Blog 3: Reflection on Magazine/Newspaper Transfers

This one was somewhat easier to wrap my head around because all the material was there and I just had to put it together. It turned out pretty ugly though: I cut up this weird drug ad and it ended up looking like regurgitated spaghetti. I also had a hard time cutting the strips into the right shape, so I ended up with less material to put on the film than I expected (and some of them disappeared or dissolved or something) and I had to cut up more magazines. The second time around, I hacked up pictures of cameras and cut the tape into really thin strips. I think that section will look better (or at the very least, less vomit-y) because there's some sort of a theme, rather than a mishmash of textures. It's hard to say whether or not anything I tried today worked without seeing it through the projector, but I have a feeling it will look like a garbled mess. It was fun though.

For the next project, I think having to stick to the elements theme is really going to help me stay on track and generate ideas quicker. I think limitations make you more creative; complete and total freedom can be paralyzing. Sometimes you need boundaries to reach and rules to bend to make your best work.