Making art: Producing art in response to an idea.
I start making art once I have understood the context (I often base this on a real experience) and I look at Artist models that have a similar Kaupapa/ideology. I work in series but must finish within a certain time therefore I often work towards an exhibition.
I design the composition using thumbnails but this can change but there is a structure. I use previous personal styles or work in other artist’s styles that I like. The thumbnails gives the work intention in terms of structure but sometimes this is not fixed.
I sometimes don’t know what or how a painting will look apart from the basic structure but I base this on experience, I try not to get too concerned if the painting is not quite going the way I want it to.
I can walk away from a work then redo areas, I know when to stop and let the work go.
I have lots of ideas but generally they tend to align to common themes. I have videoed myself and often it is a simple explanation as to why I do the work. It is a response to the environment I am presently living in, and I often voice social issues through my work.
Ka nui te mihi,
Mere Clifford
www.meremaryclifford.co.nz
Instagram: meremaryclifford.artist
Facebook: Kahu Arts
I start making art once I have understood the context (I often base this on a real experience) and I look at Artist models that have a similar Kaupapa/ideology. I work in series but must finish within a certain time therefore I often work towards an exhibition.
I design the composition using thumbnails but this can change but there is a structure. I use previous personal styles or work in other artist’s styles that I like. The thumbnails gives the work intention in terms of structure but sometimes this is not fixed.
I sometimes don’t know what or how a painting will look apart from the basic structure but I base this on experience, I try not to get too concerned if the painting is not quite going the way I want it to.
I can walk away from a work then redo areas, I know when to stop and let the work go.
I have lots of ideas but generally they tend to align to common themes. I have videoed myself and often it is a simple explanation as to why I do the work. It is a response to the environment I am presently living in, and I often voice social issues through my work.
Ka nui te mihi,
Mere Clifford
www.meremaryclifford.co.nz
Instagram: meremaryclifford.artist
Facebook: Kahu Arts