The last week of school is just over for me, and all that's left now are final project submissions and my 2 redundant-in-my-opinion exams. I'm feeling an immense sense of relief that I've got 2D and drawing off my back, and I'm really satisfied with how they managed to turn out in the end. Now it's time to face my most dreaded 4D film war. I realized that, for my two submissions, I've been working on it without knowing how the final will actually turn out. Just taking risks, experiencing the curiosity and anticipation of the end product was rather fun. Somehow this semester feels more relaxed and less hectic as compared to last semester. Weird. It's really kinda sad that foundation year is over so quickly. To me it's the only year we get to try out different things, different styles, and not being afraid of failure. Next year on we'd be majoring and doing the same thing for 3 years. How boring. Why am I such a pessimist?
Something we touched on this semester in 4D, about the grading system of an art school; How can art even be graded A, B, or C? How do you determine what's good art and bad art? Who are you and what basis do you have to judge someone else's art? If only such a thing didn't exist. We wouldn't be creating artworks to please someone else; we wouldn't be intentionally glamorizing our works to gain the element of a spectacle; we wouldn't be magnifying the scale of our work just to stand out from the others; we wouldn't be conforming to something not of our own and perhaps find our own style in the process of trying and experimentation.
Okay enough of this boring philosophical talk. Somehow I find myself using this phrase rather often recently; ideal, but unrealistic. Totally sums up all the rant above.
Slacking away on my comfy queen bed now. I should feel guilty for doing so if I consider the work I have undone but apparently I'm not.. Dumped my boy in hall and went home the second I could because I'm a mommy's girl and homesick. I feel bad, but.. it's partially your own fault since you chose to lock yourself up in the cave of gloom for the next month hahaha (I know you're reading this). I guess the next time I post it would be when exams are over and I'll be free for real. I'll be happy, cheerful, relieved
Looking forward! (minus FOC stuff)
