As I stated in class, I wish to compose a set of memory-scapes for this semester. They will explore the difference in stationary objects as you yourself change and grow up. I wanted to explore this idea because it is my first year at college, and I am noticing things which I used to view in a different way when I was little. I think the fact that a stationary object can in a sense grow with you as your perceptions of it change. Its fascinating and a little frightening. Yet as someone pointed out in class, my idea is mainly conceptual without a lot of technical backing. This and hunting for effective source material will be my biggest foreseen challenges.
Currently, I have two pieces in mind, one which I will start tomorrow and the other I will start at home and bring to class next week. One will be a diptych which is set on top of one another. My father worked on a nursery for a while and therefore I grew up with many flowers which have certain meanings to me. As I grew up, my drawings of these flowers changed from simple representational drawings to more observational studies. I want to explore the difference between two different painting styles which both convey the symbol of flower, yet can be effectively joined to mean the same thing. For my second painting, I wish to represent the symbol of a garden fence which always seemed huge and imposing to me as a kid. I want to construct an actual fence out of wood which seems to be gigantic in scale, and then to paint on top of it one's perception of an old weathered fence which most people would pass by without looking at. At the end of this semester, I wish to have about 5 to 8 paintings which will be pretty large in size. I want to push my boundaries in size and also in painting surfaces.
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