Painting a Make

For the second Make Cycle I realized I had to think a little more creatively about what to do that would exhibit science and truth. For my Make I made a painting, but the process by which I made the painting was what I tied to science and truth. I decided to paint a non-representational painting. When doing so I decided I would listen to a certain type of music and let it influence my painting. Music is known to be very influential to our mind. Our moods, feelings, movements and thoughts can all be influenced by music. Everyone has a different neural chemistry and there for music effects us all differently. If you were to give a group of people the same song, paint, canvas and setting but all separated from one another you would end up with completely different paintings. I notice when I paint to certain songs my hand gestures change and the amount of color mixing varies.

I also wanted to bring up the issue of truth. What is truth when it comes to the perception of a piece of art work. Just like music, art on its own causes different chemical responses in the brain, causing different reactions to different pieces. One person could look at a piece and think it is beautiful and another person could think it hideous. This can cause the issue of what is art and what is not. Art can be very subjective and at times almost impossible to judge.

I've had a few reactions to my peers about my idea for this make. One of which that stood out to me is that some one had the idea of a person reading something and when it is done they continue to improve while another person is listening paints to the words that are being spoken. I thought this was a very innovative idea that could be artistic in just the process.