Art as a daily activity

4-5 November 2016

School of Planning & Architecture, Vijayawada

The Folk Cosmos

“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”

― Masanobu Fukuoka

The essence of art is to help us discover our own innate feelings and experiences of life.

My learnings

When we try to convey these stories and our own perspective of the events, true art emerges which is very unique to an individual or community.

Folk art is characterized by an innocent childish perception.

Folk art expresses cultural identity by conveying shared

community values and aesthetics.

Everyone is an artist.

How do we encourage art in public spaces?

How can we facilitate spaces for anyone to create art?

How do we promote a culture of creation?

Sculpture by Davide Dormino of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning in Berlin

Exercise 1 (30 mins): 2D Painting a story/narrative Material: Paints, ink, brushes

The participants are divided into groups - 7 members in a team

- All members are blindfolded

- Each team sit around a circular sheet of paper mounted on an art board

- They can decide on a theme to paint e.g. Diwali

- Each of them draws or uses paint with brush or fingers to fill up the sheet

- Periodically the sheet is rotated to allow them to continue their story

Exercise 2 (30 mins): 3D sculptureMaterial: coconut broom sticks+copper wire

- All members are blindfolded

- Each team is given mud or coconut broom sticks to create a simple object

- They can decide on an object e.g. boat

- They now build by talking and working as a team

Exercise 3 (60 mins):

Design an event or space where art becomes an everyday

activity for people

Participatory & generative art

Decide on a theme

Brainstorm

Conceptualize

Sketch out

Detail the story