For my museum visit, I went to the Seattle Art Museum because I knew they had a diverse range of artworks and had two of Joseph Cornell’s boxes and a few of his collages in their permanent collection. I was disappointed to find that after I looked through everything there and asked a guide, his pieces were not on display at the moment. I was so excited to see a Cornell box up close in person, but oh well. There were a few cool things to see there, along with a lot of, dare I say, boring crap. I tend to be very picky about the art that interests me and I found that a lot of what I was seeing at SAM was either pretty dull or I had a hard time finding the meaning in it or considering it to be “fine art”.  However, there was definitely some good work to see.

I was very excited to see four of Carrie Mae Weems’ beautiful black and white photographs. I know we’ve discussed her work around domestic space quite a bit in class, so it was really cool to see her prints so large and in person.

The piece that I found to be most relevant to my project was a black and white photograph entitled Coney Island Boardwalk, Man by Roy DeCarava. It had a nostalgic quality to it that reminded me of the reasons I wanted to use black and white photography in my work during this quarter.  I think it must be a pretty rare photograph too because I can’t even find it on Google; which kind of makes it even cooler that I got to see it at the museum. I’ve done a little research on the artist and many of his other photographs have a “home life” quality to them that appeals to me a lot. I think discovering him was the best thing I took away from going to SAM.

There was also a painting that I connected to that was called How My Mother’s Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life by Arshile Gorky. This abstract painting coupled with its descriptive title makes me think that is represents a memory or attempts to encapsulate a particular relationship within the artist’s life, which is basically what I aim to do in each of my boxes.

Another thing I enjoyed quite a bit was “The Porcelain Room” because it sort of reminded me of a giant assemblage. They pieced together a huge display of porcelain objects, all found from various time periods and places of origin. The display describes how porcelain was once very valuable but has become commonplace now and that this room is there way of making these artifacts special again. This is similar to the way I want to treat the objects in my work. 

So, basically, the point of this post is for me to say that they didn’t have what I went to the museum to see, but I ended up discovering some pretty cool new stuff instead.

For my museum visit, I went to the Seattle Art Museum because I knew they had a diverse range of artworks and had two of Joseph Cornell’s boxes and a few of his collages in their permanent collection. I was disappointed to find that after I looked through everything there and asked a guide, his pieces were not on display at the moment. I was so excited to see a Cornell box up close in person, but oh well. There were a few cool things to see there, along with a lot of, dare I say, boring crap. I tend to be very picky about the art that interests me and I found that a lot of what I was seeing at SAM was either pretty dull or I had a hard time finding the meaning in it or considering it to be “fine art”.  However, there was definitely some good work to see.

I was very excited to see four of Carrie Mae Weems’ beautiful black and white photographs. I know we’ve discussed her work around domestic space quite a bit in class, so it was really cool to see her prints so large and in person.

The piece that I found to be most relevant to my project was a black and white photograph entitled Coney Island Boardwalk, Man by Roy DeCarava. It had a nostalgic quality to it that reminded me of the reasons I wanted to use black and white photography in my work during this quarter.  I think it must be a pretty rare photograph too because I can’t even find it on Google; which kind of makes it even cooler that I got to see it at the museum. I’ve done a little research on the artist and many of his other photographs have a “home life” quality to them that appeals to me a lot. I think discovering him was the best thing I took away from going to SAM.

There was also a painting that I connected to that was called How My Mother’s Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life by Arshile Gorky. This abstract painting coupled with its descriptive title makes me think that is represents a memory or attempts to encapsulate a particular relationship within the artist’s life, which is basically what I aim to do in each of my boxes.

Another thing I enjoyed quite a bit was “The Porcelain Room” because it sort of reminded me of a giant assemblage. They pieced together a huge display of porcelain objects, all found from various time periods and places of origin. The display describes how porcelain was once very valuable but has become commonplace now and that this room is there way of making these artifacts special again. This is similar to the way I want to treat the objects in my work. 

So, basically, the point of this post is for me to say that they didn’t have what I went to the museum to see, but I ended up discovering some pretty cool new stuff instead.

For my museum visit, I went to the Seattle Art Museum because I knew they had a diverse range of artworks and had two of Joseph Cornell’s boxes and a few of his collages in their permanent collection. I was disappointed to find that after I looked through everything there and asked a guide, his pieces were not on display at the moment. I was so excited to see a Cornell box up close in person, but oh well. There were a few cool things to see there, along with a lot of, dare I say, boring crap. I tend to be very picky about the art that interests me and I found that a lot of what I was seeing at SAM was either pretty dull or I had a hard time finding the meaning in it or considering it to be “fine art”.  However, there was definitely some good work to see.

I was very excited to see four of Carrie Mae Weems’ beautiful black and white photographs. I know we’ve discussed her work around domestic space quite a bit in class, so it was really cool to see her prints so large and in person.

The piece that I found to be most relevant to my project was a black and white photograph entitled Coney Island Boardwalk, Man by Roy DeCarava. It had a nostalgic quality to it that reminded me of the reasons I wanted to use black and white photography in my work during this quarter.  I think it must be a pretty rare photograph too because I can’t even find it on Google; which kind of makes it even cooler that I got to see it at the museum. I’ve done a little research on the artist and many of his other photographs have a “home life” quality to them that appeals to me a lot. I think discovering him was the best thing I took away from going to SAM.

There was also a painting that I connected to that was called How My Mother’s Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life by Arshile Gorky. This abstract painting coupled with its descriptive title makes me think that is represents a memory or attempts to encapsulate a particular relationship within the artist’s life, which is basically what I aim to do in each of my boxes.

Another thing I enjoyed quite a bit was “The Porcelain Room” because it sort of reminded me of a giant assemblage. They pieced together a huge display of porcelain objects, all found from various time periods and places of origin. The display describes how porcelain was once very valuable but has become commonplace now and that this room is there way of making these artifacts special again. This is similar to the way I want to treat the objects in my work. 

So, basically, the point of this post is for me to say that they didn’t have what I went to the museum to see, but I ended up discovering some pretty cool new stuff instead.

For my museum visit, I went to the Seattle Art Museum because I knew they had a diverse range of artworks and had two of Joseph Cornell’s boxes and a few of his collages in their permanent collection. I was disappointed to find that after I looked through everything there and asked a guide, his pieces were not on display at the moment. I was so excited to see a Cornell box up close in person, but oh well. There were a few cool things to see there, along with a lot of, dare I say, boring crap. I tend to be very picky about the art that interests me and I found that a lot of what I was seeing at SAM was either pretty dull or I had a hard time finding the meaning in it or considering it to be “fine art”.  However, there was definitely some good work to see.

I was very excited to see four of Carrie Mae Weems’ beautiful black and white photographs. I know we’ve discussed her work around domestic space quite a bit in class, so it was really cool to see her prints so large and in person.

The piece that I found to be most relevant to my project was a black and white photograph entitled Coney Island Boardwalk, Man by Roy DeCarava. It had a nostalgic quality to it that reminded me of the reasons I wanted to use black and white photography in my work during this quarter.  I think it must be a pretty rare photograph too because I can’t even find it on Google; which kind of makes it even cooler that I got to see it at the museum. I’ve done a little research on the artist and many of his other photographs have a “home life” quality to them that appeals to me a lot. I think discovering him was the best thing I took away from going to SAM.

There was also a painting that I connected to that was called How My Mother’s Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life by Arshile Gorky. This abstract painting coupled with its descriptive title makes me think that is represents a memory or attempts to encapsulate a particular relationship within the artist’s life, which is basically what I aim to do in each of my boxes.

Another thing I enjoyed quite a bit was “The Porcelain Room” because it sort of reminded me of a giant assemblage. They pieced together a huge display of porcelain objects, all found from various time periods and places of origin. The display describes how porcelain was once very valuable but has become commonplace now and that this room is there way of making these artifacts special again. This is similar to the way I want to treat the objects in my work. 

So, basically, the point of this post is for me to say that they didn’t have what I went to the museum to see, but I ended up discovering some pretty cool new stuff instead.

For my third assemblage, I am focusing on the front porch. I started with the idea of a bench. There was this blue bench/porch swing on my front porch when I was growing up that I kept thinking of when I was brainstorming for this project. I found this weird wooden thing at Goodwill and thought that if I cut it up and rearranged it I could turn it into a porch bench. So I sawed off various parts and reglued things in different places and painted it blue and it magically turned into this memory I have of my childhood. I honestly spent way too much time on this one component of my assemblage, but I felt that it was the most important part.

The other thing I wanted to include was coffee. I always remember my dad drinking coffee on the front porch and I find myself doing it now. There is just something special about enjoying a hot beverage on your porch on a cool morning. The thought of it makes me feel nostalgic instantly. I found a couple of ways to incorporate coffee beans and grounds into the box.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my childhood porch is that it was always cluttered with random junk and I tried to recreate this look a little bit in this box. I was also inspired by Joseph Cornell’s work to create distinct sections within the assemblage. I got help from my mom and used old scrap wood to create a sectioned look similar to many of Cornell’s pieces. Like this one-

The other part of the process was the photographs. I set up a tripod and took self-portraits on the porch and I also printed using old negatives that show my actual childhood porch.

This box is a little more simplistic than my last two, but I hope the sentiment comes across well. I’m interested to hear what people think about it during critique next week.

For my third assemblage, I am focusing on the front porch. I started with the idea of a bench. There was this blue bench/porch swing on my front porch when I was growing up that I kept thinking of when I was brainstorming for this project. I found this weird wooden thing at Goodwill and thought that if I cut it up and rearranged it I could turn it into a porch bench. So I sawed off various parts and reglued things in different places and painted it blue and it magically turned into this memory I have of my childhood. I honestly spent way too much time on this one component of my assemblage, but I felt that it was the most important part.

The other thing I wanted to include was coffee. I always remember my dad drinking coffee on the front porch and I find myself doing it now. There is just something special about enjoying a hot beverage on your porch on a cool morning. The thought of it makes me feel nostalgic instantly. I found a couple of ways to incorporate coffee beans and grounds into the box.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my childhood porch is that it was always cluttered with random junk and I tried to recreate this look a little bit in this box. I was also inspired by Joseph Cornell’s work to create distinct sections within the assemblage. I got help from my mom and used old scrap wood to create a sectioned look similar to many of Cornell’s pieces. Like this one-

The other part of the process was the photographs. I set up a tripod and took self-portraits on the porch and I also printed using old negatives that show my actual childhood porch.

This box is a little more simplistic than my last two, but I hope the sentiment comes across well. I’m interested to hear what people think about it during critique next week.

For my third assemblage, I am focusing on the front porch. I started with the idea of a bench. There was this blue bench/porch swing on my front porch when I was growing up that I kept thinking of when I was brainstorming for this project. I found this weird wooden thing at Goodwill and thought that if I cut it up and rearranged it I could turn it into a porch bench. So I sawed off various parts and reglued things in different places and painted it blue and it magically turned into this memory I have of my childhood. I honestly spent way too much time on this one component of my assemblage, but I felt that it was the most important part.

The other thing I wanted to include was coffee. I always remember my dad drinking coffee on the front porch and I find myself doing it now. There is just something special about enjoying a hot beverage on your porch on a cool morning. The thought of it makes me feel nostalgic instantly. I found a couple of ways to incorporate coffee beans and grounds into the box.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my childhood porch is that it was always cluttered with random junk and I tried to recreate this look a little bit in this box. I was also inspired by Joseph Cornell’s work to create distinct sections within the assemblage. I got help from my mom and used old scrap wood to create a sectioned look similar to many of Cornell’s pieces. Like this one-

The other part of the process was the photographs. I set up a tripod and took self-portraits on the porch and I also printed using old negatives that show my actual childhood porch.

This box is a little more simplistic than my last two, but I hope the sentiment comes across well. I’m interested to hear what people think about it during critique next week.

For my third assemblage, I am focusing on the front porch. I started with the idea of a bench. There was this blue bench/porch swing on my front porch when I was growing up that I kept thinking of when I was brainstorming for this project. I found this weird wooden thing at Goodwill and thought that if I cut it up and rearranged it I could turn it into a porch bench. So I sawed off various parts and reglued things in different places and painted it blue and it magically turned into this memory I have of my childhood. I honestly spent way too much time on this one component of my assemblage, but I felt that it was the most important part.

The other thing I wanted to include was coffee. I always remember my dad drinking coffee on the front porch and I find myself doing it now. There is just something special about enjoying a hot beverage on your porch on a cool morning. The thought of it makes me feel nostalgic instantly. I found a couple of ways to incorporate coffee beans and grounds into the box.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my childhood porch is that it was always cluttered with random junk and I tried to recreate this look a little bit in this box. I was also inspired by Joseph Cornell’s work to create distinct sections within the assemblage. I got help from my mom and used old scrap wood to create a sectioned look similar to many of Cornell’s pieces. Like this one-

The other part of the process was the photographs. I set up a tripod and took self-portraits on the porch and I also printed using old negatives that show my actual childhood porch.

This box is a little more simplistic than my last two, but I hope the sentiment comes across well. I’m interested to hear what people think about it during critique next week.

For my third assemblage, I am focusing on the front porch. I started with the idea of a bench. There was this blue bench/porch swing on my front porch when I was growing up that I kept thinking of when I was brainstorming for this project. I found this weird wooden thing at Goodwill and thought that if I cut it up and rearranged it I could turn it into a porch bench. So I sawed off various parts and reglued things in different places and painted it blue and it magically turned into this memory I have of my childhood. I honestly spent way too much time on this one component of my assemblage, but I felt that it was the most important part.

The other thing I wanted to include was coffee. I always remember my dad drinking coffee on the front porch and I find myself doing it now. There is just something special about enjoying a hot beverage on your porch on a cool morning. The thought of it makes me feel nostalgic instantly. I found a couple of ways to incorporate coffee beans and grounds into the box.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my childhood porch is that it was always cluttered with random junk and I tried to recreate this look a little bit in this box. I was also inspired by Joseph Cornell’s work to create distinct sections within the assemblage. I got help from my mom and used old scrap wood to create a sectioned look similar to many of Cornell’s pieces. Like this one-

The other part of the process was the photographs. I set up a tripod and took self-portraits on the porch and I also printed using old negatives that show my actual childhood porch.

This box is a little more simplistic than my last two, but I hope the sentiment comes across well. I’m interested to hear what people think about it during critique next week.

For my third assemblage, I am focusing on the front porch. I started with the idea of a bench. There was this blue bench/porch swing on my front porch when I was growing up that I kept thinking of when I was brainstorming for this project. I found this weird wooden thing at Goodwill and thought that if I cut it up and rearranged it I could turn it into a porch bench. So I sawed off various parts and reglued things in different places and painted it blue and it magically turned into this memory I have of my childhood. I honestly spent way too much time on this one component of my assemblage, but I felt that it was the most important part.

The other thing I wanted to include was coffee. I always remember my dad drinking coffee on the front porch and I find myself doing it now. There is just something special about enjoying a hot beverage on your porch on a cool morning. The thought of it makes me feel nostalgic instantly. I found a couple of ways to incorporate coffee beans and grounds into the box.

Another thing I remember distinctly about my childhood porch is that it was always cluttered with random junk and I tried to recreate this look a little bit in this box. I was also inspired by Joseph Cornell’s work to create distinct sections within the assemblage. I got help from my mom and used old scrap wood to create a sectioned look similar to many of Cornell’s pieces. Like this one-

The other part of the process was the photographs. I set up a tripod and took self-portraits on the porch and I also printed using old negatives that show my actual childhood porch.

This box is a little more simplistic than my last two, but I hope the sentiment comes across well. I’m interested to hear what people think about it during critique next week.