These are some examples of art works that have inspired my brainstorming for this project. I am drawn to the surrealism and vivid imagery. Here is what my planning page looked like after looking through the above images. While I was sketching these designs, I was thinking about how I want to make an artwork this a continuation of some of my most recent themes: head space, the connection of body and mind, and houses. I was also especially aware of the fact that I want to draw this piece with my own hand, paying special attention to realism and detail. After explaining my idea to Coach Hall, this is what I came up with. My goals for this project include: working with a large scale (about 2-3 foot width and even longer length), combining my most recent themes, and focusing on formal technique to create surrealism. I am excited to begin my more detailed sketches for this project.
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I've been working pretty hard the past week to get this project finally finished. I had to finish painting the mailbox flag and attach it; paint a few more coats onto the roof; measure, cut out, paint, and attach the windows; measure, color, cut out, and attach the flower boxes; recut and paint a window that I had attached incorrectly and reattach it. When all of these things were done, I thought I would feel like I could finally begin working on the projector element. However, the structure still felt blank, incomplete. I decided to add a simple brick texture to make it more house-like and give it a bit more realism. It took a long time to measure out the spaces for the bricks and then methodically draw them on. I messed up in one place where I got the pattern confused, but I think it would do more harm than good to try and fix it with paint or something. Needless to say, I was extremely frustrated with myself when I messed up, but I had no choice except to move forward.
After I finished the bricks, I felt like I could move on to figuring out how I was going to incorporate the video element. I had thought about making it so it would be a projected video of myself saying the words, but I knew I would feel better if I could be the one on the other side of the camera to control lighting, facial expressions, etc. I got my sister to be my model. I did her makeup in a subtle yet flattering manner. I took several different headshots from different angles and in different lighting. I decided that it would be best overlay that single picture with audio. Once I got a picture I liked, I downloaded it to my phone and edited it a bit. Then, I recorded the audio. I simply read the words aloud that I had written on my planning page in those initial steps of the process. I decided to read those words because I didn't want to lose sight of my initial vision. It was relatively easy to go in and match the audio with the photo. After that, I downloaded the file onto a hard-drive to put into the projector. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to access the file on the projector, but it was easy once I got the hang of it. The hard part was trying to position the project so that the video was projected on the piece of white paper I had glued to the front. I realized I had to cut a square out of the back so that I could stick the projector into the structure without the cord hanging out. This also made it possible for me to position it with more ease. Overall, I am content with how this project turned out. I definitely spent a lot more time on it then I had thought I would. I am glad to have finished it so I can go back to just working with some simple ink and paper. I think this project marks an interesting progression in my style and process. However, I do not intend on making three-dimensional pieces a regular occurrence; there are just so many structural and logistical concerns with materials that it just doesn't seem worth the headache. |
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