Writing Five

As I have mentioned in my previous posts, I am working with the idea of dreams for my body of work this semester in sculpture. I will be putting together a series of sculptures/installations based on individual dreams I have had, to become one big installation at the end of the class. 

Upon researching dreams and artwork dealing with them, I discovered one particular work found on this site: http://www.melafoundation.org/dream02.htm 
I would very much like to visit this exhibit sometime; it is a reoccurring work, that different artists take part in every year.

Their concept is somewhat different than mine, focusing more on light and sound to give off the illusion of a dream-like state. However, I definitely want to incorporate these elements in my work to produce the same effects. 

The following is a picture of the current exhibition that recently opened in September in NYC. 

Writing Four

This snippet from my video projection includes both the artwork and the aura of the work. It was my first time experimenting with both video and stop motion animation. Stop motion animation is essentially a bunch of pictures strung together with elements moving little by little in each to create the illusion of an actual video.

It was very difficult to continue taking individual pictures while trying to move the mice ever so slightly. I have worked with Flash before to create vector images and turn them into animations, but I had never actually used three-dimensional objects. It was a fun experience, but also nerve-racking. I hope to better verse myself in it so I can include more film into my installation in the future.

Writing Three

As I discussed within my response to the reading, my work serves as an argument for the use of the theories we have learned about thus far. They are more than relevant in our visual culture and define my work, as well as many other modern day conceptual artists.

The sculptures that I create are based mostly upon representation and symbolism. Interpellation also plays a role in the understanding of one's work; I want the viewer to connect with my pieces in some way.

As I stated in my response to the reading, my work is better experienced when you physically encounter the work, rather than it being explained to you. The following are pictures of a sculpture that I created during my undergrad career here at IUP.

That Which Nourishes Us, Also Destroys Us
Mixed Media

Detail shot

Detail shot