ITAP; week 2, Principle 1 - Overcoming Mindset

Principle 1 Overcoming Mindset

 

   As a practitioner I continuously revolve around a selective amount of mediums and processes which produce the same result and give no reflection of character of myself, or personify the piece which I want to intensify. I have therefore created a deliberate habitual mode, and strategy of thinking, and need to release my inner critic which I tend to revolve my basis of work around, producing pieces which show a simultaneous pattern of likeness giving predictable results.

These images are a perfect example of my habitual mode of creativity and inner critic which controls the elements of my creative nature, restricting me to using only typical mediums and processes of design using common materials and utensils, due to my over compulsive comfortability with working with these mediums and materials.
   Although I have a tendency to continuously revolve my practices around a certain stylisation of my pieces, I feel that this does reflect me as an individual, through my sketchy notions and exaggerated features, yet not so much so that it does not specifically categorise me. This is something in particular in which I would not wish to change as a practitioner, but merely develop this stylisation and expand on to be more playful with my work, and consider fresh ways of processing giving me more critical awareness through this observation and subconscious awareness of habit.

 

Reflecting upon this idea of my typical mind set, looking back to previous examples of work, I believe there are various ways in which I can create fresh perspectives upon my creativity, breaking the mould of my repetitive strain of creative design on my own behalf.
   These examples of work I was restricting my mark making style because of how uncomfortable I felt at first using this new wet medium apposed to a dry medium, I found that after the first three attempts to be very controlled because of my judgemental opinion upon painting trying to change my stylisation, I found that these images were unsuccessful and were not expressive enough. (First set of 3 images)
   However once realising this I found that the more marks I made and the darker and uncontrolled I made my painting stylisation it reflected my personality more, and defined my characteristics within the final image, which I found to be relatable to me as an individual. (Second set of 3 images)
 

  
Although I find it difficult to attempt to try new, fresh and innovative ways to develop myself as a practitioner, there are particular ways in which I can over come my mind set to free my habitual mode of creative thinking, leaving me with less predictable results, even if the results are unsuccessful this will still allow development to occur to refine this practice.
   My four images of self portraiture shown above, have been developed using different mediums, materials and techniques, expressing my creative nature in various different ways, although I found it difficult to engage with, I found that the results were more successful than first considered.
Ways to overcome my own creative Mindset;

Consider the idea of collaboration, combing elements of Fine Art, Photography, Illustration, Textiles etc.

Expand on my knowledge of practitioners, varying my influence to encourage different styles of working apposed to looking at similar artists to the ones who currently inspire me.

Begin to sample different techniques using a variety of different mediums and materials which you can include within you RVJ, giving RCC upon them to mind map how you could develop these ideas, and how you could incorporate them appropriately within your work.

Consider the use of technology, expanding your knowledge and understanding of computer software and its importance within the advancing of industry, and how it can help improve the quality of my work.

Finally, before beginning a project, reflect on my ideas before starting, consider a numerous amount of approaches before attempting the brief. This will help avoid the predictable results, and help refine my ideas, increasing my creative thinking, avoiding enquiring into my typical choice of mediums and materials.