Monday, 3 August 2015

Breaking the Rules | Break a Routine

Artistically speaking, to break the rule, theres a need to know the rule first. Am I right? 
Living in an open society, specifically in Singapore, rules and guidelines are not at all peculiar to us. This weeks’ module was all about “Breaking the Rules”. Breaking the Rules can relate in so many aspects of art but normally, it is about how one design can really be ground-breaking. To what extent though do we go about doing so? I think what most of us are rather confused with is the contrast between rules & instructions. They might have about just the same concept but, rules are meant to be followed. Rules are commands that are bind to that subject. A simple example would be “No smoking in public malls.” However, rules comes with a negative consequence if we don’t abide by it. Now, what are instructions? Instructions lean towards guidelines that are preferably recommended. In art, we are constantly expected for artists’ to break the rules. There’s always a purpose to it when we do so. Breaking the Rule automatically imposes a mantra on me,“ I need to be hungry! I need to achieve what I want!” However, there are ways going about breaking the rule.

 I think there is a difference when it come off as being rude & provocative versus being hungry wanting to break it. Firstly, we can’t just claim to be unique and different as we break the rules.. we gotta know exactly what we’re doing. Millions of people break the rules everyday, but just didn’t know it. 

Personally, I think it is all about self-growth. Great compositions don’t just happen by accident of course we have to note that without research, no proper content.. it’s just plain stupidity. It takes planning about going around the rule and bending it instead. There’s always a problem but what if I don't have a problem? Easy, create it. Ok, thats a little odd, but it makes sense right? Get rid of assumptions. With problem understanding, not only we have to restort the problem with our art but we get to define our works clearer.We would be more aware not only within ourselves and art but also of others. Other cultures,backgrounds, people and emotions. That way, even if I know it can still be risky, challenging.. instead, we can use them in a way that it enhances our design to be even more ground-breaking. 
Go all out or no one will doubt our intent.

Break a Routine
Fast Sketch of the Journey & Place








This was actually our first challenge/task that was given by our lecturer. Why? Well, he felt that we're all too used and familiar with our way of living and that we just don't bother to try do things differently. Especially being an art student, we are expected to discover more than we can. It didn't necessarily meant change the routine drastically but start small. Read the classic per say. Be lost and more observant, we never know where it might lead us. Good or bad, it is part of collecting experiences. I went ahead doing the task, actually on our way to have lunch. I am not really a person that knows much about the city street in Singapore, so of course to me, everything was somewhat new. We took a different route and ended up in a neighbourhood area in the middle of CBD [Central Business District] where I've never been to.They had temples in walking distance,floral shops along the street and mobile ice cream man all over. It was random yet the feeling was familiar. I think it is needed to break a routine, so we can break that familiarity with the surroundings. If not, we will not be willing to face change. Change affects creativity, therefore,which affects how we can evolve.

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