I’m currently working with the idea of a ‘’ guerrilla ” art exhibition I have a variety wall hangings that I want to display along the hall. At the end I want to place different metal sculptures on podems. I’m pretty open to what this will look like, but I think the idea of installing work in a non-traditional space is very interesting. I have attended a few art conferences and two of them had exhibitions showing work in places you wouldn't expect. For me I really reflected on what it means to create your own space and give your work value. I feel artists are often worried over the prestige of a showing. This is a statement about not concentrating on the validation of others and giving value to my own work This is intended to represent stages in my art journey, I’m personally pretty excited about doing several skill based works. It feels like a self portrait in a sense and sort of a pathway to the future and where art will take me. It's a constant part of my life and I want to pay homage to the unexpected ways it has brought joy to me.
This idea is meant to honor my pets life, celebrating the love I felt from him over half my life. Not a day has gone by in the past five months that I haven't thought of him, it feels like a part of me just no longer exists in this world. Losing a pet is a very common experience, it's the trade we make to be so fortunate to enrich our life with theirs. I have chosen to abstract his form to a silhouette, I want to make 12 of them representing the 12 years JellyBean was in my life. This installation would be located in front of the Laramie animal shelter, hanging in a tree I selected. In theory this would be seen on a sunny day, I want to create paper frames that cast shadows onto the ground. A translation of light sending a message across to the universe. It's hard to put into words the impact JellyBean had on my life and I will always cherish him.
In my life when I go into the world I often feel like an observer, analyzing my surroundings looking for patterns. Following N 22nd St. north bound you will come to a bridge that overlooks Laramie. For this idea I want to explore observation and what that means to me, playing with obstruction of view. Installing a mirror here you walk by and your view is blocked. No longer looking outward you are unexpectedly faced with the reflection of yourself. A sudden sense of intimacy with yourself makes the space feel smaller even though you are out in the open. Obstruction of what you’re allowed to see is something I have explored more in my drawing. I think the use of a metaphorical and a literal bridge is an interesting investigation of concept. Whether it's the right time or not for this work it's definitely something I want to explore.
The University of Wyoming Art Museum holds a lot of meaning to me. Summer programs as a child have become very foundational core memories. To me it shifted that way I created , starting to view art practice as investigation. Looking back on the last few years I've had experiences and done things I could have never imagined. So In this work I want to pay homage to my younger self. I included bones as a reference to my earlier work In highschool. This sketch needs more refinement, it is extremely simplified. I want to include artifacts that speak to my early art . Ceramic from when I first fell in love with art, weaving from the first art practice I personally explored. Also using bones to represent a sustained investigation of concepts in highschool , along with paper and metal my focus in college. This will be a sculptural collage representing artistic stages of my life.
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