These are my small works leading to my final arrangement. These contain light fixtures, color swab testers, and a small example of what part of the piece looks like(window and silhouettes).
Below is my statement about the artwork and the research for a few artists.
Project Proposal and Artist Research
Light
space and the lack of light in the lack of space all changes the way we perceive
the world. Light creates color and the lack of it the loss of color. James
Turrel working primarily with light and how it affect space respecting color
and form. He believes in the notion that reality is according to one’s own
creation. I see it as people only believing according to what they gather in
their mind. His work creates an ambience changing an environment and creating
focal points with lit forms. The work is enveloping and alters moods according
to the color and space. Like Turrell, Dan Flavin also uses light in similar
ways to alter a space. Different colors and forms in his work also create
emotional reactions to its aesthetic properties. Flavian takes into
consideration the contextual value of the materials he uses each having a
lifetime and meaning to their use. This context add to the conceptual value of
the work giving a new layer into its meaning.
Shiego
Fukuda, a renowned graphic designer well known for his innovative graphic works
but an entrepreneur in shadow sculptures. A mixture of shapes with an
abstracted form but flattened to create an image. This relationship gives
another dimension to the work (literally) and calls for a new mystery to the
work. This style was further developed and picked up by Tim Noble and Sue
Webster. Their work often contains the human figure with relationships to each other
and themselves. The works allow for a separate context to be added to the
figures in the shadows with the materials used to create the three dimensional
aspect of the work. Their work contains a strong conceptual hold with the
different connections the sculpture and the shadow contain due to the different
emotions dispelled by both visual and contextual aspects of the work.
Chiaru Shiota also alters a space and creates
an emotional connection to the viewer of the work. She uses a variety of
aspects that cause associates to people’s sensations. Her use of overwhelming
strings in bold black and red colors in associations with common objects such
as a friendly bed or written letters create a strong contrast and an almost
unpleasant but remarkably beautiful aurora. Each of these artist alter space
and causes the viewer to connect through commonalities in the work and alter
the space according to the feeling the piece is meant to create.
I
see green. Disillusion a state in which bewilderment is as much a betrayal as
it is essential. People’s lives are filled with unseen characteristics when
translated from an outer perspective. Exploring the strong
existence of sonder(a made up word used to express the emotion that other
people’s lives are as complicated as your own).
A relationship between two people whether it be an interaction or an
emotional state is private between the individuals. Many often don't see each
of the different complexities surrounding this interaction. The piece titled
"Don’t be a stranger" deals with a certain interaction. Maybe one
interaction that can be perceived according to incidents in everyone's personal
experiences. The piece features a window and what seems to be two people
interacting between themselves and the viewer sees them through a window. The
figures are bright red, a strong color that is hard to distract from. Of the
viewer stares for long enough they will begin to see a greenish, bluish glow
that will resonate in the eye of the viewer against the white background. The
work will be illuminated with a spotlight and will create a shadow on the wall
behind the piece. This component show different aspects of the interaction we
wouldn't normally see when looking though the perspective of the window but if
people observe long enough to see the green glare they understand they discover
a different side to the interaction. The window will be constructed from wood
and the two following panels from foam core and compressed cardboard. The piece
will hang with equal spacing between each panel and the wall. Distance will
vary according to the space. The spot light will be set up and shine directly
over the work crating the shadow on the wall.
