3 hours making a sad face on Saran Wrap
6 hours making my nauseated face, laminating it, and making them into magnets
1 hour researching graffiti artists
What I Did:
This week I found a new material on which to draw my faces. At first, I thought it was only going to be drawing on paper in the end. But after I explored the possibility of Saran Wrap, I think that this medium will also be not only fun to draw on but a clever medium as well. I also made a nauseated face, got it laminated, and then made them into magnets, which I will put on The Cube shortly. After getting feedback from he group in our critique on Thursday, I researched graffiti art and artists, specifically Banksy and graffiti that has been found in Detroit.
What I Accomplished/Discovered/Encountered:
I really liked the way that the Saran Wrap looked on the window of my studio, especially from the outside. It made it look like I drew or painted right on the window. I found out, however, that it does not hold up well on the outside of the window, simply because the wind blows it right off. For some reason I did not think about this factor. So whenever I put these pieces up, I must put them on the inside of buildings.
I also like how the nauseated face turned out. The hard lamination makes it pretty much indestructible, so if I were to go along the interactive route, I would not have to worry about anybody ruining them. They can also withstand the rain that has been coming down lately.
For some reason, I never thought to get influence from graffiti artists, but I think there is a lot of commonality in our work. Although my pieces are not meant to be permanent on objects, there is a certain kind of anonymity that I like to incorporate into the displaying of my faces, which is what Banksy other graffiti artists are known for. Graffiti artists' artwork also varies in size, style, and what kind of statements that are being made. Sometimes the artwork is just to beautify the area, and sometimes it is to make huge statements about certain topics, like Banksy does in his graffiti about the trees being gone from Detroit.
What I Think I Should Do Next:
Shortly, I will put up my nauseated face on The Cube and watch reactions. I also want to make another face on Saran Wrap and put it on my apartment entrance door since the door is glass. I live above a popular late-night pizza place that is swarming with drunk college students after the bars get out. I want to make either a sick face (possibly puking) or something else that especially drunk people will respond to and then put that up tonight and tomorrow night when I know there will be a lot of people there. I will also continue to discover more things about graffiti that I can incorporate into the content or context of my work.
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