About my 3 items
My computer has become my favorite tool and preferred media. I use it for painting, modeling, programming, writing, filming, video editing. Practically any is possible with the computer. It offers the flexibility and cohesiveness that is hard to find with any other tool. It gives wider access of knowledge than any library. I see the computer as my blank canvas and it represents the possibilities of what I can create with my imagination.
Computers are the gateway to the web. It is the medium that will help define how we interact in the future. I see the ubiquity of this medium bringing us closer and democratize the power of mainstream media.
I have used my computer for painting and modeling. I have yet to use it for music, because I am not musically inclined. Neither have I used it much to make games. I think it would serve me well to learn something about both.
I am always looking for something fresh. Some outlet that presents something I have yet to see. TV and YouTube have become boring and predictable. They are also dense with less than mediocre material. The Getty is dense with classic pieces of art. The Getty Museum itself is not an inspiration. Rather it holds a collection of work that inspires me. There is always some painting sculpture, photograph, or artifact that will stretch my imagination. Though I may be standing still in front of an art piece. My mind will wander and my heart will race as I immerse myself in the piece. I think classic works of art keep us in touch with great artists that lived through the ages. And I believe that there are some lessons and morals that apply to the challenges we face today.
I have yet to spend a day to find a work than really inspires me. I'd like to set aside time for that.
My grad is a portfolio of my work before grad school started. I think it best represents what I was capable of at that time. Unlike most websites then, my flash portfolio had a serene style that tried not to bombard the viewer with sensation tricks. However it still made use of the latest in Flash technology including XML. I think back then I relied on volume and variety to prove my talents. But the Flash portfolio was just a giant bag to hold everything I made. My portfolio as a work of art did not feel coherent nor bold. Now I would rather try to be an artist that uses less rather more to make a bolder point.
Both the museum and my grad portfolio are collections of work. But what I realize is that I don't want to create a collection but focus in on one thing. I want to find only a few pieces of artwork that inspire me at the Getty. I want to make one piece of work that is bold but brings together most my skills and talents. Another thing I find in common with all three pieces is immersion. I find I can get lost working in the computer, the same way I get lost exploring a portfolio or gallery.
I think the theme I might want to present is that "You sometimes need to get lost to know where you're going."