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== Concept Development / | == Concept Development / Archeology, Excavation, and What Remains - Stage 1 | 04.12.2012 == | ||
I have the opportunity to work in an abandoned apartment complex located on Marianstrasse 2. After viewing this space I decided it was the perfect space to experiment on a larger scale incorporating the theme of Lustmord and the life of George Grosz in the 1920's. I photographed the room and started to paint it black. | I have the opportunity to work in an abandoned apartment complex located on Marianstrasse 2. After viewing this space I decided it was the perfect space to experiment on a larger scale incorporating the theme of Lustmord and the life of George Grosz in the 1920's. I photographed the room and started to paint it black. | ||
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The working title of this installation is 'ARCHEOLOGY, EXCAVATION, AND WHAT REMAINS'. I see this installation as the first in a series of 6 pieces titled 'Death and Resurrection'. This series title is the same one Otto Dix used for his series of 6 works - one of which was a Lustmord painting. | The working title of this installation is 'ARCHEOLOGY, EXCAVATION, AND WHAT REMAINS'. I see this installation as the first in a series of 6 pieces titled 'Death and Resurrection'. This series title is the same one Otto Dix used for his series of 6 works - one of which was a Lustmord painting. | ||
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== Concept Development / Archeology, Excavation, and What Remains - Stage 2 | 11.12.2012 == | |||
I spent the last week at Marianstrasse 2 painting the room black and preparing the room for the installation. The room is not heated and it is freezing cold at night. I am working alone for hours at a time and I'm able to spend a lot of time thinking about the direction of this piece. The room and entire floor of this building is dark and a bit creepy - as I paint over the various layers of paint and sweep out the dirt and trash I get a sense of the past lives and activities that must have taken place here. My overall idea has changed several times and I've started to focus on particular subtle changes I would like to make to the room aside from turning it all black. | |||
The room will be closed off to the public and only viewable thru a broken window in the doorway. Inside is a 3D scene which is obviously aestheticized but also referencing several aspects from my research and mashing them into each other - pieces of George Grosz studio are mixing with into my own Lustmord "painting" which I am bringing to life in the form of a still life. Furthermore I am adding elements of light and electricity referencing the future or current times - also this is a reference to futurism and science fiction as predicted in films such as Metropolis. | |||
[[Media:Install_01.pdf]] | [[Media:Install_01.pdf]] | ||
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