
last week we began by noticing what we like
figuring out What the Fuck is Even Going On Here is the next step on the path toward defining the conceptual framework of your art
the goal of this lesson is to learn how to analyze (read) an image
figuring out What the Fuck is Even Going On Here is the next step on the path toward defining the conceptual framework of your art
the goal of this lesson is to learn how to analyze (read) an image
October 6, 2023 at 8:36 PM
last week we began by noticing what we like
figuring out What the Fuck is Even Going On Here is the next step on the path toward defining the conceptual framework of your art
the goal of this lesson is to learn how to analyze (read) an image
figuring out What the Fuck is Even Going On Here is the next step on the path toward defining the conceptual framework of your art
the goal of this lesson is to learn how to analyze (read) an image
spells that influence the emotions and actions of another can be made in any form so ask yourself:
what do you like to do?
what do you do well?
can you remember a time when you made something and it made someone else laugh? or cry? or get very angry?
what do you like to do?
what do you do well?
can you remember a time when you made something and it made someone else laugh? or cry? or get very angry?
![text: [ART TIP] ART can be ANYTHING! (What can you do?) image: a white urinal sits on a plinth, signed in black paint, R. Mutt 1917. caption: Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917 (5th version 1964), glazed ceramic white ware with black oil paint, 36 x 48 x 61 cm, National Gallery of Canada. photo credit: stephanie powers](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vanmi645p3rtpfb5vkemsu6t/bafkreifhk5nblgkkmkhdjgpvimsondj5phzbsibg7jlxauqciq5gdxhn4m@jpeg)
September 29, 2023 at 2:26 PM
spells that influence the emotions and actions of another can be made in any form so ask yourself:
what do you like to do?
what do you do well?
can you remember a time when you made something and it made someone else laugh? or cry? or get very angry?
what do you like to do?
what do you do well?
can you remember a time when you made something and it made someone else laugh? or cry? or get very angry?
oh and speaking of spells... have i mentioned yet that ART is MAGIC??
...because it really is. the closest thing to magic that exists
...because it really is. the closest thing to magic that exists
![text: [ART TIP] ART is MAGIC. image: a photograph inside an art museum. two people stand in front of a massive painting. the painting is very tall and consists of three vertical stripes of equal width, alternating dark blue, orange, and dark blue. caption: Barnett Newman, Voice of Fire, 1967, acrylic on canvas, 543.6 x 243.8 m, National Gallery of Canada. photo credit: stephanie powers](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vanmi645p3rtpfb5vkemsu6t/bafkreies6zs4tfaa2quvc37r5yhasemeh4tttu4ipzypymslggi2nfq6hu@jpeg)
September 29, 2023 at 2:24 PM
oh and speaking of spells... have i mentioned yet that ART is MAGIC??
...because it really is. the closest thing to magic that exists
...because it really is. the closest thing to magic that exists
lots of people feel self-conscious about making art, because what if it sucks? what if nobody likes it? what if i make something horrible and it proves i'll never be a real artist?
to that i say, if something is worth doing, it is WORTH DOING
to that i say, if something is worth doing, it is WORTH DOING
![text: [ART TIP] If something is worth doing, it is worth doing. image: a digitally altered vintage photograph of a man at a typewriter. caption: Stephanie Powers, man typing, 2023, digital photo composite](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vanmi645p3rtpfb5vkemsu6t/bafkreieycok73bs33h6t2hu2uhtkn6towievdd4sfojibt3anh7suql5o4@jpeg)
September 29, 2023 at 2:23 PM
lots of people feel self-conscious about making art, because what if it sucks? what if nobody likes it? what if i make something horrible and it proves i'll never be a real artist?
to that i say, if something is worth doing, it is WORTH DOING
to that i say, if something is worth doing, it is WORTH DOING
over the course of this week, start noticing and collecting all the things that you like. it may be useful to keep several collections, a playlist for music, a shoebox for magazine clippings, a folder for downloaded images, etc
September 29, 2023 at 2:21 PM
over the course of this week, start noticing and collecting all the things that you like. it may be useful to keep several collections, a playlist for music, a shoebox for magazine clippings, a folder for downloaded images, etc
my first lesson in how to be an artist is deceptively simple, and it is to ask yourself
what do you like?
what do you like?
September 29, 2023 at 2:20 PM
my first lesson in how to be an artist is deceptively simple, and it is to ask yourself
what do you like?
what do you like?
"This supports earlier findings that natural interspecies transmission between humans and their pet animals occurs on a regular basis."
www.mdpi.com/2213904
www.mdpi.com/2213904
August 23, 2023 at 7:03 PM
"This supports earlier findings that natural interspecies transmission between humans and their pet animals occurs on a regular basis."
www.mdpi.com/2213904
www.mdpi.com/2213904
we are being left to die on purpose
public health is in our hands
caring is hot! wear a mask!
https://www.projectn95.org/collections/respirators/
public health is in our hands
caring is hot! wear a mask!
https://www.projectn95.org/collections/respirators/
August 5, 2023 at 1:42 AM
we are being left to die on purpose
public health is in our hands
caring is hot! wear a mask!
https://www.projectn95.org/collections/respirators/
public health is in our hands
caring is hot! wear a mask!
https://www.projectn95.org/collections/respirators/
“Ever since I had covid my body just isn’t the same.”
July 3, 2023 at 7:04 PM
“Ever since I had covid my body just isn’t the same.”
"I've got that summer sickness going round"
July 1, 2023 at 11:33 PM
"I've got that summer sickness going round"
so big news i did not fix my entire life in one day
but
i did the thing! and made a little bit of progress!
here
have a spider
but
i did the thing! and made a little bit of progress!
here
have a spider
June 27, 2023 at 10:03 PM
so big news i did not fix my entire life in one day
but
i did the thing! and made a little bit of progress!
here
have a spider
but
i did the thing! and made a little bit of progress!
here
have a spider
