Blown Away Art Challenge 3/4
I’m here with a fun extension of the Netflix glass-blowing competition show – Blown Away. Watching the show gave me wild ideas of finding a glass-blowing studio and filling my home with amazing handmade glass! When I got serious with myself (and the logistics!) I realised that fantasy firmly falls in the ‘probably-not-likely-to-eventuate’ realm!
I wanted to make sure the creative fire, lit by the show, was still put to good use! The aim of this post is to allow us to join in on the weekly challenges, no matter what creative realm we play in 🙂
RULES
Loose rules to approach the weekly challenges!
1) Watch an episode – pausing once the judges explain the theme. Allow around 15 minutes to come up with an idea – this is based roughly on what appears to happen on the show!
2) Complete the challenge before watching the rest of the show but if you want to watch the show first I promise I won’t call you out for cheating 🙂
3) Try and stick to the time length given on the show
CHALLENGE
“Create an original piece of art using the seven deadly sins. In the fourth century, the seven deadly sins drew a hard line between vice & virtue, sinner & saint but for this challenge, don’t feel it needs to be so black and white. We’re not looking for archaic values we want a more contemporary and personal take.”
The contestants were each given a sin but you can choose your favourite:
wrath, greed, lust, gluttony, sloth, envy, pride
Length: 4 hours
Evaluation Criteria: Design/Concept/Technical Skill
MY CHALLENGE
I choose envy as I can relate to it on a personal level. The concept came pretty quickly – a visual spiral dotted with roses. The spiral represents the feeling of being at the bottom and envious of those above. I originally was going to paint the roses in different colours but I thought it would be more powerful to have a unified colour to comment on equal worth and perspective.
Critique
Season three, episode three, had resident judge Katherine Gray, alongside Donna Davies (art historian & deputy director at Pilchuck glass school). Work was negatively critiqued that didn’t say much conceptually or were missing part of the message. One piece was said to be too derivative and not showing the artist’s own voice, whilst another was too literal in the idea. Lots of comments on skillful execution of pieces and polished craftsmanship by the artists.
My own critique: I really like my concept, but perhaps the rose choice was paying it too safe!? Definitely could have been more polished in execution – maybe a perfect spiral and evenly spaces flowers would have worked better?!? Overall I super loved this challenge!
