tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62515398040548692442009-10-13T20:43:23.612-04:00Beyond the MFA • Where the process creates its own answers...Lynda Schlosberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532876704079037588lynda@lyndaschlosberg.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251539804054869244.post-7763662463488215242009-07-21T08:44:00.002-04:002009-07-21T08:59:06.739-04:00

Just a quick post, to anyone who might be still checking this blog.It's odd to have not made any posts for the last six months while I worked on my thesis and finished up my MFA degree at AIB. What an experience it was, and well worth all the hard work, and sometimes pain in the process.The title of this blog has been "Where the process creates its own answers" and the AIB MFA program was indeed

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Here is my most current artist statement. It is a continual work in progress. This still isn't "it" yet, but it's getting closer...The space between you and me, is it really empty? Consider all the unseen bits of data: radio, television, cell phones, wireless routers, email, instant messaging, the Internet. Our air is filled with waves of electrical currents, digital impulses, and magnetic forces

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My previous mentor Cristi Rinklin has a wonderful show up at FP3 in Boston. I went to the opening this past Saturday. It's up until August 15th, so if you live or are visiting Boston you should go see her work. It's outstanding. Here are some details:Cristi Rinklin (www.cristirinklin.com)"Boundless"FP3 Gallery, Fort Point, Boston MAMay 8th - August 15th 2009Curated by James HullPress Release (PDF)

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Well, the past few months have been pretty intense. Writing my thesis was no small task. And I only made matters worse for myself--I had a complete draft written and decided it was the wrong story, and started over with only a few weeks left before it was due. I'm now just waiting for the final review with my advisor and hopefully will spend this weekend putting the finishing touches on it and

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A premise for my thesis, on the infusion of technoconsciousness in our everyday existence...Laugh (it IS hysterical). Then think.(it might take a few moments to load...)

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Here's what will most likely be my last post on this painting. I think I'm almost done with it. Or at least I'm going to stop working on it (sans a few final touches).It's been a learning experience, and in the end I'm not sure it has achieved fully what I want, but it is a big step along the way. It has at least made me more clear about what I want to work on further in order to fulfill my

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Here's the first stab at my thesis outline:Consciousness: The Space Between Thought and FormI. IntroductionII. Decoding the Phenomenology of Perception      a. Philosophical Narratives      b. Scientific TestimonyIII. Consciousness in Contemporary ArtIV. Abstraction of Form and Representation of the Non-Physical      a. The Role of Photography      b. The Role of Technology      c. The Language

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I went to NYC this past Thursday with AIB buddy Rebecca Moran Brine. We had a great time. Funny, we did the art thing and skipped all of the holiday festivities, lights or attractions that make NYC even more spectacular this time of year.We went to the Vincent Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night exhibit at the MoMA. Well worth the trip. The show had many pieces from his early work and then some

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Here are updated images of my studio work. It's going slow. I had a great meeting with my mentor on Monday and I loved the analogy she gave me about painting: "Paintings are like a relationship. There is the attraction phase, the courtship, and then issues begin to arise and things start to crumble. The good thing is they are finite, and you can move on to the next one. It's like a serial

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Here's the working draft of my artist statement for this semester...I'm still working on the end. Let me know your thoughts.Do individual thoughts contribute to a universal consciousness? Is there such a thing as a global brain? Can a collective mind change the corporeal world we live in? My abstract paintings explore the relationship between thought and form. Wall-sized works on paper,

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I've been working hard on my Matrix III painting, and while I'm happy with the experience up close to the work, when I step back I feel that it falls apart. The experience is "flat". I've been frustrated with trying to figure out what's not working, and realizing it takes 40 hours to make a "move" and the clock is ticking for the January residency.So yesterday I took a break from painting. I met

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Whew. This one took 38.75 hours to complete (but who's counting!?)Clearly, I'm going to need professional help photographing these large pieces. I just don't have the equipment or room to get a decent full-size shot...Here's what I was able to get this morning (the detail shots are obviously much better).Now I'm off to start the next layer. Yippee.

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I've been painting for 30 hours this past week (despite being horribly sick) and I don't think it's going to be enough to finish these two paintings for January. I had estimated about 20-hours per layer/color and that 30 hours per week would allow me to just finish them both in time. But the last two layers/colors have both taken over 30 hours to complete. In fact, this red layer on Matrix III is

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It took a full 30 hours to paint in the third (yellow) layer. Here are some really poor snapshots I took in the studio (hand held the camera, no lights...)Here's a couple of details...Started the fifth (maroon/red) layer on Matrix III (lower left corner)...And a detail...

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Here is the fourth layer finished on Matrix III...Here's a detail...

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Here is the first two layers of the next big piece, Matrix IV, 110" wide x 55" high, acrylic on paperI will be working on this piece concurrently with Matrix III (below). I will do a layer on one, then a layer on the second, and back and forth until they are both finished. I'm estimating that I need to paint 30-hours per week consistently between now and January 1st to have these both ready for

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I took my once-a-month visit to Chelsea. I'm finding that these monthly trips are proving to be quite valuable, and will become a lifelong routine. Not only am I getting more and more familiar with the area, the more often I go the less pressure I feel to have to "see everything" and I am spending more time at slightly fewer shows so that I can really observe the work and learn something.Here's a

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Here is my current painting with the fourth layer (out of twelve) partially complete. If you notice the small dots in the lower left corner the next step to complete this layer, will be apply those dots throughout the painting. I suspect it will take me all week to complete...PLUS, I intend to start a second large piece this week (at the suggestion of my mentor). Even though these paintings are

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Here's the new piece after a week. Three colors/layers done..."Matrix III" in process - 110" x 55" acrylic on paper.

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I finally finished my test painting. In the end I realize that this was just a means to an end and it really (in my opinion) doesn't stand up as a finished work. I learned quite a bit on it, and that's what is important. Means to an End (The Matrix II) 36" x 24", acrylic on paperBased on what I learned from this piece, the reading I've been doing on immersion (I just finished the book "Virtual

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I took my once-a-month trip to the Chelsea galleries last Friday. I really didn't have time to plan which shows to go see, so I counted on my intuition to guide me to the right shows (although there were two I did specifically want to see). I wasn't disappointed. I saw a lot of good work. A few shows stood out to me. I've been reading about the history of immersion art and I found myself looking

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My design business is very busy - now that summer is over everyone is ready to do their marketing campaigns again - the ants have crawled out of the woodwork! So I've been focusing on keeping my reading and studio practice going and maintaining updates to this blog is what has taken the hit as a result. I've also been working on my second thought piece "What Influences Our Perceptions of Art and

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I want to add more to this post later -- until then I am just adding some images of new work (in process) as a result of the meeting with my mentor...The short story: I'm in the process of re-creating one of the panels from my "TV photo" (shown in my July 24th post). I've started and abandoned two of them.This one has the most potential so far, and is why I'm rushing this blog entry, because I

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The studio reconstruction is done! Hallelujah! Here are some photos. For the few of you who saw my old space, you can imagine how great this is for me.These are roughly going clockwise around the room (note digital printing area in the third one down - yippee now everything is integrated back together again)....

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Studio RenovationThe carpenter came last week and tore down the old walls and studded out the remaining (new) ones. The electrician is currently doing all my feeds, getting the outlets set, and installing track lighting. Hopefully he'll be done by the weekend so I can get back to work. I'm NOT liking this "down" time.Here's a photo of the new raw space (sans wiring work).MentorI was finally able

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