Project Description

Project Description

Title: As of the moment, it is ‘Capital Vices’, but this will most likely not be the title of the work. I would like to resolve this title to help guide the viewer into the mental space I want to create without spelling it out for them.

Project Description: I want to create several diptychs within domestic settings, or at least to give the feel of that space. I want the images to be of a psychological and atmospheric capacity. The palette will remain the same as my midterm showing, only I will lighten a bit. The images will be neutral and unsaturated. Each diptych will not clearly state two separate images, but flow together in creating this space. Upon engagement, the images should be thought provoking and each attract the viewer on an aesthetic level, but give a feeling unique to itself. For example, some would make a viewer anxious or angry or disgusted, but it is not immediately obvious why one would feel that way. Just as sin is skewed in principle and perception, so should these images.

Conceptual Concerns: I do certainly need to enter this mental space. I think this will be my greatest challenge. I think I need to push the vulgarity and strangeness. Making these images in my own mental space is going to be very difficult to speak to others in that same language. Somehow I think this could resolve itself when I engage more deeply in the concept of sin and how it relates to me as a human and in relation to Catholicism. I think that resolving one-word solutions will be an issue throughout the project. My main concern is not being afraid to shoot ever idea I have to open the doors for unsuspecting diptychs and relationships I could not otherwise achieve.

Technical Skills Covered: I will be making sure I am printing in the proper color palette because that alone could change the perception of the work, especially in this particular series. I will be tedious and patient in working to get the diptychs to compliment each other. I still would like to bring some sort of distortion into this project because I would like to learn how to master this effectively and I think it would work nicely in this context.

Formal Guidelines: I am shooting digitally and printing 12x18 as of midterms. I would like to print larger, but unfortunately that will be decided upon fiscally.

Artist Reference: Shifting to Andres Serrano, Jenny Saville, Joel-Peter Witkin and Lars Von Trier seeped in there. A great contrast, but also Alex Prager maybe just to keep it light in my head.

Readings: Environmental Law, War Photography, and Curatorial Practices. Unfortunately all very uninspiring, but my dreams have been taking over and just pulling from everywhere to make up for the lack of creative reading.

Due Date: December 7

Ever week I want to shoot at least three to four images. Just rapidly produce many ideas a try different things. This method would be different for me, but I think this goal would be more attainable.

Grade: Should be based upon my final ability to pull it together. As much as I hate to admit, I really struggle with this. I don’t necessarily have a problem committing or engaging, it is more in not being ashamed to talk to others and get feedback so that I am stuck in the same rut for so long. If I could resolve all these issues and pull together a successful, cohesive project that I do not hate, I would be happy.