More contemplating this week, my little brain never stops thinking ! How rude honestly.... I brought my voids over to the sculpture studio since thats where I want to record my video. Bigger space and better lighting options. So I sanded both of them, since my bod will get so close I wanted to 1. make sure I don't hurt myself 2. create a skin-like feeling 3. prepare the smaller one to be placed in a gallery setting where people will be encouraged to touch it. I also made sure that I can actually fit myself through the larger one ! And guess what I can ! It's a bit of a close call for my hips/ass but I can do it, and I actually am glad that it isn't easy, however I do worry that I will be asking a lot of my friends in terms of them having to hold it still for me. Also, Scott and I had a really great and enlightening conversation about what I am looking to do. Very thankful for him taking notes for me ! When you make art, things seem to move really fast. I probably should open up the old artist statement and rethink what interests me at this point. Side-stepping a clay based practice and attempting to open up my making relationship has definitely shifted my perspective. I've been thinking a lot about the conversations that I had an NCECA. One with Wes about being uncomfortable in the studio is what encouraged me to imagine this performance/video piece. I also had a very long talk with my little sculptor ex about who I make art for myself or the audience. That has really made me wonder about my art. The truth is that I simply make for myself but I desperately want the audience to understand. I do hope that even having that realization will allow me to think more intently about what I am asking of them and how I want them to feel when they look at my work.
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Now is the time to prepare for empty bowls ! It was only myself, Max, and Sarah. I used my old shitty bowl molds to do coil-built baby bowls and I think I'm going to end up just using every color of slip, firing to cone 6 with clear glaze. The next class I made two more little guys. I have been referring to this collection of bowls as juvenile delinquents. They have a bizarre energy, too thick to be comfortable, too small to be useful, the perfect size and shape to be annoying as fuck to the user. Truly, this week I spent my mental energy figuring out my performance art idea. After our critique moment I felt ready to actualize my concepts, but I needed to really sit with myself and visualize what I want. I also reached out to bestie Tiffany for a moment of video next week, which I am excited for ! The main conclusion that I've come to is that I want to throw my body through one of the ceramic voids that I made. I want two friends to be holding the void for me. One camera on a tripod. I will "perform" for as long as physically possible. I want to completely exhaust myself and my friends (sorry to max and simon.) I want to record my breath for the audio component. I want to then take the piece, place it on the wall and project the video into it. Nervous to be nude, but I think its needed to convey a sense of vulnerability / rawness.
This week I finally finished my piece ! It was maybe the best critique I've had in a looooong time, we did a cold read and the kids seemed to really pick up what I was putting down. The main theme that I took away in terms of the meaning of my art is seduction. Not sure I've ever described my work with that word, but it does make a lot of sense. Scott said "its about something you want but can't have," and I wanted to cry lmaooooo Of course, the flocking did not go as planned. This was my third time with the damn flocking. After I sealed it, I used wood glue as my adhesive of choice and ended up taking the flock and pressing it into the wood with my hand. Probably would have been better to use an oil based glue instead of a water based one. I think the sealant was oil based so they began to reject each other and the flock didn't perfectly adhere. But I went with it anyway... Here is my on the scary latter ! I did not enjoy being that high up, very thankful for my classmates helping me out !! Here you can really see the glue not working lmao. But anyway I didn't feel like the work was complete. I wanted to add a delicate touch and decided on this little "secretion" made of hot glue. I am very happy with it, it probably looks so simple but jesus h christ it took me like three hours to make and attach it, the hot glue had to be the perfect temperature to make the drip, but then string out nice and thin.
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