Concept writing:

Concept writing:

Depending on your background in the arts you may have various ideas about how or what to write about as your “Concept”. Or you may not have any clue as what to do. The term Concept is a difficult one, and one not easily put into straightforward words. Many of us are still working out what our Concept really is. The Concept of this writing on Concept though is to help us understand your interests and concerns. And a good place to start is the seven basic questions:

1. Who? (are you?)
2. What? (interests you?)
3. Why? (does it interest you?)
4. Where? (are you or your work located?)
5. When? (you made certain decisions? Sometimes a timeline can clarify where you are heading.)
6. How? (does your work, function? The nuts and bolts, and the most important part. This is where you describe formal aspects of your work and how they are understood. Critique is where you learn how to see this yourself and how to talk about it.)
7. Which? (of your priorities is the most important: which message, which type of audience, which type of response, etc. )

How is the most important, as it is where you clarify what you are doing (as opposed to what you are making). It is also the part where feedback can be most helpful. To talk about others work also helps us talk about our own work and vice-versa. If you can put into words why you like a work that you love, then it can help clarify to you means of working which you can employ yourself.

The only difficult part is to strike a balance between too verbose, or too sparse. For this there is no replacement for the process of writing, editing, and rewriting.

700 word minimum (as mentioned on the website)

Post the writing to the blog by going to the new post button up in the right hand corner (I believe you have to be signed in to see that option). Put your name as the title.
Don't forget to print a copy and bring it to class.