This is a very early development piece. I ordered a christmas rope light and I wanted to write something with it. If the final degree work I am to present is to be more than just painting, with sculpture and found objects then I want to have fun with it as well. It fits very well with the while theme that is developing. I was told in a tutorial that the work was beginning to scream and shout at the viewer, and in my own words, it is a vomit, or what I am now calling a pink vomit, and as such, if its screaming at you, all my internalized thoughts coming out and hitting the viewer, then neon flashing lights would seem to fit with the theme.
I am just testing at the moment what is possible with a 10m rope light. I had initially thought to use the word IDENTITY but one its heavy hitting and I am interested in how the work overall is read by all viewers, whether they have critical knowledge or not, and so, and for ease of a 5 letter work instead of 8 I choose WOMAN. I struggled a little bit with securing the rope to the wall but eventually settled upon netting nails and cable ties which seem to do the trick. There are various settings on the control, some more gauche than others and I need to play with background, which of course will be neon pink and measuring to get the right scale with appropriate access to a plug in the installation but I like this idea. It plays well against the paintings which will be on a separate wall.
I also finished the toilet lady juggling her heads. It is so simple and very graphic but says enough. Real toilet humor. I was going to add the words MOTHERHOOD at the bottom but actually, it does not really need it.
We had a group crit today which was very positive and told me I am on the right track. It was also discussed that I should consider reworking some earlier work from January so I laid down a pink wash on PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH and it is reinvented with another meaning to fit into the show. When it was originally taken from a TATE sign on the floor.
A good day
