#colorandspace

Since I missed out on the first assignment I decided to mix the two together. With the passing of my father recently I decided to make the assignment about him and to give the audience a sense of who he was and what he meant to me. I utilized pieces of fabric that had some form of emotional or memorable attachment to make it feel more personal. I also made sure every little detail within the instillation was something of his or something that he loved to give the audience a sense of who he was. I also wanted to see how all of these connected pieces would react within the space and color, which I think exemplified the mood/feeling I was trying to invoke. My choice of color initially was blue but I thought that purple would be a better choice after doing some research that in African culture they utilize the color purple to symbolize strength and royalty.

For this assignment, I am attempting to become a stick figure. I taped strips of fabric on me to represent a stick figure. I play around with the lights, but on purpose. The red lights blends the strips of fabric, while the blue light makes them stand out. This process allowed the stick figure to look invisible and then quickly stand out. This phenomenon allows for the stick figure to become one with me. Instead of it just on top of my clothes, it would make me the actual figure. I used a mystical type of music to give off the vibe of “magic” or relaxation. This would allow the audience to focus on the presentation.

For the first project the idea that i came up with to utilize the space was put on myself a creepy yellow smiley mask i had bought from Party City years ago and then go into the room with res intense lighting and then once inside i sit inside the room with my face pressed aganist the glass to creepily stare at outside the glass. I wanted to go with the red lighting to fit with the uncomfortable horror vibe i was going for.

Hierarchy assignment: #hierarchyflag #flagrace #2Dflagrace

Description: When I heard that our next project could be performance art, I was excited. I have practically 0 experience with performance and saw this as an opportunity to explore a new medium all together. As stated in my process post, I wanted to create a horror-based scene with the color red to symbolize danger, and heart beat. An LED mask I own was used as the focal point of the work as it was colored blue making it stand out from the red environment, moving all eyes to look towards the mask. A skull was placed atop my iPad which illuminated it in red light, making it stand out from the basic objects in the box, but not from the mask. From there, I performed and moved in an unsettling way to fully create that feeling of unease and fear in the viewer.

PRESENCE. Wooden hand model, LED lights, smartphone flashlight, pedestal. No dimensions avaialable. My initial intent with this project was to illustrate a complex and abstract emotional experience. The experience I chose was a very personal one to me as a Christian, which is that of being in God's presence in prayer. I chose a soft orange color and projected a shadow of a wooden hand onto the wall. If given more time to prepare, I would have brought a flashlight or lamp besides that of my phone that would be better able to focus the light and create a sharper silhouette of the hand. Overall, I was satisfied with the effect produced by this project.

#color2D #colorandspace