>critical thinking?

>i have been in this crisis about what i am doing for some time and really discovering what i am interested in is a philosophy , which through thinking about this is allowing me to understand why things are as they are. what irks me about contemporary practice is a scientific methodology to the work or rather a scientific outcome from a methodology of research , i think that art is much better than this and not really about proving something but uncovering the hidden mysteries , which by there own nature will still be mysterious once uncovered(for references see Bruce nauman, bill viola and franz west off the top of my head).

i am not setting up a them and us and find that my thinking can take on this form.

( a work of visual art that seems to of been arrived at through a process of logical methods with an outcome which talks about the way it was conceived not through material or processes but through a conceptual framework. this conceptual frame though now seems to me to reek of one of necessity for the artist, to allow governmental funding or theoretical placement within a body of knowledge, rather than the artists wanton enjoyment of the ideas at stake)

but maybe i am questioning the value of works which simple visualise a theory or obvious point of view which are then held up to be important. so there is a way for art to be more subtle and powerful than i feel it is currently. This frustration could be my own difficulties in coming to terms with some of the elements and interests that are contained within my own practice.

>noon day demons

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i was having this chat with one of my friends the other day and what was very reassuring for both of us was that we agreed that are work is what it is and that its not really going to change that much, we will most likely keep plugging away in the same ways we have been. this seemed very reassuring to me and hopefully i can keep chugging.

i am involved in a collabrative art project at the moment the noon day demons. we starting and swaping with each other drawings every week or so and then continuing to work on these new drawings that someone else has started. we have all swapped about 4 or 5 times so far. its a really good way to keep yourself busy and a good aside to your practice.