I've been putting this off for far too long, and have clearly been breaking one of my first resolutions. I will hopefully (fingers crossed) be putting stuff up more regularly. However, since my art classes are not the type that have me turning out tons of work this semester, a lot of my writing will be about progress, ideas, and maybe even a little inspiration.
Exciting news! I am having a couple giveaways soon for custom-made shoes! They are being hosted by two adorable bloggers. The first is by Diana at Express-O who blogs about fashion, food, and anything else she finds fascinating. Check her out if you like neat stuff, and also to enter the giveaway! Also, if you haven't already seen, my etsy site is officially up, and I should be posting more shoes soon!
One downside of art school is not always getting to put things quite where you want them, and sometimes only getting to have them running for a few hours. This is especially true for installation work, and it's mainly a bummer because you put so much darn time into it!
My final project for CFC II (the reason I started this blog in the first place) was kind of my dream project. It explored the idea of private space, and re-contextualized it by placing a private home environment into a public "gallery" setting. We naturally have certain expectations, certain preconceptions of the people we meet, but very rarely have a grasp on what they might actually be like in the privacy of their own homes. The piece juxtaposes two very conflicting but equally personal things, religious observance and domestic abuse, to show the dynamic nature of human behavior in intimate settings.
The piece was comprised of a dining room set-up and an arm chair set-up to represent two different rooms in a home. A scene plays out between the two sets via speakers hidden inside each. The atmosphere and pace created by the piece is meant to enable the viewer to visualize the scene. At the end of the scene the installation becomes interactive. One has to physically put themselves in the space to hear the remainder of the piece. It will be especially difficult to feel the intimacy I intended for the viewer to experience by simply listening to the work, but unfortunately it is the best way I could think of to document. If anyone has other suggestions, please let me know! Oh, and listen with headphones! It won't work otherwise.
Finally, you may have noticed the "listen now" buttons on top of each post. This is my new feature, and I love it! You can download mp3s of my entries and even subscribe to my podcast if you'd like. I dunno, I thought it was super cool (and it's free!)
That's all for now.
It's good to be back.
Eli
ps. German chocolate is where it's at.
