James Iveson Lecture 27/10/09

In the lecture James Iveson did he focused on different ways to get creative and produce work with the example of different artists and then revealing the ways in which he works.

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Alex Kats - who gets everything prepared, paint colors all mixed up and takes onboard to paint a huge canvas in a five hour period. He works wet on wet paint to create a misty background and knows the trees he's painting like the back of his hand. He is painting something specific but there still the element of creativity. There still is space for improvisation and spontaneity.

On the other end of the skale is Marc Jacobs and Louis Vitton 2007 'Dir Louis Prigent' where he was using old Louis Vitton clothes and bags to create something new and edgy. The way in which he works is full of possibilities haveing a good range of different materials, styles, designs just laying around everywhere and he sort of picks and chooses what he wants. Its quite like a trial and error situation. Holding up different heels for a shoe, yes, no? Then the next heel, yes, no? Until he comes across the design hes been waiting for.

This lecture inspired me to try out different ways to practice my art. A random way, a set way and made me realise to not give up on work as soon as i dislike it. For me going into the studio not knowing what work im going to produce is thebest way because the ideas come as i work more during the session, ideas i most likely wouldnt have thought of from planning.