Blown Away Art Challenge 3/9
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 today’s challenge we want you to face your greatest fear and create a piece of art inspired by that – it could be a fear that motivates you, something you’ve already conquered, or something that still haunts you. We want you to be brave and take risks.”
Length: 5 hours
Evaluation Criteria: Concept/Technical Skill/Overall Presentation
MY CHALLENGE
Absolutely love this challenge because fear is something that motivates, haunts, and that I try and conquer! My greatest fear is running out of time, not using my time wisely and life ending abruptly before I’ve achieved my dreams. I decided to go literal with an hourglass and candle but also show through colour the positivity behind the fear. Knowing we have a limited life is a concept that completely motivates me and I hope the symbols succinctly articulate that briefness.
Critique
Season three, episode nine, had resident judge Katherine Gray, alongside season two contestant, Elliot Walker. Positive critiques this week were for work that had a presence or were dynamic in presentation – praise for detail, and finesse. There was talk of work needing a statement for context or forms being lost due to being too abstracted or stylised, or the need to edit down the work and not present everything.
It was funny to see the theme I chose bubble into the contestant’s work! Before watching what the other contestants had done and hearing the critiques I assumed my work would have been picked apart for being too literal so it was interesting to see the critique for work that didn’t deliver a clear representation. Maybe they would have loved my piece this week 🙂 I also realise how absurd it is to critique my own work by pretending to be reality tv show judges 😛
