The definition of palimpsest is: “something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form”. On the first stages of creation/creating, Palimpsest as a whole confused me. I genuinely did not know what to do. On top of that I had the biggest art block which made no creativity flow whatsoever.
Though encouraged to experiment and not worry about the work I’ve made. I really found myself planning and planning what I created. This was contradictory of the brief ‘Palimpsest’ as a whole. So with this in mind I just started drawing fairies in attempt of getting rid of my art block. Drawing Fairies helped a lot ridding me of my art block. When finally in the studio I tried putting it in the fax machine. (a machine that was truly fascinating to me). Putting it through the fax machine and manipulating it by pulling the original material which distorted the images (as shown).
Kia ora Kurt,
This was a good start to your palimpsest brief – but what happened after this? Kurt, we need to see regular entries in your blog (several times each week), with photos of your work and written commentary about your thoughts about this work. We also need to see evidence of your research for this brief (posts about other artists from the brief’s reading list). Could you please update your blog retrospectively and put in photos (and comments) on your final display of work for this brief, as we will review your whole blog at the end of the semester to see how your work has developed over the semester.