I watched a guest lecture from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Kristin Texeira is an artist located in Boston. Here is her website: http://www.kristintexeira.com/ .
She shared about her residency with the Golden Artist residency - a residency with the golden paint company. She shared how she learned a lot more about acrylic painting, while she normally is an oil painter. Structure is important in her work - her work is often based on interaction and new experiences. She tries to "preserve and document" objects as proof of her life.
She walked us through her art chronologically - starting with very representational paintings in 2009, then focusing on shadows and getting more abstract, moving towards simple mark-making after school, playing around with marks and reacting to them, then moving towards pinpointing certain moments or places from her life. This last theme is very important to her for documenting the proof that things, events, or people exist in time and space, which seems to be a central theme for her artwork.
When asked in a Q&A how she transitioned from representational work to the more abstract work she does now, Texeira mentioned that it was due to seeing and learning about more artists. I never really thought about this as a way for artwork to develop, but it makes sense that seeing art that you like or dislike will change your way of thinking about your own practice and help you develop or change your focus.
I was interested in Texeira's memory maps - a series she has where she talks to her Grandmother about memories and tries to paint a scene based on the descriptions and feelings she gets from the conversation. This was interesting to me because it shows how the artists documentation is abstract - she is documenting real events, but through a lens of perception, memory, and feeling.
Watch the lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbDvvUvlTBI
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