Best Buds: conclusion to subset 2

The closest I ever came to physical death was via pine. That was almost 2 years ago today.

Manifesto

I had written this manifesto a while back when I was undergoing a very significant transitional phase in my art-making process. I think this manifesto really helped me identify why this phase was a positive transition to move forward with and what fundamental ideas cause me to make art.

Untitled 9

process

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final piece

This piece is a response to more self analysis. Very much reflective of the psychological state triggered by recent events. 

Sobriety Shit Space

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Finished Piece

Hurricane Mathew recently struck Haiti and then rode from the eastern coast of Florida up to North Carolina. Living in coastal Saint Augustine, Florida, I was forced to evacuate. In this week, my typical routine was disrupted and it forced me into an investigative headspace that made me realize that this routine was subconsciously becoming a device. In a lot of ways this routine was helping me block a lot of shit looming that would not be comfortable for me to address with myself.

After returning to see the catastrophe that Matthew caused it seems as though the air had changed. Many that I know, including one of my closest friends, had lost possessions, living space, and routine. This forced me even further into this analytical space. I came to new understandings. Many of these were bleak, negative but very present realizations about myself and the world I live in. 

I think many of my thoughts from this past week have influenced the process in which I work as well as the subject matter and thoughts behind my most recent subseries. 

Currently Untitled 8

process

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detail

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final piece

Next piece in the large series, first piece of subseries 2. I feel that once again this piece is a response to shortcomings I have experienced through other pieces. This piece is also a response to some insecurities I have had surrounding my art and my life.

Ubiquity is a synonym for omnipresence, the property of being present everywhere.

Reading Response 6: Manifestos

The Dada manifesto takes an interesting approach to stating intent. The manifesto seems to revel in its ambiguity, which I would say opens the text up for more reader interpretation and meaning association. The author does make a few points clear. Some of these ideas include the human love of novelty, the death of beauty, anti-objectivism, divorce from logic, spontaneity, and disgust.

The Gutai manifesto states that the movement is based in abstract painting, but it later evolved to more performative work. One of the main goals of the Gutai group was to push art making beyond conventional media. In this manifesto, it is pointed out that all “traditional” art media is arbitrarily glorified thus making it hollow, meaningless, and submissive to authoritative ideals.

The Maintenance Art Manifesto is comprised of a list of thoughts or ideas. This manifesto critiques culture through terms of Avant-garde art and feminism.

Response:

I enjoyed reading these manifestos. When I once wrote a manifesto I looked investigatively into both the Dada and Gutai manifestos. The Maintenance Art Manifesto was very interesting to read because it takes on a slightly different format. I do appreciate the ambiguity of all of these documents as I feel it allows the reader to personally contemplate what the intent of the writer may have been.

Piece 7 Work in Progress

8 hours of straight-through progress leading up to hurricane matthew clusterfuck. 2 x 3 feet.

"Finished" piece, I have decided this will probably not be included in the final series.