Blown Away Art Challenge 3/8

Art Prompts

 

 

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

“For this challenge we want you to channel your inner billionaire with your very own space shuttle and create a stellar piece of art that is inspired by the vastness, beauty, and wonder of space”

Length: 4 hours
Evaluation Criteria: Design/Concept/Technical Skill

MY CHALLENGE

The perfect challenge for me because I love SPACE! So many directions I could have taken but in the end, chose to paint other-worldly flowers – imaginary flora that could exist outside of earth.  The piece was inspired by a recent play with suminagashi, an art form where inks swirl and distort in water.  For the challenge, I decided to cut ply in a shape that would compliment the surreal flower forms to push past my go-to of painting on paper.

Critique

Season three, episode eight, had resident judge Katherine Gray, alongside planetary scientist Marianne Mader. The critiques given this week centered around elements of the work that didn’t align.  Either the element didn’t match the realism of the entire piece or it could have been redone to overcome technical difficulties.  There was some questioning around colour choice and appraisal for being able to create a sense of motion and respond to the brief with a solid concept.

My own critique: I loved my piece but there was a contestant who went down a similar route and received negative feedback for her work not having a strong space concept that the piece could have been from the deep ocean. After I finished watching the show and then looked back at what I created, I realised I would have received that feedback too!