get some verve.

So in one of my art classes, we are doing this intense concentration thing for our final portfolio. It's 12 pieces of art with a central theme/message/medium, basically they're all related by something you're trying to say. And we're working on it for an entire semester.. so I need an idea that's gonna kick butt. Still working on that one. Here's what I'm thinking so far. Definitely gonna go with photography of some sort.

The way people are so restrained by the impact of the opinions/actions of others. Like how you hold back from doing something because you're worried that people will automatically judge you for it. And yeah, they will judge you. But why does that matter? What would the world be like if reputations and stereotypes didn't exist, if no one was ever judged for their thoughts, words, or opinions? If everyone just spoke their mind without being afraid of looking stupid or weird or anything else they could be labeled as. This is kind of cliche.. but it's something I think about a lot.

The obsession with objectivity. The fact that numbers, scores, and various measurements of success determine your worth as a person in this society. A frustration with formulaic thinking. I hate how test scores seem to define students. That's kinda the backbone for this one, and I don't really know where else I could go with it for a whole semester.

I also kind of want to do something with portraits/people, but I don't really have a solid idea for that yet. I have this feeling like this concentration thing is going to be really interesting and different, but coming up with an idea will be the hard part.