You will create a proposal for the next work of art that you will create. You need to gather your ideas and inspirations and write up the following:

• Theme for the assignment
  
• Message that you are trying to convey
  
• Subject matter
  
• Where your inspiration came from
  
• Materials that you will use ( you are welcome to use anything that I have or that you bring from home)
  

This statement is due on November 15. Please create in google docs and share with me and your other classmates.

This artwork will be due on: December 2, 2013

"I have a magpie attitude to inspiration: I seek it from all sorts of sources; anything that allows me to think about how culture comes together. I'm always on the lookout – I observe people in the street; I watch films, I read, I think about the conversations that I have. I consider the gestures people use, or the colours they're wearing. It's about taking all the little everyday things and observing them with a critical eye; building up a scrapbook which you can draw on. Sometimes, too, I look at other artworks or films to get an idea of what not to do.

It's very important for inspiration to go elsewhere: to move away from the city into pastoral settings, and to make space for meditation. I also enjoy talking to people who aren't involved in art. For my recent work, I've had a lot of conversations with people involved in digital technologies. It's useful to get perspective on what you do by talking to all sorts of different people. "Isaac Julien

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/jan/02/top-artists-creative-inspiration

Assignment:
Create an idea section of your sketchbook. Collect, gather, arrange and sketch ideas that inspire you.

Check out this site
http://artistsinspireartists.com/

Read these articles:
5 Unique Ways To Brainstorm Out of A Creative Rut - Lori McNee Artist

http://www.finearttips.com/2010/03/how-to-bring-out-the-mona-lisa-in-your-own-artwork/

http://www.deskmag.com/en/the-art-of-brainstorming-549


http://painting.about.com/od/inspiration/ss/how-to-brainstorm-art-ideas_2.htm

What do you think? Is this site " artist Inspire artists" helpful for generating ideas? Why or why not?
What inspires you? What do you want to make art about? Did any of the articles help or give you ideas?

Assignment:
Write a minimum of a one page essay on what inspires you to make art. Please create in google docs and then share with me.

Due Date: Friday, November 15