Visual Thinking One

I pulled the thread out of the palm of my hand and was surprised at the noise it made.

Our final project required us to revisit a previous piece and do something new with it. I decided to continue with the piece I had done for Assignment 4, ‘Untitled (Yarn Web)’. I wanted to further explore the concept of insidious relationships but focus this time on the effects one may feel on a smaller, more personal level. By eliminating the performance, I cause the pain and discomfort that the piece represents to be more intimate.

Self directed practice #5 “Re-do” of Lament

Visual Basic Application.

100 Sheets of inkjet prints, trash can

Conception, Stills

For this assignment, the group was asked to create a piece using nontraditional forms of art such as light, sound, performance, and assemblage. I chose to do a performance piece in which I put nails in the studio wall and tied black yarn to them, stringing the yarn between and around the objects in the room as well. The point of the piece was to bring to light to the hardships of toxic relationships. The performance began as I was setting up, and while at first glance one would think I was just setting up my piece, that deception was part of the story - sometimes a person can get into a relationship, whether it be romantic or platonic, and not realize that at some point in time they began to take on that other person’s problems, becoming mentally and even physically ill due to the stress.

SELF DIRECTED PRACTICE 3

Original video for immaterial project:  “As They Should Be”

Immaterial project.

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Immaterial Processes and Elements,  Self-directed Practice #3

Andy Alvarez

Animated rotoscoped video

Original video