Experiment with a new material or mixed media
(ideally non traditional art material)
sewing, embroider, cardboard, glass, wood, spray paint, fabric...
Material Synthesis:
Inquiry Connected to Materials:
Story telling/Fables - Book Pages, printmaking
Nostalgia - Old Photos
Nature - Use Nature (texture traces)
Culture - Use items from your culture
Global Warming - Recycling/Trash
Social Media - Tech/Posts
What theme or topic are you representing in your inquiry? What materials connect to your inquiry unrelated to art? What physical materials need to be present for your theme to exist/happen? What material can you use to further develop your inquiries intention?
Feelings Connected to Materials:
Feeling Low/Depressed - Trash, Garbage
Feeling Happy -
Feeling Comfort -
Feeling Confused - Optics art
What emotion are you representing in your work? What emotion do you want the viewer to feel in your work? What material can further develop that feeling you're trying to express?
What Might This Look Like?
One new material might be embroidery. Check out how artist use this material
What if you changed the "canvas" you work on?
Student Example:
Below are some more ideas for possible materials to experiment with an how they can be turned into artistic ideas.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3hSTxTsSXk/?igsh=MWN0MjluMnBrdDgxMw%3D%3D