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My Automatist Journal

 

 

 

These are some automatic drawings ive selected from my journal –  these ones in particular were produced after heavy experiences of which I harnessed my feelings and ego and expressed each onto the page, a state I recall feeling for first-thought poetry was a state of shock with combined  relief. This journal responds to Dubuffet, Der Blaue Reiter, Breton, I created the colour wheel while doing the journal and have added to it in reference to the connotations key, this was inspired by Der Blaue Reiter’s exploration of colour symbolism while my automatic doodles, illustrations and writing respond to Andre Breton and Jean Dubuffet.

My colour key

Automatic Drawing Workshop

On the 5th, I conducted the first session of my art therapy course, we stared with the emotion color wheel and automatic drawing task. I provided them with a the wheel worksheet, sharpies and paper – Once the wheel was complete they would carry out automatic drawings referencing the colours to create visual poetry.

Emotion Wheel – Student A

Results: Automatic drawing – Referencing the emotion wheel

 

Emotional Wheel – Student B

Results: automatic drawings exploring and referencing their colour connotation wheel

 

 

 

Colour poetry

I produced this drawing after our session, this now represents a variety of meanings as the colours possess different connotations to the individuals, a visual poem exploring, presence, strength, relief, support and pride. what I find interesting here is how we can play with connotations in a way we can learn about ourselves and we are provided a simple automatic outcome that can be interpreted in diverse ways; almost as material for psychoanalysis.

I have decided to explore established artists with mental health issues to further trigger ideas for development.

Kim Noble

Kim Noble was identified with Dissociative Identity Disorder and holds within her, 20 differing personalities, 14 of these are known for their artwork. I feel intrigued by her collection of works as they explore an interesting perspective and lens for the mind, I feel this research will provide my work with raw outsider expressive inspiration.

 

Georgia O’Keefe

I feel inspired by O’Keefe’s work as expresses herself through a range of painting processes, I feel we can almost analyse her sense of place as she varies her forms though remains close to nature. O’Keefe has suffered a mental breakdown and experienced depression and anxiety, I feel close to the nature of these works as I have dealt with similar mental health issues, I feel utilising these feelings as abstract visuals could stimulate in depth artist response work.

Proudfoot Brothers

I feel drawn to the Proudfoot brothers as I feel their work carries heavy emotion through obscure colourful outsider form, I feel they are able to speak from a deeper, darker state as they have experienced time in foster care, prison and psychiatric care, I feel this source for inspiration will provide a darker take on the romanticised outlook on art and mental health.

 

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama explores a unique perspective within the arts, harnessing herself and psychological issues as subjects for visual inhalation. I am interested in Kasuama hallucinations as she is able to call the forms into light through her artwork. I am fascinated by her ability to translate mental processes authentically as an artistic medium, I intend on responding to this by exploring patterns and textures, allowing my mind and hand to outline images and locate form.

Secondary Artist Research

Poem 1 – Fragile Meaning

Words use meaning. but we know none of that
lighting adds form, sound rippling from my washing machine
and rain outside reminding me that I have a roof over my head.
Thankyou lamp for your warm light without your glow, darkness would fall and it would be alight but your sunny air gives my sight purpose
something to enjoy, occupy and amuse me.
I can see my hand writing lines without knowledge of what will be written but
my light is so strong so certain and in that everything that surrounds my being with fragile meaning.

This poem was written within around two minutes, I focused on my senses for this one avoiding true thought to what I wanted to express and I just allowed my hand to go without thinking or looking back over what I had written, I did this for all of these poems to involve pure automatist expression, I didn’t pay attention to the construction of my sentences, spelling or grammar involved therefore it may be hard to understand but I feel this adds to the authenticity of my exploration.

Poem 2 – Abstract Abyss

Abstract abyss, future, past, now then when?
You are you so don’t go into wreckage
bins stink with lack of moral thought
drives a stench through the canals from Manchester to Dam
we live freely of pain and in that only experience wet aches that cease to cease

Poem 3 – midwife and tutor

You are why I’m here, writing this, you don’t know me anymore
stranger who gave me my life and way –
A beloved character that seems so far. You’re always here through my creative condition. All of it has your name impressed. You don’t care anymore.
You don’t know who I am but thank you for the way.
It is my best friend and lifelong companion.
So it is okay you can’t recite my name, I can recite yours and will all my life

Poem 4 – Cream

Cream, you surround my walls, my doors, my ceiling
lift my emotion. You’re so heavy in your words. Refresh your brick
plastered exterior your age is hidden within the cream
cream, indigo.
Contrasting similarities echoed through vision, you’re so flat, you lack!
Yet you sooth my mind. Give me interior peace. Symbols of the sky’s limitless end edge closer than the horizon. Return to cream, always it is the colour of modesty, allowing every colour to sing compared, scream cream! You are important to my walls my life my foundation
creams queen of balance harmonised colonies, unites life through mindful play

Cut Up Poetry Activities – These are the poems I have generated while doing my responding activities to the book in the palm of your hand by Steve Kowit

Here are the poems I created in response to the cut up writing tasks, this required a magazine and newspaper circling phrases and words, these words are then arranged and developed later. The aim here is to explore individual language and visuals through emotive automatist communication. I used a range of material here, some were old essays I wrote for english class and others were yummy recipes and upsetting articles, I felt this array of material would provide interesting results and I am pleased with the outcomes.

Capitalist wildlife

It was alive! Poaching, human’s territory
footsteps, after a moment of paralysis
traps have been set
they fled. Homes and business, human’s territory?
Humpback salmon. Carry on running! Outrun man!
The traps have been set!
Wouldn’t believe it, would you?
Always
outrun
man

By Faye Tikic

Instructions in December

Defrost if frozen
weeks on, soften
I held my breath, explained. All we could do was wait
time will increase, tie them into a knot
I didn’t dare ask, any of us could have asked for this
remove the giblets
I told her, she replied. Lime rind.
Weeks on, still frozen

By Faye Tikic

A political statement

the powerful hunger
left to starve, struggle
Generated, a dystopian future. Divided, corrupt, sick.
Looks back, nation required!
Think about memory, Cult classic. Reminisce
trace back, V for vendetta
Reality
Orwell! Do you know?
Do you know how much danger we’re in? Orwell!
Looks back, dad was still here
One thinks about memory, war, not so fond.
Parade around, blind, deaf.
Entertainment me.
Stomping booms, do you know how much danger we’re in?
Conclusion, Orwell?

By Faye Tikic

Ransom Note

Just

Just escape your eye
cuddle fiction
make a mystery and solve the links
you are your solutions

By Faye Tikic