Wall to Wall Final Discussion

Although this exhibition has been a rather social exhibition because everyone is working in the same space I feel I have missed out on this part of the show because I have been doing most of my work in my studio where my sewing machine is. I feel like I should have spent more time working within the exhibition space around others, especially with the painters whose work I have been responding to, as I this could have led to interesting discussions about where my work could go. After speaking to the artists in the final discussion it was agreed that most people had no idea what the artists on the adjoining sides of their work had planned, and that most of the artists did not discuss any potential collaborations for the parts where their walls met. Having said this, it was interesting to see that the artists on the right side of the space as you walk in had used similar colours that alternated; blues and yellows. 

I realised halfway through the show that the work that I found easiest to respond to was the more abstracted paintings, as the drawings that I work from are more abstracted so I am more comfortable responding this kind of work. Having said this it was good to push myself out of my comfort zone and try working in a different way, even though this is not something I feel I will pursue moving forward for the degree show. During this exhibition, as I was making work quite quickly and needed to document it quite quickly before work was painted over, I realised how difficult it is when I do not have someone as an 'assistant', which means that the documentation of my work was not as good quality as it could be. Leading up to the degree show I will have to make sure all of my documentation is up to a high standard so that I am prepared for the degree show. 

One of the works that I am most interested in responding to is Jiji's, who has created a painting on canvas based on audience participation. She got people to lay or position themselves on the canvas then draw round them loosely, creating abstracted figures that overlap in bright colours. I have not had time during the exhibition to respond to this work but Jiji is planning on working on the same piece in her upcoming show in PS1 next week, so I will have time to respond to it should I choose to.