still working...

capturing the moment...

In order to get the videos for my project, I have to capture the emotions naturally. This can be very difficult, so I am having to work very slowly. A lot of the videos that I am able to capture aren't clear, are forced seeming, or just aren't what I am looking for; however, I am trying to incorporate this into my work as well. I have been looking at all of it, scratching a lot of it, and taking another look at it because it is a hard project to do. Also, I want it to be great. I want people to walk into the show and be overwhelmed - in the sense of being so consumed by these emotions that they feel as if they are their own. In think it will be very interesting to see people's reactions as long as I can make the project capture as many emotions as I can. Until then, I am still working and am also thinking about my next project and how I can work with that. That will not be as long as this one because all it takes is finding my subject and then having them be there for the actual show. I may do like a practice round of it but we will see...

So... until then... we will see how it goes. Maybe over spring break I will have some time to go out into the world and capture people from all over. 

also... I'm reposting this video... You must watch it... It is so good.  

emotions...

capturing the moment. 

It has been hard trying to capture emotions as they happen. I have tried and failed for the past few weekends. It is quite difficult, but I am still working on it. I am hoping to be able to get some this week because I will have a lot more time (now that the play is over). I will however potentially be able to start on my 3rd piece. I don't want to spoil it yet because I haven't worked out all the details... I will tell you though it deals with emotions, identity, expression, etc... I can't wait to be able to share it with all of you!!

Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman is recognized among the art world as "one of the most innovative and provocative of America’s contemporary artists". He had dealt with sculpture, video, film, printmaking, performance, and installation, which are all very interesting to me as well. He also concentrates "less on the development of a characteristic style and more on the way in which a process or activity can transform or become a work of art." I think this is very interesting because I would love to be able to explain my process in a few of my pieces because they were such a large part of the actual artwork itself. For example, in my first piece, the process of going around and asking people to tell me something hurtful that has been said to them is extremely interesting. It was interesting learning a small snippet of these people's lives that has affected them so greatly. I think that would be interesting to tell people once they have seen it. 

I just thought he was interesting because he has dealt with a lot of the same stuff that I am currently in but in different ways. 

Citations : 

art21.org