Week Four

To create something where there wasn't something before.  Is it still art if you didn't create it with canvas and paint?

A Line Made by Walking from Richardlong.org

Is the line in the grass the art work or is the photograph of the line the art?  The artist has this piece cataloged as a sculpture in his bibliography but without the photograph it would no longer exist.... an interesting concept to reconcile with Walter Benjamin's Loss of the Aura essay.  

This week felt like a much easier way to use Illustrator, no more anchor points...something can do this for me?!!  I think I need to practise more with the pen though.   I clearly don't like it because I'm not confident with it and the three week break between classes makes it a distant memory.

The way forward is through practise.  I wouldn't expect to improve at anything if I only spent 2 hours a week on it.  The goal for this week is to download the software and spend some time each day on it.  A tiny bit each day will help.