This blog has been commandeered for my use in a Master of Fine Arts class. While the general idea is to be able to write intelligently about art, this class certainly seems to bring up a wealth of other cultural issues to write about, which is great. Screw "so and so has 20 colorful whatevers with strong compositions and sensual application of whatsit." Analyzing a host of broader issues through the lens of art practices; (rather than just talking about the art practices) that's the kind of writing that gets me to go see stuff.
Given the sharp technological turns my personal studio practice has taken recently (using sound and video), being able to roll with writing about the vanguard is an awesome challenge to embrace.
Referring back to my first baby steps with blogs, I remember how empowering it was to start groupiegirldc. Back then I wanted The Big Eye to empower my art writing in the same way, but I guess I just had to grow up first, (or I just needed more rock n' roll in my diet.) Check back soon to see what happens.
- Karen Joan Topping
- is an emerging artist working in multi-media living in Washington DC. With an MFA from The University Of The Arts and a BFA from American University, she has shown her work in many regional group exhibitions. For Karen Joan Topping, things such as toys and candy are the tools and materials for the making of art. She creates installations, sculptures and video projections engaging in a spirit of play and exploration that are inquiries into attention, emotion and judgment as much as they are investigations of aesthetic practices. By using seductive and nostalgic objects from childhood, she examines how fantasy, memory, hope and anxiety can be explored in space and time as well as symbol and form.
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