It was interesting to follow  the development and help with the molding of this project, and through clashes of ideas and the how stubborn we were, I think it is more than interesting that the main concept behind this piece is struggle

Working in the piece was repetitive,tiring and slow, truly not a walk in the park, however, I feel very proud to have helped to create this head.i know this was not my original group, but I’m glad I changed, however, I still feel like,even though we worked every day over the spring break, often for more than 6 hours, we could have had more time to make the project more ideal, certain aspects were changed due to time constraints, and even though our project was really ambitious, I still wish I could see it completely realized.

Then there is the in group controversy,the implementation of the drawings.I still feel very negative towards the drawings implementation, and I feel that they could have been implemented in a more interesting way. I also feel that there is an inconsistency on the treatment of the drawings,as well as of the quotes. I feel like most of the time lost to the drawings could’ve been used towards the wire,and distribution of work (and the wall) could’ve been more even.

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That is not to say that I disliked the time I spent working on it, even though there was struggle,  there was also joy in it. While working on the project I got to work with people I really admire and got to understand and learn a lot about stuff that I wouldn’t otherwise.In conclusion, I feel that we could’ve been more efficient on some aspects,while focusing on the main idea of the project, rather than losing our focus on secondary endeavors .

Today,production has increased considerably, thanks to our collaborative ideas, we were able to create what is basically a wire bending machine.It also helps that we have summoned Dan, who I’m pretty sure has been around, working on other projects, but we appreciate his help regardless.This development gives me a lot of confidence that we’ll have enough wire in time, not only that, but Javier also have reworked the nose size,which is probably a good idea.

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I am, however, concerned about the conflicts that have  started yesterday, when the new plans were introduced to the group, I hope we can just be able to finish it in time, weather or not we use the drawings as a background or on the ground,or not at all is not of my concern, all I care about is that we have a head made out of wires to hang.

We started  the process to the wire sculpture, I twisted a lot of wire and Javier worked on the nose, I’m a bit concerned that it might be too big, but I’m sure he has a plan, also a bit concerned that we wont be able to produce enough wire in time,I’ll keep doing my best, hopefully we can finish this by Saturday night, maybe that way I can have some free time in the break.

Before I left, Javier told me he had a new Idea he wanted to implement,I personally like it, but we agreed that we should talk to the rest of the group. I’m still not sold on the drawing thing though, not sure if we’ll have time for that,and it doesn’t seem to be too connected to the head in my opinion.

I attended the opening at the McColl center,not only that but I also drove Woody there,you can ask him, we almost got hit by a bus on the way there. The exhibition was cool,even though I recall being uneasy for some reason,also the shrimp wasn’t that good ( maybe that was it?!). Some lady took a photo of me and my girlfriend, right by the paintings that looked like collages. Here are the photos I took  as proof that I was there.

Look, There is even one of me pointing! Thank you Woody, if you ever read this post, thank you.

As me and Woody  had found the window as the place for our project, it was clear that we both wanted to work on a piece that would utilize both the outside and the inside, and connect them in some way that we both found interesting, preferably using the window.

We went through more or less an hour worth of ideas, with ideas ranging from creating a fish tank illustration on the glass, to apocalyptic scenarios,ocean vistas,freeze frames, photo recreation, perspective lines (almost study like) and others I can’t really recall. as we discussed, we both agreed that we had an opportunity to focus on perspective,and perception. We wanted to play with the image outside in a unique way, something that would be difficult to recreate in any other way.we landed on the idea of simplifying the forms of buildings and scenery with lines from multiple perspective.

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The idea was interesting enough, and more realistic than most others, given the time we had and the materials available, sure it was watered down mostly due to time, but the more we worked on it, the better I felt about it.As we worked, we saw the sun slowly move, and the shadows with it,I believe it was Woody who first took notice of it, since he was the one being blinded by the light.

Most of the challenge after figuring out what to do was to stay put while putting the lines which were further from our bodies,and that challenge created an interesting aspect for the piece, since I was afraid to move , my lines ( The yellow ones) were mostly focused on on my reach, while Woodys lines were much further, but lost continuity much more often. This gave both colors distinctive personalities, which delighted me.