A bag of joy!!!

And in my bag of joy is a letter from the art school that rhymes with Dimblewon saying "we are pleased to offer you a place..." HOORAY!

Saatchi gallery

Jitish Kallat - Untitled (Eclipse) - 2007

I admit I felt a bit out of place at this exhibit, perhaps because I am not Indian/Asian, or perhaps more so because I am so out of touch with the concerns and issues confronting Asian society today... abject poverty, political corruption, limited (or no) access to basic resources. However, I felt I could definitely understand, even sympathise, with the artist's message. In some limited ways in my own life, I've had to do without, I've been treated unfairly, I've been taken advantage of. This is the beginning to my understanding, really seeing the world this artist has seen.

What I like about this piece in particular is the realisation that I have seen this before... well, no, I haven't been to Mumbai... but I have been to Cairo, Antalya, Phukhet... I've seen poor, oppressed but still smiling children in Palestine just "getting on with it" despite or perhaps because of the hard life on their heads. One can even see this London if you are really looking, trying to see.

Despite all the horrible things humans do to each other (or, don't bother themselves doing), there is still HOPE.

Second time's a charm....

FINALLY, I got the invitation letter from the second art school, interview is next week. SO EXCITED I might just pee my pants. And a little nervous... I have a few new things to share in my portfolio, and I feel I'm better prepared for the interview itself as I went back to my old faithful process for interview preparation. I haven't done this for about 10 years for business interviews, but this time is different. So I wrote down a bunch of possible interview questions (thank you, Internet!) and then wrote down some key points for each.

I figure when I write stuff down I'm liable to remember it.

Going a bit further, just in case they ask, I did some research on my "peers" (artists my age) and even found one woman in London (Susan Collis) who left her business career to start an art one - at age 37. She does some really cool stuff where she disguises gems and semi-precious stones (literally) in every-day objects (like a broom, where specks of paint are actually opals inlaid into the wood). I really like it when there's something else to a piece of work besides what you see on first glance; it teaches the viewer to take a second glance, give something another minute of attention, and then they'll be rewarded with something unexpected.

Anyway... I need to CHILL-AX about this interview! It's only my life we'll be talking about...

More Moore...

As promised, here is my drawing in an attempt to vaguely emulate Moore's style of drawing (e.g., his drawings in the 30's-40's of London's underground tunnels during WWII bombing campaigns)

This is my drawing of "Seated Woman" (1957) which was at Tate recently... I loved this sculpture, with its curves, shapes and shadows... the small and somewhat ridiculous tiny head has an "alien" feel about it... she is vulnerable, she doesn't belong here (or anywhere) and still she clutches her strength and maintains her dignity...