4.2.08

Today we started looking at the time-based projects. I must say that they weren't quite what I had expected to see. For some reason, the quality of work from others is always a little less than I would have thought. However, Im not complaining because then it makes me feel not so bad about my own shitty work. I did thoroughly enjoy Sheldon's piece on the swing. It was so simple and relatable..It just kind of felt sweet. Nicely done. It makes me jealous that I'm too technologically challenged to make a decent video.

3.19.08

Brainstorming in Ritazza today for the time project...just how much brainstorming got accomplished, I don't really know. I left feeling just as hopeless as I did before, but it was ok because I am sure that everyone else was feeling the exact same way. I don't know why I am having such a hard time thinking of anything creative to do. I had an idea to do something really silly and funny but I'm pretty sure that got shot down rather quickly. I am stressed out I think. On the bright side...I got free coffee!!! :)

3.17.08

McColl Center again today. The young blonde girl that works in there is really nice, I wonder how much money she makes...haha. Fantasmagoria....interesting to say the least. Although the "smoke and mirrors" chair about choked me out, I find the concept of the whole exhibit really excited. It has a way of making me feel kind of like a kid again. I especially enjoyed the mirrors that you blew on. The piece on the wall that made noises upstairs.....I wanted to shoot myself in the face! I don't know how people listen to that crap all day long. It's fun for a minute but then... Cute little museum, I enjoy it every time.

3.10.08

Wow, Theo Jansen almost scares the crap out of me. His pieces are so lifelike and technologically saavy. It is hard for me to grasp concepts like that, I guess maybe I am just not that type of artist. I find the stamina of these things so interesting...I would be washed away much sooner than they would. The things that humans have learned to do using technology is beyond me...although it is just considered art, I kind of wonder just how far it will go?!?

Its on the way Malena....I prooooomise!!!!!

Site Specific- Rowe

For my site specific project, I decided to make a "spider" web. From artists to children's stories, they have been used to relay messages. These messages can be political, emotional, poetic, etc. Having what seems to be a creative block at the moment, I had a really hard time thinking of something to do. And once I decided on the web, I still had difficulties thinking of what to say in it. It is the end of the semester however and at this point I feel like theres not too much to lose so I might as well suck up. Malena joked about wanting a raise while we were doing evaluations so...why not advertise it, the extra input can't hurt. I wrote "Give Malena a raise." Enough said. I did it in very subtle colors that blend, but when you're close enough you can see the bits of gold that spell out the words. This took much longer to make than I thought, so in theory...I would make many of these and post them up all over the Rowe building because the students and faculty in that particular building would know who I was talking about.
Web of Persuasion
2'x2'
100% cotton twine

Time Project

GOSSIP GIRLS
I took a spin off of the popular game TELEPHONE to show how fast that news travels and how quickly the information can get mixed up. We all know the all to true cliche of how girls are so very gossipy...I chose to comment on a rumor that I recently heard about myself this semester, and I have to say that I was surprisingly intrigued and humored. I took electrical tape to represent the phone cord and connected it to photos of girls on their cell phones, connecting their conversations. I heard this rumor from 6 different girls so there are 6 different comments posted on the doors.
Gossip Girls
3'x18' (flat objects strung on flat surface)
mixed media

http://www.clichesite.com/category_results.asp?which=time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_whispers