Not For Nothing

The Spore Collective Manifesto, now featured as one of my pages, is going to make such a huge impact on myself and the class as a whole. As I discussed with the class during debates about the Manifesto, I am hesitant to take risks in art classes. This resistance is from my head constantly asking “What will your classmates think of this? What will your grade be? What will your professor criticize?” So in this case, instead of taking risks and being as creative as possible, I tend to ask around for suggestions and get the general consensus about where to go from here.

In reading an article for my social studies education class, I could not help but notice that the article was talking about the environment set up by the Manifesto. It said, “The more single-mindedly an external goal is pursued, the less likely…that creative possibilities will be explored”
-Alfie Kohn, from “The Trouble With Carrots.”

In other words, worrying about grades = lack of creativity!

I was a little nervous regarding the free assignment aspect of the Manifesto but luckily for me “Hand holding is accepted!” I plan to take ideas for projects and just use them as a jumping off point, instead of following them verbatim. Hopefully, this way I can add in my own ideas, creativity and spins on the art work.

I believe the Manifesto will lead to fabulous work this semester because we are raising Sculpture II to a whole new unexplored level and the excitement alone will be sure to produce MAGIC…