Finishedness For Ma Textiles 10

when is a piece of work finished?

OED dictionary definition finish bring or come to an end, complete; to reach the end of a task or race etc consume all of; put final touches to; last stage point where a race etc ends, complete state.

creating images does the making of images have specific concerns around the idea of finish? we will consider a number of elements and their relation to finish in the context of making images.

material/ matter content idea / intention

ideas where do they come from?

what are you interested in? what are you attempting to communicate? at what point do ideas become intention?

content layout form/structure design

how does content relate to your intention?

physical qualities of materials appearance weight texture colour size

is there a particular balance in relation to the materials and the idea?

choice of materials paper metal plastic ink etc

do certain materials have a specific finished state?

function audience context timescale intention budget

factors effecting choice intention - brief function - functionality timescale - budget - audience - who location - context

is it important to know the ‘brief’ to make a judgement around ‘finishedness’?

does function relate to the making of images or just the form they are placed in?

how do deadlines affect the finish of work?

how does an acknowledgement of audience for the work affect the finish?

location - space gallery library shop book magazine on-line mediated by systems

does the context complete the work?

what do you need from a piece of work in relation to the idea of finish? reflect on your role as a viewer

what elements would you have in your equation ?

consider the relationship between maker viewer consider the criteria that you use to evaluate when/if a piece of work has finishedness. develop your own equation.

material/ matter content intention

F=C i F=finished piece i=idea fully communicated

I+C+M=finished M=materials C=content I=intention

Shared experience maker - purpose viewer - respect/understanding = finished (

maker = viewer decide - display

i r t u _ _ + = f maker i = intention t = thought process r = realisation u= understanding viewer o = open mind ( ) o

to say something + durable + well made + to produce + = define = reaction = wholeness = finite

PP + M + U + T = F 2 2 2 PP = physical presence M = meaning (intent & readability) U = understanding intent T = taste (target audience) F = finished 2 2 2

8 = making finishedness intuition reaction inspiration

(F 1 +c 1 =u)x( - + - )=F 1 F = form C = content U = understanding M = maker V = viewer C = communication I = interaction M V C I

(g+l) x C = F g = goal reached l = looking polished c = contentness h = happy

viewer artist I A P O M B M M A

a work is finished when 2 + 2 = 5

is finished an issue ? can we (do we want to) create a structure/model where finished is not an issue ?

what specific role do the audience have in the completion of a bookwork ? can/do the audience finish the work ? physically spiritually emotionally

does an idea only succumb to the idea of finish, finished, finishedness within a capitalist structure? i.e. commodity tradable commercial

dematerialization of object role of artists skills process experts lateral thinking creative problem solving material understanding communicators

alternative structures ‘buying’ an idea authorship intervention internet

is an object on the journey to what it is? or is it is destroyed as it finished, completed, exhausted - dead ?

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