GMU:Provokative Architektur/Brian Bixby: Difference between revisions

As you can see from my notes one week ago my project has continued to evolve and change. It's been a very inspired week for me - and I've had good conversations that have pushed me towards further exploration of my concept with some of my classmates (Amel, Eleana and Kata) as well as some of the other artists in the exhibition at Marianstrasse 2.  

One of my biggest break through moments was when I decided to use a peep-hole after a conversation with Eleana in her studio - and later that same evening I was reading from George Grosz's autobiography and he discussed looking thru peep-holes at carnivals as a child and writes that perhaps this inspired him to become an artist. I felt like I had discovered something important - an interesting connection between my research subject, George Grosz, the theme of Lustmord and the medium of the peep-hole as a way to explore these themes in an architectural 3D format.  

Another moment of discovery occurred when I was moving the full body mirror around inside the room. At some point it was rather close to the door and when you looked thru the peek hole you saw the mirror with no reflection of yourself even though you were facing the mirror! Again, I experienced this type of eureka!/wow moment because the feeling was very surreal to see the doorway in the mirror but to not see yourself. I all of a sudden felt transported into some alternate dimension thru this hole in the door.  

At this point in the process I am feeling really inspired by this project and the directions it has taken me - regardless of how this particular piece is perceived. I feel that I am on the path to creating a substantial piece for this class and a body of work that I can continue to build upon.