This month, the artist sketched various bugs, challenging themself creatively while also celebrating a year full of daily drawing. Grateful for the support, they aim to continue this artistic journey and can't wait to see what the next year holds.
Seeking to escape social media's negative impact, the artist talks about their plan to delve into nature through their daily art, starting with studying various flowers in May.
The content focuses on the evolution of art and the artist/designer/maker's role from Modernism to Postmodernism and Post-Postmodernism, exploring movements like Poststructuralism, Posthumanism, and Transhumanism. The struggle against a grand narrative, influence on the artist's evolution, and societal impacts like the Covid-19 pandemic are examined. Various artists and thinkers are referenced, offering a comprehensive exploration of art's evolution.
The dissertation discusses the author's independent inquiry into affect theory, aimed at understanding emotion perception in art. It includes a study on key thinkers of affect theory, perceptions of emotions, and applications of affect theory in art. The study involved three case studies - color, greyscale, and narrative, and an analysis of the data collected. The findings revealed intriguing trends, challenges, and insights into perception and emotional responses.
Samuel Mathias 