IB Visual Arts LINCOLN SCHOOL Costa Rica: DANIELA DURMAN IB Lincoln School Costa Rica 2015

Monday, May 2, 2016

DANIELA DURMAN IB Lincoln School Costa Rica 2015

Artist Statement

Living in a world so rigid and so full of boundaries, it becomes very hard to become free. This was my ultimate purpose when I got into IB Art, to critique the double standards of society we live in as well as exploring my inner self. In my first year I was exposed to many different techniques, and this is where I saw what my strengths and what my weaknesses were.

I worked a lot with observational drawings and I found this very frustrating because it never looked realistic, and it was very hard for me to deal with these kind of exercises every time. Later on we were let loose, and I explored the technique of doodling in depth. I find doodling one of my biggest strengths right next to photography. Doodling is your unconscious on paper. While doodling I do not plan anything, I stop thinking and my hand just starts moving, this I do every single day in all of my notebooks as well as napkins and loose papers. Jacques Lacan talks about theory of the unconscious and this has motivated me to continue my research with the technique of doodling.

Photography is my second favorite because it is an alternate way of art. My photos are not standard, they are not very defined photographs and it is hard to find a clear subject and they all have a very deep meaning that is not clear at first sight. Through this two-year journey I found myself constantly exploring my inner self, and becoming a happier person, defying society’s standards.