Baby you hold the key... To the diary of me

At the beginning of my 1st semester of grad school... I was asked to keep a visual diary for my Contemporary Art History class of things that inspire my practice as an artist. I decided to use tumblr to create my visual diary since much of my work involves the internet or other computer based activities.

thevisualdiaryofarg.tumblr.com has become a place where the immediacy & urgency to peruse, collect, & analyze the eye candy that gives me such great pleasure can be satiated. 

screen shot 1  from the homepage of the visual diary of arg

screen shot 2 from the homepage of the visual diary of arg

Not only did I collect, I was then directed to categorize the content of my visual diary. How to do this? I proposed to create a poster(my GD tendencies rise again)...as I have always wanted to make one but never have... also an exciting challenge of observing & scrutinizing the contents more closely & creatively. 

and the results are...

a 3x3 poster designed by AdrienneRose Gionta 2012

a closer look at the 10 categories....

                       form 

socio-cultural

pink

neon

words



identity

obsession

authorship

science

 aside from directing various in progress projects... this particular exercise has highlighted my need to collect and analyze data much like a scientist... i now even realize that intuitively my putting all of this in poster format is what they do with their research for science conferences. These are new discoveries for me... and I haven't quite figured out what it all means or how every thing applies just yet... so this lovely poster hangs on the wall of my studio for me to contemplate how I'm gonna work it! 

http://www.contemplate.us/think-proverbs-1470.php

raise the sign, it's a revolution in graphic design (yes I do GD... now & then)

Starting in undergrad, on the graphic design track, mainly because it seemed the safest way to be an artist & make money... quickly led to realizing... after the 1st semester, that I was more so inclined & inspired by/at getting physical with materials... I wanted & needed to zone in/out with thick colorful brushstrokes, relishing the sight, smell & feel of paint all over my hands and speckles in my hair vs redesigning bad Pizza cook book covers on a PC (yes I revolted against Apple as a graphic designer...perhaps that's why I didn't enjoy it...hmmm). I wasn't escaping it completely as I found myself surrounded by them (graphic designers)... both of my bosses at 2 different jobs were graphic designers and I won't deny that I enjoyed working with the student graphic designers more so as a creative director while working at the gallery. Admitting here, that they certainly have rubbed off on me... because over the last couple of years and especially now in grad school... I have been called upon &/or have even sought out opportunities for graphic design projects. Perhaps because I am in a school that does not cater to the GD field (NO GD program at all)... I have been filling the void for their company, energy, skill & inspiration...I don't know why, but I have been enjoying playing the part... bytw I am still learning how to use that Adobe CS, progress has been good fun! So here's my GD work from the 1st to my most recent project...

#1 exhibition announcement(front) by AdrienneRose Gionta 2009

#1 exhibition announcement(back)by AdrienneRose Gionta 2009

#2 vip evite by AdrienneRose Gionta 2010

#3 exhibition announcement by AdrienneRose Gionta 2010

#4 exhibition announcement by AdrienneRose Gionta 2011

#5 exhibition announcement by AdrienneRose Gionta 2011

#6 exhibition announcement by AdrienneRose Gionta 2011

#7 exhibition announcement by AdrienneRose Gionta 2012

#8 call for collaboration announcement by AdrienneRose Gionta 2012

“Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated”

— Paul Rand