Blog 4.

1.    Write a rough draft of your artist statement for the final project)about 100 words). Include in your statement the following:

The big idea of time is one that fascinates me greatly. These final pieces are the continuation of the diptych done previously. I am exploring the idea of time in different factors: actual reality, remembrance, progression, memory etc. My hometown of New York City is the perfect way to interpret these ideas of time. NYC is famously known as being the “city that never sleeps”. But on a deeper level has seen the good, the bad and the ugly over the years and to document this in my work is something that I really enjoyed doing.

I employed the use of striking images and a well thought out composition in order to get my message across. My point was to get the viewer to stop, notice and feel something about my piece. I wanted to use this piece as a way to make a social commentary.  For example, I feel strongly about September 11^th and the way that people seem to forget this day more and more over time until it fades into oblivion.

I don’t know if I can see my work being used in a real world context such as a magazine, but I do see it being displayed online to spread my message and to get people to enjoy my piece.

2.    List three visual genres/visual culture/artists/ designers/ material culture that have influenced your work for the final. In making visual statements, artists and designers often augment other visual phenomenon. What influenced you? Make sure to include some visual references/ hyperlinks to illustrate your point. (example: My Big Idea is music and my references include jazz album covers from the 1960s, the music of Dizzy Gillespie, and the collage work of the artist Romare Bearden)

One of the things that inspired me for this piece was the musical Rent (Which was also set in NYC). I appreciate the playwright, Jonathan Larson’s idea of time. In the the famous musical number in the play Seasons of Love, the characters say “525,600 minutes/ how do you measure a year?”. With the idea of time he also couples a social message of fighting AIDS, which many of his friends died of.

Also, Andres Serrano inspires me. His pieces are singular subjects that are incredibly shocking and jaw dropping which I kind of desire in my piece. I used his most famous piece Piss Christ as a visual reference.

 Lastly, I used the art style of collage in order to construct my piece. I was inspired by Hannah Hoch and Kurt Schwitters style and color palette. 

3.    Name one new Photoshop technique that you will attempt to incorporate in your final. Be specific. You may use a hyperlink to a technique that you found on another website.

I plan to use digital distortion in my work.

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