(2nd row on the right was my final choice) With this piece, I made sure to cut out many frame shapes so objects could layer on top and underneath these frames to give a further sense of depth alongside the already present differing values. The frames themselves act as the "border" side of this piece, alongside the faces on opposing sides looking at each other. The consumption is represented by wine bottles, the strawberry, and the consumers, the humans. I wanted to make this particular piece interesting even to those who don't grasp the overall, symbolic meaning, so I included the wine bottle with a leg to act as the focal point. It's surreal and bizarre, adding a touch of humor or individualistic style to the piece.
We initially had difficulty figuring ways of depicting time in a single, real life image, but with our props of a baby doll and small wooden figurine of an elderly person, ideas began to formulate. With symbols of a beginning and an end (or old age), we began to arrange and situate them in a thought provoking manner.
The first image represents the beginning of life. The only real part of the human body we see are the hands, symbolic of creation, and that these hands are softly, gently placing or putting the finishing touches to this new life that is human itself. This life also acts seemingly as a light source, giving significance to it within the dark environment. It acts as the beginning of the life cycle, the beginning of time for this new form. The second image is a depiction of looking back in time rather than forward. My partner has her head turned towards the baby, the past, with the figurine of the elder acting as the future. Some things we took into consideration were lighting. The "past" side where my partner looks is bright and lively (symbolic in the means that the past is clear and tempting/easy to reminisce on), as opposed to the darker side with the elderly figure. Notice also the tree behind my partner, medium sized, signifying her current area in the life timeline (it also just looked aesthetically pleasing). The third image represents an elderly individual staring into a vacant scene, contemplating his or her life. I related this to time in that this individual would be looking back to his or her memories in an are familiar to them. The photo has a sort of gloomy yet comforting vibe to it.
Martin Puryear
BackstabberThis installation is comprised of a simple wooden chair on its side with the feet enclosing a "snake den" of red string and shreds of paper from an adult coloring book. The majority of the model is untouched and clean. The seat of the chair has four strips of paper with a simple design as opposed to the highly designed strips in the "den". The overall superficial simplicity quickly transitions to the focal point, the den, full of overlapping strips and diversity in direction and shape. It's a quick shift from simple to complex, from calm or boring to chaotic.
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