I have been thinking again, about new art concepts/works that extend on previous ideas and bodies.
Much has been about the interplay of environment and self - varying scapes: water, sky, land, psyche, body, often landscape being a representation of what I am experiencing internally.
I came across this passage from ‘Journals of Love and Literature’ in their call for submissions. I will not submit as the conditions for entry are unsuitable. However, the passage has awakened ideas. (Yes, that is a pun)
Metamorphosis is the quiet and violent act of becoming. It is shaped by ruptured, growth, decay and rebirth. Who is the self that we shed, and which form do we inhabit next? This issue invites reflection on change, whether chosen, forced, or awakened. What have you outgrown, and what has outgrown you?
The description of metamorphosis as “the quiet and violent act of becoming” brought about so many visions - old and new. Pathways in my brain linked ideas and images.
In my own transformations, a notable aspect of discovery and growth is my femininity and that connection to earth, nature and the universe. Being “wired to the world” (Goldfrapp). In my art, I have touched on these concepts but I am thinking about ways to explore my experience in becoming a woman, the connectedness and the body/psyche through landscape (and other scapes).
It’s so exciting to think of the possibilities.
The other ideas that hold strong for me, which are more about technique and representation are: portraying a sense of depth and illusiveness (haziness, mist, light, delicate, unattainable, mystery).
Goldfrapp 🌫️✨