As the silent crit approached I was extremely stressed. I guess it was because I didn’t feel I had anything complete to show. Or anything I was proud of. I was in the middle of a few experiments.
I took the opportunity to run with once of the things I have been wanting to experiment with for a while. Encaustic medium on glass and paper, charcoal and natural pigment transfers. I happened to have a box-frame and decided to use it and then see what will happen if I put a light source behind it. I was curious to see what the encaustic medium would do.
The crit itself was scary and very insightful at the same time. It was as if I was standing behind the people looking at my art and overhearing them as they analyse my work. I found myself smiling a few times as they mentioned certain things that was spot on with what I intended.
At this stage of the MA we tend to think and overthink what we want our work to look like and be like but we fail to really take the time to think about how the viewer will perceive it. After this experience I don’t think it is possible to know this unless you do a silent crit. It was VERY valuable!
here is the image I showed:
