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<\/a>\u201cThinking about the artists in the show, they take risks and they challenge themselves and they learn through failure,\u201d she says. \u201cYou have to be willing to take risks and be open to where that takes you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nathan Bomford is one of the former Camosun students; Bomford, who graduated in 2001 from the Visual Arts program, collaborated with his brother and father on a piece centred on construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have produced a fairly large-scale installation, and it\u2019s mainly comprised of wood and various other construction components,\u201d says Bomford. \u201cEssentially, what it looks like when you walk into the gallery is a bunch of lumber, and you can actually walk around the lumber and the environment we\u2019ve built and kind of see how it unfolds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bomford says that this particular piece is different from what is normally found in art galleries due to its physical form.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hate to call it a sculpture, because it\u2019s not something you can merely see through imagery,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s something you can physically move through the space. It\u2019s an experience type of thing instead of strictly visual.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bomford feels that studying at Camosun helped to drive him further with each art piece. He says it gave him a good baseline understanding of art as a practice, which he says is crucial.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, the faculty was great, and I feel very lucky to have been with the people I was with,\u201d he says. \u201cBut I think that one of the most important things that I got out of my time there was just a real change in how to view the world. Looking at things through the lens of an artist, it just really opens up so many different ways of looking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanbridge and Bomford both see the difference between success and failure in the world of art as a matter of risk. Bomford says one of the best things about studying art in school is that you get the chance to make mistakes and work outside of your comfort level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very positive thing, being in an environment that allows you to fail, and that was something I struggled with,\u201d says Bomford. \u201cI always saw myself as a good artist and because of that I didn\u2019t want to fail things. I think that\u2019s probably one of the most important things\u2014just don\u2019t be afraid to fail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanbridge agrees that experiencing failure and embracing experimentation helps to improve an artist\u2019s ability.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a competitive world, and I think the thing with all these artists in our show is that they take risks and they challenge themselves and they learn through failure and experimentation. You have to be aware and curious of where that takes you, and I think in a lot of ways that\u2019s one of the biggest things about being an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n